The achievements of the State’s tourism industry were celebrated last night during a special ceremony at Dockside Pavilion to mark the 2015 NSW Tourism Awards. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said these Awards provide a fantastic opportunity to publicly showcase the quality products and experiences that are continuously delivered across NSW […]
The Australian and New South Wales governments today invited the community to comment on the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the New M5, which will double capacity of the M5 East corridor. The New M5 is the second major tunnel section of WestConnex and will run between the existing M5 East at Kingsgrove and new […]
The NSW Government is investing millions of dollars in upgrading security at police stations across the state in the wake of terror attacks in Sydney and overseas and to purchase a new fixed-wing aircraft. Deputy Premier and Minister for Police Troy Grant today announced almost $25 million dollars will be spent on upgrading security at […]
Deputy Premier and Minister for Justice and Police Troy Grant today released the latest list of the state’s most violent venues which shows violent incidents in listed venues have dropped by 84 per cent since the scheme began. There were just 200 violent incidents across 14 venues compared to 1270 incidents across 48 venues on […]
New Delhi, The global air transportation body on Thursday predicted that India will become the third-largest air passenger market by 2026. As per the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) updated passenger growth forecast, India will displace Britain as the third-largest market by 2026. The forecast said China is expected to overtake the United States as […]
Islamabad, Nov 26 At least two people were killed and three injured in a bomb attack on a convoy of a federal minister in northwest Pakistan on Thursday evening, local media reported. The incident took place when a roadside bomb hit the convoy of Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Housing Akram Khan Durrani in the northwestern […]
New Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday flayed the Narendra Modi government on the issue of intolerance during a debate in the Lok Sabha, saying that ideals and principles enshrined in the Indian constitution were “deliberately attacked”. “People who have no faith in constitution, who have not contributed to its making, are talking about […]
New Delhi, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) senior functionary Rajeev Shukla said on Thursday that the high-octane India vs Pakistan series may begin on December 15 in Sri Lanka. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday gave the go-ahead to the series, which will have one-dayers and T20s, at the neutral venue, […]
Jammu, Ceasefire violations by Pakistan has doubled this year, and the Islamic State can help push militants into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan, a senior BSF officer said on Thursday. Speaking to the media, Border Security Force Inspector General Rakesh Gupta said violation of the 2003 truce by Pakistani troops on both the international border […]
New Delhi, India is set to have more than half a billion (500 million) unique mobile subscribers, or actual individual subscribers, by 2015-end, thanks to affordable devices, easy tariff and digital literacy drives, a study by GSM telecom players global body GSMA said on Thursday. The report “The Mobile Economy: India 2015” said that 13 […]