NRI News
Vacation weddings: Govt to make marriage registration compulsory
Thursday, 19/07/2012
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120719/punjab.htm#7
Punjabi damsels will not be lost in the wilderness while looking for greener pastures abroad. Chasing the dollar dreams by planning to marry NRIs, they may find themselves in a more genuine relationship, with the Punjab Government trying to end the menace of vacation weddings by making marriage registration compulsory.
NRI helpdesks at Vigilance Bureau in Punjab
Tuesday, 17/07/2012
http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/nri-helpdesks-vigilance-bureau-punjab/51918
NRI helpdesks will be set up at vigilance bureau headquarters while six vigilance ranges in Amritsar and Ludhiana among other places in Punjab will become functional within one month.
US eases visa application norms for Indians
Wednesday, 18/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/US-eases-visa-application-norms-for-Indians/articleshow/15024386.cms
The US has eased visa application norms for Indians wishing to travel to the country for business and leisure.
Illegal immigration makes survey on Punjab NRIs futile
Sunday, 15/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/other-news/Illegal-immigration-makes-survey-on-Punjab-NRIs-futile/articleshow/14925728.cms
For a state which claims the "highest" number of NRIs from the country, it has become a matter for embarrassment and concern for the Punjab government that there are no figures available on the exact number of Punjabis abroad. A door-to-door campaign by the government in villages and cities seeking replies to number of family members abroad have met with severe hostility, on account of illegal immigrations, compelling the government to abandon the project.
Indian businessman in New York pleads guilty to illegal ivory sales
Friday, 13/07/2012
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/Indian-businessman-in-New-York-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-ivory-sales/articleshow/14861716.cms
An Indian-American businessman has pleaded guilty to selling jewellery and artifacts in Manhattan worth over $2 million made from ivory illegally obtained from endangered and threatened elephants from Africa.
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