CWG: CBI probes ‘urgent’ projects
The CBI is now probing the reasons why some government agencies declared certain projects related to the Commonwealth Games as “urgent” for release of additional funds at the last moment. The agency has so far registered three cases in connection with alleged irregularities in awarding of contracts related to the Games.
CBI set to quiz Raja, Kalmadi over scams
The CBI is now preparing to question former telecom minister A. Raja and Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC) chairman Suresh Kalmadi in connection with its probe into the 2G spectrum scam and alleged irregularities in awarding of several contracts related to the Games, respectively.
CBI may book ex-officials of DoT
In the ongoing probe into the 2G spectrum scam, the CBI is soon likely to book some former officials of the department of telecommunications (DoT) for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to t
CBI questions Lalit Bhanot
The CBI for the first time on Thursday questioned Lalit Bhanot, secretary general of the Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games and close aide of committee’s chairman Suresh Kalmadi.
Agencies to probe projects ‘delinked’ from CWG
The Central probe agencies have also started probing the reasons for the de-linking of certain major projects worth several hundred crores of rupees from the list of Commonwealth Games projects by the
‘7 held in Spain not involved in 26/11’
Interpol has informed its counterpart in India that seven people, suspected of having links to terror outfit Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT), arrested by the Spanish police were not involved in the 26/11 atta
CBI to send request letter to Switzerland
The CBI is to send a letter of request (LR) to Switzerland authorities for knowing the details of M/S Swiss Timing, the company that has been booked by the agency for alleged irregularities in connection with the contract awarded to it for time, scoring and result (TSR) system for the Commonwealth Games.
Top Kalmadi aides raided, cases filed
The noose around Delhi Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi tightened further with the CBI booking two of his close aides — OC secretary-general Lalit Bhanot and OC director-general V.K. Verma — in connection with alleged irregularities in awarding a contract to a Swiss company for a results
OC halts payments to foreign firms
Massive irregularities in awarding of certain contracts involving foreign players, as detected by the investigating agencies, has forced the Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games, to stop payments to them.
‘Tickets were illegally sold by OC members’
Probe by the Central agencies into the alleged irregularities in ticketing has revealed that several members of the Organising Committee (OC) of the Commonwealth Games cornered a large number of compl