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PMO: Manmohan Singh did not reprimand Group of Ministers in-charge of CWG
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Saturday dismissed reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pulled up his cabinet colleagues in charge of Commonwealth Games."The Prime Minister has seen reports in a section of the media that he 'pulled up' the Group of Ministers (GoM) in charge of Commonwealth Games. Such reports are misleading," PM's Me...
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Some teams say Games Village much more acceptable now
After all the panic in the last few weeks, Thursday saw a turnaround of sorts for the organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.It seems the handing of the Games Village over to the Delhi government galvanised the workforce and inspired such confidence that at least three contingents now say the condition in the Village is much more acceptable ...
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CWG becoming more Delhi centric, complain bloggers and experts
As the Commonwealth Games draws near with all the multitude of problems associated with it, a lot of people say they feel the event is now becoming more of a Delhi Games instead of a national event.With advertisements like "Go Dilli, Let Sports Win" and singer Palash Sen's "Dilli Meri Jaan", approved by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and being haile...
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'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...
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Games anxiety in India after rocky run-up
Commonwealth Games organisers are banking on athletes to provide the healing touch after months of negative publicity over New Delhi's poor preparations for the event.
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Metro gears up for CWG, trains to run at 2.5 mins frequency
With thousands of tourists set to throng the capital during Commonwealth Games, Delhi Metro will run 181 trains at an average frequency of 2.5 minutes and deploy engineers from Germany and South Korea to ensure that operations are not disturbed due to technical glitches.Unveiling the Delhi Metro's 'action plan' for the October Games, DMRC Managing ...
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PMO: Manmohan Singh did not reprimand Group of Ministers in-charge of CWG
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Saturday dismissed reports that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has pulled up his cabinet colleagues in charge of Commonwealth Games."The Prime Minister has seen reports in a section of the media that he 'pulled up' the Group of Ministers (GoM) in charge of Commonwealth Games. Such reports are misleading," PM's Me...
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Some teams say Games Village much more acceptable now
After all the panic in the last few weeks, Thursday saw a turnaround of sorts for the organisers of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.It seems the handing of the Games Village over to the Delhi government galvanised the workforce and inspired such confidence that at least three contingents now say the condition in the Village is much more acceptable ...
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CWG becoming more Delhi centric, complain bloggers and experts
As the Commonwealth Games draws near with all the multitude of problems associated with it, a lot of people say they feel the event is now becoming more of a Delhi Games instead of a national event.With advertisements like "Go Dilli, Let Sports Win" and singer Palash Sen's "Dilli Meri Jaan", approved by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and being haile...
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'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...
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Games anxiety in India after rocky run-up
Commonwealth Games organisers are banking on athletes to provide the healing touch after months of negative publicity over New Delhi's poor preparations for the event.
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Metro gears up for CWG, trains to run at 2.5 mins frequency
With thousands of tourists set to throng the capital during Commonwealth Games, Delhi Metro will run 181 trains at an average frequency of 2.5 minutes and deploy engineers from Germany and South Korea to ensure that operations are not disturbed due to technical glitches.Unveiling the Delhi Metro's 'action plan' for the October Games, DMRC Managing ...
