NRI News
New York cabbie gets jail for rape
Wednesday, 14/05/2014
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New York : A Sikh taxi driver in New York has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and raping a women passenger three years ago, a media report said. Gurmeet Singh (42) was sentenced after the victim, who took the stand against him, described feeling triumphant, but still traumatised, the New York Daily News reported on Monday.
One more Punjabi shot dead in Philippines
Sunday, 11/05/2014
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Kapurthala: One more Punjabi NRI was reportedly shot in Zamboanga in the Philippines by two unidentified assailants.
British girl gets jail for attacking 80-year-old Sikh last year
Sunday, 11/05/2014
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London: The British teenaged girl who attacked an 80-year-old Sikh pensioner in a city centre in Britain’s Coventry last year has been jailed for two years by the Warwick crown court.
Jassi Honour killing - Canadian court orders extradition of victim’s mother, uncle
Saturday, 10/05/2014
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Bathinda : Fourteen years after Jaswinder Sidhu alias Jassi was found stabbed to death in a village near Malerkotla, a court in Canada today ordered the extradition of her mother, a Canadian citizen, and her maternal uncle to India for facing a murder trial.
Punjabi youth missing in Aus, NRI Commission Punjab takes notice
Saturday, 10/05/2014
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Jalandhar : Taking note of news published in the Daily Post on Thursday (‘Youth goes missing in Australia, family fears foul play’), the NRI Sabha Punjab has come forward to urge the foreign agencies to trace the whereabouts of the Punjabi youth in Melbourne, Australia.
Canada Post releases stamp on Komagata Maru
Thursday, 08/05/2014
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140508/punjab.htm#10
Jalandhar:The Centre and the state governments have yet to acknowledge the significance of the Komagata Maru incident, but the Canada Post Corporation yesterday released a commemorative postal stamp on the incident in Ottawa on its 100th anniversary.
British Honour for Hisar Doctor
Thursday, 08/05/2014
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Hisar : Dr Satya Vrat Sharma, a resident of Hisar , also an alumni of Medical College, Rohtak, has been appointed Deputy Lieutenant for West Midlands County of United Kingdom. His name for this prestigious appointment was approved by the queen of England. A gazette notification in this regard was issued on April 29, 2014. As many as six persons of Wolverhampton have been given the title of Deputy Lieutenant. Dr Sharma is the only one from ethnic minorities. The appointment is up to the age of 75 years.
Indians best off among non-whites in UK: Report
Wednesday, 07/05/2014
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LONDON: T he nearly 1 5 - l a kh strong Indian community here has once again come out on top across various social indicators – such as jobs, education and housing – as growing nonwhite numbers are projected to account for one-third of Britain’s population by 2050.
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