NRI News

NRIs join hands to take on land mafia

Wednesday, 12/11/2014

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20141112/punjab.htm#16

Chandigarh : A group of NRIs has decided to join hands to expose the "land mafia" in Punjab which is forcibly taking over the possession of their property and is allegedly operating with the overt and covert support of politicians and the police. The NRIs have also threatened to move the court and seek a judicial probe on the matter.

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Nikki Haley to visit land of ancestors after four decades WILL VISIT GOLDEN TEMPLE, JALLIANWALA BAGH AND GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY, BESIDES MEETING HER RELATIVES

Tuesday, 11/11/2014

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AMRITSAR: Almost 40 years after her last visit to India and the holy city, South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is all set her foot on the land of her ancestors again as she reaches Amritsar on November 14.

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1984 anti-sikh riots - Prominent UK Sikh for truth commission

Tuesday, 11/11/2014

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A prominent British Sikh has used a House of Commons ceremony in London to call for a truth and reconciliation commission in India to “identify the guilty and bring a measure of dignity and closure to thousands of grieving families” who remember the killing of Sikhs in 1984.

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NRI commission notice to bank for ‘fraudulent withdrawals’

Thursday, 06/11/2014

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CHANDIGARH: The Punjab NRI commission has served a summons notice to a Jalandhar branch of HDFC Bank in a case related to the fraudulent withdrawals worth Rs 70 lakh from the account of an NRI.

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Gandhi statue gets UK planning clearance

Thursday, 06/11/2014

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London : Plans to erect a bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square here have received an official clearance.

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'84 riots: Sikhs seek Obama's help to get justice

Wednesday, 05/11/2014

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Washington : Sikh-Americans have sought US President Barack Obama's help in getting justice for the victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that occurred after the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

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Punjabi generosity etched in gold in Oz

Tuesday, 04/11/2014

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MELBOURNE: As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his maiden visit to Australia for the G-20 summit this month, a simple plaque ceremony at Camden, New South Wales, has prepared the goodwill ground on a foundation laid more than a century ago.

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US Sikhs hold nagar kirtan in Yuba City

Tuesday, 04/11/2014

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Yuba City (California) : Thousands of devotees across the US turned up for the Nagar Kirtan (35th Sikh Parade) to mark the anniversary of the coronation of Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs at Yuba City in California on Sunday.

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RANA GURJIT SINGH INAUGURATES MARKFED SALES BOOTH AT LOHIAN

Thursday, 01/08/2019

https://www.brightpunjabexpress.com/index.php/2019/07/31/rana-gurjit-singh-inaugurates-markfed-sales-booth-at-lohian/

Jalandhar : In a major step to boost the rural economy besides providing employment to youth in villages, MARKFED has launched a sale booth in Lohian, which would, provides more than 100 eatable items.

 

NRI NEWS

Indian-Americans urge Trump to ‘fully support’ India on Kashmir

Sunday, 04/08/2019

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Washington : The Indian-American community in the US has urged the Trump administration to “fully support” India’s decision to revoke the constitutional provision that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir and to continue to exert pressure on Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism.