Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) Claiming that the Trinamool Congress’ protest demonstration against the CBI here was tantamount to contempt of court, the Congress Sunday said it will move the Supreme Court over the issue. Accusing the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the centre of using the CBI as a political tool, Trinamool leader and West Bengal […]
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) A 14-month-old toddler was killed when a car crushed her in a parking lot in Delhi, police said Sunday. The accident was reported Saturday evening from Karawal Nagar area in east Delhi. Manisha was playing in the parking area when she was crushed. The car was being parked by an unidentified […]
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday appealed to people that his birthday should not be celebrated, and instead they should help the Jammu and Kashmir flood victims. In an appeal on his personal Twitter account, Modi said friends and well-wishers were planning to celebrate his birthday Sep 17. “I am hearing from […]
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Indian race walkers are going the extra mile as they target medals at the Asian Games, starting Friday in the South Korean city of Incheon. Olympian Irfan Thodi, who finished 10th at the 2012 London Olympics, Ganapathy K. and Khusbir Kaur are India’s hopes in the 20-km walk while Olympian Basant […]
Hyderabad, Sep 15 (IANS) The Telangana government is sending 50 water purifier machines costing Rs.2.5 crore to flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao said people in the flood-hit state were facing severe shortage of drinking water and in order to help them purify the available water for drinking purposes, the Telangana government was […]
Couples planning their big day need to be on their guard against rip off merchants, as consumer complaints rise, said NSW Fair Trading Minister, Matthew Mason-Cox. “A wedding day is supposed to be one of the happiest days of your life but each year NSW Fair Trading receives hundreds of complaints and enquiries from consumers,’’ […]
· New Stokehouse restaurant gets final approval · Local community welcomes coastal-friendly design · Napthine Government building a better Victoria Planning Minister Matthew Guy has given final approval for construction to begin on the new Stokehouse Restaurant. “The rebirth of the iconic St Kilda restaurant, the Stokehouse, is now officially underway after a devastating fire […]
NSW Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay today announced the 40km/h speed limit in a large part of Sydney’s CBD would be introduced at the end of this month. “The CBD’s 40km/h speed limit zone will be rolled out from Saturday 27 September as we work to further improve pedestrian safety,” Minister Gay said. […]
Minister for Planning Pru Goward today announced Western Sydney is at the centre of a new blue-collar jobs boom, with latest figures showing a three year high in industrial developments, most of which is occurring in Western Sydney. The Employment Lands Development Report released today shows uptake of industrial land in Sydney is up 37% […]
· Works begin on $66 million Ringwood Station project, creating 100 construction jobs · Upgrade to create a safer, more accessible transport hub · Napthine Government investing in better public transport Construction work to transform Ringwood Station and bus interchange into a showcase twenty-first century transport hub started today with demolition of disused shops in […]