Gov. Cuomo announces third round of Regional Economic Developm...

Canadian Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (R) and Canadian Minister of State Alice Wong (L) speak on October 14, 2011 in Vancouver. Canada said Wednesday it will promote unprecedented industrial development in the far north as it takes over the helm ...

The Minister for Europe Mr David Lidington said: My Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will attend the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) on 27 May and my Right Honourable Friend the Secretary of State for ...

The government set up the Goa football development council (GFDC) for the systematic promotion and development of football in the state unlike the Goa football association which is largely a body of the representatives of various football clubs in Goa.

Punjab on Sunday did a flip-flop on the issue of dissolution of 12,775 panchayats in the state. Rural development and panchayats minister Surjit Singh Rakhra had announced on Friday that all the 12,775 panchayats (village councils) had been dissolved to pave ...

As the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a United States-sponsored resolution on human rights violations in Sri Lanka, prominent rights groups on Thursday criticised it for failing to establish an independent international investigation into alleged crimes. London-based Amnesty International said the new UN resolution does a good job of highlighting past and ongoing human rights violations in Sri Lanka, but regrettably fails to establish an independent and international investigation ...

Minister of State for Human Resource Development Shashi Tharoor says it is "frustrating" when crucial bills that shape the country's education policy are not taken up in parliament. Still, he said, the ministry has not "lost hope" of getting some of the bills ...

Islamabad (Anantnag) Apr 26: Minister for Tourism Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Friday said that Panchayati Raj Institutions have already been functioning for strengthening the democratic setup in the state and government is setting up Block Development Councils (BDCs) ...

Since 2005, when state officials criticized the city for its financial decisions, the city has grown its unreserved fund balance, or reserves, from nearly nothing to more than 20 percent of expenditures. City manager Kelly Craver said the last ...

Plans for the downtown Fraser Centre remain on track after Borough Council on Monday sent modifications for the project to the Planning Commission for review. Developer Jack Kay had previously told council construction of the Fraser Centre could ...