Showing posts with label sports minister. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports minister. Show all posts
Muhammad Ali as the countdown to the 2012 Games neared its finale.
The 70-year-old boxer attended the gala event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London which was hosted by Hollywood A-list couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Others guests at the UK-themed Sports For Peace dinner included Live Aid creator Bob Geldof, Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton and actress Rosario Dawson. as the countdown to the 2012 Games neared its finale.
The 70-year-old boxer attended the gala event at the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London which was hosted by Hollywood A-list couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Others guests at the UK-themed Sports For Peace dinner included Live Aid creator Bob Geldof, Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton and actress Rosario Dawson.
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World Anti-Doping Agency, WADA has unveiled a new weapon in the fight against drug cheats in London Olympics. WADA Director General David Howman confirmed that for the first time a sophisticated new test for human growth hormone, HGH would be used at the London Games. He said, the new "bio-marker" test was capable of distinguishing between HGH produced naturally in the body and synthetic HGH. Mr Howman said the new test would be used alongside the existing test for HGH, which has been in use since 2004. Mr. Howman's comments come amid the disclousre of the first doping incident in forthcoming Summer games where a Moroccan middle-distance runner Mariem Selsouli tested positive for a banned diuretic.
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Sports Ministry has asked the Finance Ministry to order an expeditious probe into charges of black money playing a part in the IPL cricket matches. Sports Minister Ajay Maken told the Lok Sabha today that the Sports Secretary has written a letter last week in this regard to the Revenue Secretary and has sought the inquiry to be conducted in an expeditious manner by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Income Tax Department.
Mr.Maken also said that 19 notices have been issued to IPL and BCCI for FEMA violations to the tune of 1,077 crore rupees and Sports Ministry Joint Secretary has also written a letter to the ED on 17th of this month seeking expeditious probe into the matter.
The Sports Minister was responding to an issue raised by
former cricketer Kirti Azad of BJP, who made a strong pitch
for a special audit by independent people into the conduct of
the BCCI and other concerned sports organisations which were registered.
Maken also made a strong pitch for bringing the BCCI under Right to Information, saying the Central Information
Commission was hearing the issue. The Sports Minister said BCCI qualifies for being brought under RTI in view of the fact that its single-most important function was to select the Indian team.He said the BCCI and other cricket associations have got a large amount of land almost free from state governments and other institutions.
Seeking to dismiss charges by Azad that the government
treats the BCCI with kid-gloves due to backing of influential
people, Mr.Maken said the government has acted expeditiously against the BCCI in the past and has ensured that it no longer enjoyed tax exemptions as a charitable body.
He said IT Department had ensured the BCCI to pay income tax dues of 365.24 crore rupees from 1996-97 to 2006-07.
The income tax realised in 2007-08 was 118 crore rupees , while the tax liability of 2008-09 was 257.12 crore rupees , of which 131 crore rupees have been realised. For rest of the amount, the BCCI has gone to the tax tribunal.
Mr.Maken also said that 19 notices have been issued to IPL and BCCI for FEMA violations to the tune of 1,077 crore rupees and Sports Ministry Joint Secretary has also written a letter to the ED on 17th of this month seeking expeditious probe into the matter.
The Sports Minister was responding to an issue raised by
former cricketer Kirti Azad of BJP, who made a strong pitch
for a special audit by independent people into the conduct of
the BCCI and other concerned sports organisations which were registered.
Maken also made a strong pitch for bringing the BCCI under Right to Information, saying the Central Information
Commission was hearing the issue. The Sports Minister said BCCI qualifies for being brought under RTI in view of the fact that its single-most important function was to select the Indian team.He said the BCCI and other cricket associations have got a large amount of land almost free from state governments and other institutions.
Seeking to dismiss charges by Azad that the government
treats the BCCI with kid-gloves due to backing of influential
people, Mr.Maken said the government has acted expeditiously against the BCCI in the past and has ensured that it no longer enjoyed tax exemptions as a charitable body.
He said IT Department had ensured the BCCI to pay income tax dues of 365.24 crore rupees from 1996-97 to 2006-07.
The income tax realised in 2007-08 was 118 crore rupees , while the tax liability of 2008-09 was 257.12 crore rupees , of which 131 crore rupees have been realised. For rest of the amount, the BCCI has gone to the tax tribunal.
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