Bhubaneswar, Dec 27 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Saturday said his ministry would launch a new pilot project providing concession to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families seeking new gas connections in the country. The project to be launched Jan 25, 2015 will provide subsidy of about Rs.1,400 on new gas connections to the BPL […]
Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads Ray Williams is reminding boaties to remain vigilant when hitting the water to watch the start of this year’s Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. “This iconic Australian yacht race is a Boxing Day tradition that draws a staggering 2000 spectator boats to key vantage points around Sydney Harbour,” Mr […]
Minister for Regional Tourism John Barilaro said the increasing appetite from the Indian market to include regional NSW into travel itineraries builds upon the strong results in the year ending September 2014, which saw 86,500 visitors from India come to NSW, who stayed 3.2 million nights and spent $192 million. Mr Barilaro said a new […]
Premier Colin Barnett and Treasurer Mike Nahan have praised Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey’s decision to request the Commonwealth Grants Commission take account of volatility in mining revenues when assessing GST distribution. In recent years iron ore royalties have grown from 4 per cent of State revenues to 20 per cent in the 2014-15 State Budget. […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam Friday sought the central government’s approval for projects like desalination plants, inter-linking of rivers and also declare 10 cities in the state to be developed as smart cities. Speaking at the finance minister’s conference held here, Panneerselvam, who also holds the finance portfolio, requested […]
Guwahati, Dec 26 (IANS) A 12-hour dawn-to-dusk shutdown Friday called to denounce the killing of a large number of tribals by Bodo militants affected normal life across Assam, officials said. Adivasis or tribals took to the streets in large numbers with bows and arrows to protest the Dec 23 killings blamed on the anti-talk faction […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) Delhi recorded its first swine flu death after a 51-year-old woman succumbed to the disease at a private hospital, hospital officials said Friday. Over 40 people have died of swine flu, caused by the H1N1 virus, across India this year. It claimed three lives and more than a dozen people […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be in Seoul this weekend for an India-South Korea joint commission meeting that will be the first structured talks between the two countries since the NDA government assumed office in May. During her two-day visit from Dec 28, the minister will invite South Korean […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party should not rush to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir and take care of the “sensitivity” of the state’s people, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said here Friday. Azad, a former chief minister of the state, said BJP was given the mandate to give […]
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) A 14-year-old boy was killed and his 12-year-old brother suffered critical injuries after a speeding Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus hit them here Friday evening, police said. The accused driver has been arrested. The incident occurred around 4.30 p.m. near Radisson Hotel in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area from where […]