Commonwealth Games Organisers

• Kalmadi rated 'worst' MP for developing constituency

  Pune MP Suresh Kalmadi, who was sacked as the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee boss for his non-performance and alleged involvement in the CWG scam, has added another "feather" in his cap: he has been ranked the worst-performing member of Parliament in the state as far as utilisation of MP funds is concerned. According to a Union government ...

• CWG scam: Kalmadi denied bail

  Sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, arrested for his alleged role in awarding a Games contract to a Swiss firm at an exorbitant rate, was today denied bail by a Delhi court.Special CBI Judge Talwant Singh dismissed Kalmadi's bail plea along with that of Games organising panel's Joint Director-General (Sports) ASV Pr...

• Enforcement Directorate questions Kalmadi, 2 others in Tihar

  The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday questioned jailed former Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and two others in connection with the money laundering case registered by it in conduct of the sporting event last year.A preliminary statement of Kalmadi was recorded by the officials of the ED at Tihar Jail unde...

• PM invited me but I was busy, says Kalmadi

  Pushed to the wall but defiant nonetheless, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi has claimed that contrary to reports, he was invited by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the felicitation function for CWG medal winners but could not go due to his "busy" schedule.

• CWG organisers in the past too faced criticism

  Indians may have felt let down when their nation was severely criticised for the chaos surrounding the Commonwealth Games, but they can take heart in the fact that a number of countries in the past had also faced similar criticism while hosting such mega sporting events.

• Commonwealth Games: Cyclists cry foul after being dropped at 11th hour

  A group of Indian cyclists, initially part of the 27-member Commonwealth Games (CWG) squad but later dropped mysteriously, has alleged that there was no transparency in the Cycling Federation of India's (CFI) selection procedure.The federation omitted Hitraj Singh, Gurbaaz Singh and Paramjit Singh's names from the final list of squad for the Octobe...

• England warns CWG OC time is running out, but commits to Games

  Chef de Mission of England Craig Hunter on Wednesday warned the Commonwealth Games organisers that time is running out for them to clean up the preparation mess even as sports minister Hugh Robertson said it would be "an utter tragedy" if next month's Games does not go ahead.

• 'Hygiene issues at Village to be sorted out in 36 hours': Mattoo

  Commonwealth Games Organising Committee treasurer A K Mattoo on Wednesday admitted that there are concerns about hygiene and cleanliness at the Games Village but promised to sort out all the mess within the next 36 hours.Mattoo said there was no cause for worry as Organising Committee(OC) officials are working round the clock to take care of any pr...

• New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary visits Games Village

  Amidst complaints by several countries about the "substandard" conditions in the Commonwealth Games (CWG) Village, Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar visited the site on Tuesday and asked officials to "clean up fast", an official said.Chandrasekhar instructed senior officials in the urban development ministry and the Organising Committee (OC) to ...

• Five-tier transport system for CWG

  Commonwealth Games Organising Committee has decided to put in place a five-tier transport system during the October 3-14 mega-event to be held here.

• IRCTC responded late on catering contract: OC

  Initially the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee had considered giving the whole catering contract to Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation as cost-cutting measure but the proposal could not materialise as IRCTC made inordinate delay in responding, the OC said on Saturday.

• CGF gives OC deadline of Aug 18 for venue safety certification

  Commonwealth Games Federation has asked the CWG Organising Committee to furnish report from each of government agencies responsible for delivery of competition venues that they have secured certification from regulatory bodies on fire, health and safety of athletes by August 18, its CEO Mike Hooper said on Sunday.

• Procedures were transparent: CWG Organising Committee

  So how does someone explain toilet rolls for nearly Rs 4000 or air conditioners for Rs 4 lakh or treadmills for Rs 9 lakh? Well the Commonwealth Organising Committee (OC) tried to explain on Wednesday.Faced with mounting allegations of renting and purchasing items for players at hugely inflated prices, the OC tried to convince sceptics by saying th...

• Kalmadi denies corruption charges, takes on Indian High Commission in London

  Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, has dragged the Indian High Commission in London into the Commonwealth Games corruption controversy by saying  a verbal agreement involving payments of two lakh pounds to AM Films, a little known company in London, was decided after the High commission recommended the...

• Corruption in Games 2010: MS Gill promises action

  Sources have told NDTV that the visit by the Cabinet secretary was allegedly cancelled because of Central Vigilance Commission findings on corruption within the committee. The Cabinet Secretary was supposed to review Games preparations and deadlines.