Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna resigned Friday. Central minister Harish Rawat is widely tipped to take charge of the hill state. While the writing was on the wall for Bahuguna for over a week, the chief minister was told to put in his papers Thursday night, a highly placed source told . The source said […]
A 20-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh was allegedly severely assaulted by shopkeepers in Delhi and died Thursday, police said Friday. Nido Taniam died of his injuries while being treated at a hospital. He was beaten up Wednesday. Police said they are questioning the shopkeepers in the capital’s Lajpat Nagar-I area, where the incident took place. […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Friday named over 20 top politicians including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as “corrupt”, and attacked him and BJP’s Narendra Modi for spending crores on creating a “brand”. Addressing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national executive here, Kejriwal outlined the party’s objective vis-a-vis the Lok Sabha polls: “We have to ensure […]
The Supreme Court Friday stayed the execution of the death sentence of 1993 Delhi bomb blast convict Devender Pal Singh Bhullar and issued notice to the Centre on his petition seeking commuting of his death sentence to life imprisonment. The plea for commuting the death sentence to life imprisonment is on the grounds of inordinate […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell tonight joined members of the Chinese-Australian community at a special lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails as part of Lunar New Year celebrations. Mr O’Farrell was joined by event sponsor Yuhu Group Chairman, Huang Xiangmo, Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello, and Oatley MP, Mark Coure, at the Overseas […]
Minister for the Arts, George Souris, has congratulated NSW film and television producers who have dominated at the 2014 AACTA Awards, Australia’s most prestigious screen industry accolades. “I am particularly proud of these productions made in NSW and supported by the NSW Government, especially Baz Luhrmann’s, The Great Gatsby, which dominated the film categories winning […]
Roads and Ports Minister Duncan Gay today announced that six construction contractors and joint ventures have lodged expressions of interest to build the first section of WestConnex. “We have received strong interest from both national and overseas contractors for the delivery of the M4 Widening, which is due to start construction in 2015,” Mr Gay […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today marked a major milestone for the $139 million Campbelltown Hospital redevelopment at a ceremony on top of the new, multi-storey clinical services building. Mrs Skinner was joined by state MPs Bryan Doyle (Campbelltown), Chris Patterson (Camden) and Jai Rowell (Wollondilly) for the “topping out” ceremony – a construction tradition which […]
Victorian has the highest level of fire services funding in Australia Victorian Coalition Government has provided the CFA with more than $1.84 billion Coalition Government protecting our community A new report shows that under a Coalition Government, fire services are the best funded and resourced nationally, Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells announced today. The annual […]
NSW Fair Trading Minister Stuart Ayres is warning consumers to avoid tax scams and report them to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). Mr Ayres said NSW Fair Trading had received a report yesterday of a scam letter offering landlords living overseas the opportunity to claim tax exemption on rental income. “The CEO of the Real Estate Institute of […]