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…
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…
People urged to vote against ruling alliance
Jalandhar : The Sikh Talmel Committee today urged people to vote against the SAD-BJP alliance. The committee includes Prof Manjit Singh, former Jathedar, Akal Takht Sahib; Hardeep Singh, SGPC member…
NRIs want more powers for courts to settle property cases
Chandigarh: Non-resident Indians (NRI) feel that courts should be given more power and officers be made accountable if the NRI Property Safeguards Act, when it gets implemented, is to serve…