NRI News
US Sikh settles lawsuit over 'kirpan'
Sunday, 16/11/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141116/punjab.htm#14
Houston : An Indian-American Sikh has settled a five-year-old federal lawsuit that alleged she was fired from her job here for insisting on wearing a 'kirpan' to work. Former Houston Internal Revenue System (IRS) agent Kanwaljeet Tagore, 41, currently works as a self employed tax consultant in Houston.
2 Punjabi women charged with fraud in Singapore
Saturday, 15/11/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141115/punjab.htm#17
Singapore : A Singapore court today charged two Indian-origin Malaysian women clerks for causing nearly SGD 35,000 in losses to a top Sikh body by forging cheques in 2010.
Nikki Haley extends support to state’s industries
Friday, 14/11/2014
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
CHANDIGARH: South Carolina governor Nikki Haley said her state would like to support Punjab in establishing aerospace, pharma, tourism and agro-processing industries, during her meeting with deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal here on Thursday.
NRIs feel alienated: British MP
Friday, 14/11/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141114/punjab.htm#15
Jalandhar : Virendra Sharma, a Labour Party MP in the UK, said Punjab could not attract any NRI investment in the last few years owing to “poor” law and order situation in the state.
Lack of trust affecting NRI investment: UK MP
Thursday, 13/11/2014
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
PATIALA: At a time when Punjab is pulling out all stops to woo investors, especially non-resident Indians (NRIs), Indian-origin British MP Verinder Sharma said mistrust and insecurity among NRIs had increased in recent times, thus reducing the flow of NRI investments into the state.
Indian diaspora wants to hear views of PM Modi: UK MP Virendra Sharma
Thursday, 13/11/2014
http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=118538&boxid=59049&uid=&dat=2014-11-13
Jalandhar : Once a staunch opponent, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Southall Virendra Sharma on Wednesday said that he has sent an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the Indian Diaspora in the UK.
Land-grab cases: police of little help, allege 3 NRIs
Wednesday, 12/11/2014
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
CHANDIGARH: Nirmal Sidhu from Canada is again in Punjab in less than four months, to save his 10 acres of agricultural land near Moga, where the local police have allegedly failed in restraining the mafia from grabbing his land once again.
NRIs’ woes far from over
Wednesday, 12/11/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141112/ldh1.htm#23
Ludhiana : Gurmit Singh Gill, president (Punjab), Indian National Overseas Congress (USA), today lashed out at the Punjab Government for not safeguarding the interests of NRIs.
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