Kejriwal quits over Jan Lokpal bill; sets stage for national role

Kejriwal quits over Jan Lokpal bill; sets stage  for national role

New Delhi Forty-nine days after he took charge of a minority Delhi government, Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal resigned following a tumultuous day in the assembly where combined Congress and BJP legislators “defeated” his AAP’s attempts to introduce its signal Jan Lokpal bill aimed to curb corruption in high places. After resigning from his post, Kejriwal, 45, […]

28th Surajkund Crafts fair – A vivid display of colours and cultures

28th Surajkund Crafts fair – A vivid display of colours and cultures

The renowned annual Surajkund Mela was held this year from 1-15 February. This festival is organised annually by the Surajkund Mela Authority under the aegis of the Haryana state Tourism Ministry and the Indian Union Ministries of Tourism, Textiles and Culture. The fair showcases the finest handicrafts and handlooms of India and draws award winning artisans from all over the country […]

Cabinet clears Telangana bill, parliament in uproar

Cabinet clears Telangana bill, parliament in  uproar

New Delhi/Hyderabad Brushing aside opposition from some Congress ministers from Andhra Pradesh, the union cabinet gave its nod to a bill to form a Telangana state even as parliament was plunged into chaos for a third straight day. The approval for the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Bill came at a two-hour cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister Manmohan […]

President, PM hail India’s victory over polio

President, PM hail India’s victory over polio

New Delhi Hailing India’s victory over polio, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commended the nearly 2.3 million vaccinators and health workers who were the backbone of the polio eradication campaign. India is on its way to get the World Health Organisation (WHO) certification of a polio free country after having reported no […]

Additional assistance for small businesses and primary producers affected by Grampians Bushfires

Additional assistance for small businesses and primary producers affected by Grampians Bushfires

The Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and the Victorian Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Bushfire Response Kim Wells today announced concessional loans for small businesses and primary producers affected by the January 2014 Grampians bushfires. “Disaster assistance is being provided under the jointly-funded Commonwealth and State Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements to small businesses […]

Premier’s multicultural community medals nominations open

Premier’s multicultural community medals nominations open

Geoff Lee MP, Member for Parramatta asks the community to nominate outstanding individuals for the 2014 Premier’s Multicultural Community Medals. “We have so many great leaders in the Parramatta multi-cultural community, and I encourage nominations of all those who have made such outstanding contributions’” Geoff said. NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell said “these awards place particular emphasis on the contribution […]

Emergency help for fire affected farmers

Emergency help for fire affected farmers

• Emergency fodder drive announced for Victoria’s fire affected farmers • Funded by Victorian Coalition Government and coordinated by the VFF • DEPI animal welfare teams and field officers helping with recovery efforts Minister for Agriculture and Food Security Peter Walsh today announced the Victorian Coalition Government and the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) will work together […]

Promoting NSW to the world: Indian tourists encouraged to have a ‘JHAPPI TIME’ in NSW

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts, George Souris, today launched a Bollywood-style tourism campaign aimed at encouraging visitors from India to come to Sydney and NSW. The launch was attended by world famous Australian-Indian Bollywood director, Anupam Sharma, who filmed the ‘Jhappi Time’ campaign, which translates to ‘Hug […]

NSW embraces fast-growing Indian tourism market in an Aussie-first campaign

NSW embraces fast-growing Indian tourism market   in an Aussie-first campaign

Destination NSW launches ‘Jhappi Time’ -a friends and relatives-focused tourism campaign With a predicted 50 million outbound travellers by 2020, India is one of the world’s fastest growing travel markets and the target of an innovative new digital marketing campaign by Destination NSW that showcases the best of Sydney and NSW to Indian The landmark […]