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Games village shouldn't have been cleared, says Jairam
The Commonwealth Games village on the banks of the Yamuna in New Delhi continues to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. First, there was the entire games fiasco and now, according to the Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, the Games village shouldn't have been there in the first place. "If your question is did the Games Village get enviornmen...
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MPs' panel to inspect Games Village today
Amid allegations of deficiencies in the Commonwealth Games Village, the Estimates Committee of Parliament headed by Congress MP Fransisco Sardinha will visit the Commonwealth Games Village today for a spot inspection of the work done at the village and submit a report to the Lok Sabha in the upcoming winter session of Parliament.The Estimates Commi...
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Complied with all laws and regulations: CWG Village builders
For the first time, Emaar MGF, the builders of the Commonwealth Games Village have responded to controversies around the Village in the run-up to the Games.But speaking to NDTV, Emaar MGF says they have complied with all laws and regulations. They say the Games Village is a world class structure developed in record time.Delhi Chief Minister Sheila ...
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CWG: Did some Australians get rowdy?
As the Australian contingent left for home after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, allegations have surfaced that their athletes at the Games Village indulged in hooliganism and damaged some property.Delhi Police said it has found a broken washing machine from a residential block and it was trying to find out what went behind it.Reports sug...
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CWG: Parathas favourite among foreign athletes
100 kg rice, 100 kg lentil, 150 kg potatoes and 300 kg of spinach -- this is what the kitchen in the Commonwealth Games Village consumes everyday. The favourite among foreign athletes is parathas and pastas and on an average day, 600 parathas are being consumed by the delegates at the facility.
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We are ready for the Games: Sheila Dikshit to NDTV
With just a day to go for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says she is no longer nervous and that Delhi is ready for the Games. In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, the Chief Minister said she was horrified by the condition of the Games Village when it was handed over, as over 60 per cent of the roooms were in...
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Games Village to be ready by Wednesday: Sheila Dikshit
Even as more athletes exit the games, the focus is on getting the Games Village ready on time for those who have started arriving. Even the Indian hockey team complained about the loos in the Games Village. There was no water in their loos on Saturday evening and plumbers had to be rushed in. According to sources, 150 flats have been declared unliv...
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Special Report: Inside the Games Village
Suresh Kalmadi was once again surrounded by cameras on Saturday, but this time around the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chief was out conducting a tour of the Games Village for the heads of missions of Commonwealth nations and the media. Several countries had written to the OC complaining that rooms for players were dirty and had eve...
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England athletes arrive, to stay at hotels instead of CWG village
A contingent of English athletes has arrived in New Delhi to prepare for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and will put up at hotels instead of the Games' Village as it would be "several days" before their living quarters are ready.
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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 village has been compromised: Michael Fennell
The president of the Commonwealth Games Federation(CWG) Michael Fennell has shot off a missile missive to the Cabinet Secretary expressing great doubts about the preparedness of the games village where the athletes will be staying. The president has expressed anguish and concern and says that the CWG village has been seriously compromised.(Watch: S...
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Hygiene at CWG Village bigger concern than terror: Oz coach
Australia's swimming coach Leigh Nugent says hygiene at the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi is a bigger concern for him than the terror threats to the October 3 to 14 event.
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Fire at Games Village near Akshardham temple
A fire broke out today at a camp where approximately 1000 labourers are working on building the Commonwealth Games Village close to Akshardham temple in Delhi.
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Games village shouldn't have been cleared, says Jairam
The Commonwealth Games village on the banks of the Yamuna in New Delhi continues to be in the news for all the wrong reasons. First, there was the entire games fiasco and now, according to the Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, the Games village shouldn't have been there in the first place. "If your question is did the Games Village get enviornmen...
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MPs' panel to inspect Games Village today
Amid allegations of deficiencies in the Commonwealth Games Village, the Estimates Committee of Parliament headed by Congress MP Fransisco Sardinha will visit the Commonwealth Games Village today for a spot inspection of the work done at the village and submit a report to the Lok Sabha in the upcoming winter session of Parliament.The Estimates Commi...
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Complied with all laws and regulations: CWG Village builders
For the first time, Emaar MGF, the builders of the Commonwealth Games Village have responded to controversies around the Village in the run-up to the Games.But speaking to NDTV, Emaar MGF says they have complied with all laws and regulations. They say the Games Village is a world class structure developed in record time.Delhi Chief Minister Sheila ...
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CWG: Did some Australians get rowdy?
As the Australian contingent left for home after the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, allegations have surfaced that their athletes at the Games Village indulged in hooliganism and damaged some property.Delhi Police said it has found a broken washing machine from a residential block and it was trying to find out what went behind it.Reports sug...
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CWG: Parathas favourite among foreign athletes
100 kg rice, 100 kg lentil, 150 kg potatoes and 300 kg of spinach -- this is what the kitchen in the Commonwealth Games Village consumes everyday. The favourite among foreign athletes is parathas and pastas and on an average day, 600 parathas are being consumed by the delegates at the facility.
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We are ready for the Games: Sheila Dikshit to NDTV
With just a day to go for the Commonwealth Games, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit says she is no longer nervous and that Delhi is ready for the Games. In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Barkha Dutt, the Chief Minister said she was horrified by the condition of the Games Village when it was handed over, as over 60 per cent of the roooms were in...
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Games Village to be ready by Wednesday: Sheila Dikshit
Even as more athletes exit the games, the focus is on getting the Games Village ready on time for those who have started arriving. Even the Indian hockey team complained about the loos in the Games Village. There was no water in their loos on Saturday evening and plumbers had to be rushed in. According to sources, 150 flats have been declared unliv...
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Special Report: Inside the Games Village
Suresh Kalmadi was once again surrounded by cameras on Saturday, but this time around the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chief was out conducting a tour of the Games Village for the heads of missions of Commonwealth nations and the media. Several countries had written to the OC complaining that rooms for players were dirty and had eve...
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England athletes arrive, to stay at hotels instead of CWG village
A contingent of English athletes has arrived in New Delhi to prepare for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and will put up at hotels instead of the Games' Village as it would be "several days" before their living quarters are ready.
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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 village has been compromised: Michael Fennell
The president of the Commonwealth Games Federation(CWG) Michael Fennell has shot off a missile missive to the Cabinet Secretary expressing great doubts about the preparedness of the games village where the athletes will be staying. The president has expressed anguish and concern and says that the CWG village has been seriously compromised.(Watch: S...
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Hygiene at CWG Village bigger concern than terror: Oz coach
Australia's swimming coach Leigh Nugent says hygiene at the Commonwealth Games Village in Delhi is a bigger concern for him than the terror threats to the October 3 to 14 event.
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Fire at Games Village near Akshardham temple
A fire broke out today at a camp where approximately 1000 labourers are working on building the Commonwealth Games Village close to Akshardham temple in Delhi.
