South Asian Women Sought For Canadian Women Voters Congress Event On May

RICHMOND– The Canadian Women Voters Congress is holding an event on May 14th from 9am-1pm at Richmond City Hall for a professional development day and seek the participation of ethnic women, especia...

Deep Singh Sangra: Great Teacher Retires After 30 Years

Recently retired teacher and tireless promoter of Punjabi language Deep Singh Sangra was honoured by the staff and students of Queensborough Middle School in New Westminster on April 20. At a school a...

Was Kohinoor Stolen By The British Or Was It A Gift From The Heirs Of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

The heirs of Maharaja Ranjit Singh were forced to surrender and the diamond was forcibly taken from them. Maharaja Dalip Singh was the nominal Head of the state. He was only 11 years old. He was false...

Cycling4diversity Ready To Put Pedal To Medal From May 22-28

We would like to dearly thank Save on Foods of Abbotsford store manager Dawn Haig for the gift cards, Cineplex for the movie tickets and Cycling4Diversity for the shirts. Haig shared her experience in...

Veteran Journalist Promod Puri Honoured During The Release Of His Book “hinduism Beyond Rituals, Customs And Traditions”

SURREY – Veteran journalist and founder of the LINK newspaper Promod Puri was honoured by his peers and members of the South Asian community at the launch of his recently released book "Hinduism bey...

South Asian Man From Alberta Charged In Violent Crime Spree Across Metro Vancouver

Thirty-six-year-old Abbas Saeed Abbas has now been charged with robbery, use of a firearm during the commission of a crime and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle. Abbass, who is from Alberta, is w...

Due To Overwhelming Demand Rapper Drake Adds Second Show In Vancouver

Canadian rapper Drake has added an extra show in Vancouver and will perform, Sept. 17 and 18, at Rogers Arena. Some excited fans tweeted they got tickets to see Drake perform at the Rogers Arena. “D...

Baljit Singh Appointed Veterinary Faculty Dean At Calgary University

David Stobbe / Stobbe PhotographyThe veteran, highly accomplished researcher and educator Baljit Singh will take over the position of Dean on September 1, provost and vice-president (Academic) of the ...

Celebrating 250 Years Of Waris Shah’s Heer – But Is It The Original?

Even as the Punjabi literati from across the globe are set to celebrate 250 years of compilation of Waris Shah’s Heer, findings by a US-based researcher have sparked a debate on the authenticity of ...