The Liberal National Government has introduced legislation which aims to prevent the increasingly dangerous behaviour of some protesters. Police Minister Liza Harvey, said , “the Criminal Code did not adequately deter and prevent the growing incidence of protesters locking themselves to objects with devices so secure they required a skilled technician to remove them, […]
Research into the health of the Swan and Canning rivers has found that waterways are in good shape, debunking claims the estuary is dead. Environment Minister Albert Jacob, said, “the 2014 Fish Community Index showed that fish communities in the Swan and Canning rivers from Mosman Park and upstream to the Swan Valley and Kent […]
Imphal, March 11 Three people were killed and 21 others injured in a powerful blast at a market here in the Manipur capital on Wednesday, police said. “An IED (improvised explosive device) that was planted near a chicken shop at Khwairamband Keithel exploded killing three people and wounding 21 others, including women,” Inspector General of […]
By Arvind Padmanabhan New Delhi, March 11 The Rs.1,800 crore drop in the total value of highest provisional bids on the seventh day of e-auction of spectrum for telecom services was the result of a shift in the preferred band away from 900 MHz due to aggressive bidding, official data showed Wednesday. In the 900 […]
New Delhi, March 11 The central government has proposed to states the setting up of investigative units for crime against women (IUCAWs) on a 50:50 cost sharing basis. Union Minister of State for Home Affairs told the Rajya Sabha that policing was a state subject and the states have been given the liberty to choose […]
Mumbai, March 11 The Shiv Sena on Wednesday demanded the arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, terming him as the “godfather” of separatists, and kicking out the Pakistani envoy for talking with separatist elements. “The separatist elements in Kashmir have now got a ‘godfather’ in Sayeed and they have become stronger,” […]
New Delhi, March 11 A special court here on Wednesday summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh, industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla and former coal secretary P.C. Parakh in a coal block allocation case, terming it a “criminal conspiracy” with the objective to “do an illegal act”. Manmohan Singh said he was “upset” but was sure that […]
Jakarta, March 10 In a unique gesture, a statue of Mahatma Gandhi made by Indonesian artist Bambang Winaryo was unveiled on Tuesday at the House of Culture in West Sumatra province, which is associated with the House of Poetry dedicated to famous Indonesian poet Taufiq Ismail. The statue was inaugurated by the Ambassador of India […]
Tripoli, March 11 Libya’s secular parliament has requested the UN to postpone peace talks for a week to allow more time to discuss the next government’s roadmap, media reported citing a house spokesperson. “We request postponement of the dialogue session for a week to discuss the next government’s roadmap, jurisdictions, timeframe…” said Farraj Hashem, spokesperson […]
New Delhi, March 11 A special court here on Wednesday summoned former prime minister Manmohan Singh as accused in a coal block allocation case. Special Judge Bharat Parashar also summoned industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla, former coal secretary P.C. Parakh and three others as an accused in the case for April 8.