New Delhi: The CVC will give some more fresh cases to CBI to probe alleged criminal conspiracy and graft by certain government employees in carrying out Commonwealth Games-related works. Sources in the anti-corruption watchdog said large-scale financial and administrative irregularities have been found in about seven cases carried out by certain government agencies. "We have found irregularities in inviting tender for works and giving undue favours to the selected vendors....
12:47 PM, Oct 16, 2011
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking monitoring of the CBI probe into alleged corruption cases related to the Commonwealth Games. A bench comprising justices RM Lodha and Gyan Sudha Misra said there was no need to interfere with the investigation by the CBI into the alleged corruption cases related to the mega sporting event. "Since CBI is investigating, we do not want to...
12:17 PM, Sep 16, 2011
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh describing his predecessor Mani Shankar Aiyar as malicious and irresponsible. The letter containing all these adjectives was sent to the Prime Minister after he wanted to know the basis of all the letters of complaint written by Aiyar as sports minister against the organisation of Common Wealth Games (CWG). Maken wrote, "Opposition to organisation of CWG from Mr...
09:38 AM, Sep 08, 2011
New Delhi: Already under scanner for irregularities worth crores of rupees, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee is fighting 14 legal cases filed by several firms and its former employees seeking their dues. According to OC officials, these cases related to the finance department, workforce, catering, merchandising unit, cleaning and waste management units, technology department and other works connected with organising of the Games. While some have gone to courts to...
09:03 AM, Jul 10, 2011
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday deferred till June 6 the hearing on bail plea of former CWG Organising Committee's Deputy Director General Surjeet Lal, arrested for his alleged role in awarding a Games-related contract to a Swiss firm at an exorbitant cost. Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh posted the matter for June 6 after Lal's counsel pleaded before the court that he would take up the arguments on...
06:18 PM, May 30, 2011
New Delhi: The Shunglu Committee has found that senior officials of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee "pre-decided" to choose a Swiss firm for giving the Timing, Scoring and Result (TSR) project "prior to the award of contract". In its report, the Committee was critical on the role of top OC brass for manipulating tender process in the Rs 141 crore-controversial contract. The CBI is currently probing the contract for alleged financial...
01:16 PM, May 01, 2011
Kalmadi had delayed in approving the contract when he refused to award the catering bid to Delaware North. ...
09:21 AM, Mar 29, 2011
New Delhi: The Prime Minister-appointed Shunglu Committee has found that over Rs 250 crore of the tax payers money has been pocketed by various contractors executing the Commonwealth Games projects. The high-level committee has estimated Rs 900 crore as "cost of delay" by certain government departments in implementing infrastructure related projects and Rs 300 crore loss to DDA in construction of Commonwealth Games Village near Akshardham temple in New Delhi....
01:06 PM, Mar 27, 2011
New Delhi: Eminent filmmaker Karan Johar is mighty impressed by Delhi's infrastructure and says he hopes the Commonwealth Games would be a success and help establish India's name globally. Karan, who was in the capital last week for the launch of premium lifestyle store The Collective, says he has been observing with interest the developments in the capital during his recent visits. "I haven't really been to the shopping malls...
02:12 PM, Sep 08, 2010
Suresh Kalmadi is the life president of the Athletics Federation of India. ...
07:48 AM, Jan 10, 2010
Kalmadi has also sought the removal of CGF chief executive Mike Hooper. ...
12:34 PM, Oct 15, 2009
Structural experts say simple tests to check soil density are vital. ...
02:53 AM, Aug 03, 2009
The accident seem to indicate that Delhi's not ready to host Games 2010. ...
09:22 AM, Aug 02, 2009
Hotel Association of India are expecting to recover recession loses. ...
01:29 PM, May 26, 2009
Authorities feel the problem is the lack of sporting culture in our country. ...
11:48 PM, Aug 29, 2008
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