NRI News

Indian-origin arms dealer, son dropped from RR case

Tuesday, 09/09/2014

http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx

LONDON: Controversial arms dealer Sudhir Choudhrie and son Bhanu, who were arrested in February by officials investigating allegations that Rolls-Royce had paid bribes for contracts in its overseas markets, had their bail lifted.The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) investigating the case did not comment on lifting of the bail, but sources close to the case told HT that the bail was lifted in July. This means that they are no longer suspect in the case that relates to the company’s sales in China and Indonesia.

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Security of Sikhs in Pakistan a major concern

Tuesday, 09/09/2014

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Amritsar : Expressing deep concern over the increasing incident of attacks on Sikhs in Pakistan, the SGPC has written a letter to the Indian Foreign minister Sushma Sawaraj and Pakistan Ambassador in India for the security of the Sikh community in Pakistan. SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar said that the attacks on the Sikhs was a serious matter and the central government should take it seriously without any delay.

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Pak Sikhs threaten countrywide protest against killings

Tuesday, 09/09/2014

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Islamabad: Sikhs in Pakistan have held a protest march and threatened to launch a countrywide agitation if the government fails to provide security to them following targetted killings of members of the minority community in recent weeks.

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STATE GOVT TO TAKE PART IN UAE MEET FOR NRI WELFARE

Monday, 08/09/2014

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DUBAI: Punjab is among nine states that would take part in a conference being organised by the Indian government at Abu Dhabi aimed at improving the delivery of services for welfare of Indians living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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Punjabi killed by co-workers in Boston

Monday, 08/09/2014

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140908/punjab.htm#23

Bhogpur :A youth from Lohara village in Kapurthala district was murdered by his two co-workers in a hotel they worked at in Boston. Jaswinder Singh had gone to Canada with a group of kirtan perfomers but had reached Boston some time ago and was working in the Golden Swan hotel owned by Malkit Singh.

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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.

 

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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.