CWG Village builders penalised Rs 183 cr

The guests have left the Commonwealth Games Village and the ghosts are returning to haunt the builder Emaar MGF and DDA which were awarded the project. The Urban Development Ministry which governs the DDA has fired the first salvo against the builder.

CNN-IBN learns that DDA is taking action against Emaar MGF for failing to complete the project on time.

DDA has fired the first salvo. The Centre will confiscate Rs 183 crore bank guarantee given by Emaar MGF for failing to deliver Games village on time.

The DDA wants an additional Rs 84 crore as damages from Emaar MGF for going beyond the Games project deadline and not completing landscaping work.

It has decided to invoke the bank guarantee of Rs 183 crore. Legal action will be taken by DDA to recover other expenditure that includes - Rs 44.65 crore for not completing work including landscaping, Rs 38.65 crore for not completing the project on time. Sources say Emaar MGF also even failed to pay water and power bills.

In the middle of this fight between DDA and Emaar MGF close to 800 people who have paid anything between Rs 1.8 crore to Rs 4.8 crore, to own an apartment in this high-end project, are left in the lurch. Emaar was the sole bidder in 2007 and got 27.2 acres to build 1168 apartments.

The builders plan went haywire when their ambitious Rs 8000 crore IPO failed in February 2008.

However, DDA bailed out the builder paying Rs 770 crore and got rights to sell 333 apartments. Things then went from bad to worse. Emaar was denied a completion certificate in March this year (2010) as DDA accused the builder of unauthorized construction, Emaar MGF also took DDA to court. During the duration of the Games the Village got a temporary occupation certificate.

Emaar MGF is talking of a three month delay. With the Government asking the builder to account for every penny, occupying these flats will take more time than promised.

Source: ibnlive.in.com

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Racism slur now hits Commonwealth Games

Racism slur has become the latest  controversy to hit the already-troubled Commonwealth Games with at least  three such incidents since the mega-event got underway last Sunday.

South African  swimmer Roland Schoeman had on Friday condemned crowd antics describing  them like "monkeys", while an English official used an expletive against  Indian archery head coach Limba Ram in two different incidents.

Former world record  holder Schoeman was furious at the noise during his 50m freestyle semifinal and referred to a particularly vocal spectator as a monkey.

"There were people  going on like monkeys. It's an absolute disgrace. There's a guy in the  stands just shouting, shouting, shouting. Somebody like that needs to be  ejected," the South African ranted as he was allowed to restart and  qualified for the final.

"It's unacceptable  to be at a professional event like this and have people going on like  monkeys. Someone like that doesn't deserve to be here."

But later in the day in a  damage-control mode, Schoeman tweeted: “For the first time in my life I  had someone scream out as we were going to start the 50m freestyle..”

"I've never  experienced something like that before. The behaviour by that individual  was unacceptable and my comments are directed solely at him. The  spectators have been fantastic here. But an individual like that doesn't  deserve to be sitting poolside at an international competition," he  said in the micro-blogging site.

Earlier, the chief  Indian archery coach had to bear the brunt of a miffed English official  after their one-point defeat to lose the gold medal in the women's  recurve team event at the Yamuna Sports Complex.

The Olympian said that he was abused by a foreign official when he went to shake hands, a customary gesture after a match.

"When I was about to  extend my hand to this person wearing English team colours (white and  red), he showed me his elbow and told me 'f*** ***'," said Ram.

England's archery  team official, Hilda Gibson, though said she was unaware of the  incident. But the English archers complained about the crowd behaviour  at the archery venue though they did not blame it for their loss.

"The crowd were  intentionally shouting, which is not a good thing to do in a sport like  archery. In England, crowd would have been quiet. It was not good  sportsmanship. But we are not blaming them nor are we protesting,"  Gibson said, as FITA issued a statement and threatened to stop the  competition if such incidents happened in the future.

Already there had been a diplomatic  row following a New Zelander TV presenter's racist jibe at Delhi Chief  Minister Sheila Dixit.

Source: Indianexpress.com 

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SC livid with Commonwealth Games Frauds

The bench was hearing Archaeological Survey of India’s appeal to set aside a high court order asking the department not to have a universal law, banning construction within 100 metres of a protected monument.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Delhi government, calling it “unethical” and lacking moral values, for irregularities in Commonwealth Games projects. “Payments are made without work being done. A newly-constructed bridge collapsed like a pack of cards. R70,000 crores are involved. There is rampant corruption.... We cannot shut our eyes,” the court said.

Livid with a builder who succeeded in constructing a building near a protected monument, the court said, “How mindless and lawless are you? No regard for history, no regard for constitution… Why don’t you convert Jantar Mantar into a hotel or a mall and India will shine?”

Source: hindustantimes.com

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Commonwealth Games 2010: Tourists stay away from New Delhi over security fears

If terrorists wanted to have a city paralyzed and panicking about security issues, they have already won the propaganda battle in New Delhi ahead of Sunday's opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

Tourist numbers are down, the organising committee are having difficulty selling tickets, hoteliers are complaining of empty rooms.

The projected bonanza of 100,000 extra people in the city to celebrate the Commonwealth Games has failed to materialise. Local tourist bodies say only about 10,000 people are in New Delhi because of the Games.

The athletes are virtually bunkered down at the athletes' village and their training venues with many countries having banned them from going outside the security-fenced area. Everyone is on tenterhooks fearing that the 300 tonnes of explosives that went missing from a convoy of 61 trucks last month in India will be used to target the Games.

The fear of something happening is as thick as the chemicals being sprayed on the nearby pools of stagnant water to rid the area of Dengue fever mosquitoes.

Meanwhile the Delhi police have upped their security presence at the athletes' village. The reason? Theft of bathroom fittings and fixtures by the hordes of workers recruited to clean up the accommodation mess in the past week.

To illustrate the tension because of security concerns, two of the reserve English hockey players were stuck outside a security checkpoint in the sun for nearly an hour near the athletes' village as they did not have the required accreditation to get through an entrance dedicated for VIP's.

They casually mentioned their downtown hotel accommodation and I wrote it down to be able to find them later on for a comment. England team manager David Faulkner saw the name of the hotel on my notepad and furiously demanded that the information be crossed out "for security purposes".

He later apologized for being so aggressive, but acknowledged that the security was the biggest concern for everyone here.

Some international delegations have complained to their embassy security experts about suspicious characters lurking in and around the Games village.

On Monday there were alleged leaked intelligence documents from New Delhi authorities which claimed the feared Naxalite terrorist group from east India and a local Mars militant group had been heard in phone intercepts organizing the supply of explosives to unleash at the Commonwealth Games.

Local police have not yet confirmed if the documents, which surfaced on a Pakistani website, are genuine. The document purports to state: "Conversations of the group indicated the Mars has fronted for someone to acquire especially from the police, the group, as per raw intelligence, the supply explosives, gelatin sticks and detonators to the Naxalites and structured pay-offs transactions for attacks on CWG, New Delhi including foreign teams and officials". The document also says the group comprises a large network and supply line.

The Delhi organizing committee has come under fire for hiring 38 middle and top level staff who are related to more than a dozen of its most senior officials. And in another leak exposing the ongoing tensions between the organizing committee and the Commonwealth Games Federation, CGF chief executive Mike Hooper was alleged to have had six staff at his Delhi accommodation and his income tax paid for by the Delhi government.

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Delhi's 'monkey' police at Commonwealth games

Delhi's 'monkey' police at Commonwealth games

53 Commonwealth nations, but 71 teams at Delhi Games

Did you know there are 53 Commonwealth countries but 71 teams are participating in the 19th Commonwealth Games here? This is among the many interesting facts on the sporting jamboree that will take place Oct 3-14.

The reason why there are 71 teams is that it is games associations that participate, and some nations have more than one Commonwealth Games Association (CGA).

For example, the four home nations of the United Kingdom - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - send separate teams to the Commonwealth Games while individual teams are also sent from the British Crown dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man. This is unlike the Olympic Games where the combined "Great Britain" team represents all four home nations and the Crown dependencies.

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Many of the British overseas territories also send their own teams. The Australian external territory of Norfolk Island also sends its own team as do the Cook Islands and Niue, two states in free association with New Zealand.

Other interesting facts:

1. The combined population of Commonwealth countries amounts to 2.1 billion - 30 percent of the world's population - of which 1.2 billion is in India.

2. The first Commonwealth Games were held in Hamilton in Ontario, Canada, in 1930.

3. Among the participating countries 10 are in Europe, 13 in Oceania, 15 in the Caribbean, eight in Asia, six in the Americas and 19 in Africa.

4. Australia is sending 600 athletes and officials - its largest ever contingent in the history of the Games. Scotland has announced 191 athletes will take part in the Games.

5. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) established an award to honour the memory of the late David Dixon who served it for 17 years in the capacity of honorary secretary. The award is presented to an outstanding athlete at the Games and is based on performance, fair play and overall contribution to their team's participation.

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6. The inaugural winner in 2002 was Natalie du Toit, a disabled athlete who took four swimming gold medals back home to South Africa. In 2006, the award was presented to Indian shooter Samaresh Jung who won two individual golds in the Men's 10m Air Pistol and Men's 50m Pistol, as well as three team golds, one team silver, and one individual bronze. He also set three new Games records.

7. The team games in Commonwealth were first introduced at the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur where nations participated in cricket (50 overs game), hockey (men and women), netball (women) and rugby 7's (men).

8. From the 2014 Games onwards, hockey (men and women), netball (women) and rugby 7's (men) will be obligatory sports on the CGF sports programme.

9. This is the first time tennis will be part of the Commonwealth Games.

10. Archery will be played in the Games for the first time since 1982.

Punish those found guilty of CWG Irregularities

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday directed officials to carry out thorough investigations into all complaints of irregularities in the preparations for the Commonwealth Games and punish those found guilty. "The prime minister directed the concerned ministries to conduct thorough investigations into all the complaints that have been received of procedural and other irregularities," a press statement said.

"He said that those found guilty should face severe and exemplary punishment," it said.

The prime minister held a high-level meeting Saturday that was attended by union Sports Minister MS Gill, Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit besides other senior officials.

The meeting was called to discuss ways of damage control over the controversies surrounding the Commonwealth Games 2010 and to ensure the event's smooth conduct Oct 3-14 in the national capital.

Source: hindustantimes.com

Commonwealth Games 2010 Ticket Booking

Common Wealth Games 2010 can book ticket Delhi Thourgh Internet, Phone, or buy them form retail outlets. It is expected there will be sale of more than 17lakh tickets, that would increase state exchequer by 70+ crores. IRCTC is official ticketing agency with help from broad vision systems and Ticket Pro. Person buying ticket will be able to travel in DTC buses and Delhi Metro For free on day of the particular event.

Cost Of Tickets


The cost of Commonwealth Games ticket ranges from modest Rs.50 to Rs 1000, prices for opening ceremony ranges from Rs.1,000 to Rs.50,000, prices for closing ceremony will range from Rs.750 to Rs.50,000. Almost 40% of the tickets will value lower than Rs.200. What great is that four events will be free The Marathon, The Walk, Cycling Road Race, Cycling Time Trial.

Online Ticket Booking

One can book online tickets at official website tickets.cwgdelhi2010.org, one would get an e-voucher through e-mail after paying, by credit/debit card.

Tickets By Phone

One can also book through phone by calling toll free ticketing number 1-800-200-1294. One would get booking ID and tickets can be received at home by paying nominal courier charges.

From Retail Outlets

Such as Central Bank Of India branches of Parliament house, GK-1, Nehru Place etc. You can also visit hero Honda outlets at Faridabad, Gurgaon for the same.

Booking Phases

Phase1 (4th June – 15th July )

You will get confirmation voucher for the booking but won’t get the actual ticket, Voucher can later be exchanged for courier, which you can get couriered or get from select outlets.

Phase2 (1st August – 30th September)

Those who book during Pase1 would get their tickets.

Phase3 (1st -16th October)

Apart from the website, call center, and retail outlets ticket will be available at games venues also.


Tickets can be tracked online. if it is coming though courier in Phase2 by querying website with unique transaction ID