NRI News

20 Punjabi youths held in US shifted to Miami prison

Tuesday, 30/09/2014

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140930/punjab.htm#2

Chandigarh : There seems to be no end to the problems of the 29 Punjabi youths detained in Utah jail in the US for the past seven months. At least 20 of these youths have now been shifted to Miami jail as an alleged result of their complaints against the jail officials. They had tried to sneak into the US through the Arizona border, but were captured by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement wing. They were later shifted from Arizona to Utah.

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Mid-term review of SAD-BJP government: NRI Affairs - NRI sammelans yield nothing

Monday, 29/09/2014

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140929/punjab.htm#2

Chandigarh : Despite the much-hyped "NRI Sammelans", the government has not been unable to attract NRI investment in the state. Also, the many problems faced by NRI's, such as property disputes and fraud by banks and insurance companies, are yet to be addressed. Of the 6,000 complaints received by the NRI wing of the Punjab Police, 70 per cent pertain to ‘usurpation’ of properties by relatives and friends. The rest are mostly matrimonial disputes.

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Sikh-Americans ask Modi to solve passport, visa issues

Monday, 29/09/2014

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New York : A delegation of Sikh-Americans has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove the hurdles faced by them while applying for visas or renewal of passports, particularly by those who had applied for political asylum in 1980s.

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Visa on arrival soon for US, UK tourists

Sunday, 28/09/2014

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NEW DELHI: In a bid to give tourism a boost, the Centre may roll out Visa on Arrival (VoA) facility for tourists from over three dozen countries, including the US and the UK by the year-end.

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US panel to hear anti-Sikh riots case

Saturday, 27/09/2014

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140927/punjab.htm#15

Washington : A US Congressional committee will conduct a hearing on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on September 30, the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi would hold a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.

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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

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/diaspora/indian-americans-urge-trump-to-fully-support-india-on-kashmir/813832.html

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.