Delhi Police working for safe Commonwealth Games

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Monday decided to ban Fiji from the 2010 Games after the island countrys membership was suspended by the Commonwealth. CGF president Mike Fennell told reporters after the General Assembly that the executive board had recommended the Commonwealth to remove sport as a part of sanction so that Fiji can take part in the Games.

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Dr. M S Gill on Monday said he will ask the government to release more funds for the Commonwealth Games.

October 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Hundreds of sports enthusiasts took part in a run organised here on Sunday to sensitise people about the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who flagged off the run, said more similar events would be organised in the coming days.

October 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Commonwealth Games Organising Committee secretary general Lalit Bhanot has said that the visiting CGF delegation was confident that all infrastructure in New Delhi would be put in place before the deadline. Delegates from all the 71 member nations of the CGF are presently in New Delhi ahead of the CGF General Assembly on October 12.

October 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The countdown for the Commonwealth Games, to be hosted by India in 2010, is marked by the unveiling of a Commonwealth clock. The 12-day event, which starts from October 3, 2010, at the 75,000-capacity Jawaharal Nehru Stadium in the heart of New Delhi, will be India's first major international sports event after the 1982 Asian Games.

September 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Premier of the Australian state of Victoria John Brumby Saturday said that he was very impressed with the architecture of the infrastructure coming up for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG), scheduled to take place in the Indian capital next year. During a visit to the headquarters of the Organising Committee of the 2010 CWG here, he said he had not forgotten the cultural show Delhi had put up at the closing ceremony of the Melbourne Games in 2006.

September 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has promised foolproof security for next year's Commonwealth Games to be staged in New Delhi. The senior functionaries of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee disclosed this to reporters here on Thursday.

September 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government is fully geared to ensure the 2010 Commonwealth Games are free of any security related incidents and is committed to making the mega sports event a big success, Minister of State for Home Ajay Maken emphasised Wednesday. Addressing a conference of security liason officers of Commonwealth countries and representatives of Commonwealth Games Associations (CGAs), Maken pointed out that several task specific and inter-ministerial committees have been constituted for this purpose.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Olympic Association (IOC) President Suresh Kalmadi on Wednesday expressed confidence about the Commonwealth Games being held successfully in 2010. Addressing a press conference here, Kalmadi, who is the Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Commitee, said: "Sports Minister M S Gill, Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit are working as a team to deliver a great Game." "We have hired many international experts to ensure there are no slip-ups," he added.

September 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The International Security Liaison Group in the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday organised a security briefings on forthcoming Commonwealth Games going to be held in 2010. Some 30 Heads Heads of Missions of the Commonwealth countries attended the briefing conference chaired by the Union Home Secretary.

August 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As a part of overseeing the preparedness for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Union Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs M S Gill visited the Karni Singh Shooting Range here on Wednesday. The purpose of this visit was to review the progress of work for the Commonwealth Games to be staged in Delhi next year.

June 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday said the central government was planning to put an end to the multiplicity of authorities in the national capital as it is hindering good governance and infrastructure preparedness for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. "The government of India is seriously looking at the multiplicity of authorities in Delhi as it is not required and can be done away with.

June 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Lt. Governor of Delhi Tejendra Khanna on Monday said that all the commonwealth games projects will be completed on time for gala event to be held in New Delhi during October 2010.

June 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The organising committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games launched a green games initiative on World Environment day here Friday. Jasmine saplings on behalf of 71 participating nations were planted in the "Commonwealth Garden of 71".

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Chairman of the organising Committee of Commonwealth Games, Suresh Kalmadi has said that India is ahead of the deadline in the completion of the all facilities to host the Commonwealth Games at New Delhi in 2010. Addressing a press conference after visiting a couple of sites here on Friday, Kalmadi said, "As the Chairman of the managing committee of the Commonwealth Games, I'm telling you that the things are on track and everything is on schedule and some things are ahead of schedule." As far as the security is concerned, he mentioned that India is well prepared and none of the participating nations need to worry on this aspect.