Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott and Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Commissioner Greg Mullins today unveiled Australia’s first remote-controlled firefighting robot. The TAF 20 (Turbine Aided Firefighting) machine can move cars out of the way with its bulldozer blade, clear smoke from a building with a high-powered fan, as well as spray water mist […]
Front line services which assist children and young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness will have their funding extended to ensure continuity of service, Minister for Family and Community Services Brad Hazzard announced today. The Homeless Youth Assistance Program is a $54 million, six year initiative of the NSW Government. It provides […]
Santa was on hand in Sydney’s west today as Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation Victor Dominello announced a Christmas crackdown on the sale of dangerous toys. Mr Dominello urged families to remain vigilant in the lead up to Christmas to make sure no potentially lethal toys made it under the tree this year. “NSW […]
NSW was responsible for 70 per cent of the jobs created nationally last month, the latest labour force figures have confirmed. A remarkable 50,300 jobs were created in NSW in November, out of the national total of 71,400. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian has welcomed today’s ABS data, which showed the NSW unemployment rate fell to 5.2 […]
Mumbai, Since singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan is facing health issues, singer Sonu Nigam will now pay a tribute to Swami Chinmayananda at a charity concert ‘Spirit of India’ here. The concert, which is a part of the Chinmaya Ananda Utsav, is dedicated to the late spiritual leader. Mahadevan reportedly suffered a heart attack and was admitted […]
New Delhi, The Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused the central government of “not doing anything for farmers” and instead showing “fake concern” on their issues. Intervening in a debate on the drought conditions in several parts of the country, the Congress leader angrily said that “it was not right […]
Mumbai, The CBI on Wednesday filed a chargesheet into the death of Bollywood actress Jiah Khan in which actor Suraj Pancholi is one of the prime accused. US citizen Jiah, 25, was found dead at her Juhu apartment on June 3, 2013. Later, Suraj was arrested for ‘abetment to suicide’ on the basis of a […]
Islamabad, India and Pakistan, during talks between Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistani prime minister’s Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz here on Wednesday, agreed to commence comprehensive bilateral dialogue. “India & Pakistan announce the commencement of a Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue. Foreign Secretaries to meet later,” external affairs ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted.
Mumbai, The Bombay High Court on Wednesday observed that the prosecution has not been able “to prove beyond reasonable doubt” that Bollywood actor Salman Khan was driving the car or was under the influence of alcohol on September 28, 2002, when the vehicle met with an accident. Justice A.R. Joshi also said it was difficult […]