Digvijay seeks CVC probe

Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday demanded that Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) should act immediately on alleged corruption in the Commonwealth Games projects. “Why hasn’t the CVC filed FIRs against those accused (of irregularities) so far? Why did it not prevent when it was happening?” Singh asked.

OC gets 5 stadia
The Sports Authority of India handed over five of the nine stadia it is preparing for the Games to the Organising Committee on Saturday. These include Karni Singh Shooting Range, Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Gymnastics stadium, the cycling velodrome and the wrestling stadium.

Kalmadi meets police chief
Games Organising Committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi held a meeting with Delhi Police Commissioner Y S Dadwal on Saturday to discuss various security-related issues. Kalmadi raised concerns about security arrangements being made for the safety of the OC’s assets during the Games. “All arrangements have been made and there is nothing to worry. Delhi Police is ready to handover the Games venues to the OC,” Dadwal said.