A calisthenics mentoring program, a Kung Fu State tournament and software to map football players are just some of the new projects funded by the State Government under the latest round of the State Sporting Association (SSA) Annual Grants Scheme. Announcing the successful recipients today, Sport and Recreation Minister Mia Davies said $169,365 would […]
Tress Walmsley, best known for her ‘oodles of noodles’ project, has won a major State Government award in recognition of her advocacy for rural industries and communities. Agriculture and Food Minister Ken Baston tonight awarded Ms Walmsley the 2015 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women’s Award for Western Australia at a […]
Crime statistics released today reveal an increase in the number of family violence incidents reported. Figures show police recorded more than 68,000 family violence incidents last year, an increase of 8.2 per cent on 2013. The overall rate of recorded family violence incidents has increased 70.2 per cent since 2010. In 2014, family violence incidents […]
Chandigarh: Harinder Sikka, maker of the movie “Nanak Shah Fakir” has declared to soon release the movie. Starring Arif Zakaria, Ms. Puneet Sikka, Adil Hussain, Ms. Shraddha Kaul, Anurag Arora, Narendra Jha and Govind Pandey in a pivotal role, Nanak Shah Fakir is said to be based on life and teachings of Guru Nanak Ji. […]
The Andrews Labor Government is encouraging Learn Local students, teachers and organisations to enter the 2015 Learn Local Awards. Officially opening the nominations during a visit to Diamond Valley Learning Centre today, Minister for Training and Skills, Steve Herbert, said the awards highlighted the important role Learn Local organisations play in supporting young people and […]
Red Chillies Entertainments Pvt Ltd’s (RCE) and Rohit Shetty Productions’ film DILWALE’s shoot kicks off on 20th Shetty, Dilwale has an ensemble cast which includes Kajol, Shah Rukh Khan, Kriti Sanon, Varun Dhawan, Varun Sharma, Boman Irani, Vinod Khanna, Kabir Bedi, Sanjay Mishra, Johnny Lever, Chetna Pandey, Mukesh Tiwari and Murli Sharma. March 2015 in […]
New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking security for women and freedom of religion in the wake of attack on nuns and churches in some parts of the country moved by a lawyer who held it was the apex court’s obligation to protect them. “It is the duty of the […]
Pune, March 20 A senior IAS officer, arrested on the charges of raping four minor girl students, was sent to police custody till March 30 by a magistrate here on Friday. In a separate action, the Maharashtra government suspended the officer, Maruti H. Sawant, Director-General, Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education & Research (MCAER), Agriculture Minister […]
Kolkata, March 20 City-based jeweller Senco Gold and Diamonds (SGD) on Friday said it is investing Rs. 350 crore in a pan-India expansion drive to become the third largest national jewellery firm in terms of highest number of stores by early 2018. “We are planning to invest Rs.350 crore for our pan India expansion and […]
Bengaluru, March 20 Thousands of Indian techies working in the US on H-1B visa are highly trained and skilled, the IT industry’s apex body Nasscom said Friday, refuting claims by former Infosys staffer Jack B. Palmer that they had “minimal skills and little business knowledge” Nasscom said the US government had recognised the competitiveness of […]