No postal ballot, NRI voter registration low
Jalandhar: The Punjabi diaspora has shown little interest to vote in the Assembly elections. As per the Punjab Election Commission, only 275 NRIs registered as voters as on Monday. “The…
Merchants of phoren dreams
Rachna Khaira in Jalandhar Excited by the prospect of changing his fortunes in Germany, Amrik Singh (24) embarked on a life-changing voyage in 2014. A native of Banga village in…
Families of missing Punjabis reject U’khand police probe
Jalandhar: Families of the eight Punjabi men, who went missing in Uttarakhand in June, have accused the Chamoli district police of botching the investigation and trying to close the case…
Widespread condemnation for hate crime against US Sikh
Washington: Several organisations and individuals have strongly condemned the brutal assault on an elderly Sikh man in Chicago, calling for hate crime charges to be brought against the perpetrator. “To…
Election campaign gets NRI push
Moga/Jagraon: The rough and tumble of Punjab politics has attracted the Punjabi diaspora to the state. This is the time of elections, and NRIs want to contribute their bit to…
Mexico case: NRI panel asks missing youths’ kin to move overseas ministry
Jalandhar: Taking a suo motu notice of the news report ‘5 years on, no trace of 11 youths missing in Mexico’ published in this newspaper on December 8, the Punjab…
After crackdown, fate of US Punjabis hangs in balance
Chandigarh: With US President Donald Trump adopting a tough stance against illegal immigrants, thousands of Indians who have applied for legal status are worried about their future. In November 2014,…
Students, NRIs hail Modi’s decision
Jalandhar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement that currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 ceased to be legal tender, with immediate effect, has been largely welcomed by the student…
NRI grievance redressal a failure in Punjab: NAPA
Jalandhar: Slamming the public grievances redress and monitoring system of the state NRI department, Satnam Chahal, chairman, US-Based North American Punjabi Association (NAPA), said: “The portal is useless as the…
US Sikhs condemn desecration of ‘bir’
Washington: Several Sikh-American groups have condemned the desecration of the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs, in Punjab and alleged that it was a “planned strategy” to…