Punjab may scrap NRI sammelan this year
Jalandhar: WITH ITS leaders having faced serious opposition from Punjabi diaspora during their visits abroad, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-led Punjab government is likely to scrap its annual NRI sammelan…
Nearly 100 Indians held at two detention centres in US, India establishes contact
Washington |The Indian mission in the US has established contact with two immigration detention centres where nearly 100 Indians, mostly from Punjab, are detained for illegally entering the country through…
Explained: NRIs and the Punjab polls—Highs and the low of a love affair
Punjab is known as much for its rich heritage, food, tradition and culture, as it is known for its diaspora. Punjabis have made a second home in among other countries…
20,000 Punjabis affected as California dam spillway develops cracks
Jalandhar/New Delhi: Lakhs of people, including 20,000 Punjabis residing in US counties of Oroville, Butte and Sutter in northern California, were asked to evacuate on Monday by the local authorities…
Crackdown on illegal immigrants by Trump govt has kin worried
Kapurthala/Jalandhar : The fear of a mishap like the Malta boat tragedy or missing youth’s case of Panama prevails amongst the families who have recently sent their kin through illegal…
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…