All spruced up for grand Bihar Divas
March 21st, 2011 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 21 (IANS) The historic Gandhi Maidan here is being readied for grand celebrations to mark Bihar Divas Tuesday in memory of the day when the British carved out ... Read more...
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Bihar Day to be celebrated in seven countries
March 15th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 15 (IANS) Reflecting Bihar's changing image, the much publicised "Bihar Divas" (Bihar Day) is set to be celebrated March 22 on a grand scale not only in the ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Only OC officials being targeted, says Kalmadi
February 24th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi/New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Former Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee (OC) Chairman Suresh Kalmadi, who is heading towards bigger trouble with the arrest of two of his close aides, on Thursday, ... Read more...
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Maken grants Rs.5crore to Usha Athletics School for development of synthetic turf
February 13th, 2011 - 10:21 pm ICT by ANI
Kozhikode, Feb 13(ANI): Union Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Ajay Maken on Sunday announced assistance worth Rs. five crores to the P.T. Usha-run Usha Athletics School, for development ... Read more...
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Haryana to open sports clubs
February 9th, 2011 - 10:48 pm ICT by IANS
Sonepat, Feb 9 (IANS) In a bid to give boost to the sports infrastructure in the state, the Haryana government said Wednesday that it planned to set up sports clubs at over ... Read more...
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Illegal colonies in Gurgaon to be regularised
February 6th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 6 (IANS) The Haryana government is set to regularise illegal colonies in Gurgaon, a state minister said Sunday."The decision to regularise the illegal colonies in Gurgaon will soon be taken ... Read more...
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Commonwealth Games sports facilities would be fully utilized, assures Ajay Maken
February 5th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken today said the stadia constructed for the 19th Commonwealth Games would be fully utilised.While on his ... Read more...
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Maken outlines programmes for youth, sports development in North Eastern states
February 4th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken on Friday out lined his ministry's vision and objective with respect to the North Eastern States. ... Read more...
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Railways beat UP to reach semis of senior national women’s hockey
January 27th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Sonepat, Jan 27 (IANS) Star-studded Railways routed Uttar Pradesh 7-0 and moved into the semi-final of the senior National Women's Hockey Championship at Motilal Nehru Sports School here Thursday. International Jasjeet Kaur ... Read more...
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Kalmadi hits out at critics, says ouster ‘illegal and uncalled for’
January 25th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 25 (ANI): After being sacked as the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, an embattled Suresh Kalmadi on Tuesday hit out at his critics and said his ouster is ... Read more...
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Will not step down as IOA President: Kalmadi
January 24th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi/New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): After being sacked as the Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, a defiant Suresh Kalmadi on Monday refused to comment on the matter, but made it clear ... Read more...
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CWG scam: Kalmadi removed as Organising Committee Chairman
January 24th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): Suresh Kalmadi, who was under fire for alleged financial mismanagement in the conduct of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, has been removed as the Chairman of Commonwealth Games ... Read more...
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Kalmadi, Bhanot sacked from CWG Organising Committee (Second Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The government Monday sacked Commonwealth Games Organising Committee's (OC) tainted chairman Suresh Kalmadi and his aide Lalit Bhanot from their posts following allegations of massive financial ... Read more...
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Kalmadi, Bhanot sacked from CWG Organising Committee (Lead)
January 24th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) The government Monday removed Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and his aide Lalit Bhanot from their posts following allegations of massive financial irregularities in holding ... Read more...
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Kalmadi, Bhanot removed from CWG OC: Maken
January 24th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IANS) Suresh Kalmadi and Lalit Bhanot, the two men who headed the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC), have been sacked, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ajay Maken announced ... Read more...
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CWG’s unpaid bills: Australia complains, Kalmadi has different take (Roundup)
January 20th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Melbourne, Jan 20 (IANS) After Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd raised the matter of unpaid bills of Australian firms for their work during the Delhi Commonwealth Games, India scrambled to ... Read more...
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Maken asks for payment of CWG dues within ten days
January 20th, 2011 - 8:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 20 (ANI): Ajay Maken, who assumed charge as Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports here on Thursday told the sports secretary to ... Read more...
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Sports ministry important in handling CWG disputes: Maken
January 20th, 2011 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The sports ministry has a "very important role" to play in handling disputes related to the Commonwealth Games (CWG), India's new Sports and Youth Affairs Minister ... Read more...
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A youthful Ajay Maken is India’s new sports minister
January 19th, 2011 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The mess left after the Commonwealth Games prompted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to replace sports and youth affairs minister Manohar Singh Gill with Ajay Maken in ... Read more...
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Pakistan government transfers five ministries to provinces
December 7th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) The federal government in Pakistan transferred five ministries to the provinces Tuesday in the first phase of the devolution plan agreed in the 18th amendment of ... Read more...
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Organising Committee issues ad to ‘reveal facts’ about CWG
November 10th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Amid charges of corruption, the organising committee of the 2010 Commonwealth Games Wednesday issued full page advertisements in leading newspapers about its budget and expenditure in conducting ... Read more...
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Tussle over devolution of five Pakistan ministries
November 10th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 10 (IANS) The provincial governments have locked horns with the federal government in Pakistan over transfer of powers of five ministries and greater autonomy to the provinces.The 18th ... Read more...
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Expected revenue not earned during CWG: Gill
November 9th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The government Tuesday admitted that the organising committee of the Commonwealth Games failed to achieve an expected revenue of Rs.1,708 crore from the mega sporting event."An amount ... Read more...
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‘Negative media publicity led to poor visitor turnout at CWG’
November 9th, 2010 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Adverse media publicity about the Commonwealth Games brought in fewer visitors to India and to Delhi than expected, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Pratik ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka to build park for lovers
November 5th, 2010 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 05 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government is all set to build a park for romantic young couples who want freedom to be together without being victimised by police.Sri Lanka is ... Read more...
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Bid for CWG was secretive, hasty: RTI query
November 2nd, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
By Prathiba Raju
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The decision to bid for the just concluded 19th Commonwealth Games (CWG) was taken secretively and hurriedly before the then youth affairs and sports minister ... Read more...
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High court disposes of two petitions on CWG graft (Lead)
October 20th, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Delhi High Court Wednesday disposed of two petitions seeking separate inquiries into alleged corruption in the funding of the 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG).The second petition, filed ... Read more...
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Plea for sacking Kalmadi to come up in court Wednesday
October 19th, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday will hear a petition seeking removal of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi over alleged irregularities in preparations for the just ... Read more...
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Three generations of Thackeray may share dais on Dussehra
October 11th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 11 (IANS) If all goes well, then three generations of Maharashtra's numero uno political family -- the Thackerays -- may be seen together next Sunday, sharing the stage in ... Read more...
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MIT Pune to host ‘Parliament of Student Council Leaders’
October 3rd, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Pune, Oct 3 (ANI): The first ever 'Parliament of Student Council Leaders' (Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad) will be held at Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) campus in Pune from January 12 to ... Read more...
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Plea to remove Kalmadi to come up in court Oct 20
September 29th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday fixed Oct 20 for hearing a petition seeking removal of Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi over alleged irregularities in preparations ... Read more...
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‘BJP neglecting loyal, honest party workers in Karnataka’
September 24th, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 24 (IANS) The reshuffle of the Karnataka ministry Tuesday continues to rankle ruling Bharatiya Janata Party legislators denied a berth in the party's first ministry in the state.
"I have ... Read more...
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Ministerial scramble in BJP disillusions Karnataka people
September 22nd, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Bhargavi Kerur
Bangalore, Sep 22 (IANS) Two days of scrambling by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators for ministerial berths appears to have shocked people in Karnataka and taken the sheen ... Read more...
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Six inducted into Karnataka ministry
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 22 (IANS) Six people were inducted into the Karnataka council of ministers Wednesday, a day after unprecedented public display of dissent by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators denied ... Read more...
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Three Karnataka ministers dropped, six to take oath Wednesday (Second Lead)
September 21st, 2010 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 21 (IANS) Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa Tuesday dropped three ministers and will induct six Wednesday in the first major reshuffle of the Bharatiya Janata Party's first ministry in Karnataka.
The ... Read more...
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