Thursday, December 29, 2011

London Olympics Tickets: Mispriced and Sold to the Wrong People

The London Metropolitan Police has made more than 90 arrests for ticket offences in past 18 months against individuals and criminal networks in the build up to the London Olympics.

The crackdown netted low level ticket touts as well as organised gangs involved in ticket fraud and counterfeiting, to combat crime at the London Games.

“In total, since we started in June 2010, we’ve made over 90 arrests in relation to a wide range of criminality and we’ve disrupted over 10 criminal networks, so we are very active. We also have a number of ongoing operations which I obviously can’t discuss.

“Our approach is very much about a pre-emptive strike. We’ve looked at what activity is ongoing throughout the UK and internationally today. It’s our expectation that that activity will replicate itself for the London Olympics. Bearing in mind it’s the biggest sporting event in the world, it’s going to be a massive opportunity for the criminals to exploit.”

The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act makes it a criminal offence, punishable by fines of up to £20,000, to sell tickets on the black market.

Official 2012 tickets will not be sent out to purchasers until next June could reduce the likelihood of a flood of counterfeit tickets hitting the market, though Downing said his team were not complacent.

“We will look at that activity and we will look at the intelligence we have,” he said. “We are actively looking into the counterfeiting market and we want to take action in that area way before the Games start.”

“As soon as people start looking elsewhere to buy their tickets, they become vulnerable, whether that’s a small ad in their local newspaper or an ad on the web,” he said.

“What we don’t want is the UK public and international public becoming vulnerable to buying a non-existent ticket or a counterfeit ticket because they don’t know any better. As soon as you allow things to go out of control, opportunities for the criminals grow.”

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Master blaster fails to blast off - India loses the 1st Test

The Melbourne Cricket Test Match ended on the 4th day itself with India putting up a miserable show of impatience, losing to to the Aussies by a whopping 122 runs. Sensible display of cricket from Indian side could have changed the results altogether. Continoue Reading….

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Inefficient engineers to take a test as HUDA administrator continues his 'Nayak' role

He shot to fame instantly due to out-of-box ideas to do his job as HUDA administrator. But Praveen Kumar needs to work diplomatically as well so that he makes more friends rather than enemies to enjoy a hassle-free administration in the Millennium City, which is suffering due to a lazy management. Read Full Story

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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Surprisingly Police trying to be friendly in Gurgaon

In a surprising move from the police, residents in Gurgaon were asked to turn up at the local police station, not for interrogation but a Christmas get-together. Residents used the occasion to apprise the police department about their issues. Read Full Story

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Friday, December 23, 2011

Merry Christmas: A good conscience is a continual Christmas, says Benjamin Franklin

Christmas is the world's biggest annual celebration to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. It is a public holiday in most nations and a large number of people from other religions too join the celebrations and festivity. Continoue Reading…..

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NCR going all crazy on Christmas Eve with music, dance and cocktails

MUSIC AFICIONADO, wine-thirsty and the effervescent dancer – whatever you are; this Christmas is the perfect occasion to go gaga, least caring whether your boss would be furious, your mother would be upset or your dad would be angry. Dance to the tunes of passionate musicians, drink the best of wines, and sing to the dramatic melodies as events lined up to celebrate Christmas in NCR are an ideal offering. Read Full Story

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Of Christmas, Santa Claus and Christmas cakes

As Christmas approaches, the festive fervour overpowers everyone and, try as hard as he can, it is difficult not to succumb to the charms of Santa Claus, his shiny nosed reindeers, the jingling bells and the delicious cakes. Read Full Story

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Scottish High school annual function, a colourful affair

ANUSHKA NAYAK, a student of class two at Scottish High School, at sector 57, Gurgaon, was very excited as she was heading home along with her parents after she participated in the Brazilian dance during the school annual function. Her parents had a smile on their faces, as their children made them proud by participating in the function. Anushka says, “We practised for around 21 days or so, in order to make the show a success”. Indeed, it was a sucessful one, as the parents of various students who were seated at the auditorium applauded the performance of the students. Read Full Story

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'Respect the Road' campaign: Don't spoil festivities of your loved ones

SABMiller India's initiative to support and promote responsible drinking behaviour has seen massive public participation and received accolades from various sections of the city. Following the message, people in the city need to make sure that they don't spoil the festive season of their loved ones by mixing drinking and driving. Read Full Story

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No one listens to us: Gurgaon HPO Post Master

The scene at the gates of Gurgaon HPO is normally the same throughout the daytime, where a number of bikes are parked in front of the gate, thus making it difficult for employees, let alone customers, to enter the premises. Post Master of Gurgaon HPO spoke to merinews.com and said he believes a guard during the day time might help in improving the parking problem. A merinews.com report.  Read Full Story

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Indian batsmen look strong for the inexperienced Australian bowling line up

The Indian team has one of the best batting line ups in the world, which would be taking on the inexperienced Australian bowling line-up. The Indian team looks superior, but they cannot take the Australians lightly. Read Full Story

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Why malls only, Gurgaon is a city of dreams

INDIA’S MILLENIUM or Cyber City or the city of malls and skyscrapers, Gurgaon, not only provides more than 50 per cent revenue of the Haryana state but is also a source of livelihood to millions of people working in the IT Industry across the country. Read Full Story

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Monday, December 19, 2011

London Olympics ticket sales might boost country's economy

The London Olympics has been the most awaited event for 2012 starting July 27. Ticket sales have been going great guns, as 527 million pounds has been made from its sales, which might help in providing a boost to the country's economy as more people watching all the events means increase in retail sales, and tourism. Read Full Story

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Volunteers to stand out in purple uniforms during London Olympic Games

WITH JUST seven months to go for the London Olympic Games, which is scheduled to start from 27 July to 12 August 2012, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) have unveiled the uniform that the volunteers would be wearing during the games. Around 70, 000 volunteers, along with 6,000 London 2012 staff would be wearing the uniform.. Read Full Story

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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Haryana Roadways: People in Gurgaon want Mudrika bus service

With an estimated 30,000 people applying for 500 posts for drivers, the question is will the Mudrika bus service receive the same response from commuters as it received from the applicants? Haryana Roadways told merinews.com that people will be relieved when the service starts. Read Full Story

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Manav Rachna holds large scale annual sports meet in Gurgaon

Manav Rachna international school Gurgaon organised its annual sports meet at Tau Devi Lal stadium on Saturday. The guest of honour at the event was Ronjan Sodhi, Gold medallist trap shooter Asian Games.Read Full Story

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Saturday, December 17, 2011

EPL Preview: Chelsea Vs Wigan

AFTER A spirited display by Chelsea in their last match against Manchester City, which they won 2-1, thus becoming the first team to beat City in the EPL this season. Now, they would be travelling to DW Stadium to play against Wigan later today. Chelsea is currently placed third in the standings table with 31 points and Wigan is third from bottom. Read Full Story

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Friday, December 16, 2011

Indian cricketers will tour Australia in December, schedule

Indian team will play four Test matches, two T20s and a triangular ODI series against hosts Australia from December 2011 to March 2012. Australia will also host the famous triangular ODI series.. Continoue Reading…

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Australian batsmen out of form, India needs to take advantage

With the first Test match between India and Australia scheduled to start from 26 December, the Australian team is already in a spot of bother, as their top order is out of form and some of them are suffering from injuries too, which might weaken the Australian team. Continoue Reading….

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

2011 Round-up: 10 events that shook India

Just a few days are left for the year 2011, and the year gone by will leave behind many sweet and sorrow memories. While the nation lost many legends such as MF Hussain, Devanand, Jagjit Singh, India also won ICC Cricket World Cup after 28 years.

1) LOKPAL BILL Agitation: On April 5, social activist

Anna Hazare started an indefinite strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to demand the passing of the Jan Lokpal Bill. Across the nation thousands of people supported Anna Hazare for the Jan Lokpal Bill. His fast ended on April 9 after the government accepted his demand. Anna Hazare set a deadline of August 15, 2011 to pass the Lokpal Bill in the Parliament. Read Full Story

Revamping Aravali Biodiversity Park the prime objective of I Am Gurgaon

The Plant a Million Trees campaign that started on August 4 aims at clearing the eco bottleneck that Gurgaon had been experiencing for many decades. The I Am Gurgaon team right now is aiming at revamping the Aravali Biodiversity Park. Read Full Story

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Monday, December 12, 2011

Gurgaon needs a strong district administration to become a beautiful city

Dr. P.S. Rana, former Chairman and Managing Director of HUDCO, a resident of Gurgaon, says that many of Gurgaon's problems can be solved if planned projects are implemented without delay and interference. In an interview with Citizen Journalist Rohit Karir, Dr. Rana discusses the future of the Millennium City, and how it can become Beautiful Gurgaon. Read Full Story

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Delayed trade licenses in Gurgaon

Paying tips is easier than to have rounds again and again. However, such methods always do not come handy, which eventually results in delayed cases of serving the public. Read Full Story

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Friday, December 9, 2011

All I Want for Christmas Is You

The British warship crew must have been in a festive mood as they came up with a video, where they are miming, Mariah Carey's song 'All I Want for Christmas Is You'. It has become an internet viral. Read Full Story

Review: Ladies Vs Ricky Bhal has nothing new to offer

Despite of the ongoing craze for Dirty Picture even a week after its release, Yash Raj banners latest offering Ladies Vs Ricky Bhal, starring Anushka Sharma and Ranvir Singh opened up to a decent crowd at the box office. Read Full Story

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

Gurgaon to turn eco-friendly with electric crematoriums

Gurgaon Mayor Vimal Yadav on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for Gurgaon's first ever electric crematorium in Nathupur area of DLF Phase 3. The crematorium will be constructed on a budget of Rs 85 lakhs and more will follow with time. Read Full Story

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Monday, December 5, 2011

If there's no giver there will be no taker

Only supporting Anna may not be enough. MCG Councillor turns citizen journalist recounts her experiences while dealing with people of Gurgaon. Read Full Story

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If there's no giver there will be no taker

The other day a retired senior officer came to get some documents attested from me. He was prim and proper, had taken prior appointment and had got his relevant ID proofs. Nisha Singh, MCG councillor, Ward No. 30, recounts her experiences while dealing with people of Gurgaon. Read Full Story

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Sunday, December 4, 2011

First educate and then act is the right approach

SOUNDS PRETTY good that new HUDA administrator, Mr Parveen Kumar, is going all guns to make Gurgaon a better place to live in. He recently stated that he is going to direct his Officers / Staff to issue challans against the Citizens who are caught burning garbage or dry  leaves / grass anywhere in the Millennium City . Read Full Story

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