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The Delhi Police has issued a new list of prohibited items for volunteers and workforce entering the Commonwealth Games Village.

New restrictions

The Delhi Police has issued a new list of prohibited items for volunteers and workforce entering the Commonwealth Games Village. This includes handicams,helmets,balloons,radios,skateboards and balls. Unlike the venues,they will be able to take in coins though,as the police dont treat the workforce as a threat to those living in the Village. The list also includes alcohol,match boxes,bottles,cans,umbrella,chairs or stools,smoke canisters,toygun,inflammable items and sharp-edged weapons like knives,dagger and sword. Any article that might be used as a weapon deemed to be offensive or abusive or compromises with public safety will be confiscated, an official said. The volunteers are also not allowed to take in food,with the exception of babyfood very helpful for volunteers and workers bringing babies to the Village.

No big deal

With the major problems behind him and the glitches solved Games Village Mayor Dalbir Singh thinks its time to gloat. We have had problems at the Village,but it took us only 11 days to resolve them,which means it was never really a big mess. There were issues like stagnant water in the residential basements. But essentially it was no ones fault when the Yamuna was swelling on all sides of the Village and the basements happen to be 12 feet lower that the floodplain, he said recently.

Going overboard

Some European countries are unhappy with the placement of washing machines in the balconies. Their officials said the height of the railing against which the machines were placed (which happens to be a good 4 feet),was too low and may lead to somebody toppling over.

Doordarshan says sorry

Doordarshan has conveyed its unconditional apology to African country of Malawi for certain derogatory remarks made by one of its commentators during the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on October 3. In a letter to Malawis High Commissioner to India Chrissie Chawanje Mughogho,DD director general Aruna Sharma said the remarks of the commentator were unintentional and inadvertent. Allow me to tender an unconditional apology for the remarks made on Malawi during the opening ceremony on DD-Sports Channel, Sharma said in the letter to the envoy. Sharmas apology came after Mughogho sent a letter to her voicing concern over the commentators remark that Malawi was among the worlds least developed countries.

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