Napthine/Walsh – Coalition delivers lower household water bills

.Melbourne families to save $100 per year on future water bills .Fairer Water Bills delivers more than $1 billion in savings from water corporations .Victorian Coalition Government delivers on promise to lower household bills Melbourne households will save hundreds of dollars on future water bills thanks to the Victorian Coalition Government’s successful Fairer Water Bills […]

Jillian Skinner med rel: NSW nurses honoured for their skill and compassion

Health Minister Jillian Skinner today thanked the state’s nurses for their commitment, compassion and professionalism. Mrs Skinner said International Nurses Day is a time to reflect on the round-the-clock care and emotional support nurses give to more than 1.5 million patients in NSW public hospitals, at home or in the community. International Nurses Day is […]

Theft accused tries to kill himself in Gurgaon lockup

Gurgaon, May 11 (IANS) A Delhi resident, held for theft, tried to commit suicide in a police station here but did not succeed as the object he used to slit his throat was not sharp, police said Sunday. “The incident happened Saturday night, Pawan Kumar went to toilet in the Sadar police station here and slit […]

Violence in Bengal ahead of final phase polling

Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Congress and CPI-M leaders were Sunday attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal ahead of the final phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday. The Trinamool rubbished the allegations and said it was the opposition’s “malicious propaganda”. Kalyan Samajdar, CPI-M’s Cossipore zonal committee secretary, was hospitalized after he was attacked […]

500 mn vote in India’s national polls so far

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) An astounding 500 million people in India have voted so far in the staggered Lok Sabha election, officials statistics show. Of the 754.81 million eligible voters in the first nine phases, 499.18 million cast their ballot. The highest turnout was recorded in the sixth phase held April 17, when 123.5 million […]

Indian stocks to see volatility as election nears end

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Indian stocks are likely to witness extreme volatility during the trading week beginning Monday amid exit polls and election outcomes, after key indices Sensex and Nifty touched record highs Friday. A big volatility in the equities markets is expected Tuesday, a day after the exit poll projections will be announced, analysts […]

Netaji kin approach NCPCR against Trinamool’s Sugata Bose

Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) A section of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s family has approached the country’s apex child rights body complaining against Trinamool Congress candidate from West Bengal Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency Sugata Bose. Sugata, a grand nephew of Netaji, has been accused “subjecting a child to potential risks” by involving him during his poll campaigns. […]

Seized items stolen from Delhi sales tax office

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Seized items worth lakhs of rupees were stolen from the Sales Tax Office here, police said Sunday. Police said officials of the Sales Tax Department at I.P. Estate in central Delhi came to know about the theft Saturday morning. A Sales Tax official told police that he entered the office at […]

Taslima diagnosed with breast tumours in US

Dhaka, May 11 (IANS) Exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has been diagnosed with breast tumours at a hospital in New York. Doctors found the tumours “quite big” and advised her biopsy to check on possible malignancy, bdnews24.com reported. The biopsy report is expected to come May 12. Taslima appears very worried because her mother had died […]