New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS): Ace Indian shooter Gagan Narang bagged gold in the Singles 50 m Rifle 3 Positions (Men) event at the Karni Singh Shooting Ranges here on the sixth day of the Commonwealth Games to take India's gold medal tally to 22. This is the fourth gold medal for Narang in the 2010 Games.
Shooters Harpreet Singh and Vijay Kumar had earlier today won gold in the men's 25-metre Centre Fire Pistol Pairs Event.
Medals tally at the Commonwealth Games Saturday. Australia continued to be atop the leaderboard while England overtook India to claim the second position.
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1- Australia 48 26 27 = 101
2- India 22 16 15 = 53
3- England 21 37 21 = 79
4- Canada 14 6 20 = 40
5- South Africa 7 5 6 = 18
6- Malaysia 6 5 6 = 17
7- Nigeria 5 5 8 = 18
8- Singapore 3 5 5 = 13
9- Kenya 3 2 2 = 7
10- Jamaica 2 1 0 = 3
11- Scotland 1 3 5 = 9
12- Nauru1 0 0 1 = 1
13- Uganda1 0 0 1 = 1
14- New Zealand 1 14 5 = 20
15- Cyprus 1 0 1 = 2
16- Botswana 1 0 0 = 1
17- Wales 0 5 4 = 9
18- Trinidad and Tobago 0 1 2 = 3
19- Sri Lanka 0 1 1 = 2
20- Cameroon 0 1 1 = 2
21- Northern Ireland 0 1 1 = 2
22- Pakistan 0 1 0 = 1
23- Saint Vincent 0 1 0 = 1
24- Papua New Guinea 0 1 0 = 1
25- Seychelles 0 1 0 = 1
26- Isle of Man 0 0 2 = 2
27- Bangladesh 0 0 1 = 1
28- Namibia 0 0 1 = 1
29- Ghana 0 0 1 = 1
30- Guyana 0 0 1 = 1
Total 136 138 135 = 409
Saturday, 9 October 2010
Monday, 4 October 2010
Seven elephants killed by speeding train
Seven elephants were killed and one injured when a speeding goods train hit the animals while they were crossing the railway tracks near Binnaguri in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, forest department sources said.
Five elephants were killed on the spot late last night while two others succumbed to their injuries this morning, divisional forest officer (Wildlife) Sunita Ghatak said.
A herd of elephants was crossing the railway tracks while going from Moraghat forest to Diana forest last night, when two baby elephants got trapped on the tracks, she said.
When other elephants came to the rescue of the baby elephants, a goods train which was passing through at that time hit them, killing five elephants on the spot and injuring three, the DFO said.
While two of the injured animals succumbed to their injuries this morning, another elephant is injured, she said.
Movement of trains on the track which connects New Jalpaiguri with Assam was suspended till this morning as another herd of elephants was guarding the dead and injured elephants, the DFO said.
Three months ago, another elephant was run over and killed by a train near the same spot.
Speeding trains often hit elephants in the area as the railway line crosses the elephant corridor, forest officials said.
Railway officials have been requested a number of times to restrict the speed limit of trains plying in the area to 40-km/hr for the safety of the elephants, they said.
Five elephants were killed on the spot late last night while two others succumbed to their injuries this morning, divisional forest officer (Wildlife) Sunita Ghatak said.
A herd of elephants was crossing the railway tracks while going from Moraghat forest to Diana forest last night, when two baby elephants got trapped on the tracks, she said.
When other elephants came to the rescue of the baby elephants, a goods train which was passing through at that time hit them, killing five elephants on the spot and injuring three, the DFO said.
While two of the injured animals succumbed to their injuries this morning, another elephant is injured, she said.
Movement of trains on the track which connects New Jalpaiguri with Assam was suspended till this morning as another herd of elephants was guarding the dead and injured elephants, the DFO said.
Three months ago, another elephant was run over and killed by a train near the same spot.
Speeding trains often hit elephants in the area as the railway line crosses the elephant corridor, forest officials said.
Railway officials have been requested a number of times to restrict the speed limit of trains plying in the area to 40-km/hr for the safety of the elephants, they said.
CWG 2010 will result in economic impact of $4,940 million
2010 is expected to result in an overall economic impact of $4,940 million on India's GDP during a period of four years ending 2012 and create an employment opportunity close to 24.7 lakh.
According to a Games Organising Committee document, this figure is almost three times the economic impact the 2006 Melbourne Games had on Australian GDP.
"It is estimated that the Commonwealth Games 2010 would result in an overall economic impact of approximately $4,940 million on over the period of 2008-12," the document said.
It said the 2002 Manchester Games created an impact of nearly $3,4000 million in Britain's, while the Melbourne Games created an impact of $1,600 million on Australia's GDP.
The OC estimates said the Delhi Games are also expected to create an "enormous employment opportunity" of close to 24.7 lakh jobs.
"The social and environmental impact of the Games will be highly laudable as they are bound to encourage improved standards of education to children, boost sports activities, create a better quality of life and experience for citizens, increase international recognition and create environmental consciousness among the community," it said.
However, an NGO Hazard Centre claimed that Delhiites will have to pay a huge price for the "development work" carried out for Commonwealth Games and "in the next 25 to 30 years, each one of them will have to pay a debt in form of increased prices of land, basic commodities and petrol."
The report titled 'Heritage Games' claimed that countries which hosted events like Olympics, World Cup and Commonwealth Games have plunged into huge debts after suffering losses.
It attributed the economic crisis in Greece to its 16,600 million dollar "adventure" of Athens Olympics four years ago. Mexico, Seoul, Barcelona, Sydney were cities that have followed suit and have incurred losses of many millions of dollars, it claimed.
The Games Organising Committee had earlier set up a Commonwealth Business Club India (CBCI) in partnership with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to encourage and support Indian business community's involvement in the marketing and promotion of Indian sports.
"Its aim was to raise sports sponsorship and market India as a preferred business partner and destination across the Commonwealth," the document said.
The CBCI, headed by OC Chairman , also aims to draw high-powered offshore business delegations to Idnia during the Games and enable them to leverage the unfolding opportunity of transacting business.
According to a Games Organising Committee document, this figure is almost three times the economic impact the 2006 Melbourne Games had on Australian GDP.
"It is estimated that the Commonwealth Games 2010 would result in an overall economic impact of approximately $4,940 million on over the period of 2008-12," the document said.
It said the 2002 Manchester Games created an impact of nearly $3,4000 million in Britain's, while the Melbourne Games created an impact of $1,600 million on Australia's GDP.
The OC estimates said the Delhi Games are also expected to create an "enormous employment opportunity" of close to 24.7 lakh jobs.
"The social and environmental impact of the Games will be highly laudable as they are bound to encourage improved standards of education to children, boost sports activities, create a better quality of life and experience for citizens, increase international recognition and create environmental consciousness among the community," it said.
However, an NGO Hazard Centre claimed that Delhiites will have to pay a huge price for the "development work" carried out for Commonwealth Games and "in the next 25 to 30 years, each one of them will have to pay a debt in form of increased prices of land, basic commodities and petrol."
The report titled 'Heritage Games' claimed that countries which hosted events like Olympics, World Cup and Commonwealth Games have plunged into huge debts after suffering losses.
It attributed the economic crisis in Greece to its 16,600 million dollar "adventure" of Athens Olympics four years ago. Mexico, Seoul, Barcelona, Sydney were cities that have followed suit and have incurred losses of many millions of dollars, it claimed.
The Games Organising Committee had earlier set up a Commonwealth Business Club India (CBCI) in partnership with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) to encourage and support Indian business community's involvement in the marketing and promotion of Indian sports.
"Its aim was to raise sports sponsorship and market India as a preferred business partner and destination across the Commonwealth," the document said.
The CBCI, headed by OC Chairman , also aims to draw high-powered offshore business delegations to Idnia during the Games and enable them to leverage the unfolding opportunity of transacting business.
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