The Andrews Labor Government is getting on with implementing Family Violence Royal Commission recommendations through further investments in support services for victims of family violence and sexual assault and the appointment of an Implementation Monitor. Member for Altona District, Jill Hennessy today welcomed the announcement of funding boost of $87 million for family violence support […]
The Singur issue of West Bengal is likely to be discussed at the CPI-M Central Committee meeting in New Delhi on September 17-19, a party leader said here on Tuesday. “The Central Committee meeting in New Delhi is likely to discuss the Singur issue. The Tripura state committee of the party can not make any […]
A day-long protest shutdown is being observed at Mandya town in Karnataka against releasing of Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu on the Supreme Court’s directive to the state government. The district authority was forced to declare holiday for schools and colleges in the town, about 100 km from here, due to protesters staging massive […]
Four terrorists and a civilian were killed here on Tuesday after an 11-hour gun battle that began overnight following three huge blasts that left 35 to 43 people dead, officials said. The two back-to-back explosions and then a third blast on Monday near the Defence Ministry also wounded over 90 people in the upscale Shahr-i-Naw […]
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday expressed regret over his obscene remarks for US President Barack Obama in which he called the latter “son of a whore”. Duterte in a statement said his comments “came across as a personal attack on the US President”, Xinhua news agency reported. He made the remarks on Monday before […]
Students from Mexico come to India to learn different kinds of skills ranging from information technology (IT) to yoga and even how to play the tabla, said the Mexican envoy to India. Ambassador Melba Pria also said Mexico is interested in signing up for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India and the process towards […]
With an aim to eradicate leprosy from India, the country’s biggest leprosy detection campaign has been launched in 19 states and union territories, it was announced on Tuesday. The fortnight-long Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) was launched on Monday to cover 1,656 blocks as well as urban areas in 149 districts across the country and […]
Represented by their largest ever contingent, India will hope for an improved medals tally when the Paralympic Games start here on Wednesday. A total of 19 Indian athletes will feature in 10 disciplines at the Games which will be held September 7-18. The Sports Ministry announced on Tuesday that the Indian gold medallists from the […]
The latest quarterly crime statistics reveal 15 of the 17 major crime offences remain stable or are falling while two categories saw upward trends across NSW. In the two years to June 2016, Fraud has risen 1.7 per cent while Steal from retail store has gone up 6.3 per cent. Supermarkets are the leading premises […]
Switching between trains, buses, ferries and light rail will be cheaper from today, as Opal removes the penalty for customers who interchange between modes when travelling. The new $2.00 ‘transfer discount’ is now given every time an Adult Opal card customer changes a mode of transport as part of the same journey. Opal card customers […]