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Safety Audit of Parramatta Park

  Strike force Marcola has been formed to investigate the murder of Prabha Arun Kumar After the tragic murder of Prabha Arun Kumar in Westmead last week, authorities have established a co-ordinated approach in addressing the community’s concerns over safety in the area. On Friday March 13, 2015, Parramatta MP Geoff Lee, Parramatta City Council […]

Will India lift the World Cup for the third time?

  Suresh Raina By Kersi Meher-Homji Thanks to the ferocious hitting by Suresh Raina (110 not out with four sixes) and captain courageous MS Dhoni (85 not out with two sixes) India beat gallant Zimbabwe on Saturday to enter the Quarter Final. Now they will meet Bangladesh in Melbourne on Thursday the 19th March. On […]

UIA honours high achievers in the Indian community on International Women’s Day

  Dr Minoti Apte (2nd from left),  Pallavi Sinha, Aradhana Bhatt, Santosh Verma and  Dr Jayantee Mukherjee-Saha  with Sue Advani (middle)   By Rekha Rajvanshi International Women’s Day, also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace, is celebrated with great enthusiasm throughout the world. The theme for this year’s […]

England wins the match, Afghanis the applause

  Najibullah Wasseh with daughter Bahisht supporting the Afghani cricket team with the flag and wearing its jersey Kersi Meher-Homji provides crowd atmosphere The England – Afghanistan match on the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday (Friday) was in a way a non-event. Both teams had earlier failed to qualify for the quarter finals.   But the […]

Domestic violence campaigner receives top honour at Premier’s Harmony dinner  

  Nalika Padmasena A Sri Lankan woman who encouraged women from culturally diverse backgrounds to open up about family and domestic violence issues has received the top honour at tonight’s Premier’s Harmony Dinner. NSW Premier Mike Baird tonight awarded the prestigious Stepan Kerkyasharian AO Harmony Award to Nalika Padmasena in front of more than 1,300 […]

Baird government promises major upgrade to Harris Park Station

  Member for Parramatta Geoff Lee at the station with an Indian couple Harris Park Station to get lighting and new CCTV to boost access and security, lifts, family accessible toilets, improved customer information and way-finding signs Member for Parramatta Geoff Lee today welcomed news that Harris Park Station will undergo a multi-million upgrade as […]

Indian couple paid with food and lodging by restaurant owner

  An Indian couple promised a combined income of about $1600 a week to work in Indian restaurants in country Victoria were paid no wages for more than a year’s work, the Fair Work Ombudsman alleges. Businessman Farok Shaik allegedly provided only food and accommodation and was responsible for short-changing the husband-and-wife a total of […]

“I want my wife to get justice,” says Prabha’s husband Arun Kumar

  Arun Kumar (far right) at the press conference in Parramatta Story compiled by Neena Badhwar and reported by Manju Mittal Safety and security is a matter of great concern. And when a life is lost in the most tragic manner like that of Prabha Arun Kumar, a young, beautiful, talented IT professional doing it […]

Western Sydney gets a $15 million ‘Super Park’

  March 11, 2015. NSW Premier Mike Baird today unveiled the design for the 200 hectare Bungarribee Super Park, which will provide Western Sydney residents with a playground to rival the world’s best urban parklands. Mr Baird and Environment Minister Rob Stokes today visited Western Sydney Parklands to announce the $15 million project, which is […]

Shanti Path for Prabha at Sai Temple

            “Prabha was a devotee in the temple when she started coming,” says Jack Tolani, one of the founders of the Sai Temple in south Strathfield. “Once temple was short of Volunteers and she immediately saw the need and started helping us on Thursday’s. The temple has over 1500 Devotees […]