NRI News
24th Australia Sikh Games start with opening remarks by Premier of South Australia
Thursday, April 21, 2011
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/24th-australia-sikh-games-start-opening-remarks-premier-south-australia/30574
The 24th Sikh Games of Australia being organised by Austraia Sikh Game Association started here Friday with jubilation. The games were declared open by premier of South Australia state Mike Rann who was accompanied by Lieutenant Governor Hieu Van.
Whistleblower NRI’s house attacked
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Whistleblower-NRIs-house-attacked/articleshow/8032619.cms
A group of 100 persons attacked the house of an NRI at Lalton Kalan village on late Monday night, injuring his family members, after the latter lodged a complaint with the civil surgeon against a local doctor for allegedly distributing intoxicating drugs to local residents. The victim family has filed a complaint at police station Sadar.
15 Punjabi-origin candidates in fray
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The Tribune
At least 15 candidates of Punjabi origin, nine of them sitting Members of Parliament, are in the fray for the Canadian federal elections to be held on May 2. Among them are some popular names such as Ujjal Dosanjh, Sukh Dhaliwal, Neena Grewal, Jinny Sims, Gurbax Malh, Ruby Dhalla, Navdeep Bains, Devinder Shourie, Deepak Obhrai and Tim Uppal. Dosanjh, a former Premier of British Columbia, is contesting from the Vancouver South constituency as a Liberal Party candidate. Last time, he had won with a hair thin margin of about 20 votes. Dosanjh is being opposed by radical Sikhs.
Embassy will give free air tickets to stranded and needy Indians: Indian ambassador to Kuwait
Monday, April 18, 2011
http://www.nriol.com/news/live/nri.asp
The Ambassador of India, HE Ajai Malhotra, reaffirmed on April 13, that "the Indian Embassy would be very happy to bear the air ticket cost for travel to India in the case of any stranded Indian who was needy and was unable to find the funds to do so".
US NRI Leaders Demand Passing of Lok Pal Bill
Sunday, April 17, 2011
http://www.nriinternet.com/NRI_Columnists/A_D/B/Butani/2011/Anna-%20Hazare/index.htm
Large number of American Indians joined the worldwide protest against corruption in India, supporting Anna Hazare’s fast for this great cause. In Cerritos Regional Park, Los Angeles, a candle light vigil was followed by a discussion about Anna Hazare’s fast and the current state of corruption in India. Asian American leader and Chairman of USABF and FOSAAC, Kevin Kishore Kaul, said that “success of Anna Hazare’s fast to fight against corruption in India is a victory for all Indian Americans and Indians should see that their country is clean of all ills.”
American Sikh Day celebrated at California Capitol
Saturday, April 16, 2011
http://www.nriinternet.com/NRIpress-news/2011/April/14.htm
The Sikh American community celebrated the first ever American Sikh Day in California on the steps of the California State Capitol with dozens of California elected officials.
Sikh body for fresh petition in Canadian House
Friday, April 15, 2011
The Tribune
Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a New York-based human rights advocacy group, along with two other Sikh outfits from Canada has agreed to pursue a Parliamentary motion in Canada seeking recognition of attacks carried out against Sikhs in November 1984 as “genocide”.
India to open consulate in Perth
Thursday, April 14, 2011
http://www.sify.com/news/india-to-open-consulate-in-perth-news-nri-legxasceied.html
The cabinet Wednesday approved the opening of an Indian consulate in Perth in Australia and the creation of 12 posts there.
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