The defence ministry has sought details of the probe against four naval officers in the dock for allegedly divulging classified information and data on social networking and other websites. The recently-concluded Board of Inquiry (BoI) at the Western Naval Command in Mumbai has recommended strong action against the four commander-rank officers (equivalent to Lt-Colonels in Army) from the naval technical branch. [...]
Published on January 27, 2012 |
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The livelihood of farmers is the main area of concern for Fiji’s Ministry of Agriculture after the damage by the recent floods in the west of the Pacific island nation, the ministry said on Friday. Colonel Mason Smith, Permanent Secretary of the ministry, made the comment after some initial assessments were carried out by the [...]
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The authorities in the international tourist resort of Bali island on Friday closed Kuta beach for tourists due to bad weather, which have killed one person and collapsed a religious building on the island on Wednesday, officials said. The waves at the sea reached up to four meters which endanger surfers, Ketut Ipel, coordinator of [...]
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Members of a South Korean civic group departed for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Friday to deliver 180 tons of flour in aid. Eight representatives of the Seoul-based Korea Peace Foundation left for the DPRK border town of Kaesong earlier in the day to deliver the first such aid since the Dec. 17 [...]
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The Philippine government launched on Friday a web-based business registration system that will shorten the process in putting up a business in the country. President Benigno Aquino III witnessed the launching of the Philippine Business Registry (PBR), a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs. Through the PBR, applicants do not need to physically go to each agency [...]
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New West Australian Opposition Leader Mark McGowan on Friday announced major changes to the Labor shadow cabinet, saying his new team is ready for government. McGowan said he had created a string of new portfolios, including economic reform, cost of living issues, early childhood and the suburbs. “This is a team hungry for success, and [...]
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Mild tremors were felt in some parts of Krishna, Guntur and Khammam districts of Andhra Pradesh around noon today, but not recorded on the Richter scale. Nandigama, Kanchakacharla in Krishna district, Amaravati and Kosure in Guntur district and Madhira in Khammam district reported tremors between 12.25 and 12.30 pm, locals said. People ran out of [...]
Published on January 26, 2012 |
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Decrying the failure of Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare on Thursday made a curious suggestion to bring a law to empower gram sabhas that will be above Parliament. In a video address to Team Anna’s seminar ‘Rebuilding the Republic’, he said people will have to be ready for a big agitation like the one for Jan [...]
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Amid heightening tensions between Western countries and Iran, the world’s third-biggest oil exporter, over its nuclear program, South Korea’s gas prices have been skyrocketing, aggravating consumers’economic burdens. The price of a liter of regular gasoline stood at 2,139 won, or about 1.91 U.S. dollars, at a filling station in central Seoul, exceeding the country’s sensitive [...]
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India says the post-war opportunities in Sri Lanka are unprecedented and this has helped strengthen ties between the two countries. The High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka Ashok K. Kantha said that Sri Lanka and India had witnessed progress in several areas last year including their political ties. Kantha was speaking at a ceremony [...]
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