By Balwant Sanghera It is always a pleasure to visit place of our birth. This time it was no exception. My wife Baldev and I along with some family friends were happy to land in New Delhi on February3 after a long flight from Vancouver via Beijing . The immigration and Customs clearance was quick. […]
By Balwant Sanghera Sometime, it is hard to predict as to how things will turn out in future. Going back more than fifty years ago, who could have predicted that three childhood friends who went to school together will meet again and work together in one of Metro Vancouver’s prominent places of worship. This is […]
Taranjit Parmar, 18, was on the phone with her mother when she was run over in the middle of rush-hour traffic NEW YORK – An 18-year-old Indo-American dental student was killed in the US in a hit-and-run case when the driver of a pick-up truck ran his vehicle over her after a minor collision, according […]
“I’ve been working on this project for twenty years and it’s great that world-wide audiences are suddenly recognizing the importance of the Komagata Maru event and the multiple perspectives I have used to tell the story in the film,” said Jessi Thind, the film’s writer, when he found out about the award. “I am amazed […]
Harjinder Dhudwal of Surrey was sentenced on August 30, 2017, in the Provincial Court of British Columbia, to a Conditional Sentence Order of 15 months and a fine totalling $129,750, after pleading guilty to income tax evasion under the Income Tax Act. SURREY -An Indo-Canadian man from Surrey has been sentenced for tax evasion on […]
It is with great sadness that the Cheema Family announces the passing away of our beloved Mother / Chachiji, Sardarni Rajpal Kaur Cheema (aged 82 years) on August 28th. Funeral service will take place on Saturday, September 9th at 12:30pm at Riverside Funeral Home, 7410 Hopcott Road, Delta. Bhog ceremony will take place at 2:30pm […]
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– […]
Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Singh Sajjan was born in India – a country where hygiene, manners and courtesy are almost non-existent. Almost 70 percent of the population goes to toilet in open fields. Some of the pristine beaches of Goa are littered with garbage. Given this sad lack of hygiene and abundance of litter and […]
Well known realtor and political mover-shaker Kal Rangi’s hosted his annual summer BBQ in honour of the visit of his friend and well known Punjab educator-writer Amarjit Singh Parag (Sidhu) at his Richmond abode which is attached a huge backyard including a blueberry field at the rear. Rangi’s VIP guest list included local politicians […]
Former Shiromani Akali Dal Minister Total Singh visited Vancouver and a gathering was held at his friend and relative Jathedar Darshan Singh Dhaliwal’s house which was also attended by federal and provincial politicians like MP Sukh Dhaliwal and MLA Jagrup Brar.
