The Ghanaian Hausa Community on Tuesday, joined the long list of well-wishers, to send messages of congratulation to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, Asantehene, as he celebrates his 60th birthday.
A statement issued and signed by Abdul Wahab S…
India-born American doctor Jayant Patel, facing accusations of botching operations and causing death of three patients, was reluctant to shift his patient to a bigger hospital despite recommendation from a specialist physician.
A Bris…
The Dzodze Police has arrested three people for seizing farms at the Afife rice irrigation fields on behalf of about 70 others calling themselves deprived citizens.
Israel Monyo, Chairman of the deprived citizens, Emmanuel Dunyo, Sec…
Rice farmers at Kpong Irrigation Project in the Greater Accra Region, have appealed to the government to find market for the large stock of paddy rice they have produced during this year's crop season.
Mr Gideon Mantey, President of …
A Takoradi Circuit Court on Tuesday sentenced John Quarcoo, a 21-year old driver's mate to seven years imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 15-year old girl at Yabiw near Takoradi.
The accused pleaded guilty.
Prosecuting,…
Reverend Father Jude Eduafo Ampah, Parish Priest of Apam St. Josephs' Catholic Church, has suggested the need for government to institute an awards scheme for mothers who have proved exceptional in the care of children.
Rev. Fr. Ampah…
The Sissala West District Assembly, collected 49,496.29 Ghana Cedis as Internally Generated Fund (IGF) as against an estimated amount of 44,730.00 Ghana Cedis for 2009.
It also received 380,967.50 Ghana Cedis as its share of the Dist…
The Koforidua Diocese of the Methodist Church, is to embark on large scale farming to complement government's efforts to achieve national food security.
This was contained in a communiqué issued by the church at the end of its 31st A…
Yaw Sowu, the last suspect in the Tarkwa highway gold robbery case, was arrested by the Police at Asamankese upon a tip off on Thursday.
Alhaji Hamidu Mahama, Western Regional Police commander told the Ghana News agency in Sekondi th…
A group of Sri Lankan Tamils who are now under the custody of the police will be shifted to a lodge in Kollam soon, a move to send them back.
In the lodge, they will be under the observation of the police and the lodge will be under p…
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that remarriage of a Muslim man shall be held void if he abandons his first wife without divorcing her and fails to treat children born of the wedlock in a fair and just manner.
In its order, a div…
Government of India is planning to market India as a prime film destination during the upcoming Cannes Film Festival with an aim to attract well-known Hollywood and European studios.
Top officials in the Ministry for Information a…
In yet another strike, Somali pirates have seized one more vessel with 22 crew, including 19 Indians, on board in the Gulf of Aden.
With the seizure of this vessel, the number of Indians held hostage by the pirates has gone up to 57 a…
An Imam whose daughter was allegedly given Transfer Certificate (TC) by a church-run school for insisting on wearing head scarf has filed a
petition in a court here seeking action against the principal.
Three days after the princip…
India-born American doctor Jayant Patel was not at fault when a patient died of internal bleeding as he tried his best to stop the blood loss, a witness told an Australian court on Monday.
"There was blood and blood clots everywhere…
Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon, who took a break from Bollywood to get hitched and start a family, feels that the industry has evolved and has more challenging roles for married women.
"I think the industry has changed a lot as co…
Union Home minister of India P Chidambaram's Delhi-bound flight from the south Indian state, Chennai was delayed by an hour after an inebriated woman created ruckus, airport officials said.
Though a cabinet-ranked VVIP was in the ai…
India and Finland have agreed to cooperate in building roads and highways and share information on attracting more investments for public-private-partnership (PPP) projects in the sector.
A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) in this re…
Setting a new record, a student and the principal of a Navodaya school in the outskirts of the south Indian city Thiruvananthapuram have bagged national level performance awards.
Principal of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalaya (JNV) at…
The Indian government said there was no immediate Tsunami threat to country's mainland and the Andaman and Nicobar islands in view of a strong 7.2-magnitude quake which hit the Indonesian province of Aceh on Sunday.
The Centre altho…
In a major boost to efforts to revive tiger population, a translocated tigress has for the first time given birth to three cubs in central Indian state Madhya Pradesh's Panna reserve, where the big cats had disappeared.
The tigr…
Thirteen Sri Lankan fishermen have been apprehended and their two boats impounded by Indian Coast Guard for illegally fishing in the country's Exclusive Economic Zone off Nagayalanka in south Indian state Andhra Pradesh.
The two boa…
In a major breakthrough in the probe into various online fraud cases registered in south India, a South African national has been arrested in Kochi in Kerala for allegedly duping people through online fraud.
The accused, identified …
Love affairs have largely become death traps to people in south Indian state Tamil Nadu according to the latest crime rates of the state.
As per the policy note of state Home Department tabled in the assembly recently, incidents of …
A former Bishop of the Church of South India (CSI) diocese, facing charges of misappropriating funds, has been arrested for not appearing before a local court in a threat case filed by a priest from Nilgiri district.
Manickam Durai …
The World Classical Tamil Conference, the mega cultural event scheduled to begin from June 23, will be an occassion to get a glimpse of south Indian state Tamil Nadu's legendary history, literature, culture and arts.
Around 650 artefa…
A 1963 oil painting by Bombay Progressive Artists Group co-founder Sadanand K Bakre is expected to fetch 25,000 pounds at a sale during the Russian, Eastern and Oriental Art Fair here next month.
'Townscape', authenticated by auctio…
Fourteen Bollywood classics exploring the rich influence of Muslim culture and traditions on Hindi cinema will be screened here during a special nine- day programme from May 19.
"Social Dramas and Shimmering Spectacles: Muslim Culture…
The Minister of Information and Civic Education of Malawi, Leckford Thotho last Wednesday launched the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Ozone Africa Media Award in Lilongwe.
This new award has been created to encourage hig…
Rao S Anumolu, an Indian-American from Long Island in New York, has been conferred with the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honour - the highest civilian award in the US for immigrants - for his contribution in the development of this co…
Mrs Barbra Victoria Abban, Central Regional Coordinator of the Girl-Child, has urged traditional rulers, opinion leaders and politicians to avoid settling rape and defilement cases at home.
Mrs Abban said this at a three-day gender e…
A 23-year-old apprentice welder, Ibrahim Adams, was on Tuesday sentenced by a Cape Coast Circuit Court to a fine of GH¢2,400 or in default go to prison for three years for attempting to rob
one Mr Andrew Emunah, a building contractor.
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Left Democratic Front government in the south Indian state, Kerala on Wednesday decided to bring workers of the unorganised sector under the ambit of its Rs two per kg rice scheme.
With this, the total number of families to benefit …
A 65-year-old distiller, Opanin Ben Apraku of Dokrochiwa in the Suhum Kraboa Coaltar District, had threatened to take legal action against the police at Coaltar if they fail to investigate an assault case on his 17-year-old nephew, Eric Da…
Mr. Robert Kempes Ofosuware, Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), on Tuesday stated that revenue generated by the Metropolitan Assembly has increased from five to 11 percent.
Addressing members on the first day of the Assembly's …
Two persons, who allegedly aided a woman to extract sperm from a 15-year old boy, on Tuesday appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra.
The pleas of David Kuwuonu, a student and Christopher Atsu, a footballer, charged with abetment o…
A six-member delegation from Kenya's New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Secretariat is in the country to learn about Ghana's African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) best practice and to replicate it in their country.
The s…
Two students, Kelvin Ehu, 16 and Michael Tettey 17, were on Tuesday arraigned before a Cape Coast circuit court for allegedly assaulting and robbing a Swiss national, Mr Yves Mazzon, at
Ampenyi near Elmina.
Their pleas were not tak…
Nana Kofi Yirenkyi aka "Jesus One Touch", who is accused of defiling his 10-year-old daughter, has appealed against an Accra Circuit Court's ruling ordering him to open his defence.
Jesus One Touch, who was to open his defence on Tue…
A number of artists from India,besides Iran and Lebanon, have topped the list of applicants for the 2011 edition of a leading art prize here.
Submissions for the 2011 Abraaj Capital Art Prize have closed with the number of applicants …
The Indian government Tuesday said that Ajmal Amir Kasab, who has been sentenced to death in the Mumbai terror attacks case, may be hanged by the end of this year provided there is no legal bar.
"If there is no petition from him (Ka…
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif says she is personally "inspired" by Congress President Sonia Gandhi and would "jump at an opportunity" if offered to play her in a film.
"I think what she (Sonia) has achieved is incredible.
It is a …
Two vehicles used by a film unit were damaged when a crude explosive went off early morning on Monday, in the compound of a resort where the film crew were staying.
According to the police, the "mild explosive" went off by about 3 am.…
Dr Akwasi Osei, Chief Psychiatrist of the Ghana Health Service, on Monday said the mental health system would soon collapse if the Mental Health Bill was not passed to correct the abuses and injustices in mental care.
He said it was …
Togbuiga Dagadu VIII, Paramount Chief of the Akpini Traditional Area, has said chiefs needed to be resourced and given the power to become active but non-partisan participants in governance.
He said the resourcefulness, wisdom and ca…
Justice S H Kapadia, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court of India, was on Wednesday sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India by President Pratibha Patil.
The swearing-in of 62-year-old Justice Kapadia at Rashtrapati Bhawan…
The death sentence awarded to Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunman of the Mumbai terrorist attack, is a result of a fair and transparent judicial process of India, the US has said.
"This (trial of Kasab) was part of an Indian legal …
Asking NRIs to help in opening schools in India, supercop Kiran Bedi has announced the launch of the global arm of her Navjyoti India Foundation, a
non-governmental organisation devoted to educational
sponsorship programmes.
Urgin…
Noted Indian author Kiran Nagarkar has been selected as the international visiting scholar by the prestigious Ithaca College in New York for the upcoming academic year during which his works would also be the focus of a programme.
A n…
Skilled professionals and students from India will find it more difficult to come to Britain as the new David Cameron government puts in place the Conservative party's immigration policy that seeks a drastic annual reduction of migrants.
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