NSW Minister for Small Business, John Barilaro, is encouraging families across the State to support small businesses this holiday season by purchasing their goods and services locally. Mr Barilaro said there are over 680,000 small businesses in NSW, which employ about half our workforce and make an important contribution to our local economy, provide local […]
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Victor Dominello today named the 100 high school students, aged 15 to 18, who have been selected to represent NSW at Centenary of Anzac commemorations at Gallipoli in April 2015. Mr Dominello was joined by Member for Parramatta Geoff Lee at Cumberland High School in Carlingford, which was one of 25 […]
Minister for Police and Emergency Services Stuart Ayres has welcomed a report showing the best crime statistics on record for NSW with all major crime categories having fallen or remained stable across the State. According to the Bureau of Crime Statistics (BOCSAR), 10 of the 17 major offence categories have fallen with seven remaining stable […]
Road Safety Minister Liza Harvey has announced the latest recipients of the State Government’s Road Safety Community Grants Program. Eleven organisations will share in more than $16,000 after their events and projects were given the green light by the Road Safety Community Grants Committee. “The grants will be used to help spread the message about […]
Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today launched the Made by TAFE NSW campaign, which celebrates success stories from across TAFE NSW and recognises the positive contribution that TAFE makes to communities across the State. “Every year 500,000 students enrol in TAFE to learn new skills and improve their opportunities in the workplace. It’s appropriate to […]
Family and Community Services Minister Gabrielle Upton has announced more than 290 people a day are being helped by the NSW Government’s new Link2Home telephone service to tackle homelessness. More than 45,000 calls have been taken in the first five months of operation from its 24/7 call centre in Liverpool which Ms Upton visited today […]
Hospitals across NSW are continuing to strive for further improvements in patient care, figures in the latest Bureau of Health Information (BHI) Quarterly Report (July-September 2014) demonstrate. Health Minister Jillian Skinner today congratulated staff at hospitals in the city and country for their commitment to driving enhancements in both emergency and elective surgery. “Patients right […]
Ranjoo Mann, New Delhi If ‘PK’ is the movie wrapped in a mystery, then Aamir Khan is wrapped in the truth of human. Amidst the days of promotion of ‘PK’, which opens on 19 Jan 2015, Aamir smiles often. Fresh even after the long hours of movie promotions, Aamir picks his words carefully. He does […]
“Can you go to Bhopal immediately? Something big seems to have happened. Many people have died. You can help out our local bureau and return after two or three days.” This was U.R. Kalkur, a marvel of a journalist who was the deputy general manager of UNI. He spoke hours after the Bhopal gas leak […]
More than 70 percent of Kashmir’s saffron cash crop, one of the costliest spices of the world, has lost its purple bloom this season due to the hostile weather. Its prices have increased 60 to 80 percent. To optimise revenues, trade representatives say, cheaper saffron imported from Iran is mixed with the prized local saffron […]