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4.9 magnitude tremor shakes Delhi
Published on 6 Mar, 2012 at 8:41 in India | Viewed 94 views times | No Comments
Chandigarh/New Delhi: A 4.9-magnitude temblor shook the Indian capital and its adjoining areas Monday afternoon, startling people in offices and homes as the ground shook and windowpanes rattled. The quake, centred near Bahadurgarh town close to the Haryana-Delhi border, did not lead to any casualties.
The epicentre was just 35 km from New Delhi, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
“The Delhi…
Residents flee flood-hit Wagga Wagga city
Published on 5 Mar, 2012 at 10:43 in Australian | Viewed 119 views times | No Comments
A mass evacuation was underway on Sunday from Australia’s Wagga Wagga city that has been hit by a devastating flood over the past few days.
An evacuation order was issued on Sunday for the 3,500 residents of North Wagga Wagga.
Authorities have warned that anyone staying put risked death, according to a report on the online edition of The Australian newspaper.
The Murrumbidgee…
Bob Carr is Australia’s new foreign minister
Published on 3 Mar, 2012 at 11:43 in Australian | Viewed 96 views times | No Comments
Canberra: Former New South Wales Premier Bob Carr will join the Senate and become Australia’s new foreign affairs minister, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said here Friday.
This is her second ministerial reshuffle in three months.
Until Carr takes his place in the Senate, Craig Emerson will continue to act as minister for foreign affairs, reported Xinhua.
Former Australian foreign minister Kevin Rudd now…
Victoria prepares for further flooding
Published on 2 Mar, 2012 at 10:27 in Australian | Viewed 122 views times | No Comments
Victoria’s northeast continues to remain on flood alert.
According to forecasts, rainfalls of up to 80mm could pour in the region, which has until now already received 200mm of rain in the past week.
According to the State Emergency Service – Yarrawonga, Beechworth, Yackandandah, Myrtleford, Bright and Mt Beauty – are the areas of most concern.
The SES is preparing by mobilising personnel,…
Victorian residents on evacuation alert
Published on 1 Mar, 2012 at 11:10 in Local | Viewed 82 views times | No Comments
Parts of northern Victoria are on evacuation alert as floodwaters have risen in the state.
The State Emergency Service has warned Tallygaroopna residents that the channel on the east of the town is overflowing. The SES has asked the residents to prepare to evacuate.
SES official said that up to 40 properties have experienced flooding in the township. An emergency relief centre has also been set up at the Shepparton Senior…
Australian cattle inappropriately killed in Indonesia
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 10:56 in Australian | Viewed 383 views times | No Comments
According to a top animal welfare group, Australian cattle are still being recklessly killed in Indonesian abattoirs. The claim comes despite placing new regulations that aim at improving the standards.
Animals Australia’s Lyn White says the new footage is damning. The footage was shot in two different abattoirs in Jakarta as recently as in January. It was aired on ABC TV.
“This…
Sonia goes abroad for ‘routine check-up’
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 10:49 in India | Viewed 96 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi has gone abroad for a ‘routine check-up’, nearly six months after surgery in the US, and is expected to return in four-five days, a senior party leader said here Tuesday.
“Congress president Sonia Gandhi has travelled abroad for a routine check-up after six months of earlier treatment. She will return in four-five days,”…
Tokyo varsity beckons Indians to study in Japan
Published on 29 Feb, 2012 at 10:41 in India | Viewed 89 views times | No Comments
Bangalore: The University of Tokyo has opened its first-of-its-kind office in technology hub Bangalore to facilitate and encourage Indians to study in Japan.
“The office in India has been set up to create awareness on education opportunities in Japan among Indian students and encourage them to apply to study in Japan,” University of Tokyo vice-president Akihiko Tanaka told reporters here.
The university’s…
Julia Gillard wins ballot
Published on 27 Feb, 2012 at 13:42 in Australian | Viewed 1,395 views times | No Comments
Julia Gillard has been re-elected as Labor leader after she defeated Kevin Rudd for the post.
Votes were cast at 10am today. Of the 102 Caucus colleagues, 71 of them supported Julia Gillard. Kevin Rudd secured 31 votes.
Kevin Rudd has said that he will now go to the back bench and give his unequivocal support to Julia Gillard.
Former Labor leader Simon…
Julia Gillard confident of win in Labor leadership contest
Published on 27 Feb, 2012 at 10:44 in Australian | Viewed 96 views times | No Comments
Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday said she was ‘very confident’ of a win in Labor Party’s leadership challenge against Kevin Rudd.
Gillard will face Rudd in a secret ballot for the leadership on Monday after he resigned as Foreign Minister while on a visit to the United States. He later announced that he would challenge Gillard for the leadership post.
Soon after Rudd’s surprise resignation on Wednesday, Gillard…
