Commonwealth Games delegation satisfied with sports area presentationOctober 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot has said that the visiting CGF delegations was satisfied with the sports area presentation. Addressing reporters after the executive meeting here on Saturday, Bhanot said: "They were not only satisfied, but they praised the presentation because it is not just we are on time but we are ahead of schedule as far as the sports area is concerned."
Delegates from all the 71 member nations of the CGF are presently in New Delhi ahead of the CGF General Assembly on October 12.
Delhi gets 160 new low-floor busesOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off 160 low-floor buses, including 30 air conditioned ones, here on Sunday. With these, the total number of low-floor buses plying on the roads of the capital has gone up to 763.
Railways to start special train to promote GamesSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Railways will launch a special train to promote the Commonwealth Games 2010, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said here Monday. The ministry of railways will join hands with the ministries of communication and IT and youth affairs and sports to launch the train, which will travel across the country to "glorify" the Games and promote sportsmanship among the youth, Banerjee told reporters.
Research programme proposed on 2010 Commonwealth GamesJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Institute of Management, Shillong (IIM-S) and the International Sports Tourism Research co-Laboratory (i-Team) of Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA have jointly proposed a research project on the Commonwealth Games to be hosted in New Delhi in 2010. As a part of the exploratory discussions, a round table conference on the proposed project was organised by IIM, Shillong here on Monday.
15 new bus depots in Delhi before 2010 Commonwealth GamesJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely Thursday said that 15 new Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus depots would come up before 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). "CCTV cameras would also be installed in all DTC bus depots to ensure security during the 2010 CWG," he said after a review meeting regarding DTC's preparation for the 2010 Games.
Government allocates Rs 98650 million for Commonwealth GamesJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Government has estimated Rs 98650 million for the up coming Commonwealth Games, at Delhi. Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, Pratik Patil stated in a written reply to Congress MP Ramchandra Khuntia in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
India's sports minister reassures on security for New Delhi Commonwealth GamesJune 18th, 2009 New Delhi steps up Commonwealth Games securityNEW DELHI — Indian sports minister Manohar Singh Gill says organizers are ready to counter the risk of a terrorist attack during the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi next year. "Every road, stadium and car park will be centrally monitored," Gill said Thursday.
Australia confident of India's CWG security preparationMay 21st, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australia Thursday said they were confident of India's security preparation for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, but would chalk out their own plan to ensure the safety of the athletes. Australian Commonwealth Games Association chief executive Perry Crosswhite has returned satisfied from India after being assured of a top-class security for the Games that begins in 2010 October.
Commonwealth Games delegation arrives in New DelhiMay 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) security delegation arrived here on Monday to inspect all the facilities and the stadiums before the games to be held in 2010. A meeting took place at the Delhi Secretariat where Delhi gave its presentation to the delegation members.
OCA backs India to host 2018 Asian GamesApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Wednesday backed India to host the 2018 Asian Games in Delhi. Delhi had narrowly lost the bid to hold the 2014 Asian Games to Incheon City, Korea.
Cricket to be included as major discipline during 2010 Asian GamesApril 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Cricket will be included in the 2010 Asian Games as a major discipline, which will be hosted by China from November 12 to 27, 2010. As many as 45 countries will compete in 42 various sports disciplines during the 16th edition of Asian Games, which will be held Guangzhou, China.
War-footing efforts must for Delhi Commonwealth Games: P.T. UshaFebruary 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Olympian P.T. Usha Tuesday said the arrangements for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games must be completed on war-footing while a parliamentary panel report said the arrangements for hosting the mega event were inadequate.
Rs.6 bn required for National Games 2010 in KeralaFebruary 9th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The 35th National games, to be held in Kerala May 1-14, 2010, will require Rs. 6 billion (Rs.600 crore or $1.2 billion) for creating the sports infrastructure, authorities here said Tuesday.
Sports minister asks engineers to hasten velodrome workJanuary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sports Minister M.S. Gill has asked the constructors to speed up the work of the cycling velodrome for the 2010 Commonwealth Games and finish it by December this year instead of 2010 March.
2010 Games in Delhi to be the greenest: DikshitJanuary 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi would host the greenest games in the world in 2010 (Commonwealth Games), Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Tuesday said. 'The Thyagraj Stadium and Shivaji Stadium, which are being reconstructed, would be developed as green buildings,' she said while interacting with members of the Green Council at Delhi Secretariat.
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