Venues will be ready by March: Central Public Works Department (CPWD) chief [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 15, Hits: 155]
Newly-appointed director general of CPWD Bhishm Kumar Chug told TOI, "All the venues will be ready...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 11/12/2009
Tags: Commonwealth Games 2010, Central Public Works Department, Complete Work On Sporting Venues, Director General Of Cpwd Bhishm Kumar Chug, Completion Of Work, Urban Development Ministry, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Indira Gandhi Stadium, Construction Work, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Karni Singh Shooting Range
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We've lost Commonwealth Games home advantage: Malhotra [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 7, Hits: 170]
Thanks to the inordinate delays in readying the stadiums for next year's Commonwealth Games...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 11/5/2009
Tags: Commonwealth Games, Senior Vice President Of Indian Olympic Association, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Delhi Government, Bjp Leader, Hamper Construction Work, Acts Of Omission And Commission, Archery Association Of India, Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Nehru Stadium, Politician-cum-sports Administrator, Sports Minister M S Gill, Sports Authority Of India, Comptroller And Auditor General
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India receives Commonwealth Games baton from the Queen [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 10, Hits: 290]
The Queen placed her message into the baton after receiving it from Commonwealth Games Federation...
London | United Kingdom
Updated On: 10/30/2009
Tags: Commonwealth Games, Britain Queen Elizabeth, President Pratibha Patil, Commonwealth Games Queen Baton Relay, Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, Buckingham Palace In London, Queen Elizabeth Ii, Commonwealth Games Federation Michael Fennell, Sports Minister Of India Ms Gill, Organizing Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, Organizing Committee, 2012 London Olympics, Cricketer Kapil Dev, Tennis Player Sania Mirza, Flying Sikh Milkha Singh, Olympic Bronze Medal Winners Boxer Vijender Singh, Wrestler Sushil Kumar, England First Sikh Cricketer Monty Panesar, Indian Sports, Aesthetics And Technology, Wagah Border, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium In Delhi, Victoria Memorial, Sanskrit Verses, Ancient Rig Veda, St James School, Indian Classical Dance Forms Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Bhangra And Dandia
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President to attend Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) kick-off ceremony [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 19, Hits: 465]
India's Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra will receive the Commonwealth Games baton from Queen Elizabeth II with President Pratibha Devisingh Patil...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 8/19/2009
Tags: India Olympic gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, Commonwealth Games, Queen Elizabeth II, President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Buckingham Palace, Queen Baton Relay, India star shooter, Grand cultural show, Trafalgar Square in London, Delhi Commonwealth Games organizing committee chairman, Suresh Kalmadi, Wagah Border from Pakistan, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, England, National capital, Indian Olympic Association President, Delhi Development Authority, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh
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Key Games projects badly delayed: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) [Vote Average: 3, Total Votes: 15, Hits: 285]
The Comptroller and Auditor General, which early this month submitted an evaluation report to the Prime Minister's Office and the sports ministry...
New Delhi | India
Updated On: 8/19/2009
Tags: Stadium, Comptroller and Auditor General, Commonwealth Games projects, Games venues, Major city upgrade plans, India showpiece Games, Prime Minister Office, Sports ministry, Delhi government, Central agencies, Games-related projects, Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, LAN, CCTV, Broadcasting overlays, Video screens, Scoreboards and signages, Project Executing Agency, New Delhi
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