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 controversy within the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) refuses to die out. A day after CNN-IBN aired an exclusive report, which has been given by Justice UC Banerjee, who still claims to be the Chairman of the Ethics Commission of the IOA, an all out war has now broken out on whether the order is valid or not. The Chairman of the disbanded Ethics Commission of IOA had...
06:51 PM, Jan 24, 2012
New Delhi: The Centre has extended by two months tenure of a Group of Ministers (GoM), headed by Defence Minister AK Antony, to examine the alleged irregularities in the conduct of last year's Commonwealth Games, sources said. According to the sources, the decision was taken after receiving recommendations from the GoM seeking more time to scrutinise documents, cross-check responses received from the different departments involved in alleged irregularities, and to...
11:40 AM, Nov 06, 2011
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Two of the country's biggest sports events in the last 12 months mirror two Indias. The Commonwealth Games last October were organised by an older ...
12:08 AM, Nov 04, 2011
Cannes: The threat of a Greek exit from the euro zone hung over a meeting of G20 leaders on Thursday after France and Germany made it clear that Athens must decide urgently whether it wants to stay in the 12-year-old currency bloc. The summit on the French Riviera had been meant to focus on reforms of the global monetary system and steps to rein in speculative capital flows, but a...
09:27 AM, Nov 03, 2011
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed the plea of sacked CWG Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, a Lok Sabha MP, seeking permission to attend the ongoing Parliament session. "In view of the gravity of the offence and the allegation of huge magnitude, it would be totally inappropriate to grant him permission solely on the ground of freedom of speech inside the Parliament House, on the foundation that...
06:26 PM, Aug 30, 2011
New Delhi: Two days after the CBI filed FIR against the Emaar MGF properties in Delhi and Hyderabad, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has sealed two buildings at the Commonwealth Games village in the capital. The DDA said Emaar MGF broke building rules during constructions. The action comes after the CAG report on the Commonwealth Games charged DDA for favouring Emaar-MGF, an allegation the organisation has denied. According to the...
08:01 PM, Aug 20, 2011
New Delhi: Three Union Sports Ministers had written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on various issues including lack of cooperation from the CWG Organising Committee and lack of accountable mechanism in it for spending government money, the Rajya Sabha was told on Thursday. "The Union Ministers had written on issues ranging from cheaper alternatives for conducting the Games, the need for supporting rural sports, lack of cooperation from the Organisation...
06:28 PM, Aug 11, 2011
New Delhi: Sports Minister Ajay Maken's statement on appointment of Suresh Kalmadi as OC Chairman created pandemonium inside Parliament and outside as well on Tuesday as the BJP cornered the UPA Government on the issue of corruption in the Commonwealth Games. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitely and Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha led the Opposition's charge inside Parliament. It all started in Rajya Sabha at 12 noon...
10:50 PM, Aug 09, 2011
New Delhi: The Commonwealth Games storm has hit Parliament once again, with the Opposition training its guns on the Prime Minister and the Delhi Chief Minister. But caught in the crossfire was Sports Minister Ajay Maken for this statement made last week blaming the NDA for Suresh Kalmadi's appointment as Organising Committee Chairman. "Mr Maken has concealed many facts," said BJP leader Yashwant Sinha. Finally the government had to concede...
10:36 PM, Aug 08, 2011
New Delhi: The CAG report tabled in Parlaiment on Friday had found massive irregularities in the bidding process as well as the execution of the projects. The report has also talked of how the authorities were short sited - not factoring legacy creation for the host city. The renovation work at JLN Stadium was undertaken by the CPWD and it has been found by the CAG that an extra payment...
12:14 AM, Aug 07, 2011
New Delhi: Congress has strongly backed Sheila Dikshit, making it clear that there is no need for her to resign, even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday set up a GoM headed by AK Antony to look into findings of Shunglu Commission on the Commonwealth Games irregularities. It's a tale of two chief ministers but the climax is likely to turn out to be different - Congress sources say...
09:10 PM, Aug 06, 2011
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dixit is facing the Opposition's wrath after the CAG report on Friday tabled in Parliament. The Opposition demanded her resignation, but the Congress stood by her, saying a CAG report is not an indictment. The report held the Delhi Chief Minister responsible for wasteful expenditure to the tune of several hundred crore rupees and was used as cannon fodder by the Opposition. "Shiela Dixit...
10:40 PM, Aug 05, 2011
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on Commonwealth Games has been tabled in Parliament. ...
06:54 PM, Aug 05, 2011
New Delhi: In a setback to Suresh Kalmadi, the Delhi High Court on Friday refused permission to the Congress MP, lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with CWG scam, to attend the ongoing Parliament session and imposed a cost of Rs 1 lakh on him. "Allowing the petitioner to attend the Parliament, even in judicial custody, would certainly provide the petitioner respites from imprisonment. I see no reason to carve...
04:57 PM, Aug 05, 2011
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