Author: TGI News Service
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UK Sikhs win legal battle to stop meat plant near Gurdwara
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A community of British Sikhs has won a legal battle to stop the construction of a meat processing plant next to their Gurdwara in Bradford city
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Trucking firms look abroad for drivers
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Trucking companies say they are being forced to import drivers from overseas because of a desperate shortage of Kiwis.A survey by the Road Transport Forum has found 112 companies have trucks parked up because of a shortage of about…
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Permission cancelled for meat plant near gurdwara in Britain
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In a first legal victory for the Sikh community in Britain the planning permission for the setting up of a meat plant near a gurdwara in northern Britains Bradford city was cancelled by the Bradford City Council Wednesday
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BritSikh charged with possessing stash of weapons including 100000volt stun gun
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A 21yearold Sikh has admitted charges of possessing 92 weapons following a raid on his home in the UK Parwinder Baning admitted importing and possessing dozens of prohibited weapons including a 100000volt stun gun twice as powerful as police Tasers during a hearing at Leicester Crown court
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Indian-American professor convicted of defrauding students
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An Indian-American professor has been convicted by a federal grand jury of defrauding the US government and students of $700,000 in research grants.
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Ethnic people urged to join govt boards
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Do you believe you could make a difference to New Zealand communities? The Office of Ethnic Affairs in New Zealand is urging ethnic people to nominate themselves to be considered for appointment to government boards, committees and advisory groups, including those of Crown companies. The positions give an opportunity…
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UK Sikh loses tragic case against millionaire sons
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In a case described as tragic and involving Sikh family traditions the high court here has dismissed the claim of a 87yearold Indianorigin businessman against his two sons for a onethird share in property that includes a string of hotels in London Prasun Sonwalkar reports
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Alan Gamlen: Inequality drives many to quit NZ
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Emigration is driven not only by opportunities, but also by inequalities. The OECD has issued alarming advice for governments to take “urgent action to tackle rising inequality and social divisions”. New Zealand has left these issues…
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Editorial: No grounds to ease immigration rules further
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Just five years ago, the Government relaxed the immigration conditions placed on wealthy investors. Already, however, it is being lobbied to ease the rules even further. A group called the Construction Development Alliance wants to…
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Royal visit: ‘Infantile prank’ a misunderstanding
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A London-based Kiwi, whose controversial Maori cultural advice to British newspapers was branded an “infantile prank” in his home-country, is reportedly “quite upset” his comments were misconstrued.Tredegar Hall was quoted in…
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Kiwis still unsure of Asians
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Despite nearly a quarter of Aucklanders being Asian, the wider Kiwi community still has an unwillingness to engage with a group it considers to be “exotic other”, a diversity expert says.An Asia NZ Foundation survey found four out…
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Indianorigin businesswoman to appear in court for assaulting sister
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An awardwinning Indianorigin businesswoman in Britain will appear in court on Monday for assaulting her younger sister at a market place Sharon Kaur 46 a highprofile entrepreneur allegedly attacked her younger sister Kulvinder by grabbing her hair from behind spitting at her and clawing at her face outside a shop…
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Indian priest faces deportation for molestation in US
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An Indian-American priest who admitted to fondling a girl while attending dinner at her grandmother’s home in Minnesota has been sentenced to 25 years of supervised probation, according to media reports.
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Man who beat Indian-American computer scientist fatally gets 12 years in jail
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A New Jersey court has sentenced last of five men charged with the 2010 fatal beating of an Indian-American computer scientist Divyendu Sinha to more than 12 years in prison.
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Obama names Indian-American as alternate IMF director
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US president is nominating Sunil Sabharwal, an independent Indian American investor in the payments sector, to a key job as US alternate executive director at International Monetary Fund.
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BJP’s Indian-American supporters bet on ‘chai pe charcha’ in the US
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The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) is organising hundreds of “chai pe charcha” events in the US and calling up people in India to influence potential voters.
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Surrey senior afraid to leave his home after vicious daylight attack in Newton
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Bal Gills 72yearold father used to walk through his Newton community up to three times a day But since a brazen daytime attack two weeks ago that left his father Gurcharan Singh Gill with six stitches in his head and a fractured cheekbone and jaw hes too afraid to leave…
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US rapper makes racist comments about Sikh man draws flak
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An American rapper has made racist comments about a Sikh man in a picture he posted on a website but withdrew it later after drawing flak for his remarks online
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Indian-American disqualified from Congressional poll
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An Indian-American Republican candidate has been disqualified from contesting Congressional election by a California court, even as it cleared another candidate from the community to contest the polls.
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AAP’s Punjab strategy made in US, Canada
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The Punjab chapter of AAP is getting technical and strategic inputs from its offshore supporters.