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Representatives of 31 nations take stock of CWG security

Security heads of 31 countries, including Pakistan, participating in the Commonwealth Games on Thursday inspected security arrangements at the Games village and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, main venue of the fortnight-long mega sporting event to be held here in October.

Nehru Stadium still far from ready

July 27: The remodelled Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was inaugurated by sports minister M.S. Gill and chief minister Sheila Dixit along with Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi on Tuesday but a c

Work on CWG sites claims 42 lives: Govt

New Delhi, Jul 28: The Government today said 42 labourers have died in connection with work on various Commonwealth Games sites in the national capital while 18 others have suffered injuries while wor

Will be happy if Commonwealth Games are spoilt: Aiyar

As the Congress-led governments in Delhi and the Centre pray for a successful Commonwealth Games, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday said he would be “unhappy” if the Games were a success.

Pakistan names its boxing squad for CWG 2010

Karachi, July 23: Haroon Shahid, younger brother of British boxing champion Aamir Khan, is part of the six-member Pakistani squad, announced for this year's Commonwealth Games.

The Pakistan Boxing Fe

Militants might strike capital before CWG: Punjab police

Pakistan-based Sikh militants, supported by the ISI, might carry out bomb blasts in New Delhi before the Commonwealth Games, the Punjab police has alerted.

An advisory circulated recently among all

Delhi Games swimming complex inaugurated

July 18: The Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Complex, which will host the swimming events of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, was inaugurated by sports minister M.S. Gill and Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit her

Bring athletes not officials to CWG: Gill to Fennell

Taking a strong exception to pullout of some of the star athletes from the Commonwealth Games, the sports minister, Mr M.S. Gill, on Sunday asked CGF President, Mr Mike Fennell, to bring those champio

Maintaining 2010 CWG infrastructure a 'challenge': Gill

New Delhi, Jul 15: Sports Minister M S Gill today inaugurated the Rugby Stadium at the Delhi University campus, one of the Commonwealth Games venues, and admitted maintaining the magnificent structure

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