VANCOUVER – Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS) is cautiously hopeful with Legal Services Society announcement of increases to availability of family law services. On Friday, April 20th 2018 LSS announced that through new funding from the provincial government they have reinstated family law coverage that was eliminated over a year ago. The funding will go […]
By Zile Singh Buddha Purnima will be celebrated tomorrow, April 29 throughout the world. Siddhartha Gautam was born into a royal family in Lumbini, now located in Nepal, in 563 B.C. At 29, he realized that wealth and luxury did not guarantee happiness, so he explored the different teachings, religions and philosophies available at […]
Nathaniel Prasad was wanted on a felony probation warrant and a misdemeanour evading arrest warrant for fleeing from a Fremont School Resource Officer on March 22. WASHINGTON – An Indian-American teenager, wanted on a felony firearms possession warrant, was shot dead by a California police after he opened fire on them, officials said. The individual, […]
The allegations against Inder Verma were first reported by Science magazine, according to which last summer, three female Salk senior scientists sued the institute for gender discrimination calling it an “old boys club”. WASHINGTON – Indo-American scientist Inder Verma, considered as one of the world’s leading authorities on gene therapy and cancer, has been placed […]
As per the World Bank Global Findex Report, the percentage of adult bank account holders in India increased to 80% in 2017 as compared to 53% in 2014 and 35% in 2011, financial services secretary Rajiv Kumar said. WASHINGTON – India’s financial inclusion efforts have won recognition from the World Bank, as their data indicates […]
VANCOUVER — The deadline for filing your personal tax return and paying any taxes owing for the 2017 tax year is Monday, April 30, 2018. If you owe taxes and your return is late, you will be assessed a penalty and interest on the unpaid balance of your tax return. Still haven’t done your taxes […]
VANCOUVER – The Government of British Columbia (B.C.) and the Insurance Corporation of B.C. (ICBC) tabled legislation this week to cap compensation on what ICBC will have the power to define as “minor injuries”. On behalf of its more than 70 member organizations and more than 9,000-strong community supporters, and more than 16,000 petition signatories, […]
VANCOUVER – The registrar of mortgage brokers at the Financial Institutions Commission (FICOM) has released a new consumer guide to help homebuyers understand and take full advantage of recent improvements requiring full disclosure of the compensation paid to mortgage brokers in British Columbia. People arranging mortgages through brokerages can now expect clear and full disclosure […]
Rajinder Singh Mann is sentenced to nine months house arrest, 150 hours of community service, and nearly half-a-million dollars in fines for tax evasion. SURREY – An Indo-Canadian real estate developer based in Surrey has been sentenced to nine months house arrest, 150 hours of community service, and nearly half-a-million dollars in fines for tax […]
WASHINGTON – A record number of 20 Indian Americans are running for US Congressional elections this year. Collectively they have raised more than $15.5 million, as per latest official figures, with seven of them raising over a million each. With six months still to go for the November Congressional election, except for Hiral Tipirneni who […]
