A good night’s sleep – JLo’s anti-ageing remedy

London, Sep 4 (IANS) Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez says a good night’s sleep is like an anti-ageing treatment. Lopez, in an interview to OK! Magazine, said she ensures she sleeps for at least eight hours every night in order to stay young, and to be on top form for her children and career, reports contactmusic.com. The singer […]

Cameron chairs emergency committee over IS threat

London, Sep 4 (IANS/EFE) British Prime Minister David Cameron chaired an emergency session of Cobra committee Wednesday to discuss the threat by Islamic State (IS) militants to follow up the beheading of two US journalists with the murder of a British hostage. The committee of senior ministers will assess a British response to the threat to […]

Two policemen injured as cops exchange fire

Siliguri, Sep 4 (IANS) Two policemen were wounded in an exchange of fire between cops following an altercation here Wednesday night. Siliguri police commissioner Jagmohan said the incident occurred inside a van when the policemen were conducting a naka checking at Tinpatti Mor under Bhaktinagar police station at 9.30 p.m. After a heated exchange, constable Tashi […]

Priyanka Chopra meets president at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) National Award winning actress Priyanka Chopra Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and his wife at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here ahead of the release of her forthcoming film “Mary Kom”. “Always incredible to be at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. A big thank you to the ever gracious Pranabda and Suvrama for having me […]

Hon John Day BSc BDSc MLA — $3million in child health research grants

West Australian children and families will benefit from $3million in funding awarded to 16 Perth-based child and adolescent research projects. Announcing the second round of the Telethon-Perth Children’s Hospital Research Fund (TPCHRF), Acting Health Minister John Day said grants between $43,000 and $217,000 had been awarded to short-term research projects. “Research is vital to maintaining […]

Hon Bill Marmion BE MBA MLA — WA children’s book will have worldwide reach

A book created by Western Australian primary school students will help children around the world better understand greenhouse gases and the process of carbon capture and storage. Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion today congratulated the young authors at St Michael’s Catholic Primary School in the south-west town of Brunswick Junction, as he launched ‘A […]

Hon Colin Barnett MEc MLA,Hon Bill Marmion BE MBA MLA — Western Australia forges mining ties with Africa

Premier and State Development Minister Colin Barnett and Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion will this week welcome members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) trading bloc to Western Australia. The visit, timed to coincide with the Africa Down Under mining conference, will cement ties established in January this year when […]

Napthine-Wells – More drug dogs deployed to sniff out ice and drug offenders

. Eleven new drug PAD dogs will catch ice makers and ice users . Targeting metro and regional areas, stopping ice getting onto our streets . The Napthine Government cracking down on ice and building a safer Victoria A key initiative in the Victorian Coalition’s whole-of-government’s approach to tackling the drug problem will see new drug […]

Hon Colin Barnett MEc MLA — Finalists announced for Public Sector Awards

Judging of entries in the prestigious Premier’s Awards for excellence in Public Sector management has been completed, and the finalists have been announced. Premier Colin Barnett said the wide range of projects submitted by nominees and finalists demonstrated the breadth of work being undertaken in the Western Australian public sector. “Finalists were chosen from the […]