Health Minister Jillian Skinner is encouraging school leavers or anyone interested in a career change to take advantage of close to 300 scholarships offered by the NSW Government for the 2015 Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled Nursing) program. The program will see students training at metropolitan and rural TAFE NSW Colleges as well as the NSW […]
The Western Australian Museum’s record-breaking exhibition Dinosaur Discovery: Lost Creatures of the Cretaceous will travel to Queensland next year. Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said more than 173,000 people visited the exhibition in Perth, making it the WA Museum’s most popular exhibition to date. “The hugely successful exhibition will open at the Queensland […]
Health Minister Jillian Skinner today gave the signal for an excavator to commence demolition of an old building at Westmead Hospital – the official start of one of the largest hospital redevelopments ever undertaken in NSW. Mrs Skinner was joined on-site by local MPs Geoff Lee (Parramatta) and Tony Issa (Granville) as well as Liberal […]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Delhi government Thursday banned the plying of e-rickshaws on 236 roads in the capital. A notification issued by transport department was approved by the Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung. It was issued under section 115 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 11 (IANS) Malaysia’s Tai Cheau Xuen has been banned for four months for doping by Wushu’s international governing body, the Wushu Federation of Malaysia said Thursday. Tai tested positive for stimulant sibutramine during the Incheon Asian Games in September and was stripped of the gold medal, reports Xinhua. Tai’s ban will run […]
Panaji, Dec 11 (IANS) Goa’s Vigilance Department officials Thursday raided the home of a police sub-inspector being probed for links to the drug mafia and seized his laptop and mobile phone, an official said Thursday. PSI Sunil Gudlar, formerly attached to the Goa Police anti-narcotics cell (ANC) was booked in 2011 for his alleged links […]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The CBI Thursday filed a chargesheet in its ongoing investigation in the Odisha chit fund scam, and named 16 people, including BJD legislator Pravat Tripathy and seven companies along with the Artha Tatwa group. They have been charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating, forgery, violation of the Prize Chits and Money […]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The air in Delhi is “foul” and unfit to breath even in the morning when walkers stroll out to seek fresh air, environment experts said Thursday demanding an immediate pollution control action. Researchers at Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) monitored people’s level of exposure to pollution in the city […]
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Mumbai’s premier batsman Wasim Jaffer has suffered an injury and has been ruled out for both the upcoming Ranji trophy matches against Railways and Uttar Pradesh. Jaffer fractured his right index finger while attempting a catch during Mumbai’s six-wicket loss against Jammu and Kashmir. He could also miss the fourth league […]
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) People from the sex minority community of transgenders, gays and eunuchs Thursday complained about the insensitivity of society and harassment from the police and demanded that section 377 of the Indian Penal Code should be repealed. Seven people from the sexual minority community narrated their issues and concerns at an […]