NRI News
Lt Gen Brar attack trial opens in London
Tuesday, 16/07/2013
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/PunjabAbroadBritain/Lt-Gen-Brar-attack-trial-opens-in-London/SP-Article1-1093105.aspx
The trial of two Sikh men and a woman accused of stabbing Lt Gen (retd) KS Brar, who led Operation Bluestar, opened here on Monday, nine months after the attack.
White House celebrates 100 yrs of Sikh contribution
Tuesday, 16/07/2013
http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Americas/White-House-celebrates-100-yrs-of-Sikh-contribution/Article1-1093332.aspx
The White House has acknowledged the contributions of the Sikh community to the US as it celebrates 100 years of their achievements and the immigrant success story in America. The occasion was an event last week to mark the centenary of the arrival in July 1913 of Bhagat Singh Thind from his home in Amritsar, Punjab, in pursuit of higher education while dreaming of a better life for himself and his family.
US Sikh group to serve Badal summons in India
Tuesday, 16/07/2013
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/us-sikh-group-to-serve-badal-summons-in-india/82802
NEW YORK/ CHANDIGARH: A US Sikh group has engaged a Washington firm to serve two US federal court summons on Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on charges of human rights violations in India.
Three more NRI Police Stations to come up
Monday, 15/07/2013
http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=75192&boxid=58253&uid=&dat=2013-07-15
Amritsar : The Punjab government has launched various schemes to facilitate Non-Resident Indians (NRI) who hail from Punjab, under these initiatives special NRI Police Station are being setup exclusively for NRI (Punjabis) to redress their complaints in a time-bound manner.
House panel to eye UK report on media ethics
Monday, 15/07/2013
http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
A cross-party parliamentary committee will look into Britain’s landmark Leveson Inquiry report on the “culture, practices and ethics of the press” on Monday for “takeaways” that could be applied to India on issues ranging from regulation to media ownership.
Fed up of judicial complications, UK based NRI attempts suicide
Friday, 12/07/2013
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/jalandhar/Fed-up-of-judicial-complications-UK-based-NRI-attempts-suicide/SP-Article1-1091479.aspx
Trapped in the web of legal technicalities, knitted by his own lawyer friend against him, a UK based 75-year old NRI today tried to set himself on fire by pouring kerosene on himself.
Punjabi youth languishes in refugee camp in Malaysia
Friday, 12/07/2013
http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=74852&boxid=58203&uid=&dat=2013-07-12
KotKapura (Faridkot): Trapped by travel agents, a youth from Tharha village here is staying in a refugee camp in Malaysia and had even spend three months in jail for having been caught without a passport, which was snatched by the agents.
NRI from Moga gunned down in Philippines
Friday, 12/07/2013
http://epaper.dailypostindia.com/Details.aspx?id=74852&boxid=58203&uid=&dat=2013-07-12
Moga : A 48-year-old businessman hailing from Moga district was shot in Manila in Philippines on Thursday.
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