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Probe into Nijjar’s killing ‘active and ongoing’, say Canadian police
The killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an “active and ongoing investigation”, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has said
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 08:06 AM IST
Press Trust of India
Nijjar killing: 50 bullets fired; coordinated attack, report claims citing video
The Washington Post, which also contained accounts of Sikh community members present in the vicinity of the attack, said the attackers fired roughly 50 bullets.
Updated on Sep 27, 2023 09:13 AM IST
Trudeau walked into a trap due to vote bank politics, says Amarinder
Senior BJP leader and former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday dismissed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claim of a “potential link” between Indian government agents and the killing of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in June this year
Published on Sep 20, 2023 12:54 AM IST
Press Trust of India
Indo-Canadian shot dead in targeted killing in Canada
Canadian police have identified an Indo-Canadian as the victim of what it believes was a targeted killing in the province of British Columbia.
Published on Sep 18, 2023 12:05 PM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Indian Consulate condemns assault on Sikh student in Canada, calls for action
Sikh high school student assaulted in apparent hate crime in Canada, Indian consulate calls for action.
Published on Sep 16, 2023 08:21 AM IST
SFJ announces another round of Khalistan referendum
The development comes days after the stand taken on pro-Khalistani activities by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre
Published on Sep 14, 2023 11:15 AM IST
SFJ holds Khalistan referendum in Canada as PM Modi flags extremism with Trudeau
The voting took place at a Gurdwara in the town of Surrey, the same gurdwara which was headed by SFJ’s Hardeep Singh Nijjar before he was gunned down on June 18
Updated on Sep 11, 2023 10:43 AM IST
Khalistan Referendum at Canada school cancelled amid concerns over AK-47 poster
The referendum was scheduled for September 10 at the Tamanawis Secondary School in the town of Surrey in British Columbia.
Updated on Sep 04, 2023 08:38 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Raccoon chases dog into house, gets stuck in the bathroom
The incident happened in British Columbia and the raccoon was rescued by Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Published on Aug 28, 2023 10:47 PM IST
Vrinda Jain
Canada to deploy armed forces in British Columbia to tackle wildfires
The province imposed an emergency late on Friday, giving officials more power to deal with fire risks.
Published on Aug 21, 2023 12:52 AM IST
Reuters |
Around 30,000 people ordered to flee Canada's British Columbia amid wildfires
Kelowna, a city of 150,000, was choked with thick smoke as it became the latest population center hit in a summer of dramatic wildfires across Canada.
Updated on Aug 20, 2023 04:53 AM IST
AFP |
Canada’s British Columbia announces state of emergency amid `worst wildfire season`
As the worst wildfires in Canadian history continue to rage, the province of British Columbia announced a state of emergency to deal with the natural calamity.
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 10:10 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Canada police investigate Surrey temple desecration
The temple’s board has decided to hold a meeting on Tuesday evening.
Updated on Aug 15, 2023 06:13 PM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Pro-Khalistan elements hold ‘anti-India’ poster campaign in Canada
Ahead of their threat to besiege Indian missions in the country on Independence Day, pro-Khalistan elements in Canada continued their poster campaign against India’s senior-most diplomats in the province of British Columbia
Updated on Aug 02, 2023 12:25 AM IST
Indo-Canadian gangster shot in Vancouver
Two months after his brother was gunned down in Vancouver, another Indo-Canadian has become the latest victim in the ongoing gang war in the province of British Columbia.
Updated on Jul 29, 2023 10:13 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Canada PM says govt takes surge in Khalistani activity ‘extremely seriously’
India has expressed consternation over the secessionist Sikhs for Justice circulating a poster online targeting the senior-most envoys in Canada
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 11:02 PM IST
Indo-Canadian ‘gangster’ Karnvir Singh Garcha killed in British Columbia: Police
In December last year, Surrey RCMP had issued a public safety warning for Garcha, and 22-year-old Harkirat Jhutty– the two Indo-Canadian men allegedly involved in gang activities
Updated on Jul 05, 2023 11:21 AM IST
Prominent pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Nijjar shot dead in Canada
Nijjar headed the organisation’s preparations for the so-called Punjab Referendum to be held in the Metro Vancouver region in September this year
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 11:55 AM IST
Canada: Burnaby City Council passes motion to add caste as protected category
The motion was passed by City Council on Monday and the highlights, including the caste decision, posted on its website on Wednesday.
Updated on Apr 27, 2023 11:25 AM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Canada’s oldest Vaisakhi parade held in Vancouver after three years of Covid-enforced gap
Vancouver city welcomed back the nagar kirtan with nearly 250,000 thronging to attend the parade. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Ross Street Gurdwara in Vancouver to take part in the celebration
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 02:04 PM IST
Canadian province proclaims April 14 as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Equality Day
As the issue of caste-based discrimination gets highlighted in Canada, the province of British Columbia has proclaimed April 14 as Dr B R Ambedkar Equality Day.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 02:56 PM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Indo-Canadian MP denies benefiting from China’s interference in 2021 polls
Parm Bains, MP from the Steveston-Richmond East constituency in the province of British Columbia, had said he won the election “fair and square”
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 01:21 PM IST
Another Hindu temple vandalised in Canada’s Ontario province
The target of the vandalism was the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in the town of Windsor in the province of Ontario.
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 11:42 PM IST
Anirudh Bhattacharyya, Toronto
Indo-Canadian receives death threats from Khalistani radicals for organising reception to honour Indian envoy
Khalistani radicals have been threatening me that I will suffer the same fate as Ripudaman Singh Malik who was shot dead in Surrey last year, says Maninder Gill
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 02:36 PM IST
India flags vandalisation of Mahatma Gandhi statues to Canadian government
The latest such incident involved the decapitation of a Mahatma Gandhi sculpture located on the campus of the Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. That incident occurred last Monday
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 02:22 PM IST
After Google Map shows wrong route, iPhone 14's SOS saves two women in Canada
According to Dwight Yochim, a senior manager with BC Search and Rescue, this was possibly the first use of the feature in British Columbia.
Published on Jan 30, 2023 04:03 PM IST
Ritu Maria Johny | Edited by Aryan Prakash
Flood-ravaged British Columbia in western Canada braces for more rain
The next storm to hit the Pacific region, expected late Monday to Wednesday, “could be the most intense since the original storm pulse hit two weeks ago,” said British Columbia Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth.
Published on Nov 29, 2021 05:29 AM IST
AFP |
State of emergency in British Columbia; more deaths expected
The federal government said it is sending the air force to assist with evacuations and to support supply lines.
Updated on Nov 18, 2021 06:49 AM IST
AP | hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Fire breaks out on cargo ship containers off British Columbia
Sixteen crew members have been evacuated from the MV Zim Kingston, while five remained onboard to fight the fire, the Canadian Coast Guard said in a statement on Saturday.
Published on Oct 24, 2021 09:09 PM IST
Reuters |
Aman Singh becomes first turbaned Sikh to be elected to British Columbia assembly
Singh, who was born in Hong Kong, came close to attaining the feat of being elected an MLA in 2017, but lost by just 134 votes to Jas Johal of the Liberal Party. The latter is also Sikh but does not wear a turban.
Updated on Oct 25, 2020 01:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Toronto | Anirudh Bhattacharyya
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