the journalists were quite rude. especially that hindi journalist lady.
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> --- On Sun, 8/15/10, DineshVaidya <dnshvai...@...> wrote:
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> From: DineshVaidya <dnshvai...@...>
> Subject: [arr] Re: GoM finalises Rahman's CWG theme song
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010, 10:57 PM
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> I heard Mr Jaipal Reddy, Minister announcing that the theme song will
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> organising committee. So far they have only talked... talked..... talked and
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> --- In [email protected], "A.R.Rajib" <a.r.rajib@> wrote:
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> > GoM finalises Rahman's CWG theme songNew Delhi, Aug 15, (IANS):
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> > *The Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Commonwealth Games has finalised Oscar
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> > winner A.R. Rahman's theme song for the mega event and it will be made
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> > public in 10 days, the panel's head said on Sunday.* *
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> > * *"GoM has finalized the theme song. A.R. Rahman will give final touches
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> > and it will be presented before the people in 10 days," union Urban
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> > Development Minister Jaipal Reddy told reporters after the two-hour long GoM
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> > "The theme song will be the last song of the opening ceremony," Reddy told
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> > An official of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee said the song
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> > "The GoM has finalised the theme song. A preview will be held at 9.45 a.m.
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> > tomorrow (Monday) at the banquet hall of the Ashoka Hotel," the official
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> > Reddy chaired the meeting of the GoM after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
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> > *"The Group of Ministers heard a presentation on the theme song by A.R.
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> > Rahman. We discussed the theme song with Shyam Benegal and Bharat Bala, as
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> > well as Rahman, and we approved it in principle," Reddy said.
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> > "The theme song generates excitement and gives the right message. The theme
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> > song will be released the for the people of India in 10 day's time," he
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> > Organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said: "I like the song." To a
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> > question if there were any concerns about the Games preparations, Reddy
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> > "The old deadlines remain, but we must make up for the delay. We did take
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> > stock of various matters in the meeting, but we will not go into detail.
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> > Yesterday (Saturday), PM gave guidelines and we are absolutely confident
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> > about hosting the Games," Reddy pointed out.
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> > He added that all matters related to the Games were discussed in the
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> > meeting. "We are still sticking to all the deadlines. Preparations for the
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> > games will be on track," he said.
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> > The meeting was also attended by Sports Minister M.S. Gill, Delhi Chief
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> > Minister Sheila Dikshit, Organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi and
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> > senior officials of the Central Public Works Department, the Delhi
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> > Development Authority and the Public Works Department.
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> > The prime minister's intervention came after unending controversies relating
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> > to mega sporting event, beginning in 50 days, caused the Congress leadership
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> > to look for more sharp monitoring by the government.
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> > The Congress core group discussed the issue Friday at the prime minister's
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> > official residence and decided that the government should step in a way to
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> > ensure no loose ends remain.
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> > Observing that there had been slippages in the time schedules of some of the
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> > construction works and deficiencies had also been observed, the prime
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> > minister directed the concerned ministries to conduct thorough
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> > investigations into all the complaints that have been received of procedural
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> > The GoM has been empowered to take all decisions necessary for the smooth
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> > conduct of the Games and the cabinet will be briefed on the state of
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> > Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrashekhar has been directed to liaise closely
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> > http://www.deccanherald.com/content/88960/gom-finalises-rahmans-cwg-theme.html
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> > *- Regards
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> > ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~*
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