NEW YORK – A 39-year old Indo-American man has been indicted in the US on charges of soliciting and accepting bribes while performing his official duties as a state government employee. Anuj Sud of Maryland was indicted on charges related to the bribery conspiracy, Acting US Attorney for the District of Maryland Stephen Schenning said. […]
Premier John Horgan didn’t raise the regular minimum wage to $15 an hour but his new NDP government is moving closer to the $15 an hour they promised but for now British Columbians will be getting an additional 50 cents starting in September. Effective Sept. 15, 2017, minimum-wage earners will see their pay increase to […]
By Dr. J Das All of us know the value of a guidebook when you travel to an unknown place. If you read the guidebook and then ignore it, you will most likely miss your destination. In spiritual life we read the “guide books”, then ignore the instructions. We hear the instructions from the “guide”, […]
Dr. Damanjit Sandhu, a renowned psychologist who is a professor at Punjab University, Patiala as well as a Surrey-resident after her family shifted to Canada a few years back, was honoured along with other select individuals by the Punjab government this week to mark India’s grand 70th Independence Anniversary celebrations. Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder […]
The federal Liberals have confirmed Darshan Kang, one of two Liberal MPs in Calgary, has been accused of sexual harassment. The Hill Times in Ottawa first reported the allegations on Friday, tracing the complaint back to an unnamed employee at Kang’s constituency office in northeast Calgary. CALGARY –Indo-Canadian Liberal MP from Alberta is facing sexual […]
Gian Singh Kotli & Surinder Kaur presenting “Dhann Likhari Nanaka” (Blessed is the writer) to Jatinder Singh Minhas. Standing: Kavinder Chand, Jiwan Rampuri, Nadeem Parmar, Dr Patrick McGowan Victoria University, Surinder Kaur, Gian Singh Kotli, Jatinder Minhas, Sukhi Bath. Back row: All are members of Kotli’s family except Pritpal Singh Gill in the middle. SURREY– […]
Sikh-Canadian Lumber Mogul Asa Singh Johal along with his wife Kashmir Kaur Johal celebrated his 95th birthday at India Cultural Centre of Canada Gurdwara Nanak Niwas on Wednesday, August 16. He was joined by friends Mohan Singh Sandhu and Balwant Singh Sanghera.
A group of 100, largely Sikh-Canadian, motorcyclists rode through the city of Surrey Wednesday and presented a list of demands to RCMP officials in hopes of keeping kids safe. The B.C. Sikh Motorcycle Club bikers rode together in a symbol of unity against the gunfire plaguing their city. They said they are concerned over the […]
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the Strong.” – Gandhi By Zile Singh Former Ambassador India(Retd.) Forgiveness is to stop feeling angry toward someone, or taking revenge against someone who has done something wrong to you. In true sense, forgiveness makes it clear that when you forgive, you do not ignore […]
Campaign groups allege that Dalits face discrimination in the UK, while Hindu, Sikh and Jain groups deny it. LONDON – Amid intense lobbying, a ruling Conservative MP considered close to Hindu groups has called British legislation to outlaw caste-based discrimination as “ill thought-out, divisive and unnecessary”, for which a public consultation is on until September […]
