NRI News
Illegal immigration makes survey on Punjab NRIs futile
Sunday, 15/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/Illegal-immigration-makes-survey-on-Punjab-NRIs-futile/articleshow/14925728.cms
For a state which claims the "highest" number of NRIs from the country, it has become a matter for embarrassment and concern for the Punjab government that there are no figures available on the exact number of Punjabis abroad. A door-to-door campaign by the government in villages and cities seeking replies to number of family members abroad have met with severe hostility, on account of illegal immigrations, compelling the government to abandon the project.
Indian businessman in New York pleads guilty to illegal ivory sales
Friday, 13/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Indian-businessman-in-New-York-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-ivory-sales/articleshow/14861716.cms
An Indian-American businessman has pleaded guilty to selling jewellery and artifacts in Manhattan worth over $2 million made from ivory illegally obtained from endangered and threatened elephants from Africa.
Brampton Sikh school in Canada vandalized with hate graffiti
Thursday, 12/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Brampton-Sikh-school-in-Canada-vandalized-with-hate-graffiti/articleshow/14853177.cms
Sikh NGO , United Sikhs has claimed that Khalsa Community School at Maitland Street in Brampton, Ontario, Canada was vandalized as the school was sprayed with 'KKK' and the swastika signs.
UK Sikhs plan 'roti roll langars' to mark Olympic Torch run by Fauja Singh
Thursday, 12/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/UK-Sikhs-plan-roti-roll-langars-to-mark-Olympic-Torch-run-by-Fauja-Singh/articleshow/14835640.cms
The world will witness Sikhism's unique tradition of "langar" (community kitchen) on July 21 when Sikhs will distribute "roti rolls" to public to commemorate the carrying of Olympic Torch by 101-year-old marathoner Fauja Singh.
Exhibition in London to showcase Indian culture, goods
Wednesday, 11/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/Exhibition-in-London-to-showcase-Indian-culture-goods/articleshow/14822819.cms
Marketing services agency Impact Marketing Services will organise a three-day entertainment and shopping extravaganza in London that will feature top Bollywood artists and showcase Indian goods and services.
Indira Gandhi taught me not to lose courage: Lord Swraj Paul
Monday, 09/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/Indira-Gandhi-taught-me-not-to-lose-courage-Lord-Swraj-Paul/articleshow/14773665.cms
NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul, who suffered the trauma of the death of his young daughter in 1968, says that former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi taught him not to lose courage in adversity.
Mamata appeals to Bengali diaspora to pitch in for state
Saturday, 07/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Mamata-appeals-to-Bengali-diaspora-to-pitch-in-for-state/articleshow/14736841.cms
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has urged the Bengali diaspora to come forward and share their expertise for the comprehensive development of the state.
Dubai's grand gurdwara brings religion, tradition alive in style
Wednesday, 04/07/2012
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/dubais-grand-gurdwara-brings-religion-tradition-alive-style/50435
Ornate 24-carat gold canopies for the Guru Granth Sahib religious text of Sikhism, Italian marble on the walls and floor, stunning chandeliers and a five-star kitchen - Dubai's first gurdwara is a grand realisation of the aspirations of 50,000 Sikhs in the UAE.
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