NSW is set to host six free warm-up matches in the lead up to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, including three in the heart of Western Sydney. From Monday February 9, Blacktown International Sportspark and the Sydney Cricket Ground will host matches featuring the likes of England, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the West Indies. Minister […]
Western Australian farmers can now apply for loans for debt restructuring as well as productivity enhancement activities under the Farm Finance concessional loans scheme. Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, said expanding the Farm Finance concessional loans to include debt restructuring introduced the sort of flexibility that farmers had been calling for and will provide another […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian today joined Member for Granville Tony Issa to open a brand-new car park for customers at Granville Station, providing 24 new car and motorcycle spaces for the local community. Ms Berejiklian said the extra parking spaces at the corner of Rowell Street and Cowper Street are part of the NSW […]
Minister for Mental Health Jai Rowell today announced $1.8 million in NSW Government funding for the expansion of a pioneering mental health training and treatment program aimed at helping those living with complex personality disorders. During a visit to one of the trial sites of the innovative ‘Project Air’ Strategy for Personality Disorders, Sutherland Hospital […]
Jaipur, Jan 19 (IANS) Mahatma Gandhi Hospital (MGH), a multi-specialty private hospital here, is soon going to have a mother’s milk bank, hospital officials said. “We have already signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Inaya Foundation, an NGO, in this regard,” R.C. Gupta, additional superintendent, MGH, told IANS here Monday. “We have started work […]
Guwahati, Jan 19 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday convened a meeting of the council of ministers, following which all the ministers resigned to pave the way for reconstitution of the cabinet which has been kept pending for many years. This will be the first reshuffle in 14 years under Gogoi’s leadership. Gogoi had […]
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Four days after Leela Samson quit, film producer Pahlaj Nihalani, younger brother of filmmaker Govind Nihalani, was Monday appointed the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), along with nine new members. Nihalani has produced films like “Shola Aur Shabnam” and “Andaz” in the past, and is a […]
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Lashing out at former union minister Kapil Sibal for representing the West Bengal government in a petition concerning the CBI probe into the Saradha scam, the state Congress Monday sought his removal from the party. The Mamata Banerjee government and the Trinamool Congress Monday filed two separate petitions urging the Supreme […]
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) The closeness of “Bigg Boss 8” contestants Karishma Tanna and Upen Patel has become one of the talking points of this season of the show. Karishma says they like each other but it is too early to tag them as a ‘couple’. On Pritam Singh’s birthday, RJ Malishka from RED FM […]
Gurgaon, Jan 19 (IANS) The Haryana Police Monday launched pink auto-rickshaws meant exclusively for women, a senior police officer said. Joint Commissioner of Police Saurabh Singh launched the 25 pink auto-rickshaws. The police said that this service aims to boost security for women in the city. The drivers of these pink autos have been thoroughly […]