Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) Simultaneous balloting in West Bengal for nine Lok Sabha seats and bypoll for one state assembly seat began Wednesday, officials said. The BJP has fielded celebrities like Bollywood music composer Bappi Lahiri, Bengali actor George Baker and journalist Chandan Mitra. As many as 87 candidates are in the fray for the Lok […]
Hyderabad, April 30 (IANS) Simultaneous balloting began Wednesday in Andhra Pradesh for 17 Lok Sabha seats and 119 state assembly seats in Telangana region, officials said. The key contestants for the Lok Sabha are union Ministers S. Jaipal Reddy, Sarve Satyanarayana and Balram Naik, Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao, Lok Satta Party chief Jayaprakash […]
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) Balloting began Wednesday in Punjab for all its 13 Lok Sabha seats that went to the polls in a single phase, officials said. Prominent candidates are Akali Dal’s Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Arun Jaitley, Congress’s Amarinder Singh, and three-time BJP MP, actor Vinod Khanna. As many as 253 candidates are […]
Milan, April 30 (IANS) Inter president Erik Thohir said Javier Zanetti will retire at the end of the season to join the club management as a director. He said Inter discussed with Zanetti about his future over the past few months and the Argentine has agreed to stop playing, reported Xinhua. “The meetings with Zanetti have […]
Patna, April 30 (IANS) Lok Sabha polls for seven seats of Bihar and bypoll for one state assembly seat began Wednesday, officials said. Prominent candidates include Sharad Yadav, Hukum Deo Narain Yadav, Ali Ashraf Fatmi, Kirti Azad, and Pappu Yadav. As many as 94 candidates are in the fray for the Lok Sabha polls in Madhepura, […]
SAFETY on Melbourne’s West Gate Freeway has been improved following a $25 million smart technology investment. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss said that an electronic freeway management system, similar to the one on the Monash Freeway and the M80 Ring Road, has been installed on the city’s second […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today congratulated the dedicated doctors, nurses and other clinical staff who are driving continuing improvement in NSW hospitals. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) today released the Australian Hospital Statistics 2012-2013 report which shows NSW leading other states and territories on national performance benchmarks. In 2012-13, NSW public hospitals […]
282 of the state’s best and brightest young minds were honoured today at the 20th annual Premier’s VCE Awards. Representing Premier Denis Napthine, Minister for Education Martin Dixon joined The Hon Alex Chernov AC QC, Governor of Victoria to congratulate the students and their teachers and families. “Today is an important opportunity to celebrate the […]
· New emergency department more than double existing capacity · Cardiac catheterisation lab in Gippsland for the first time · Victorian Coalition Government building a healthier Victoria The Victorian Coalition Government is building a healthier Victoria by investing $73 million in a major redevelopment of Latrobe Regional Hospital, Deputy Premier Peter Ryan announced today. “The […]
Western Australia’s estimated 2,500 grandcarers will get extra support in the State Budget, with $500,000 allocated for respite, playgroups and other activities. Waikiki’s Lynette Armstrong, who took over the full-time care of her grandchild Summer when her mother died of cancer in October 2012, said she really appreciated the offer of support. The 62-year-old raised her […]