New Delhi: Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Thursday told a Delhi court hearing a corruption case related to the 2010 sporting event here that he was not involved in procurement of equipment. He said that the OC only gave recommendations for buying timing, scoring and result (TSR) system for the Games and was not involved in the purchase. Kalmadi's counsel Harshad Ponda told Central...
02:29 AM, May 25, 2012
New Delhi: Eighty-seven flats in the Commonwealth Games Village out of 110 put on sale found buyers on Monday with the highest bid for a dwelling going beyond Rs 7.31 crore. Sale of tenders and their submission for the flats went on till 2 pm on Monday and later the bids were opened for all the 110 flats put on sale. Public sector companies like SBI, HPCL, ONGC and others...
11:51 PM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a bail plea of AK Reddy, arrested for alleged irregularities in a contract for timing, scoring and result (TSR) equipment for the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG). Justice Mukta Gupta reserved the order after lawyers appearing for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Reddy concluded their arguments. Reddy, an official of Hyderabad-based company AKR Construction, is the only accused...
07:43 PM, May 08, 2012
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday morning carried out raids in Delhi, NCR, Kolkata and Siliguri in connection with the Commonwealth Games scam. According to sources, the raids were conducted with regard to the scam concerning the laying of synthetic tracks laid across stadia during the Games. The investigating agency has, meanwhile, four new cases in the Commonwealth Games scam. The raids were carried out in...
10:15 AM, May 02, 2012
New Delhi: A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in New Delhi has allowed former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi to go to Kazakhstan for attending the Asian Atheletics Association Council meeting to be held April 27. Special Judge Talwant Singh allowed Kalmadi and his aide, Lalit Bhanot to attend the meeting of the 73rd Asian Athletics Association Council, which is going to take place...
05:07 AM, Apr 19, 2012
New Delhi: The scam-hit Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is currently facing 45 legal cases filed by private companies seeking outstanding payment for their CWG-related work. Officials said that the number of cases against Organising Committee, which is under the scanner of investigating agencies for alleged financial irregularities, have risen to 45 from 30 in the last six months. "There are 45 court cases being contested by us. They are in...
04:58 PM, Apr 09, 2012
New Delhi: The government is considering strengthening the investigating arm of the Central Vigilance Commission through larger autonomy and appointment of field experts to deal more effectively with corruption-related cases. Sources said the move was necessitated following the recommendation of a high-level Committee under the chairmanship of former Comptroller and Auditor General VK Shunglu which went into alleged irregularities in the Commonwealth Games-related projects. They said a working group comprising...
12:56 PM, Mar 18, 2012
New Delhi: In a major embarrassment for the Congress, Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi, accused in the Commonwealth Games scam and currently out on bail, was included on Parliament roster duty. When the matter came to light Congress chief whip Girija Vyas tried to play it down, saying that including Kalmadi's name was a clerical error. Although Kalmadi being a Congress MP can technically be put on roster duty, the party...
03:32 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday framed charges against six accused, including four MCD officials, in the 2010 Commonwealth Games street lighting case. The trial in the case will begin on April 3. The persons who face charges in the scam are MCD Superintendent Engineer DK Sugan, Executive Engineer OP Mahala, Accountant Raju V and civic body's tender clerk Gurcharan Singh besides Director JP Singh and Managing Director TP...
12:20 PM, Mar 12, 2012
New Delhi: The Visa on Arrival scheme, launched two years back to boost tourist traffic from abroad, seems to have served its purpose with 1259 foreigners visiting the country in February as against 1026 during the same period last year, recording a growth of 22.7 per cent. The VoA scheme is currently available for 12 countries including New Zealand, Phillipines, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam and Finland. The total number of 1259...
06:29 PM, Mar 09, 2012
New Delhi: A CBI special court Tuesday decided to resume March 13 the hearing in a corruption case related to the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) held in New Delhi. The trial was put off after a defence counsel raised doubts over getting a fair trial. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Judge Talwant Singh said the scrutiny of documents of the case would resume March 13. Judge Singh on February...
06:36 PM, Mar 06, 2012
New Delhi: A number of documents related to Commonwealth Games projects have either gone missing or are untraceable making tough the ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in conduct of the Games. Sources said that problems were being faced by officials of various probe agencies including the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (I-T) department. "There are many documents related to the...
05:33 PM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea by Swiss Timing to stay a lower court proceeding against them in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring and Results scam (TSR). According to the CBI chargesheet against them, sacked CWG Olympic Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and others escalated the Swiss firm's tender cost, causing a loss of Rs 90 crore to the exchequer. Swiss Timing had approached the HC...
11:05 AM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is likely to decide on the plea of one of the accused in the Commonwealth Games Time Scoring and Results (TSR) scam on Monday. Switzerland-based firm, the Swiss Timing Omega, is seeking a stay on possible coercive measures against it, ordered by a lower court. Sacked CWG Olympic Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi had allegedly granted the contract to Swiss Timing, causing a loss of...
07:27 AM, Mar 05, 2012
New Delhi: Suresh Kalmadi will remain the President of the Indian Olympics Association (IOA) despite pressure from the IOC and despite being accused in the CWG scam. The IOA has said that Kalmadi will not execute his powers and that VK Malhotra will continue as the acting President. Kalmadi is out on bail after spending over nine months in jail. "Kalmadi has written two letters to the IOA acting president,...
02:08 PM, Mar 02, 2012
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