Branded paper company JK Paper on Monday reported a rise of 79 per cent in its net profit for the first quarter (Q1) of 2016-17. The company’s net profit stood at Rs 26.66 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, up from Rs 14.89 crore in the corresponding quarter of last fiscal. According to […]
The government on Monday informed parliament that it plans to transport passenger cars from Varanasi to Kolkata by using inland waterways. According to Minister of State for Shipping Pon. Radhakrishnan, plans are afoot to start a “Roll-on and Roll-off” (Ro-Ro) service to transport cars between Varanasi and Kolkata stretch of the Ganga river. “For this […]
The “Karvan-e-Aman” peace bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan will resume on Monday after a two weeks suspension, officials said. “After remaining suspended for two weeks, the Karvan-e-Aman bus service will resume today (Monday),” a senior police officer told IANS. “All passengers scheduled to leave for Muzaffarabad are advised to reach the state […]
The US Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to pull the US out of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) if his proposal on penalising the US companies for moving overseas is blocked. “Meet the Press” that he, if elected President, would impose a tax on US companies that shift production overseas then sell […]
US Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced on Sunday that she would resign at the end of the party’s convention. The announcement came amid furore over leaked emails showing DNC’s bias against Presidential contender Bernie Sanders, Xinhua news agency reported. Donna Brazile, the DNC’s Vice Chairwoman, would step in as interim Chairwoman, […]
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Sunday said that France, Germany and other nations hit by terror attacks recently had only themselves to blame ”because they allowed people to come into their territory.” Trump, who has been in favour of suspending immigration from what he calls countries “compromised by terrorism” until vetting mechanisms are in […]
A senior opposition minister on Monday urged the Australian government to reveal what it knows about the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, after a media report which said the flight’s captain might have deliberately brought down the plane. Australia’s Shadow Transport Minister Anthony Albanese questioned the legitimacy of the search zone currently being combed by […]
The Palaszczuk Government’s determination to improve frontline services was being delivered with new nurses, doctors, teachers, firefighters and ambulance officers employed in the Ipswich region. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said according to the Public Service Commission data for the March 2016 quarter, 321 full-time equivalent (FTE) additional government workers were employed in the Ipswich region. “The […]
The Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) has commended the Victorian Government for its continuing commitment to fund grants for culturally and linguistically diverse seniors. The government will deliver $310,000 in grants to help culturally diverse seniors who are isolated at home to participate more fully in community life. Fifty-nine grants from the latest round […]
Adelaide Festival Centre today revealed new contemporary 10 year anniversary programming for this year’s OzAsia Festival which runs from 17 September – 2 October. OzAsia Festival is Australia’s leading international arts festival presenting the best theatre, dance, music, film and visual arts from across Asia. This year’s program features an impressive array of performance works […]