NRI News
AMERICAN ARMY ALLOWS DECORATED SIKH SOLDIER TO GROW BEARD, WEAR TURBAN
Tuesday, 15/12/2015
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NEW YORK: The US army has allowed an active-duty Sikh combat soldier to grow his beard and wear a turban, a media report said on Monday, in a rare exception in decades.
Complaint by Sikh body: US court seeks Modi’s visa records by Feb
Sunday, 13/12/2015
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WASHINGTON: Looking into a Sikh rights body’s complaint, a US federal judge has ordered the State Department to produce all documents by February 2016 related to Barack Obama administration’s decision to lift a ban on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s entry to the US.
UK university to train Punjab Police personnel
Sunday, 13/12/2015
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CHANDIGARH: A delegation of Nottingham Trent University, UK, headed by its vice-chancellor Prof Edward Peck and pro-vice-chancellor Prof Nigel Healey on Saturday met director general of police (DGP) Suresh Arora here and explored possibilities of collaboration in training Punjab Police personnel.
Punjabi couple ‘world’s oldest married’
Sunday, 13/12/2015
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LONDON: A Punjabi couple, believed to be the world’s oldest married couple, have celebrated their 90th wedding anniversary in the UK. Karam and Kartari Chand, 110 and 103, respectively, tied the knot in a traditional Punjabi ceremony in India on December 11, 1925, during the British Raj, and moved to England 40 years later.
25-YR British Sikh claims racist attack in Poland
Friday, 04/12/2015
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London : A 25-year-old British Sikh engineer claims he was racially abused, spat at, punched in the face and branded a ‘Muslim terrorist’ by a bouncer as he tried to enter a nightclub in Poland.
UK begins airstrikes against ISIS in Syria, targets oil fields
Friday, 04/12/2015
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London: Britain on Thursday began bombing Islamic State strongholds in Syria targeting the oil fields under its control, hours after a crucial parliamentary vote backed military airstrikes against the terror group.
For most Punjabi NRIs, charity is God’s work
Friday, 04/12/2015
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CHANDIGARH: A report on international migration from Punjab suggests that a fifth of the emigrant households have contributed to philanthropic activity in the five years leading to the survey but to religious services largely.
Canadian consulate to adopt 12 Fatehgarh Sahib villages
Thursday, 03/12/2015
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Bassi Pathana : The Canadian Consulate has decided to adopt 12 villages in Fatehgarh Sahib district for creating awareness on violence against women and child marriage. The project will be funded by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI).
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