जिस व्यक्ति, संस्था या विभाग ने तैयारियों में थोड़ा सा भी योगदान किया था कॉमनवेल्थ खेलों के उद्धाटन समारोह लंबे भाषणों में सबको याद किया गया। क्या किसी को इन भाषणों में उन हजारों मजदूरों के लिए भी आभार का एक शब्द सुनाई दिया जिनकी मेहनत से यह विश्वस्तरीय आयोजन संभव हो सका। शायद यह अनजाने में होने वाली भूल हो या फिर यह भी हो सकता है कि ऐसा करना जरुरी ना लगा हो। वैसे भी,...

In a big embarrassment to the Centre and Delhi government ahead of the commonwealth games, a committee appointed by the Delhi High Court has said that workers at Games-related construction sites were not being paid minimum wages and were being made to work overtime for no extra money. The four-member committee was set up to inquire into allegations levelled in a PIL which said conditions of workers at construction sites...

The Central Vigilance Commission is examining all construction works related to commonwealth games following complaints alleging large scale corruption in purchases. Official sources said the Commission has asked all its vigilance officials posted with agencies concerned to "double check" the procedures involved in the procurment and other aspects of the projects. The decision comes following complaints alleging discrepancies in the work being undertaken by the civic agencies like Municipal Corporation of...

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said rights of labourers working on commonwealth games projects here in the Capital cannot be violated and appointed a four-member committee to look into alleged violation of their rights. “You are in so much hurry (to complete the projects) but workers’ right should not be affected and it has to be taken care of,” said a Bench headed by Chief Justice A. P. Shah while...

Setting the record straight that nothing, including the commonwealth games, could deprive the poor of their right to shelter, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to provide shelter to the homeless people in the city. The MCD had recently demolished a temporary night shelter for the homeless on Pusa Road on December 22. The civic agency had said the move was part of...