CENTRAL INFORMATION Commissioner, Shailesh Gandhi has done a smart job in directing Delhi Government and NDMC to put on their websites various information relating to forthcoming Commonwealth Games 2010 with effective utilisation of section 4 of RTI Act. …..
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THE SECOND edition of Airtel Champions League T20 trophy was unveiled in Johannesburg amongst much fanfare and glitterati . The event saw the presence of cricketing wizards like Muttiah Muralitharan and top officials and players from South Africa. The glittering trophy was unveiled by CSA President Dr Mtutuzeli Nyoka, secretary Gerald Majola and CLT20 CEO Sundar Raman.
At the ceremony, CSA President, Dr Nyoka said that South Africa was honoured to be hosting the 2010 Airtel Champions League Twenty20. He further stated that the cricket tournament is coming at the right time. Complementing the country's cricketing culture, CLT20 CEO Sundar Raman that South Africans are a sports loving people and it was encouraging to see the support for CLT20.
The event being a star studded affair included players like Muttiah Muralitharan, Makhaya Ntini (Warriors), JP Duminy (Mumbai Indians), Ryan McLaren (Mumbai Indians), Wayne Parnell (Warriors), Justin Kreush (Warriors), Alviro Petersen (Highveld Lions), Jean Symes (Highveld Lions) and Werner Coetsee (Highveld Lions). The players at the launch started with a coaching clinic at a Johannesburg school where the players shared their knowledge and skills with the upcoming players. The children were visibly excited when they received expert guidance on how to tame the game.
On the participating teams, Sundar Raman said the tournament has a 10 year contract with ESPN Star Sports wherein the number of matches will remain 23 but regarding the increase in number of teams that is the decision of CLT20 council. Three teams from India, two each from South Africa and Australia will take part in future tournaments also. The other teams were on invitational basis.
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THE COMMONWEALTH Games (CWG) 2010 will kick start in New Delhi from October 3rd and the city is all set to play the perfect host for all the participating countries. The gigantic leap that the city made from being a national capital steeped in bureaucracy to a full fledged futuristic city has left many amazed.
Apparently, the government of India has spent close to $ 17.5 billion so far to make this event a memorable and commendable one. Accommodation has been well looked after as well with myriad hotels and resorts offering their services to the visitors during the Games.
Since the city is well connected locally as well as with the other major cities across the country and abroad it will in the smooth movement of the visitors. The improved public transportation system is considered at par with some of the leading cities like London, Paris, Dubai, Sydney, Melbourne and New York. With the inclusion of Delhi's very first local “hop on-hop off” bus service, the tourists as well as the locals will get to explore the other side of Delhi at really reasonable fares. Some of the best known tourist spots in Delhi that attracts a large number of tourists include, India Gate, Connaught Place, St. James Church, Qutub Minar and Akshardham Temple to name a few.
Delhi is home to some of the best cuisines across the country. With its elegant interiors, architecture and accommodation options the services offered in some of the hotels are true value for money. The hotels which come under the luxury segment offers the best comforts to the guests. Accommodation ranges from rooms to suites that come furnished with a contemporary feel and amenities.
Many of the hotels across Delhi boast of Fitness centers, health clubs, spas, swimming pools, wireless internet, currency changers, car hire services, 24 hour room service. The food varies from a variety of Indian cuisines to some of the most sought after international cuisines.
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Four new swine flu cases were detected in the state on Wednesday. Among the 10 samples sent for H1N1 test to the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), four were detected positive. Of whom one each was from city-based Kalinga Hospital, Apollo Hospital and Kar Clinic while the fourth case was from VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla.
It was a case of twin tragedy for the Sethi family here on Wednesday. Barely minutes after swine flu victim, assistant commercial tax commissioner, Harihara Sethi, was cremated at Swargadwar in Puri, his 27-year-old daughter, succumbed to the same disease in a private hospital here.
In another incident, wife of Bargarh BJD president, died of the flu at VSS Medical College and Hospital in Burla on the same day.
Manini Manaswini, a lecturer in a private engineering college, was admitted to Apollo Hospital here on August 6. She came with complaints of fever and cough but later developed acute respiratory complaints. Suspecting swine flu, her swab sample was sent for tests. It was detected positive. She was kept on ventilator but she succumbed to the virus attack after midnight.
"I had taken the body of my father for cremation when I got news of my sister's death. What's more tragic is that I did not get a vehicle to take the body as neither the hospital staff nor any ambulance driver helped us," said Suvendu Mohanty, son of Sethi.
Supriya Mishra, wife of the Bargarh district BJD president Pravat Aditya Mishra, died of the H1N1 virus on Wednesday. Supriya was admitted to a private nursing home at Burla, a couple of days back after she fell ill. When her swab test report confirmed H1N1 positive, a team of doctors visited the patient and shifted her to the medical college. She was kept in an isolated ward on ventilator for observation and died on Wednesday morning.
This was the third death due to swine flu in the last 24 hours. As many as seven people have died of the flu since July. A total of 42 swab samples have been tested since July, out of which 17 have been positive.
Swine flu deaths have sent panic waves across the state. Even doctors do not feel safe inside hospitals due to lack of adequate vaccination facilities. In many hospitals, physicians and staff complained of shortage of masks and gloves.
Ironically, the deaths have not spared Bargarh, the state health minister's home town. The minister, who was scheduled to visit Sambalpur and Bargarh on Wednesday, cancelled his trip. "I called off my tour because I felt I was more needed in Bhubaneswar. I have instructed senior heath officials to be alert and keep a close watch," said health minister Prasanna Acharya.
An Australia based company SMAM which was in the news till last week, was hired to rope in international advertisers and sponsors. The CAG report says that apart from SMAM, four other companies had also bidden but not chosen…….
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To save man-hours in responding to such extra large number of RTI petitions, Union Sports Ministry and Organising Committee for Commonwealth Games 2010 should make a smart beginning by putting information on their website……
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