A blanket ban on all forms of chewable tobacco came into effect in the national capital from Monday, with Health Minister Satyendra Jain asserting that the move will help save the government’s as well as people’s money in treating oral cancer. Health department teams accompanied by Delhi Police personnel would fan out in the capital […]
The State Government has handed out almost $14,000 to metropolitan regional groups as part of the latest round of the Road Safety Community Grants Program. Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey said 13 organisations were awarded grants to fund events and projects to develop and implement local road safety projects. Mrs Harvey praised the […]
A group of beggars in this Bihar town has opened their own bank, which they run and manage to provide financial security in times of crisis. Dozens of beggars, who have been depending for their survival on alms from hundreds of Hindu devotees at the gate of ‘Maa Manglagauri Mandir’ (temple) in Gaya town for […]
Kochi, March 22 A huge sparkling ‘diamond’ made of 10,000 discarded blood slides strung together by stainless steel wire and neatly stacked in a brick-like manner has been the cynosure of all eyes at the Kochi Muziris Biennale being held here. The creator, Prashant Pandey, has termed the installation “Artha”, a Sanskrit word that refers […]
Tress Walmsley, best known for her ‘oodles of noodles’ project, has won a major State Government award in recognition of her advocacy for rural industries and communities. Agriculture and Food Minister Ken Baston tonight awarded Ms Walmsley the 2015 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women’s Award for Western Australia at a […]
The Andrews Labor Government is encouraging Learn Local students, teachers and organisations to enter the 2015 Learn Local Awards. Officially opening the nominations during a visit to Diamond Valley Learning Centre today, Minister for Training and Skills, Steve Herbert, said the awards highlighted the important role Learn Local organisations play in supporting young people and […]
New Delhi, March 19 Over 200 representatives of Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies on Thursday urged the government to ensure people’s right to water and sanitation with the present context to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet initiative — Clean India Campaign. They said that though the government has set a target of making […]
NSW Fair Trading is warning consumers to stay away from potentially lethal fake tongue studs. Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe said the studs could be inhaled and lodge in the lungs or airways, or be swallowed and potentially perforate bodily organs. “There are two types of tongue studs that are banned in Australia […]
The National Stroke Foundation is calling on members of Victoria’s Indian community to set aside time for a StrokeSafe education talk. StrokeSafe Ambassadors are committed volunteers who educate the community about the lethal disease stroke which kills more women than breast cancer and more men than prostate cancer. Attending a StrokeSafe Ambassador session […]
A doctor who has been working at the Australian-managed Ebola Treatment Centre (ETC) in Sierra Leone will undergo a 21-day observation period for Ebola in the United Kingdom. Following a clinical incident, the doctor was transferred to the United Kingdom consistent with the agreement secured by the Australian Government on establishing the Centre. The doctor, […]