Author: TGI News Service
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Russia not to ban Gita
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In a major relief to the Indo-Russian relations, a Russian court has decided not to ban a translation of the Hindu religious book, Bhagvad Gita. This augers well for the bilateral relations – the former Soviet Union has shared strong ties with India for many years – from Bollywood movies…
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Aucklanders face 3.6% rate increase
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While hundreds of Kiwis are facing the prospect of job losses, and Ports of Auckland workers’ standoff continues, Aucklanders will have to shell out more for their rates. Auckland Council has announced a 3.6% rate increase for 2012-13, as New Zealand continues to battle a recession. Last year, Aucklanders paid…
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Ethnic forum to discuss social entrepreneurship
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An Auckland forum discussing ethnic diversity will focus on the potential of social entrepreneurship to create change and harness the skills and experience within communities. The keynote speaker for the free EthnicA Auckland conference is Sir Ray Avery, the 2010 New Zealander of the Year. Sir Ray is perhaps best…
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Over 70,000 run in Auckland’s Round the Bays
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New Zealand’s largest fun run marking the 40th anniversary attracted an estimated 70,000 walkers, runners and wheelchair athletes; the Ports of Auckland Round the Bays attracted a large crowd to complete the 8.4km journey from Quay Street to St Heliers Bay at varying paces. First to cross the finish line in 28…
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NZ women concerned about fertility
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Two in three Kiwi women (63%) say they have friends and family who have experienced fertility issues and as many as 93% New Zealand women believe more should be done to promote ways to improve fertility. In response to an online survey by New Zealand’s Good Health magazine, the women said…
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Why St Patrick’s is not just Irish
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Watching Irish teenagers buying green hats and balloons for St Patrick’s Day is an amazing feeling here in Alberta – the western province of Canada which has a history of immigrant Irishmen coming to work and build a life for their children and for future generations. Looking at these teenagers…
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Olympics: Australia wins bid over India
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The inaugural Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games for athletes with an intellectual disability will be held in Australia in December 2013. Newcastle has secured the winning bid against strong competition from cities in India and Malaysia. Newcastle to welcome 1,700 athletes on a journey to achieve their personal best In…
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Campaign to get Asians to enroll for GP services
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Members of Auckland’s Asian communities are being encouraged to enrol with a general practitioner (GP). A new public awareness campaign, Your Local Doctor, hopes to address lower than average enrolment rates among people of Asian descent in Auckland. Waitemata DHB epidemiologist Dr Lifeng Zhou says studies have consistently shown that…
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Sleepy Canadian town gets relief for tortured women
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When you come to Banff – a small, frozen town i the middle of 7000 sqkm Banff National Park, tourism is the first thing on your mind. It’s a sleepy town of just 7500 people in Canada’s western province of Alberta, caterig to a heavy inflow of keen skiers. Domestic…
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Auckland hurries up rail project
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Auckland Council has brought forward its spending on the City Rail Link (CRL). Money previously earmarked for the 2012-2013 CRL budget will now be spent in the current financial year. It will come from public transport and travel demand management projects that cannot be progressed in the 2011-12 year due…
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India to set up unit to monitor departing Indians
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India is planning to set up an authority to monitor the activities of Indians leaving the country for overseas work. India’s minister for Overseas Indian Affairs,  Vayalar Ravi, plans to bring a legislation in the next parliamentary session to set up an authority to facilitate migration of its citizens to other countries,…
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Hepatitis A outbreak: Auckland reports 31 cases
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As many as 31  children have been diagnosed with Hepatitis A as public health officials warn that the number may increase. As these cases are affecting school age children,  the health officials are working with nine schools and affected parents to assess risk and provide advice. “This is an evolving…
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Smoking bans in Australia coming soon
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An upcoming smoking ban in Australia is prompting a New Zealand group to ask similar bans across the ditch. Under new sweeping changes introduced by Australia’s health minister, Jillian Skinner, diners in New South Wales will not be able to smoke in public dining places across the state. The new…
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New IRS form to affect US NRIs
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Indians living in the US, like other foreigners, will be monitored even more closely for their overseas assets, with the new provisions being introduced by the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The IRS has introduced an additional form – Form 8938 – which is a Statement of Specified Foreign Financial…
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OPINION: New Zealand needs more immigrants
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The country’s birth rate has reduced, death rate has increased, and it has recorded one of the lowest rates of population increase overall. It is time for New Zealand to open doors for migrants. Of course, the country can debate on what colour the new residents should be. But the…
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Facebook helps new migrant settle in
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A new migrant to New Zealand found Facebook very useful in the process of settling in a new country. Iris Pabayo, who recently migrated to New Zealand from Philippines, found contacts through Facebook. “The highlight of our settlement journey to New Zealand is Facebook,” says Pabayo, who has been in…
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Man admits setting wife on fire
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An Indo-Fijian origin man has pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court to a charge of murdering his wife last year. Diwesh Kumar Sharma was arrested from Fiji by New Zealand Police, on charges of murdering his wife, 28-year old Ranjeeta Sharrma, by setting her on fire in an attack.…
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UK pays $3.2m to wrongfully held refugees
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In what could be the largest immigration detention payout, the British government has paid a million pounds in compensation, and another million pounds in cash (a total of $3.2million), to teenage refugees it had wrongfully detained before 2005, the Guardian reported. The two million pound payout involved detention of 40…
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Forum to discuss human rights of Indian migrants
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New Delhi is hosting an international conference on human rights concerns of Indian Diaspora on 24 and 25 February. Hosted by Human Rights Defence India (HRDI), a New Delhi-based organisation, the conference on ‘Human Rights Concerns of Indian Diaspora’, will be inaugurated by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of Art of Living Foundation.  He…
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Admissions to Indian institutes for NRI kids open soon
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Admissions process will soon begin for NRI children keen to pursue undergraduate studies in India for the academic year 2012-13. Indian government runs a special scheme -Â Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA), Â for undergraduate courses in engineering for foreign nationals and persons of Indian origin (PIOs), non-resident Indians (NRIs). These…