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Is Delhi ready for the 2010 Games?

New Delhi: The 2010 Commonwealth Games, the largest sporting extravaganza in India, is exactly 1500 days away. But is Delhi ready? Efforts are on to muster up public support for the games but on the infrastructural front, progress has been slow. A gala show was organised at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi to remind the residents of the Capital that the 2010 Commonwealth Games are getting closer by the day. And the banners said it prominently that there are just 1500 days to go before the games begin. The organising committee is doing its best to raise awareness but what

ONGC leaves Delhi powerless

New Delhi : ONGCs inability to supply gas to Delhi for power could be a big setback for the city. More so because Delhi will host the Commonwealth Games in four years. Now, the Delhi government is looking elsewhere for gas supply. Bad news for the Delhities harassed by frequent power cuts. ONGC will not supply gas to the capital, to power phase 2 of the upcoming 350 MW Pragati Power Project. The company says, they have no gas to spare for Delhi from its Panna-Mukta Tapti fields. However, the Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dixit seems optimistic about tapping other sources till

Sports awards handed out in Delhi

August 29 is a significant day for Indian sportspeople. It is the birth anniversary of hockey legend Dhyanchand and that is why the countrys top sporting honours are given out on this day by the President. This year Pankaj Advani got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna at the Darbar Hall in Rashtrapati Bhawan. The 21-year-old is one of the youngest recipients of Indias top sporting honour. Its important for a sportsman to keep performing. This is of course a huge honour, to get the countrys highest prize, but I must keep winning. My next target will be the Doha Asian Games,

English lessons for New Delhi cabbies

New Delhis taxi drivers will be getting a crash course in English language. In a bid to help foreigners find their way around the city, ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games that New Delhi will host, New Delhis taxi drivers will be getting a crash course in English language. Transport authorities will require cab and rickshaw drivers to take compulsory English classes starting July, The Times of India newspaper reported on Monday.

Delhi signs up for Tehri, NTPC power

In a move that is likely to ease Delhis power woes, the state government today signed agreements to purchase 1,031 Mw power from the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation and NTPC. According to agreements between the Delhi Transco Ltd and the power generating companies, THDC will supply 600 Mw and NTPC will supply 431 Mw. In the next three to four months, Delhi will start getting around 100 Mw from the Tehri project, while NTPC will provide around 30 Mw, which will help the state meet peak demand during the summer months. The full capacity of 1031Mw supply