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COMMONWEALTH
GAMES 2010 News & Happenings
Portal
in the works for lowdown on 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi
Feb 17, 2008
As the Delhi government grapples with putting in place the infrastructure
for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the state’s Information
Technology (IT) department has swung into action to work on a plan
to link the city digitally during the Games. To set up a public
portal exclusively for the Commonwealth Games is one option that
the department is looking at.
Where
are the hotels for the Games?
Feb 3, 2008
Less than two years to go for the Commonwealth Games, the sole land
development agency in the capital is still in the process of inviting
bids for its hotel plots.
Not Enough
Rooms For Commonwealth Games 2010?
November 7, 2007
It's a tough call. Will issues like the prohibitive cost of land
to build hotels in delhi, the drive to augment rooms for the Commonwealth
Games the high luxury taxes, not to mention the lack of buyers for
hotel plots get resolved before the tourists are here? It's a fairly
disastrous situation on hand in the run-up to the event.
Commonwealth
Games 2010: Uncommon Wealth
November 7, 2007
CPWD is at work and so are NDMC and MCD. A string of departments,
a series of plans and multitude of personnel, have all spruced up
their act and have taken upon themselves the task of giving a new
face to the capital as the Commonwealth Games deadline looms large.
Disaster 2010:
Commonwealth Village a sitting duck
October 16, 2007
Indian Government spent Rs 40 crore on the grand show at the Melbourne
Commonwealth Games to advertise India and the Delhi Games in 2010,
which will be the biggest and most expensive sports event to ever
be held in India.
India
Gate may be archery arena
August 07, 2007
To showcase Delhi in the international arena, government is finalising
a proposal to host the finals of the archery event during Commonwealth
Games 2010 at India Gate in the heart of the city.
Delhi
to Jail Beggars for 2010 Commonwealth Games
June 24, 2007
Sighting the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi, Indian Police
is launching a controversial plan to eradicate beggars from the
streets of Delhi.
Games
Village gets going as DDA clears lone bid
July 03, 2007
The controversial Commonwealth Games village project coming up near
Akshardham temple is finally ready to take off. The Delhi Development
Authority (DDA) on Thursday accepted the financial bid of a consortium
led by Dubai-based real estate firm Emaar-MGF to develop the residential
facility for the Games village.
No
developer for Games Village yet
July 01, 2007
Work on the Commonwealth Games village is delayed yet again with
the Delhi Development Authority extending the deadline for finalizing
the developer for the fourth time.
Commonwealth Games
2010 Venue Watch: Waiting for a new beginning
21,May, 2007
The 2010 Games Village plan not only includes a residential complex
equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, but also has a commercial
zone with space for hotels and shopping malls.
Project
Developers for Commonwealth Games Village yet to be Finalized
21,May, 2007
With the project developers yet to be finalized, the Commonwealth
Games Village continues to remain a dream on paper.
Twenty Four months and 13 days - that precisely the time the Delhi
Development Authority has to turn the architect's blueprint into
a marvel that will be the Commonwealth wealth Games Village.
Games
Bonanza for Delhi City
14, March, 2007
OVER a FORTNIGHT AFTER Finacnce Minister P. Chidambaram announced
a Rs.550-crore package for the Commonwealth Games, the country is
all set to get a Rs.1,700-crore bonanza for the even from the government.
A special office for the Games would also be created.
Rs.
1,000 Crore Games budget for CPWD, work to start from June 2008
15,
March, 2007
THE PLAN to refurbish the city stadia for the 2010 commonwealth
games will take off by June 2008.The central public works department
(CPWD) will receive Rs. 1000 crore from Sport Authority of India
to be spent on overhauling the Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium, Indira
Gandhi Indoor (IGI) stadium, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium,
the swimming pool at Talkatora and the Karni Singh shooting range.
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