The national capital experienced a humid day on Friday with traces of rain at some locations in the evening as the maximum temperature settled two notches below the season’s average at 35 degrees Celsius, the Met office said. “There would be mainly cloudy sky on Saturday with rain or thundershowers likely to occur towards the […]
Eminent author Amitav Ghosh will stay at Rashtrapati Bhavan as Writer In-Residence from July 10 to July 14. He will be accompanied by his wife Deborah Baker, it was announced on Friday. The ‘In-Residence’ programme was launched by the President on December 11, 2013 with the aim of providing writers and artists an opportunity to […]
Trainees and apprentices in NSW will have access to over $6 million to help complete their courses with the NSW Government today announcing a major increase in subsidies for travel and accommodation. Minister for Skills John Barilaro said the Vocational Training Assistance Scheme (VTAS) accommodation subsidy will double from $28 per night to $56 per […]
Sculpture at Barangaroo 6-21 August 2016 The Barangaroo Delivery Authority is delighted to announce that Sculpture at Barangaroo will be staged at Sydney’s newest and most spectacular Harbour foreshore park, Barangaroo Reserve, from 6-21 August 2016. The event is presented in partnership with Sculpture by the Sea, which has been delighting Sydney with its outdoor […]
Southern Sydney is set to get a new lease on life with a big increase in new social and affordable housing, mixed with private housing, under a plan for Riverwood being delivered by the NSW Government. “The recent renewal in Washington Park in Riverwood North has demonstrated what can be achieved through creating mixed communities,” […]
The historic transition towards a modern integrated electronic ticketing system on public transport will occur onMonday 1 August 2016 when the last of the old paper tickets will no longer be sold or accepted. Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said that customers have embraced Opal, with 2 million customers taking 13 million journeys […]
Under the 2016–17 Celebrating Multicultural Queensland grants program, funding will be available under two separate grant rounds. One round will be for multicultural events and celebrations to be held in calendar year 2017 and the other round will be for multicultural projects to commence in financial year 2017-18. Please be advised that the 2016-17 grants […]
NSW is set to become the first state in Australia to adopt dynamic premium pricing for Compulsory Third Party Green Slips for taxis and ridesharing vehicles. Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello said a new variable usage-based component would apply on point-to-point vehicle premiums under a proposed overhaul of the state’s Motor Accident […]
It is time to say goodbye to tactile keys. Canadian mobile maker BlackBerry has parted ways with its most successful device of its times — BlackBerry Classic. According to Ralph Pini, chief operating officer and general manager for devices at BlackBerry, the company will no longer manufacture BlackBerry Classic. “For many years, Classic (and its […]
Most of the major developments which took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political career graph have a Goa connection, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. Parikar on Tuesday said the coastal state was lucky for the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as Modi. “The announcement to make Modi the PM was also made in Goa. […]