Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) Balloting for five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam began Monday, marking the first phase of India’s general election, officials said. An estimated 6.4 million people are eligible to vote in Tezpur, Jorhat, Kaliabor, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur constituencies. Voting will be held at 8,588 centres in the five seats. A total of 51 […]
Agartala, April 7 (IANS) Polling in one of the two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura began Monday in the first phase of India’s general election, officials said. Around 1.2 million voters are eligible to vote in the Tripura West constituency. Polling for the Tripura East seat will be held April 12. The 13 candidates in Monday’s […]
Well-settled around the world, the Indian diaspora has a lively literary tradition but this is somewhat deficient in their depiction of people in a work setting. Overseas Indians write about themselves, but a fictional character in a public role – law enforcement, for example – in the increasingly multi-ethnic societies they inhabit is a rare […]
Regional projects have dominated the 2014 Western Australian Heritage Awards, with 12 projects and individuals honoured across 11 categories. Heritage Minister Albert Jacob said the dominance of regional projects illustrated the importance communities placed on revitalising and celebrating their heritage. “From Albany to Roebourne and many places in between, the breadth and scope of the […]
A guide for the planning and design of future public parklands has been released by the State Government as part of the Perth Garden Festival. The Public Parkland Planning and Design Guide will be used by planners, developers and designers, both within government and the private sector, to ensure communities have adequate access to quality […]
People across NSW can enjoy a sleep in on Sunday morning as daylight saving comes to an end. The current daylight saving period officially finishes at 3am on Sunday, April 6 when clocks go back one hour. “I’m sure many people will use the extra hour to catch up on sleep and are looking forward […]
As part of its approaching 200th anniversary year in 2017, Westpac has recently announced the launch of the single largest private education scholarship program in Australia’s history, the Westpac Bicentennial Foundation. The Westpac Group Chairman, Mr Lindsay Maxsted, Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Gail Kelly, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Julie Bishop MP, […]
Taken in any context everyone’s goal in to live the life as they want. When you do what you love, you love what you do. Frankly,not many people can do what they love.Because many times what we love doing is not much help in running your daily show. Most of the time what we want to achieve […]
Isha shahni NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will join Prime Minister Tony Abbott next week on Australia’s biggest ever trade mission to China. Mr O’Farrell will join the Prime Minister, other State Premiers, Federal Trade Minister Andrew Robb and business leaders for ‘Australia Week in China’ from 8-11 April. The four day visit will include Guangzhou, […]
Auckland, March 27 (IANS) Aesop’s fable that told us how smart the thirsty crow was. Scientists have now discovered that crows are as intelligent as a seven-year-old child. Their abilities to make tools, such as prodding sticks and hooks which they use to pick up out grubs from logs and branches, have been counted for their […]