Commonwealth Games 2010

CWG street lighting case: court frames charges

CWG street lighting case: court frames charges 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

Parliament's Winter Session doesn't hold much promise

Parliament's Winter Session doesn't hold much promise A look at the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governments legislative performance over the last three parliamentary sessions explains why everyone seems to be up in arms against the breakdown of decision-making at the Centre. The 2010 winter session was a complete washout as the UPA kept blocking the Oppositions demand for a Joint Parliamentary probe of the 2G scam, eventually relenting just before the budget session began. Consequently, 31 non-financial...
12:01 PM, Nov 28, 2011

CWG: Home owners caught in DDA, Emaar tussle

CWG: Home owners caught in DDA, Emaar tussle New Delhi: One year after the Commonwealth Games those who booked flats in the Games Village are yet to get possession. Over 450 home buyers paid Rs two crores each, that's around Rs 1500 crore for flats in the games village. Rajiv and Upasana are among the 450 who booked a 3-BHK-flat in the CWG village. A year after the games, they are yet to getheir flat while they continue...
01:24 PM, Nov 13, 2011

CVC to fast track CWG scam probe

CVC to fast track CWG scam probe New Delhi: The Central Vigilance Commission has decided to speed up and complete its probe by December-end into alleged irregularities in the multi crore Commonwealth Games-related works. Sources said that the decision in this regard was taken recently and a directive has been issued to a Special Cell of the Commission entrusted exclusively with the Games-related probe. This follows complaints by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of non-cooperation from certain...
03:42 PM, Nov 07, 2011

'PM was open to restructuring CWG OC in 2007'

'PM was open to restructuring CWG OC in 2007' New Delhi: In view of complaints against the CWG Organising Committee headed by Suresh Kalmadi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was open to an idea of restructuring it in 2007, but it did not materialise as no concrete proposal came forth. Sports Minister Ajay Maken suggested this as he insisted that nothing could be done about Kalmadi because he had been elected OC Chairman by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and...
11:03 AM, Aug 07, 2011

CWG official reports include CNN-IBN findings

CWG official reports include CNN-IBN findings New Delhi: The CAG report on the Commonwealth Games mess expected to be tabled later this week in Parliament, only confirms a trail of irregularities that have been tracked by CNN-IBN over the last several months. Sacked as CWG Organising Committee Chief, jailed for his alleged involvement in TSR Scam and now struggling to prove that his mind is working well, Suresh Kalmadi is living his worst nightmare. CNN-IBN has...
10:43 PM, Aug 02, 2011

CAG slams Sheila govt, civic bodies for CWG loss

CAG slams Sheila govt, civic bodies for CWG loss New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games may have been over last year, but its legacy continues to haunt the government. The fancy lights and signboards installed before the Games are now the focus of the CAG audit on CWG spending. Now, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has found herself in the middle of the muddle of the controversy. The CAG report said just street lighting alone caused a loss of over...
08:52 PM, Aug 02, 2011

Kalmadi queues up for two bread slices at Tihar

Kalmadi queues up for two bread slices at Tihar New Delhi: He slept in a separate cell, attended a roll call at 6 am, stood in queue for breakfast, watched some TV and at times conversed with two other inmates. Suresh Kalmadi, the latest high-profile entrant at Tihar Central Jail, is not getting any VIP treatment in India's largest prison and has made no special requests either, authorities said Thursday. Kalmadi, an MP and former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee...
11:15 AM, May 06, 2011
Didn't know about TSR kickback: Jarnail Singh

Didn't know about TSR kickback: Jarnail Singh

PM nominated CWG OC CEO Jarnail Singh talks to Rajdeep Sardesai about the TSR deal. ...
12:21 AM, Apr 29, 2011
CBI defends PM's CWG nominee Jarnail Singh

CBI defends PM's CWG nominee Jarnail Singh

New Delhi: After CNN-IBN revealed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's representative on the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Jarnail Singh, cleared the time scoring deal, the Central Burau of Investigatin (CBI) has come out to defend him. The CBI has said that Commonwealth games organising committee CEO Jarnail Singh's role was limited in the time scoring and result equipment scam. Jarnail Singh's role was limited to signing files, claimed the CBI. ...
08:50 PM, Apr 28, 2011

CBI defends PM's CWG nominee Jarnail Singh

CBI defends PM's CWG nominee Jarnail Singh New Delhi: After CNN-IBN revealed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's representative on the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, Jarnail Singh, cleared the time scoring deal, the Central Burau of Investigatin (CBI) has come out to defend him. The CBI has said that Commonwealth games organising committee CEO Jarnail Singh's role was limited in the time scoring and result equipment scam. Jarnail Singh's role was limited to signing files, claimed the CBI....
08:50 PM, Apr 28, 2011

CWG: Italy, other countries complain non payment

CWG: Italy, other countries complain non payment New Delhi: In a joint letter to the Sports Minister, eight foreign missions including Britain, France, Germany, Italy have mentioned a huge list of pending bills of the Commonwealth Games 2010. In more More embarrassment for the former Organising Committee Chief Suresh Kalmadi, the letter also says that four months after the games, nearly 20 companies from these countries are still awaiting full payment against contracts entered into in good...
07:35 AM, Apr 12, 2011

CWG scam: L-G, EMAAR MGF in denial mode

CWG scam: L-G, EMAAR MGF in denial mode New Delhi: A day after CNN-IBN reported on the findings of the Shunglu Panel on scam in construction of games village, the round of denials and counter denials has begun. In its second report, the VK Shunglu panel has squarely blamed the Delhi Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna and EMAAR MGF, the real estate developer, as the main culprits for the delays and corruption in the Commonwealth Games Village project. Responding...
08:00 PM, Mar 24, 2011

Kalmadi hits out, says OC being singled out

Kalmadi hits out, says OC being singled out Ranchi: Beleaguered former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chief Suresh Kalmadi hit out at the authorities and said that the OC cannot be singled out and blamed in the CWG scam. His aggression came a day after his closest aide Lalit Bhanot was arrested by the CBI alongwith VK Verma - two of the senior most officials of the CWG OC. In his defence, Kalmadi said all approvals were obtained...
02:46 PM, Feb 24, 2011

CWG Scam: CBI arrests OC official, supplier

CWG Scam: CBI arrests OC official, supplier New Delhi: The CBI today arrested Additional Director General of CWG Organising Committee K U K Reddy and supplier Praveen Bakshi in connection with the overlays supply case. The premises of Reddy, ADG-Finance, and Bakshi, a former IAF group captain, were searched by the agency on February 18 along with that of five other CWG organising committee officials and suppliers in connection with the multi-crore overlays scam. The searches, spread...
09:09 PM, Feb 22, 2011
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