More than a month has passed since the public uprising and subsequent agitation in Churachandpur district of Manipur after three controversial bills were passed by the state government on August 31. The three bills are the Protection of Manipur People’s Bill 2015, the Manipur Shops and Establishment (Second Amendment) Bill 2015, and the Manipur Land […]
Minister for Family and Community Services and Social Housing Brad Hazzard has welcomed new laws to help protect social housing tenants by evicting people who commit serious crimes from NSW Government social housing properties. “The laws passed by the Parliament affirm that social housing tenants deserve good neighbours and people who support the housing system […]
NSW has recorded the lowest unemployment rate of any state and has had more than half of the nation’s jobs growth over the past 12 months, today’s ABS figures have confirmed. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian has welcomed the news as further proof that NSW is the number one economy in Australia. “NSW is again outperforming the […]
Sydney has secured the highly coveted Australian premiere of Disney’s blockbuster musical,Aladdin, with the production to open at the Capitol Theatre in August 2016. Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres said the announcement is a sensational coup for NSW, showing once again that Sydney is Australia’s home of live performance and first […]
With the Supreme Court ruling last month that the Chakma and Hajong refugees from Bangladesh living in Arunachal Pradesh be given citizenship, the northeastern state’s premier students’ body, which has been leading a movement on this issue, now wants to be made a party to the process. “After being approached by representatives of the Chakmas […]
If you are holidaying in Nepal and want to enjoy sublime experience above the snowy peaks, just fly up to the majestic Mt. Everest. In less than 60 minutes of the flight, you can fly close to Mt. Everest, the world’s highest peak in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal. Travel […]
In the 17 months that the NDA government has been in power, the Defence Acquisition Committee (DAC) that vets all big-ticket deals has cleared projects worth a whopping Rs. 3.1 lakh crore ($47 billion), but none of these are anywhere near closure. Against this, just Rs.1.8 lakh crore has been allocated in the budgets for […]
The baton of Bengal cricket administration is poised for a generational shift on Thursday, with former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly all set to take over as president of the Cricket Association of Bengal — a week after a rained out T20 International at the Eden Gardens has seemingly taken some shine off the big change. […]
A “Candy Crush” freak, 30-year-old Arjun had been feeling pain and numbness in his thumb and index finger for some months now. Most of his free time went into playing games and texting messages on smartphone. Unable to understand the cause behind his misery, he sought medical help. Dr Maninder Shah Singh, senior orthopaedic surgeon […]
Consumers in NSW continue to be the most optimistic in the nation, according to the latest consumer sentiment survey. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian welcomed today’s Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment report that showed confidence in NSW jumping 2.4 per cent in October to 101.7. One hundred is the point above which optimists outnumber pessimists. “This is yet […]