More than 3000 activities are expected to be held across the country this National Stroke Week. Activities range from awareness morning teas to displays and talks, personal and team challenges and health checks. Stroke Week is about raising awareness to prevent stroke in Australia. With community support we will shine a spotlight on stroke to […]
Sydney Metro Northwest has marked one year of tunnelling on Australia’s biggest public transport project with another major milestone – the first of the project’s four tunnel boring machines arrived at Castle Hill today. TBM1 Elizabeth started digging from Bella Vista on September 8 last year and today broke through into the site of […]
Minister for Corrections David Elliott and Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) Commissioner Peter Severin today announced a new crackdown on contraband mobile phones in prisons, including new detection equipment and the expansion of phone jamming. By the end of this year, all maximum and medium security prisons will have a full body scanner capable of […]
Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant has announced a significant step towards establishing a vibrant State Cultural Institution in Sydney’s west, with the shortlisting of two potential sites for Parramatta’s new Powerhouse Museum. The two sites being considered are: Parramatta Golf Course Riverside (Old David Jones car park) Mr […]
A safety audit for Harris Park will be undertaken by Parramatta City Council and NSW Police from the Parramatta Local Area Command, following a meeting with Geoff Lee MP, Member for Parramatta, Cr Scott Lloyd, Lord Mayor, Parramatta City Council and Superintendent Wayne Cox, Commander, NSW Police Parramatta LAC. Following community concerns about recent incidents […]
Spread across the dusty old Khajuraho town in Madhya Pradesh, its temples don’t just represent architectural finesse and stand as chronicles of time, but also contribute to a large extent to the way India is perceived by the rest of the world – as the land of the Kamasutra, although the book was written much […]
Barely 10 hours after he victoriously announced major developments in the sensational Sheena Bora murder probe, high-profile Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria suddenly found himself promoted as the DGP-Home Guards. He was replaced by another equally fine IPS officer, Javed Ahmed, and the city police commissioner’s post was upgraded from Additional DG rank to DGP […]
“What if the water engulfs the whole city,” my friend asked as we crossed Lalchowk, in a local bus, its wheels submerged in water. “Impossible,” I replied laughingly. This was my last meeting with her for more than a month. This was three days before the deluge hit Srinagar on September 7, 2014. The next […]
Rural Development Minister Birender Singh has said that the ruling NDA alliance has given a political answer to the Congress on the land bill by leaving it to states to make changes to the 2013 Act for acquiring land for industry while Congress state governments, if they want, can let the consent clause in the […]
F or the first time in India, a Noida-based start-up – named StoreMore – has begun providing storage services in the Delhi NCR region. StoreMore, a company set up by Nitin Dhawan and Pooja Kothari, offers secure storage facilities to businesses and households across 10 locations in Delhi NCR offering a total storage area of […]