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India’s historic moon mission on its way to lunar south pole
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nown as Chandrayaan-2, the Indian spacecraft is now on its way to the moon’s south polar region, and if all goes well, its lander will touch down there in early September. With this mission, India is aiming to become the first country ever to achieve a soft, controlled landing so close to the moon’s south pole, and just the fourth country ever to land softly on the lunar surface, joining Russia, the United States, and China. Its scientific instruments will shed light on the moon’s mysterious interior and thin exosphere, and they will provide key details about the chemistry of the moon’s south polar region, one of the most compelling camping grounds for future lunar astronauts. What is Chandrayaan-2, and why is it significant? The Chandrayaan-2 mission is the latest lunar spacecraft sent to the
moon by India’s national space agency, scientific community. the Indian Space Research Organization, “Chandrayaan-1 in the last decade or ISRO. The mission aims to follow up inspired so many levels within the country, and I am one of them; I started my Ph.D. in 2009 after the mission was launched, and I was an ISRO research fellow for the next seven years,” says Sriram Bhiravarasu, a postdoctoral fellow at the Lunar and Planetary Institute and a former member of the Chandrayaan-2 radar team. “It’s a big part of me.” Chandrayaan-2’s safe descent would add to a remarkable string on 2008’s Chandrayaan-1 orbiter, India’s of successes for ISRO’s planetary science first lunar spacecraft. Though the orbiter program. When the Mangalyaan Mars died prematurely—10 months into a two- orbiter safely arrived at Mars in 2014, year-mission—its data proved crucial it made India the first country ever to in detecting frozen water on the moon’s successfully visit the red planet on its surface. It also was an inspiration to India’s first attempt. ISRO’s science missions
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South Asian journalist tells Calgary court attack was attempt to stop free speech Calgary South Asia radio host Kumar Sharma believes a gang assault on him 11 months ago was an attack on freedom of speech.Sharma told a provincial court sentencing hearing Friday that the assault has had a chilling effect on his work as a journalist. “The physical assault which happened on Aug. 19, 2018, in which I was viciously attacked by a group of more than seven Continued on page 9
Vancouver airport worker says he was beaten over denied smoke break
Radio host Kumar Sharma is swarmed by a group of people in August 2018
RCMP lays second-degree murder charges against BC fugitives RCMP have laid second-degree murder charges against two BC teens in the death of a Vancouver man as they intensify a manhunt in Northern Manitoba for the two fugitives. Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, are charged in the death of Leonard Dyck, 64. The two men are also suspects in the deaths of American Chynna Deese, 24, and her 23-year-old Australian boyfriend Lucas Fowler. Charges have not been laid in their deaths. Northern B.C. killings: What we know so far about the suspects and victims Leonard Dyck, 64, was found dead on a B.C. highway on July 19, 2019. Police have charged Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, with second-degree murder in Dyck’s death.
A worker at Vancouver International Airport says he was swarmed and beaten by six men as he left work early Monday morning. Amit Prasad (pictured) spoke with media from his hospital bed Friday, where he says he’s recovering from three fractures in his spine and one in his face. “The pain was so bad I screamed,” said Prasad. “I thought they were going to kill me, so I had to fight back … They kicked me in the back, and I fell to the ground. I fought back and
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South Asian sisters win right to get same share of parents $9M estate as their brothers Judge changes wills after Nahar and Nihal Litt left 93% of their estate to 2 sons When they died three years ago, Nahar and Nihal Litt left behind an estate valued at more than $9 million. They willed 93 per cent of that to their two sons, leaving their four daughters to split what was left. That’s despite the fact that the daughters, now in their 50s and 60s, took on most of the work of
caring for their aging parents in the years before they died, according to a B.C. Supreme Court judgment. They also helped build their parents’ fortune, working on family-owned farms beginning when they were children.
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Four Surrey councillors slam Mayor McCallum’s policing plan
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or the first time, the four councillors who are not part of Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum’s slate have issued a “joint media statement� about the “rushed� policing transition plan. “At the initial meeting, November 5, 2018, of this council we all voted to move towards a Surrey Police Force,� the statement read. It was issued Thursday morning on behalf of former Safe Surrey Coalition councillors Jack Hundial, Brenda Locke and Steven Pettigrew, along with lone Surrey First Councillor Linda Annis. “The underlying assumption was that it would make Surrey a safer community for our residents. We did not expect the Police Transition Plan to be developed behind closed doors and without our advice or input,� it adds. Further, the four councillors charge the “artificial deadline for the transition is extremely challenging, if not impossible� and say there is “no clear indication of the capital cost of this transition.� The transition is going to be “much higher� than the suggested 10 per cent hike, they state. “The risk that this transition will make Surrey a less safe community is just too high. Our primary duty to the citizens is effective public safety,� the statement reads. “Our citizens deserve to be heard and feel safe. The Mayor’s Transition Report does not measure up.� The statement comes on the heels of Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum dissolving the city’s public safety committee and instead creating an Interim Police Transition Advisory Committee
that only his Safe Surrey Coalition colleagues will sit on. While Annis has said McCallum has “stopped listening to anyone who thinks differently� and Locke has slammed the mayor’s “my-way-or-the-highway approach,� the mayor disputes those notions. “I look at myself as only a messenger of the people of Surrey, what they want,� he told the Now-Leader on Wednesday afternoon. “That’s how I’ve always felt in politics, and so I listen to what the public wants, and they want their own police force. I never act on my own at all.� As for not inviting current members of his party to the table, McCallum said “it makes complete sense, on any type of committee, to have those people that have carried the message from the residents who want their own police force, to be part of that committee.� The others, he said, “have spoken against our police force.� In response to the four councillors’ joint statement, McCallum said in an emailed statement that politicians “are often taken to task for not keeping their promises.� “Along with Councillors Elford, Guerra, Nagra and Patton, I fully intend to see through what I campaigned on and promised to do,� he said. “With the exception of Linda Annis, the Councillors who are now voicing their opposition were more than happy to promise to the voters that they would deliver on a city police department, if elected. It is disingenuous at best and, at worst, this is another cynical example of hollow promises made by those seeking office and doing an about-face once voted in.�
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Surrey councillor Linda Annis says Mayor McCallum stopped listening
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urrey Mayor Doug McCallum’s decision to shut down the city’s longstanding public safety committee in favour of a one-sided advisory group that only includes himself and his remaining Safe Surrey councillors is one more sign that he’s stopped caring about anyone’s opinion but his own, says Councillor Linda Annis.
“Doug McCallum has stopped listening to anyone who thinks differently, and that’s not good for our city,” said Annis. “Shutting down the public safety committee was a poor decision because that committee includes every councillor and deals with so much more than just policing,” noted Annis. “But, more than anything, this latest decision is a sad
commentary on the state of our city hall and the Mayor’s office. Dissenting or different opinions are no longer welcome, and by only including his remaining Safe Surrey councillors on his advisory committee the Mayor is guaranteed to hear exactly what he wants to hear. But, it’s out-of-touch with our community and taxpayers and that has to concern our community.”
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By Peter Menzies Several years ago, I by chance encountered a backbench member of Parliament who asked in a very straightforward fashion why we at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) didn’t “do something” about CBC. Mildly startled, I replied that if something was to be “done” about CBC, Parliament should just go ahead and do it. But no one ever really does anything about CBC other than to either make it anxious about its funding, or make it happy about its funding and hoping that it will continue. These days, it’s mostly the latter. The exception appears to be the commercial English-language TV world, where viewership of its evening news broadcast The National has plummeted. Alarmed reports abound that it has considered boosting primetime ratings through some form of programming based on serial murderer and rapist Paul Bernardo. Elsewhere, things are going swimmingly. The commercial-free radio – to which I often listen for close to four hours a day – maintains sound ratings around its excellent locally-focused,
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What can – and should – be done about CBC apolitical and informative morning and afternoon drive shows. In between, daytime programming is somewhat more social-agendadriven, while the six o’clock news followed by As It Happens generally segues into an evening of programming that ranges from 21st-century sexual exclusion angst to pining for the halcyon days of the nation’s Spanish Civil War veterans and radicals. Notwithstanding my unexplainable personal fascination with the content, this fetishizing of dreamy 1930s activism leads many conservative-minded people to call for an end to CBC. But never mind that. Very few of us listen to evening radio. Online is where it’s at. There, CBC/Radio Canada goes toe to toe with traditional broadcasters and newspapers fighting for readers, viewers, listeners and, most of all, dollars. That’s where it sows. And that’s where it reaps. And that’s where, if something needs to be “done” about CBC – which, in both the online and television worlds, is a full-blown commercial operator – it should be done. The nation’s television broadcasting world
has forever been distorted by the existence of a publicly-funded entity such as CBC that competes not only for viewers but for advertising income. It has always been entirely unfair to the private sector that its own tax dollars are used to compete against it. Publicly-funded radio may compete with the private sector for listeners but never for money. About 40 per cent of Canada’s advertising dollars are spent online, making that medium by far the most dominant, followed by TV a good 10 points behind, then radio and newspapers. That means that by employing an aggressive online strategy, CBC now competes for a share of about 70 per cent of the advertising dollars at play in the market. So newspapers, radio and other Internet platforms are now, in addition to television companies, paying taxes that subsidize their competition to their detriment. Meanwhile, the newspaper industry queues shabbily at the public trough, sheepishly awaiting a $600-million federal handout from those it’s expected to report upon with neither fear nor favour, knowing that in doing so it has forever undermined the credibility of each and every one of its journalists. As Andrew Coyne, one of the few commentators willing to risk his employer’s or the government’s wrath (see fear and favour above) stated recently: “So far as we were relieved of the obligation to find willing readers, we would become even more pompous and self-absorbed than we are already. As the beneficiaries of a bailout ourselves, we could never again criticize any other industry seeking to be rescued from its own mistakes. God knows we would be in no position to lecture anybody on conflict of interest.” So get CBC out of the advertising business on all of its platforms. Make its content available to other media for free within Canada so they can reap some of the investment created by their tax dollars. That may do little to appease those who dislike CBC’s politics, but it will go a long way to helping ensure there’s room for other voices in the marketplace that don’t have to depend on the party in power for their existence. Peter Menzies is a former newspaper publisher and vice-chair of the CRTC, and advises tech companies on regulatory policy (the views here are his own).
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India’s historic moon mission on its way to From page 1 lunar south pole of successes for ISRO’s planetary science program. When the Mangalyaan Mars orbiter safely arrived at Mars in 2014, it made India the first country ever to successfully visit the red planet on its first attempt. ISRO’s
science missions are also notable for their relatively low prices. Complex missions to other worlds regularly cost billions to build— but with a reported budget of $144 million, Chandrayaan-2 was less expensive to make than the science-fiction film Interstellar. The new moon mission is setting another milestone, as the first in ISRO’s history where both key leadership positions are held by women. Muthayya Vanitha, the mission’s project director, previously worked on Mangalyaan, and Ritu Karidhal, Chandrayaan-2’s mission director, played a major role in ensuring that orbiter’s successful arrival at the red planet. Where and how will Chandrayaan-2 be landing? Three previous missions, including Chandrayaan-1, sent probes careening into the lunar south pole to throw up debris clouds on impact that overhead orbiters could chemically analyze. And in 2009, operators of the Japanese orbiter Kaguya (SELENE) guided the aging spacecraft into the ground near the southern Gill crater. But Chandrayaan-2 is designed to descend in a controlled manner and operate on the surface. Unlike Chandrayaan-1, which consisted only of an orbiter, Chandrayaan-2 includes an orbiter, a lander, and a rover. (See our newest map of the moon and every single spacecraft on it.) To help ensure a soft landing, Chandrayaan-2 isn’t making a straight shot at the moon. It will start its trek by orbiting Earth, and its onboard thrusters will progressively take the spacecraft farther away over several orbits, until it sets course for the moon. Once near the moon, Chandrayaan-2 will fire its thrusters to enter a circular lunar orbit about 62 miles above its surface.
Airport worker says he was beaten over denied smoke break From page 1
they ran away.” He is part of the ground crew that handles luggage and tows planes in and out of gates at YVR. His employer, Strategic Aviation Services, independently confirmed the attack through media. “At approximately two o’clock in the morning, one of our employees at Vancouver International Airport was a victim of assault that took place on airport property,” said Jeffrey Hendren of Strategic Aviation. Prasad said he recently denied a subordinate a handful of smoke breaks. “We have ups and downs at the airport, and it was a very busy time”, he said. “I would say no because it’s busy and it’s not fair for the other guys.” His wife, Perleen Lal, said she was shocked when she learned about the brutal attack. “This should not have happened. Work is a place where we should feel safe and something like this is just heinous,” she said.
What instruments does the spacecraft carry, and what science will it do? Chandrayaan-2 is carrying 13 scientific payloads: eight on its orbiter, three on the Vikram lander, and two on the Pragyaan rover. The orbiter, essentially an upgraded version of Chandrayaan-1, carries a camera that can map the moon’s surface with 16-foot resolution. It also can map the surface occurrence of certain elements such as magnesium, and it will be able to detect the composition of the moon’s whisper-thin exosphere. One particular camera will provide Vikram and Pragyaan with high-resolution images of their landing site. And its radar system will be able to peer into areas of perpetual shadow within the poles’ craters. If “dirty ice” mixed with lunar soil is hiding there, Chandrayaan-2 will be able to see it.
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India plays a key role as World’s largest nuclear fusion experiment clears milestone A multination project to build a fusion reactor cleared a milestone yesterday and is now 6 ½ years away from “First Plasma,” officials announced. Yesterday, dignitaries attended a components handover ceremony at the construction site of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor in southern France. The ITER project is an experiment aimed at reaching the next stage in the evolution of nuclear energy as a means of generating emissions-free electricity. The section recently installed—the cryostat base and lower cylinder—paves the way for the installation of the tokamak,
the technology design chosen to house the powerful magnetic field that will encase the ultra-hot plasma fusion core. “Manufactured by India, the ITER cryostat is 16,000 cubic meters,” ITER officials said in a release. “Its diameter and height are both almost 30 meters and it weighs 3,850 tons. Because of its bulk, it is being fabricated in four main sections: the base, lower cylinder, upper cylinder, and top lid.” The entire project is now 65% complete, the officials said. The world’s first commercial-scale fusion reactor project is on track to officially launch operations at the end of
2025, said spokeswoman Sabina Griffith, but it will take at least a decade to fully power up the facility. “The date for First Plasma is set; we will push the button in December 2025,” Griffith said. “It will take another 10 years until we reach full deuteriumtritium operations.” Thirty-five nations are cooperating on the project to bring fusion power to the masses. Achieving controlled fusion reactions that net more power than they take to
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ndia’s bid to join a select group of nations who have landed on the moon has taken off. The country’s Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft has successfully launched from the Sriharikota space centre – a giant leap in its increasingly ambitious space programme. If it succeeds, India will become the fourth nation to achieve what’s known as a “lunar soft landing”, following the former Soviet Union, the US and China. So as the country blasts into space, here are three key facts about its plans. It’s heading to the moon The launch of Chandrayaan 2 – its name means Moon Vehicle in Sanskrit – was delayed for a week by technical problems before its successful lift-off on 22 July. It blasted off on top of India’s most powerful rocket – the GSLV Mk III, and its unmanned lander is due to touch down near the moon’s south pole on 7 September. Named Vikram, after the founder of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Dr Vikram A Sarabhai, the lander will deploy a rover called Pragyan – wisdom in Sanskrit – that will explore the surface. It will be the second time India has been to the moon. In 2008, Chandrayaan 1 orbited and discovered water molecules on its surface. The spacecraft also launched an “impact module”, which sent images back to Earth before crash-landing. Launch of Chandrayaan 2 It’s planning manned space flights – and a space station India wants to launch its first manned space mission in 2022, to mark the 75th anniversary of the nation’s independence. Codenamed Gaganyaan – space vehicle in Sanskrit – the project has a budget of almost $1.5 billion. Gaganyaan will have a crew of two or three people and spend around seven days in low Earth orbit. ISRO says the mission is the first step towards building India’s own space station, which it plans to do in five to seven years. The country launched a space probe to Mars in 2014 and is planning a second for 2022. It has also approved a project to study the sun late next year, and ISRO chairman Dr K Sivan has reportedly said that he wants to reach Venus in 2023. India is planning these ambitious missions on the back of its development of a range of increasingly large launch rockets, culminating in the GSLV Mk III, which launched the Apollo moon missions and is as powerful as the Saturn V. It’s emerging as a leader in launching other nations’ satellites There are more than 2,000 working satellites orbiting the earth. Almost half of them belong to US-based organisations, 300 originate from China and roughly half that number from Russia. The market for commercial space launches is crowded and competitive with Russia’s Soyuz and Vega launchers competing with those of the European Space Agency and the reusable rockets flown by US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX corporation.
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Modi asked to act against ‘absconding’ NRI husbands Taking up the cause for nearly 30,000 Punjabi women reportedly abandoned by NRI husbands, Chairperson of the Punjab State Women Commission Manisha Gulati today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today. Gulati said in the meeting that lasted for about half an hour, she sought the intervention of PM Modi in getting the accused NRI husbands deported to India. She made a point that strict action against NRI husbands who deserted women with no money and assistance in documentation would certainly act as a deterrent against men from taking such steps in future.
Gulati said she shared the plight and instances of women who have been forced to bring up their kids on their own as a single parent facing a lot of hardships. The Prime Minister gave a proper hearing and assured support of the Centre in handling cases where NRIs desert women after marrying them on the pretext of taking them abroad — Manisha Gulati, chairperson, Women commission
Rogers Arena says kirpans allowed to be worn during events Rogers Arena says visitors are allowed to wear kirpans so long as they are under clothing and not visible. This follows after an incident at T-Mobile Park in Seattle where two Sikhs were forced to turn over their kirpans. The Seattle Mariners are reviewing their policy. Rogers Arena is confirming that baptized Sikhs are allowed to wear a kirpan when going inside the stadium. However, they ask that they are kept sheathed and covered by clothing, so that no one is able to see it. The arena is re-iterating their policy on the kirpan
after two Sikhs were forced to turn over their kirpans and leave them in a locker in order to attend a Seattle Mariners game at T-Mobile Park in July. The Mariners are in the middle of reviewing their policy and security practices. Current Major League Baseball ‘Best Stadium Operating Practices’ includes a “ban on knives of any size.” In Vancouver, BC Place allows visitors to carry a kirpan, so long as it’s under clothing and not visible. The kirpan is a small dagger worn for religious reasons.
South Asian journalist tells Calgary court attack was attempt to stop free speech From page 1 of more than seven individuals has had a very serious physical, emotional and mental impact on me and my family and friends,” Sharma said, reading a victim impact statement. “I am suffering from regular nightmares.” Sharma said he has worked as a journalist in Calgary and throughout Alberta for 25 years and strongly believes in freedom of the press. “I am impacted by this incident because my freedom of expression and for a journalist in me to speak freely has come under attack.” But the lawyer for one of Sharma’s assailants said the victim’s job at a radio host had nothing to do with why
Harwinder Guraya took part in the attack at a Punjabi concert in the city’s Skyview district. Instead, defence counsel Derek Jugnauth told provincial court Judge Peter Barley, Sharma was accosted because of comments he made on Facebook about women taking part in such events. In seeking a conditional discharge that would spare Guraya from having a criminal record, Jugnauth said his client erred in taking matters into his own hands. Jugnauth said his client is a trucker and a record could impact his ability to transport goods to the United States.
South Asian sisters win right to get same share of parents $9M estate as their brothers
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And so the sisters decided to contest their parents’ will in court, arguing that their parents discriminated against them based on outdated traditional values, the judgment says. “One of the reasons that they wanted to pursue the claim was not just out of self-interest, but so other South Asian women in the same position would also have the courage to do so,” their lawyer, Trevor Todd, said. This week, Justice Elaine Adair agreed to redistribute the Litt estate, granting about $1.35 million to each of the sisters: Jasbinder Kaur Grewal, Mohinder Kaur Litt-Grewal, Amarjit Kaur Gottenbos and Inderjit Kaur Sidhu. Restaurant war shatters 3 decades of peace between Cactus Club and Earls That adds up to 60 per cent of the family fortune, much higher than the $150,000 each they were initially promised. Their two brothers, Terry Mukhtiar Singh Litt and Kasar Singh Litt, will split the remaining 40 per cent, or about $1.8 million each.
The brothers both agreed that their parents had failed to meet their “moral obligations” to their daughters, though they argued in court for larger inheritances for themselves. Terry Litt testified that he had tried to convince his mother and father that the wills were unfair, but he was unable to persuade them to make changes. Adair’s judgment lays out more than five decades of history in an immigrant family whose frugal lifestyle and hard work helped build a multi-million-dollar legacy. It reveals a network of complicated family relationships touched by resentment that led one daughter to become estranged from her parents for 20 years. The Litts arrived in B.C. from India in 1964, when their children were between the ages of three and 14 years old, according to the judgment. Dad Nahar found a job at a sawmill, and the family gradually began acquiring real estate, including a number of farms.
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Anger, pessimism towards federal government prevail over positivity: Nanos survey Canadians are almost twice as likely to say they’re angry or pessimistic towards the federal government, as opposed to feeling satisfied or optimistic, according to Nanos Research analyst Nik Nanos. A new Nanos survey asking Canadians about their feelings toward the federal government found that while anger has abated in the past 60 days, negativity still prevails over positivity. Pessimism was the top feeling nationally, at 30 per cent, while anger was the secondmost popular feeling among Canadians, at 23 per cent. “It speaks to an ugly mood out there when it comes to people thinking about the government,” Nanos told Trend Line co-host Michael Stittle, in a podcast episode released Thursday. Trend Line is a new podcast hosted by journalist Michael Stittle and pollster Nik Nanos, who’ll check in on the public mood of Canadians leading
up to and throughout the federal election campaign Only 14 per cent of Canadians felt optimistic, while another 15 per cent said they were satisfied. The mood sours further in the Prairies. Thirty-eight per cent of those surveyed in the Prairie provinces said they were angry at the federal government, eight percentage points higher than the national average, while 29 per cent said they were pessimistic. Only 9 per cent of Prairie residents said they were satisfied, six points lower than the national average. “It speaks to the fact that there’s a significant proportion of Canadians in Western Canada that were probably thinking, ‘You know what? They just don’t get it. They don’t get it in Ottawa.’ And there’s just a high level of anger and frustration,” Nanos said on Trend Line. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney recently spoke of the “frustration and alienation”
felt by Albertans, whose province he says contributes billions of dollars to Canada’s economy but is blocked by some jurisdictions from developing its resources. “Too often we seem to have partners in the federation, including in Ottawa, intent on pinning us down and blocking us in and impairing our ability to develop the resources that help to pay the bills,” Kenney said July 11 at a premiers meeting in Saskatoon. “It rings true for a lot of Albertans,” said Nanos. “About four out of every 10 Albertans use anger to describe the federal government. So it’s not surprising that the premier
mentions this.” His sentiments were echoed by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, who called Ottawa’s carbon tax and energy policies a threat to national unity. Nanos said Canadians see the anger expressed by these provincial leaders and are affected by it. “It’s a judgement on whoever happens to be the prime minister of the day, so for Justin Trudeau, if (he) and all the premiers got along and … accomplished things, people would say, ‘tip of the hat to you, prime minister and premiers, for making the federation work,’” said Nanos.
Tight labor market is fattening Canadian workers’ wallets again Canadians are starting to see a pickup in their wages, a positive sign for the domestic economy amid growing global uncertainty. Average weekly earnings for Canadian workers rose 3.4% in May from a year earlier to C$1,031 ($784), the fastest pace of growth since February 2018, Statistics Canada said Thursday in Ottawa. The Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours also showed firms added 32,600 jobs on the month, the most since January. Real wage and earnings growth is trending upwards in Canada The broader recovery in earnings growth is one of the last pieces to fall into place for a labor market that’s seen decade-low unemployment rates and some of the fastest job gains on record. Statistics Canada’s more timely Labor Force Survey showed hourly wages growing 3.6% in June, also the fastest pace in more than a year. After accounting for inflation, real wage increases are now 1% or more by both survey measures. The boost bodes well
for the domestic economy, where higher interest rates, rising debt-servicing costs and a slowing housing market damped consumption for most of 2018. Rising earnings, coupled with a recovery in house prices, should fortify household spending at a time when uncertainty and rising global trade tensions are poised to threaten Canada’s exports and business investment. “Measures of wage growth in Canada are now more consistent with what we would expect from an economy basically at full employment,” said Dominique Lapointe at Laurentian Bank Securities in Montreal. “If the current strength continues it should support household consumption moving forward.” Some of the improvement is being driven by a recovery in Canada’s energy sector, which pays more than most other industries. Workers in the mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction businesses earned an average C$2,298 a week in May, 13.5% more than a year earlier.
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Uber says it may not operate outside of Metro Vancouver due to driver shortage A spokesman for Uber says the company may not operate outside of Metro Vancouver if it can’t get enough qualified drivers with a commercial licence in keeping with ridehailing regulations set by the B.C. government. Michael van Hemmen says the company’s decision to launch will also be based on policies finalized in mid-August by the Passenger Transportation Board on issues such as flexible pricing and boundaries. The province has said ride-hailing drivers must have a Class 4 licence, like those held by taxi drivers, as opposed to the standard Class 5 licence held by most motorists in the province. Applications from companies such as Uber and Lyft will be accepted as of
Sept. 3 but van Hemmen says the onerous requirements may mean the company will find it difficult to do business. The company already operates in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Alberta, and van Hemmen says the latter province also requires a commercial licence for ride-hailing drivers, as does New York City, the only jurisdiction in the United States with that regulation. Uber says in a statement that while B.C. cites the requirement of a medical exam as providing additional passenger safety for Class 4 licence holders, medical practitioners are already required to inform the province’s auto insurer if a patient has a condition that would impair driving.
Recycling Council of BC welcomes changes to provincial recycling rules In an effort to cut down on plastic entering landfills, B.C. is proposing changes to their recycling rules to make it easier. Recycling Council of BC CEO Brock MacDonald says more things will be added to the recycling list, including single-use disposal products and milk containers. MacDonald says the council has wanted milk containers included in recycling since the 1990s. “The review of the deposit refunds for beverage containers is a welcome opportunity,” says MacDonald. “We support changes that lead to great efficiencies and consumer convenience. Of course, increased collection levels remains our primary focus.” One million recyclable bottles “lost” daily in B.C., foundation says
There will also be a new express option for customers who are not able to count their recycling deposit beforehand. He says it “gives the ability of people just to bag up their containers. They don’t have to count it or anything. They just tag it with their customer account number, goes through a chute and it gets counted for them and the money get put into their account.” He says the council is “encouraged by these proposals and what they represent, which is eliminating waste and the transition to a more sustainable economy.” What you put in your blue bin still matters, a lot: Recycle B.C. says it still needs your help
Metro Vancouver Mayors approve Surrey SkyTrain extension to Fleetwood only - not to Langley But they make clear there’s no additional funding available for extension to Langley at this time. Metro Vancouver mayors have voted in favour of moving forward with a SkyTrain extension in Surrey, B.C., while limiting funds available so that it can only extend to the neighbourhood of Fleetwood under the current budget. By a majority vote, mayors asked TransLink to: Complete the project business case by January 2020. Complete a refresh of its south of Fraser rapid transit strategy. Limit funding available for the first phase of project to the $1.63 billion already secured A motion to consider expanding the long-term budget available for transit projects south of the Fraser was defeated. The vote means TransLink will begin in earnest on a plan for the full line (16 kilometres and eight stations to Langley City) with the expectation it will only start
construction on seven kilometres and four stations to 166 Street in Fleetwood, unless they get further funding from the provincial and federal governments. Not enough money to extend Surrey SkyTrain to Langley, TransLink says Currently, TransLink has $1.65 billion budgeted for rapid transit south of the Fraser, with funding 100 per cent approved from higher levels of government. If all goes according to plan, the first phase of the line would be completed in 2025. TransLink provided three options to mayors for the SkyTrain extension, but currently only have $1.65 billion in available funds for any projects. Mixed reaction from mayors Several mayors expressed some misgivings over the plan, a reversal of the mayors’ original concept of priorizing lightrapid transit to Newton and Guildford.
Man stabbed in Richmond during ‘random’ argument on bus dies in hospital The 42-year-old man who was stabbed on a bus in Richmond on Tuesday has died, police say. It happened on a Coast Mountain bus near Aberdeen Centre at around 2 PM on Tuesday. Police say they believe a random argument started between two men and escalated into a physical assault. When officers arrived, they found a man with serious stab wounds. He was taken to hospital but later died of his injuries. A 22-year-old Richmond man has been arrested, but police say they are choosing
not to release the identities of either man The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has taken over the case and is now investigating. Officers are looking to speak to anyone who left the bus after the incident and has not yet spoken with police. “Determining what initiated the dispute between the two men involved will be a key priority for our investigators,” Sergeant Frank Jang said in a press release.
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Vancouver police catch 44 impaired drivers in one weekend Police dished out 44 licence suspensions during a single weekend as part of an impaired driving enforcement blitz – and they’re warning the public the crackdown will continue all summer in Vancouver. Officers administered more than 350 roadside drug and alcohol tests last weekend, nabbing 44 suspected impaired drivers and impounding 35 vehicles. Const. Steve Addison cautioned other motorists they could be stopped “at any
time, in any place” as the road blocks continue throughout the rest of the summer. “There is no excuse to drive drunk or stoned. If you try to get away with it, chances are you’ll get caught,” Addison said in a news release. “We encourage people to go out, have fun, and enjoy everything this amazing city has to offer … But if your plans involve alcohol or drugs, arrange for a designated driver, call a cab, or jump on transit.”
Fast-growing wildfire continues to burn in the Similkameen Water skimmers, tankers and a helicopter are all being used to fight an out of control wildfire in the Similkameen. The fire, now called the Richter Mountain Wildfire, has grown to 60 hectares in size. Fourty-four personnel are now on scene. The growth of the fire was predictable given weather conditions, says Erica Berg with the BC Wildfire Service. “At this height of the day, temperatures are hotter, humidity is lower. So it means that the fire activity may increase a bit making it a bit more visible, but that’s a normal fire behaviour that we expect during these hot days.” Berg says boaters are being told to keep off of the water at the northern end of Osoyoos Lake.
When it was first spotted Wednesday evening, the fire near Cawston was only about three hectares in size. Berg says the fire was started by lightning. Meteorologist Russ Lacate says the Similkameen region is expected to see sunny, hotter and drier conditions over the next couple of days, with highs possibly ranging up to 32 degrees. “Brief spell of showers Saturday, but not enough projected rainfall to have any significant impact on lowering the forest fire danger rating,” he says. “The following several days continue to feature warm & dry conditions throughout next week, so I would anticipate the wildfire danger rating to steadily rise across the B.C. Southern Interior.”
Vancouver seeks safe drug supply, more funding in overdose battle A task force created by the mayor of Vancouver to address the ongoing drug overdose crisis has made eight more recommendations, including a call for the federal government to ensure a safe drug supply and provide more money to help those at risk. Vancouver council approved 31 recommendations from the Mayor’s Overdose Emergency Task Force in December and received a progress report Tuesday. The staff report says 14 actions have been completed and progress has been made on 16
more, while the eight new recommendations come from a specialized team of frontline workers, residents and city officials. Those proposals include issuing a statement declaring a “drug poisoning crisis,” as well as support for drug policy reforms that could pave the way for creation of a safe drug supply. The task force is also seeking more than $3 million in additional federal funding to bolster existing overdose prevention strategies in Vancouver.
History made as Cavalry FC knock Whitecaps out of Canadian Championship Cavalry FC were quite literally playing ‘out of their league’ Wednesday night, but that didn’t stop the club from stunning the soccer world in a huge victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps. In a surprise upset, Calgary defeated Vancouver 2-1 in front of more than 16,000 fans at BC Place to advance to the Canadian Championship semifinals. This was the second and final game of the two-game, total goal series after both sides drew scoreless two weeks ago back at Spruce
Meadows’ ATCO Field. The victory is a historic achievement in Canadian soccer, as Cavalry FC became the first Canadian Premier League club to defeat a team from Major League Soccer. The Whitecaps organization was established in 1974 and joined the MLS in 2011 while Cavalry FC’s side have been playing together for less than four months. The payroll of the Whitecaps is roughly 10 times that of the Cavalry.
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TransLink’s new ‘RapidBus’ to hit the road in January 2020 Five bus routes in the Lower Mainland are set to get “RapidBuses” in January 2020, as TransLink upgrades two existing bus routes and adds three more. At an announcement on Tuesday, TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond revealed the newest version of the B-line model, buses that make limited stops and follow an express route. “Like the current B-lines, the new services will be more frequent and use 60foot articulated buses. The B-lines have served us very well over many years, but it’s now time to step up our bus game,” he said. “Coming to three new corridors, the RapidBus will serve Lougheed Highway from Maple Ridge to Coquitlam, Marine Drive on the North Shore, and 41st Ave in Vancouver. We’re also upgrading the Hastings Streets and King George Boulevard B-lines to RapidBus.”
The new buses will have the combined capacity to move up to 12,000 people per hour during rush hour. They’re up to 20 per cent faster than standard buses, and will run at least
every ten minutes during peak times, and as fast as every three minutes. During off-peak times, they will run at least every 15 minutes. Two additional RapidBus lines be up and running in 2021, connecting RichmondBrighouseStationtotheExpoLine,andinSurrey and Delta from Newton to Scott Road Station.
Province lowers speed limit on Alex Fraser The speed limit on the Alex Fraser Bridge has been lowered from 90 km / hr to 70 km/hr The province says the speed limit is being reduced to ‘help keep travellers safe and traffic flowing efficiently’ Overnight work to put in the counterflow lane is expected to wrap up on Friday morning Drive over the Alex Fraser Bridge just a little slower — at least if you abide by the new speed limit. The province has reduced it from 90 to 70 kilometres an hour. It says the move was made because crews have had to narrow lanes on the span to make room for a counterflow lane, which is being put in. The lanes are being reduced from 3.7 metres to 3.55 metres. The province says the change to the speed limit is to “help keep travellers safe and traffic flowing efficiently during counter-flow.” Delta Mayor George Harvie says we’ll have to wait and see if there are any safety concerns as the lanes narrow, adding they’re
within the set standards for width. He’s more concerned about getting people moving off the Nordel and across the bridge. “It’s probably one of the few remaining areas that does not have a dedicated HOV lane. There’s no HOV lane along 91 at all,” he says. “To me, we should have been looking at that many, many years ago, how we could widen the shoulders to accommodate an HOV bus lane only, similar to what we have on 99 and other highways throughout Metro Vancouver.” The overnight work is expected to be completed on Friday morning, but crews warn it is weather-dependent. Workers are expected to return to transition the southbound lanes and paint permanent lines on the road after the August-long weekend. According to statistics from the Ministry of Transportation, the average speed of a car going over the Alex Fraser is about 76 kilometres an hour — but that also includes vehicles crawling over the span during the commute.
Three men charged with kidnapping & forcible confinement in Burnaby Charges have been approved in connection to an apparent kidnapping at a Burnaby high-rise earlier this month that’s also led to an investigation by B.C.’s independent police watchdog. Three men have been charged with kidnapping and forcible confinement after the RCMP responded to a suite in a Burnaby apartment building where someone was reportedly being held. It happened on July 4, and when police entered the unit, the three men inside attempted to leave by the balcony and one of them fell
to the ground. He was transported to hospital where he was treated for serious injuries. The Independent Investigations Office of B.C., which looks into all police-involved situations in which someone is injured, was called in. The other two men were arrested on lower floors, and the man who fell was arrested as well. Obinna Njoku, 36, Abdulkadir Handule, 23, and Abdullah Abdullahi, who is 32 years old, have all been charged in relation to the case. The victim of the alleged kidnapping was located safe and unharmed.
BC Supreme Court to hear case on Community Benefit Agreements Supreme Court is going to hear a case that could put an end to a provincial government policy that critics say
favours some unions over others. Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs) are social requirements for public tendering that prioritize proposals that offer local jobs, public space improvement and are community defined. Labour groups that oppose CBAs have taken their complaints to the Supreme Court. Ryan Bruce with the Christian Labour Association of Canada says it isn’t fair that Victoria can use CBAs to deny certain unions and all non-union workers the opportunity to work on big projects like upgrades to Highway 1 in the Interior. Bruce says everyone should have a shot at working on government projects. “We’ve been building some of B.C.’s biggest public infrastructure projects over the last number of years and that opportunity, through a fair and open tendering process, should be available to our members and our signatories just as anybody else.” He says the agreements are unfair because they penalize some workers simply because they don’t work for specific unions. “And for the government to tell them that they have to either choose a different union or force them to join a different union or not work on these projects, our members are saying ‘That’s just not fair.’” The Christian Labour Association is one of the many labour groups in the coalition taking the issue to court.
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ore than 30 years after Geoff Dean released a study that showed Kwantlen College was getting far less funding than other regional colleges, the math and science instructor has carried out a follow-up study on Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU). It found the situation has not improved and in fact may be even worse, Dean disclosed. “We were getting half what everyone else was getting, and that pattern hasn’t changed,� Dean told the Black Press Media. His assessment is based on the amount per resident the provincial government gives KPU in the area it serves, compared to the per-resident funding for other regional colleges and universities. Kwantlen has 20,000 students and 1,400 faculty members located at five locations in Langley, Surrey (at Newton Town Centre, Cloverdale, and City Centre) and Richmond. Based on 2018 figures, the Dean study found that Kwantlen gets slightly more than $62 per resident from the province in the region it serves, while the other institutions get close to $149 per resident, on average.
That, according to Dean, means KPU is only funded to offer half the number of fulltime-equivalent student seats relative to the rest of B.C.’s regional post-secondaries. “Kwantlen gets the least,� Dean summed up. “We’re being totally badly treated by the provincial g o v e r n m e n t ,� he added. “It’s been that way no matter what the government is. None of these [political] parties have done anything.� Music students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University battle cuts. Dean believes the recent controversy over KPU budget-tightening that froze new admissions at the KPU school of music in Langley, along with the outright elimination of other courses like the farrier program, are the direct result of the funding inequity described in his report. “Our adult education is getting a quarter of what we ought to, trades, are getting a third,� Dean related. According to his study, Kwantlen
only gets a fifth the funding for English language training that the rest of BC gets. It looks even worse if the larger universities are factored in, Dean told the provincial select standing committee on finance and government services. During his June 21 presentation, in response to a question by MLA Rich Coleman, Dean said that if the big three B.C. universities that
draw students province-wide, UBC , SFU and UVic, are included in the calculations, KPU looks even more underfunded, receiving roughly a third of the average funding given the big three and regional universities. Dean carried out his first study in 1985 after a meeting with then-MLA Rita Johnson about funding issues at the college.
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Man charged in death of well-known businessman A 36-year-old Vancouver man has been charged in the homicide of a popular business owner found at his store last month. Brian Roger Holt has been charged with second-degree murder and remains in custody, police said Wednesday. John Leslie McIver was found dead
by a family member inside McIver’s Appliance Service and Sales Store near Ontario Street and East 69 Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. on June 26. He was well-known in the community and had run the business for more than 50 years.
BC gov’t seeks feedback on reducing plastic waste The B.C. government has proposed new actions to reduce plastic waste polluting the province’s environment and is inviting British Columbians to comment in an online survey. The government has proposed four actions: - Bans on single-use packaging. -
Dramatically reducing single-use plastics in landfills and waterways - Expanding plastic bottle and beverage container returns. Reducing plastic waste overall. “The message from British Columbians is loud and clear — we need to take action to reduce plastic waste,� Minister of Environment and Climate Change George Heyman said in the statement. Support from municipalities A joint statement from the Mayors of Victoria, Tofino, Squamish and Rossland said the leaders support the survey. “We are keen to work with the provincial government to establish a clear role for local governments, our residents and businesses to move towards a sustainable, zero-waste economy and environment,� the statement read. Victoria’splasticbagbanquashedbyB.C.court Just a few weeks ago, the City of Victoria lost a court battle over its ban of single-use plastic bags. The Court of Appeal ruled that because the city’s primary aim was environmental,
it needed approval from the Minister of Environment which it never received. Exploring other actions The government said it’s also reviewing new ways to make plastic recycling easier, including a proposed system of electronic refunds for empty bottle returns. It said this would eliminate the need to sort bottles and provide the option to have refunds processed electronically or donated to community organizations. Rossland’s plastic bag bylaw still on table,
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Members of South Asian community met with Premier John Horgan for a roundtable discussion in Vancouver recently. Pictured above, members from the business, not-for-profit, arts and culture sectors with the Premier.
BC govt’s surplus higher than reported, auditor general says BC’s budget surplus is much higher than what the government is saying, according to the B.C. Auditor General. Finance Minister Carole James reported Thursday the province had a surplus of $1.5 billion for 2018-2019, but Carol Bellringer says it’s actually $7.2 billion. The discrepancy comes from the way the province reports revenue
from the federal government. “Government does not record this revenue according to independent accounting standards. Instead, government records the revenues over a much longer period than the standards allow, meaning these revenues have been under-reported and cloud the Province’s true financial position,” reads a statement from Bellringer’s office.
More firefighters active outside than inside BC Compared to the last two years, B.C. is seeing an extremely slow start to the forest fire fighting season this year. The B.C. Wildfire Service says there are around 34 fires burning in B.C., less than a third of the fires that were active at this time in 2018. Fire has consumed about 12,000 hectares, a fraction of the
56,000 hectares burned this time last year. “Our fires have not been of consequence recently,” said fire information officer Erika Berg. “We saw some evacuation orders and alerts earlier in the spring but at this point in time we’ve been able to keep those fires down to small sizes.”
This is to announce that Sardar Amarjit Singh Sandhar has passed away as of July 20th, 2019. Sardar Amarjit Singh had been living in Canada since 1969. He spent majority of his earlier years in Williams Lake and lived in Surrey for the last 25 years or so. He was also known as “Jaldaar” by most of his close acquaintances. He was originally from village Machiaan with residence in village Ghardiwalan.
Sardar Amarjit Singh Sandhar’s cremation services are going to be held at Riverside Funeral Home (Delta, River Road) on July 28th, 2019 at 3PM, followed by “Antam Bhog and Ardaas” at Guru Nanak Sikh Gurudwara, Scott Road at 5PM. For further information, please contact: S. Bikramjit Singh Sandhar Ph: 604 -721-0065 Addr: 9477 - 160A Street
5 people attacked with needle at Metrotown Mall Police are investigating after a man allegedly attacked several people with a hypodermic needle at Burnaby’s bustling Metrotown Mall. Authorities said they received a report of a man assaulting people in the busy shopping centre at around 9 p.m. Friday, when the mall usually closes. RCMP officers quickly managed to locate and arrest a 32-year-old suspect. Fortunately, though five victims were allegedly attacked with the needle, police said no one was injured. “No one has yet been located with injuries consistent with being stabbed by a needle. It is believed that this is due to
the fact that there was a cap on the needle at the time of the alleged assaults,” Burnaby RCMP said in an email to CTV News. The suspect who was taken into custody Friday night is facing three counts of assault with a weapon. Police said three of the victims were found and interviewed at the scene, but investigators are still working to identify two others who were recorded on surveillance cameras. Burnaby RCMP asked those individuals to come forward by calling the detachment at 604-646-9999.
Sister of missing Surrey man says he was supposed to pick up daughter Two men from Surrey who have been missing for a week were planning to travel to Spences Bridge, about 35 kilometres north of Lytton, B.C., RCMP revealed Wednesday. Ryan Provencher, 38, and Richard Scurr, 37, were last seen getting into a white 2019 Jeep Cherokee in the 16400 block of 23A Avenue in Surrey at 12:30 p.m. PT on July 17. The Jeep was found July 21 parked in a wooded area near Logan Lake, B.C., about 300 kilometres northeast of Surrey and 100 kilometres east of Spences Bridge. According to Surrey RCMP, there was no indication of foul play
when the vehicle was recovered. Surrey RCMP say preliminary information indicates Provencher and Scurr made it to Spences Bridge, but investigators are still following up to confirm whether they did. F a m i l y vacation planned Amber Provencher, Ryan’s sister, said the two men’s disappearance is unusual because they both have young children they were supposed to pick up. Provencher said Ryan had planned to collect his one-year-old daughter on Saturday. Their family had a week-long trip planned for Monday, she said. She last spoke to Ryan on July 16, the day before he went missing. Amber Provencher said Scurr and her brother were life-long best friends. “[Ryan] has a lot of friends and family that are worried and we just want him to come home,” she said. RCMP have not made any connections between the disappearance of the two men and the manhunt for two teens from Port Alberni suspected in the murder of two tourists in Northern B.C. Amber Provencher said she’s worried that coverage of the manhunt has taken away attention from her missing brother and his friends. She’s urging the public to circulate their photos. Provencher is described as: White. Five feet 10 inches tall. 180 pounds lbs Short, brown hair. Blue eyes. Scurr is described as: White. six feet four inches tall. 220 pounds. Brush-cut brown hair. Brown eyes. No description of the men’s clothing is available, RCMP said. Police have deployed search and rescue, a helicopter and police dog services to the area. Logan Lake RCMP and other local detachments are assisting. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Provencher and Scurr is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-5990502 or, if they wish to remain anonymous,
Aryan Khan dances to the top of trends with mystery friend Zero and he hasn’t signed another film yet. He is producing Netflix webseries Betaal. Karan Johar is famous for star kids as he already launched Alia Bhatt, Varun Drawn, Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter, Sara Ali Khan
who recently completed his studies abroad. Aryan recently voiced the character of Simba in the Hindi dub of Disney’s live-action film The Lion King, which is performing exceptionally well at the box office. Shah Rukh Khan dubbed for Simba’s father Mufasa in the same film. Earlier this month, Mumbai Mirror reported that Aryan Khan is dating a London-based blogger and that he even introduced his reported girlfriend to his mother Gauri Khan. As per the Mumbai Mirror report, Gauri approved of Aryan’s girlfriend and said that she’s a ‘sweet girl.’ Recently, Aryan Khan took off for a vacation in Maldives with his parents Shah Rukh and Gauri and his siblings Suhana, 19, and AbRam, 6. Pictures from the family vacation were shared by both Shah Rukh and Gauri on social media and they were spectacular. On the work front, Shah Rukh Khan was last seen in 2018 film
neither his son nor his daughter has been groomed to be actors. “Suhana has an inclination towards wanting to be an actor. She finishes school in six months after which she will go to an educational institute for threefour years to train in acting, “ he said. Talking about his elder son, Khan says, “Aryan doesn’t want to be an actor, he wants to make films, become a director, and is training for it in the US.”
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S o n of Shah Rukh Khan, Aryan Khan is reportedly dating a blogger based out of London. Aryan recently dubbed for the Hindi version of the Lion King. A picture of Shah Rukh Khan’s elder son Aryan dancing with a female friend at what appears to be a discotheque topped the list of trends on Thursday. A fans club dedicated to Aryan’s sister Suhana Khan shared a picture of Aryan, 21, who can be seen waltzing with an unknown young woman, who can be seen smiling away in the now viral pictures. Little is known about the personal life of Aryan Khan,
to name a few. Karan Johar will soon be launching Shah Rukh Khan’s son, Aryan in his next directorial, Takht. Aryan won’t be launched as an actor in the film though. He will be assisting Karan Johar in the direction department, Pink Villa reported. In an earlier interview, when questioned on whether Aryan or Suhana will make their Bollywood debut soon, SRK had clarified to Mumbai Mirror that
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Jacqueline Fernandez hits 30 million mark on Instagram 30 million mark following on Instagram Jacqueline Fernandez is grateful to her fans for sending all the love. She is receiving wishes from all across. Not just that, grateful for the wishes, Fernandez is personally replying to the fans on her profile. Fans are showering her with love, and the actress is so generous that she is replying to all her fans and thanking them for the immense love they have for her. This is the kind of rapport Jacqueline has with the fans. Apart from this, celebs like Shilpa Shetty, Preity Zinta, Farah Khan and Diana Penty have congratulated her on this massive success. From her sartorial picks to keeping us updated with her fitness routine, books to travel, the actress is very active on her social media and keeps
it real with all the BTS images and videos from the set where she is shooting or a place she is traveling. Touted to be a positive growth leader and hailed as the most influential celebr ity, Fernandez always succeeds in impressing the fans with her dazzling looks. , creating a statement like always! The actress is now venturing into the digital space with her upcoming OTT, “Mrs. Serial Killer” which will mark her debut on the digital platform. She will be seen in her upcoming movie, “Kick 2” and the actress will be sharing the screen space with Salman Khan once again. Directed as well as produced by Sajid Nadiadwala,
Priyanka thanks in-laws Pr iy an k a Chopra Jonas has thanked her in-laws Kevin and Denise Jonas for loving her like their own daughter. On the occasion of Father’s Day on June 16, Priyanka tweeted a photograph of herself along with her father-in-law and captioned it: “Happy Father’s Day Papa Kevin Jonas I feel blessed to have you and Mama Denise Jonas in my life! Thank you for taking me in as your daughter with so much love and warmth. Love you loads. Happy Father’s Day.” Pr iy an k a married her pop singer husband Nick in December 2018. The couple married at Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur in
traditional Hindu and Christian ceremonies. T h e 36-year-old actress on June 17 also shared a photograph of her m o t h e r M a d h u C h opr a on to wish her happy b i r t h d a y. “ B e s t birthday girl ever. Madhu Chopra I love you. Thank you for being my rock,” she c apt i one d. On the B ol ly wo o d f r o n t , Priyanka has wrapped up shooting for Shonali Bose’s “The Sky Is Pink.” It also stars Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim.
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Pooja Batra confirms her marriage Actress Pooja Batra has confirmed her marriage. Batra, who is known for her roles in the ‘90s hits such as “Haseena Maan Jaayegi,� “Nayak� and “Virasat,� took to her Instagram Stories to share a photograph from her wedding with Nawab Shah. Actress Pooja Batra has confirmed her marriage to actor Nawab Shah. The former Miss India International captioned it: “With friends like Family at the... Thank you for an awesome stay. Expect to see us back soon.� Shah also shared an image of himself along with Batra and a friend. He captioned it: “Thank you Arjun for this amazing evening. Lots of love to you.�
The two had been posting about each other on social media. Batra was previously married to an NRI doctor, Sonu S. Ahluwalia, from 2002 to 2011. Batra was born to Ravi Batra, an army colonel and Neelam Batra, a Miss India (1971) participant. She lived in Ludhiana with her extended family while she was young. While in school, she was an athlete and competed in the 200 and 400-meter dash. She graduated in Economics[5] from Fergusson College, Puneand holds an MBA in marketing from Symbiosis, Pune. She has two brothers.
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Aries
March 21 - April 20 The focus on your creative zone is further emphasized this week when the sun moves in on Monday followed by Venus over the weekend. This is perhaps the best time of the year to promote yourself and showcase your products and creative talents. And it’s worthwhile giving your all to looking good and presenting your work in the best possible light.
Taurus
April 21 - May 20 Home is where you love to be at this time, and you have plenty to do to get your place shipshape and sparkling. On Monday, as the radiant sun moves into this sector for a fourweek stay, it’s time to assess your priorities. If you need space to recharge your batteries and enjoy some self-care, this is absolutely the time to go ahead. And as you generally enjoy the luxuries of life, this is your chance to indulge to your heart’s content. At the same time, a midweek merger between lively Mercury and sweet Venus in your communication zone
Gemini
May 20 - June 21 You’re a great communicator at any time, but right now you can outtalk anyone with your special brand of wit and sparkling intellect. This is because empowering Mars is currently moving through this zone, and the illuminating sun makes its entrance on Monday and stays for four weeks. If you’re involved in selling, advertising, or promoting your business, you to do so.
Libra
Sept. 24 - Oct 22 With a dynamic blend of energies focused on your social sector, you’ll be truly in the party spirit by the end of the week. As the sun moves into this area today for a four-week stay, followed by convivial Venus over the weekend, this is one of the best times of the year to enlarge your circle of friends. And chances are good that you’ve been the star of the show because these upbeat energies lend you charisma and a strong presence.
Scorpio
Oct 23 - Nov 22 You may be putting a lot of energy into moving ambition. With the sun moving into your sector of goals on Monday, you now have an opportunity to take stock and reset your priorities. A thoughtful approach can help you channel your energies in such a way that you’re much more productive. $ " this is very much a time to promote yourself. Being seen by others in the best light and having !
Sagitarius Nov 23 - Dec 22
Are you ready for a rip-roaring adventure? With a dynamic focus on your sector of far horizons, anything is possible. Mars is already in this sector, and the sun moves in on Monday settle down to more routine tasks and chores. Your mind may be on travel opportunities and the many exciting experiences you could have. % ! thoughtful Mercury and sweet Venus in a more emotional zone suggests that you may need
Capricorn Cancer
June 22 - July 23
Money matters may be increasingly on your mind as the sun moves into your With dynamic Mars already in this zone and Venus sashaying in on Saturday, you may it’s time to take stock. You could switch from wanting to earn more money to making better use of what you have. However, because the to avoid overindulging in luxuries.
Leo
June 24 - August 23 With Mars presently in your sign and the sun moving in on Monday, followed by elegant Venus on Saturday, you are truly in your element and loving it. The coming weeks ! take charge of all those creative projects and plans that have been on the back burner. With these scintillating planets in your sign, you may exude great dynamism and authority, making you stand out from the crowd. You’ll be a force
Virgo It may seem as though aspects of your life have been out of your control over recent weeks. If so, " action, is currently moving through a secluded and spiritual sector. As the sun moves into this same zone today, followed by Venus over the weekend, you may # $ planned may not work out as you’d hoped, and it could temporarily seem as though the force of !
Dec 23 - Jan 20
Regarding your relationships, it might seem like it’s them versus you. With a focus on your sector of relating, you may want to get along, but a desire to have your own way $ the sun in Cancer opposing cautious Saturn and passionate Pluto in your sign, you might have to make some serious concessions in order to keep the peace. Are you prepared to do this?
Aquarius
Jan 21 - Feb 19 The process of change could be something you embrace over this week and next, especially if you’re looking for a breakthrough. With dynamic Mars presently in your sector of rebirth, and the sun moving in today for a fourweek stay, this is the time to let go of anything that’s holding you back. Most of all, you might need to look to those stuck emotions you may not even consciously register, such as resentment or bitterness. They could be there beneath the surface, and unless you can gently process through.
Pisces
Feb 20 - March 20 Your lifestyle sector could go through some exciting changes over the coming weeks, with dynamic Mars currently powering through this zone. And with the sun moving in today for a four-week stay, this is your chance to assess your priorities. Should you focus more on your job and day-to-day activities or make health your main concern? Perhaps a balance of both would be your best bet. You now have an opportunity to reorganize your habits and routines so that you can be more productive.
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Bollywood Public loves item numbers, says Yana Gupta Yana Gupta
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hough item songs are on a constant rise in Bollywood despite being under the scanner, Czechoslovakian born Yana Gupta, who sizzled on the big screen in the song ‘Babuji zaraa dheere chalo’, finds nothing wrong with them as “masses love it”. “People enjoy watching item songs, then who is it who decides how moral it is? Item songs are in demand, and that’s why they are happening right now. Masses are really interested in these numbers and they love it,”
“Nobody forces you for anything,” said Yana, who admits she was offered a number by a big production house recently, and she chose not to do it. For now, Yana is upbeat about a new TV show ‘Life Mein Ek Baar 2’, which goes on air on FOX Traveller. On a South African adventure with actress Barbara Mori, model-VJ Archana Vijaya, model Diandra Soares and southern actress Kirat Bhattal, Yana had a great time shooting
Yana told IANS over from London. The day the audience says “no” to item numbers is the day filmmakers will stop including these in movies, added the 33-yearold, who feels the current take on item songs is “hypocritical”. Besides, she said, it depends on an actors’ personal choice to do a song, and how to do it.
for the show. She is all for all-girls trips, and believes it can be “an empowering experience for women of all ages”. “It is just about doing something you love doing, and overcoming your fears. So I do feel women should go out and just enjoy doing what they love most,” she said.
“Ginny weds Sunny” “Ginny and Sunny invite you to be a part of the funniest and craziest wedding. Aaiyega zaroor!” This is the media release issued by the makers of the justlaunched “Ginny Weds Sunny.” The film stars Yami Gautam and Vikrant Massey in the lead roles. Directed by debutant Puneet R. Khanna and produced by Vinod Bachchan, the “baaraat”
arrives in 2020, say the confident filmmakers. Small high-concept films have always been on a high in Hindi cinema in the last few years. Stars, if the subject is interesting as well as executed efficiently, are no more a compulsion for a film. Vinod Bachchan presents, Ginny Weds Sunny, a Soundrya Production. Produced by Vinod Bachchan, directed by Puneet Khanna,
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unny Leone has been doing it all from her films to TV shows, and even promoting her makeup business. When not neck deep in work commitments, the star makes it a point to jet out on relaxing holidays with her hubby Daniel Weber and their three kids. This time around, the beauty headed over to Jaipur for a short break and surprised fans with a stunning photo to assure all that she is having a swell time there. Posting a mirror selfie in a floral bikini, the star not only showed off her curves but also gave everyone a good look at her sculpted abs. “Pulled this bikini after a long time! Time for a swim in my private villa pool here in Jaipur! Gorgeous resort!” she captioned the photo. While shooting for her TV show, Sunny also ventured South and starred in ‘Madhuraja’ featuring superstar Mammootty in the lead. Known by the name Sunny Leone a Canadianborn Indian-American star and actress, model, currently in Indian film industry, Bollywood. She has American citizenship. She has also used the stage name Karen Malhotra.[8][9] She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003, was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment, and
was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010. She has played roles in independent mainstream events, films and television series. Her first mainstream appearance was in 2005, when she worked as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV India. In 2011, she participated in the Indian reality television series Bigg Boss. She also has hosted the Indian reality show Splitsvilla. In 2012, she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt’s erotic thriller Jism 2 (2012) and shifted her focus to mainstream acting which was followed up with Jackpot (2013), Ragini MMS 2 (2014), Ek Paheli Leela (2015) and Tera Intezaar (2017). Apart from her acting career she has been part of activism campaigns including the Rock ‘n’ Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon to raise money for the American Cancer Society and has also posed for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) ad campaign with a rescued dog, encouraging pet owners to have their cats and dogs spaye and neutered. Since 2011, Leone has been with musician Daniel Weber.
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Animals continue to suffer as NDP fail to fund enforcement of stricter animal breeder regulations North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite is raising concerns more than two years after passing the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act that John Horgan and the NDP government continue to drag their feet on funding a regulatory agency to enforce standards of care for animal welfare. “This week the BC SPCA was again called to confiscate animals from a Vancouver Island breeder demonstrating the immediate need for licensing or registration to be put in place to save animals from harm across the Province,” says Thornthwaite. “The dogs surrendered to the BC SPCA on July 2 are in serious condition. This is not the first time this breeder has been suspected
of neglecting animals in their care. This situation could have been prevented if the NDP weren’t dragging their feet on yet another long consultation process.” The BC SPCA renewed their call for the immediate implementation and funding for breeder regulations that would outline standards of care for dogs and cats in what is a largely unregulated industry. “The problem is consultations have
actually stalled with the BC SPCA and the responsible breeders in addition to the creation of a regulatory enforcement team being put on hold because of a lack of funding,” adds
John Horgan and the NDP’s failure to provide the BC SPCA with necessary funds means puppy mills, unregulated rescue centres and unethical breeders continue to operate throughout the province.
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Thornthwaite. “Puppy mills and unscrupulous breeders continue to operate with impunity because the legislation is not being enforced.”
Surrey firefighting services under fire thanks to John Horgan and new NDP tax
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ust one week after the Victoria Police Department announced it was disbanding its Crime Reduction Unit to pay for John Horgan and NDP’s Employer Health Tax (EHT), BC Liberal MLAs are once again sounding the alarm about the safety risks this new tax poses for B.C. communities. Surrey Fire Chief Len Garis says the extra $1-million his department is spending on the new tax could have paid for eight additional firefighters or an extra firefighting unit – resources that are badly needed as the city experiences a surge in population growth. “This is yet another disturbing example of John Horgan downloading costs onto B.C. communities – and it’s coming at the cost of community safety,” says Public Safety Critic Mike Morris. “First we saw an entire police unit disbanded to cover the costs of the Employer Health Tax, and now we have a fire department forced to take a $1-million chunk out of its budget. Unfortunately this could just be the start as John Horgan and the NDP show no signs of letting up on their taxand-spend ways, which are leaving local governments and taxpayers on the hook to cover the bill.” Chief Garis warned that the EHT will not only affect the Surrey fire department, but local services throughout Metro Vancouver. “With an aging and growing population, it’s more important than ever that Surrey has the resources necessary to support our residents,” says Surrey-White Rock MLA Tracy Redies. “And unfortunately, it’s not just Surrey. Local governments throughout British Columbia are being hit hard by the NDP’s new taxes, and those costs are going to have to be made up somewhere.” Since coming into power in 2017, John Horgan and the NDP have introduced 19 new and increased taxes. The six NDP MLAs who represent Surrey have been notably silent in response to this issue.
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Premier John Horgan meets with families at Welcome House, an integrated housing and settlement support centre for newcomers.
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North Shore MLAs extend congratulations on grand opening of shipyards district West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Ralph Sultan and North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite are congratulating the City of North Vancouver on the successful grand opening of the North Vancouver Shipyards this past weekend. “The Lower Lonsdale Shipyards District brings together the rich maritime history of the area and revitalizes it for future generations,” says Sultan. “I am delighted our previous government played an important role by initially giving the City of North Vancouver $9 million to launch the Shipyards project.” The $9 million funding grant to the City of North Vancouver was part of a commitment towards the preservation
of B.C. maritime history as well as other arts and culture initiatives. “The grand opening of the Shipyards in Lower Lonsdale was a huge success and its benefits will be felt across the North Shore attracting residents, tourists, businesses and new jobs” says Thornthwaite. “I extend my congratulations to the City of North Vancouver, its current Mayor and Council, and a special note of recognition to former Mayor Darrell Mussatto, for having the foresight and vision to transform the site into the jewel it is today.” The Shipyards District promises to establish itself as a hub for tourism and a place for locals from across the North Shore to gather as a community.
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Royal Bank CEO says Canada’s housing market now ‘Well-balanced’ Housing in Canada is in “well-balanced territory” after a government tightening of mortgage-lending rules intended to cool a market that had become overheated, Royal Bank of Canada Chief Executive Officer Dave McKay said. “The housing prices and resale-market corrections are generally healthy,” McKay said in interview Thursday with BNN Bloomberg television, citing the number of homes going up for sale, how long they’re staying on the market and how many units are being built. “I wouldn’t want to see some
The latest Canadian house price forecast from Moody’s Analytics really has no good news for anyone. If you’re a homeowner hoping to make big equity gains, forget it. And if you’re an aspiring homebuyer hoping for a reprieve from astronomical urban house prices, forget
markets cool a lot more than they have, but we needed to slow this down through policy.” Construction of condominiums and single-family homes is likely to slow over the coming year in response to potentially lower demand, McKay said. His comments come as industry groups push federal officials to revisit lending rules that were introduced last year, contributing to a rapidly cooling market and making it harder for first-time buyers to purchase homes. Some argue the country’s banking regulator should ease up on stress
tests requiring homebuyers to show they can handle payments 200 basis points higher than the contracted rate. “It’s taken a number of buyers out of the market temporarily as they build a greater down payment for that mortgage, it’s cooled housing prices, but it’s all about balancing supply demand and, like every policy, it’s not static,” said McKay, whose company is Canada’s largest mortgage lender. “Maybe you have to relook at parts of it and tweak it.” Also in the interview,
McKay said he sees a fairly low chance of significant interest-rate cuts by the Bank of Canada, even as the U.S. Federal Reserve is poised to make one of its own. Canada’s currency should remain in the range of C$1.30 per U.S. dollar, a level at which the country would remain competitive, he said. “If the U.S. starts cutting, and the rate differential starts closing, we’ll see pressure on a strengthening Canadian dollar,” McKay said. “But that’s offset by slower oil, gas sales, slower export sales. So it’s going to be a nominal pressure at the end of the day.”
Canadian house price forecast: What the next 5 years will look like in 33 cities that too. The forecast calls for house prices nationwide to grow by an average of 2.2 per cent per year over the next five years. Given that the Bank of Canada is predicting inflation at 2 per cent in the coming years, this means that inflation-adjusted house prices will likely
see no net growth. With Canada’s economy bouncing back from a slowdown at the start of the year, Moody’s expects mortgage rates to rise by a full percentage point over the next two years. That increase in monthly housing costs, combined with high prices and high debt levels,
will keep prices in check, the research firm predicts. “House price appreciation will slow down in 2020, turn briefly negative in 2021, and only recover in the following years,” wrote Andres Carbacho-Burgos, a director and head housing economist at Moody’s Analytics.
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Growth in Greater Vancouver house prices slowing: realtor survey
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rices for homes in Greater Vancouver have stalled over the last two quarters, a new survey says, even as prices year over year still show big growth. The latest Royal LePage House Price Survey, released Tuesday, shows that when compared to the same time a year ago, the aggregate home price in the region is up 7.2 per cent to $1,269,816, with condominium sales driving much of that growth: the median condo price is up 18.4 per cent compared to a year ago, at $692,452. But when tracked with data from January, when the same survey showed the aggregate home price was up 8.5 per cent year over year — a number driven again by condos; they were up 20.2 per cent — there has been a slowing in growth over the last six months. The latest survey’s data show there has been little growth over the last two quarters, with the latest three-month period up just 0.5 per cent compared to the first three months of 2018. While the year-over-year growth in aggregate price in Vancouver (2.4 per cent), West Vancouver (3.8 per cent), North Vancouver (5.9 per cent) and Richmond (six per cent) are all below the regional average; Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey and Langley saw above average growth of 8.5, 14, 16.4 and 21.2 per cent respectively. The aggregate price in both Surrey and Langley remains below $1 million: Surrey is at $900,433, Langley at $975,360.
The median condo price in Surrey is now $381,626, up 25.6 per cent compared to last year. The long term picture is a staggering thing to contemplate, as laid out by a Royal LePage representative. “Condominium prices continue to grow at unprecedented levels across Greater Vancouver,” Adil Dinani, real estate adviser, Royal LePage West Real Estate Services said in a news release. “Purchasers look to condominiums for relative affordability, yet with competition continuing to intensify, property values within the segment now outstrip most detached markets across the country. “To put it into perspective, the budget now needed to purchase a condo could have netted someone a two-storey home here in Greater Vancouver four years ago.”
New rules introduced in January, aimed at curbing consumer debt, have made it harder to get a mortgage, for instance. “During the quarter inventory began to rise in the region’s detached segment as sales activity slowed and affordability constraints continued to price many purchasers out of the market. “As a result, large swaths of prospective homeowners continued to look to condominiums in the metropolitan area in search of value, pushing prices higher and intensifying competition within the segment,” they said in a news release. Meanwhile, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s latest report on housing starts showed an upward trend in the number of multiunit dwellings being built. June 2018 saw 222,041 housing starts across the country, compared to May 2018’s 216,701.
At the beginning of the year, Royal LePage predicted there would be 5.2 per cent growth over the rest of the year, but they now expect growth to be relatively flat, just 1.5 per cent over the next quarter. Royal LePage points to erosion in affordability and new governmental policies that have put pressure on purchasing power as the reasons for this slowed growth.
“Notably, the national inventory of newly completed and unabsorbed multi-unit dwellings has remained below its 10-year historical average so far in 2018, indicating that demand for this type of unit has absorbed increased supply,” said Bob Dugan, CMHC’s chief economist. In Vancouver, however, housing starts trended lower in June 2018; the first half of 2018 matched housing starts in the same period during 2017.
Affordable housing unit projects starts in Toronto The city has commenced construction work on hundreds of affordable housing units, with the help of a $357 million cash injection from the federal government. Liberals detail $40B for 10-year national housing strategy, introduce Canada Housing Benefit. Adam Vaughan, MP for Spadina–Fort York, made the announcement on Thursday,
said the project would include three towers comprising some 761 units, of which 229 are affordable units; 532 market units; and 4,371 square feet of non-residential space. “We are in a housing crisis in this part of the country,” said Vaughan, who is also parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. “This investment is wonderful news for the Toronto middle-income families that will
move into these new rental housing units.” The project, located on Block 8 of the West Don Lands in downtown Toronto, will provide affordable housing options close to public transit, schools and services for middle-income families. Mayor John Tory described the announcement as “a big deal” for the city. “This investment will positively impact the
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Over 11 percent of Vancouver condos have at least one non-resident as an owner, a number that jumps to more than 19 per cent when it comes to newer built condos. The information is contained in a Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation housing market insight report which also found that non-residents — defined as someone who
doesn’t have their principal residence in Canada — tend to own more expensive properties than residents, especially in Vancouver. Some of the other findings: 7.2 per cent of all Vancouver properties have at least one non-resident owner. Non-resident ownership is highest in
lives of many residents in our city and ensure that more families have access to affordable and quality housing here in Toronto,” Tory said. Toronto Community Housing data paints ‘grim’ picture of future repair needs, mayor says The mayor said the project represents the kind of co-operation that can occur between three levels of government and the private sector.
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Vedic Seniors Parivar Center of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian Adults/Senior members and nonmembers to attend a very important Health Seminar by Shree B .V . Chauhan from Nasik India on 13th July 2019 (Saturday) from 3.30 pm to 7.00 pm and also on 14th July 2019 (Sunday) from 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm at Shanti Niketan hall of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple 8321 - 140th street Surrey BC V3W 5K9. The New Diet System encourages to avoid cooked food and no products cooked out of Wheat or Rice, just eat food made out of raw Vegetables and raw Fruits. The meal Plan is designed to ensure you get three balanced and healthy meals a day that address Fibre, Satiation and adequate Protein intake. Shree B. V. Chauhan runs Swadarshan Sadhana Kendra very successfully in Nasik Gujrat India. Please do attend to learn how to live healthy life without using any medicines, listen to experiences of participants those have cured themselves with New Diet System and without using any medicines. You will be getting some new recipes for making different Juices and also recipes of food prepared out of raw vegetables & raw fruits. All participants will be served with free food prepared with New Diet System after the seminar is over. Please contact Surendra Handa Coordinator Tel. 604-507-9945 for further information
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dress and feed infants and children, Discipline children according to the methods requested by the parents, Prepare infants and children for rest periods, Keep records of daily activities and health information regarding children, Sterilize bottles, prepare formulas and change diapers for infants, Maintain a safe and healthy environment in the home, Take children to and from school and to appointments, Tend to emotional well-being of children, Instruct children in personal hygiene and social development, Organize, activities such as games and outings for children, Prepare and serve nutritious meals, Supervise and care for children, Help children with homework Work Setting Employer’s home How to apply By email: umendrasingh@hotmail.com By phone: 604-537-3551
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Premier Horgan, NDP scrap funding for vital programs helping women Northern communities reeling from forest sector job losses are being snubbed by John Horgan’s NDP government again, as grant applications for violence prevention and social service programs have been denied for the region. “I was devastated to hear that Stop Taking it Out on your Partner (S.T.O.P.) which has a focus on preventing violence in relationships did not receive funding this year despite the program being offered for decades in our community by the John Howard Society,” said Shirley Bond, MLA for Prince George-
Valemount. “Organizations such as S.T.O.P. do incredible work in our community, and it is disheartening to see John Horgan and the NDP ignore their invaluable contributions especially at a time when we need more services, not less.” Provincial funding was also rejected for the North Cariboo Metis Association Healthy Relationships Program and Quesnel Community Connect. “Cutting funding to these organizations is adding insult to injury as our forestrydependent communities are already reeling
from losing 6,600 direct jobs last year alone,” said Coralee Oakes, MLA for Cariboo North. “So far in 2019, the industry has seen 112 weeks of operational downtime announced at various mills as well as seven permanent and indefinite closures. In the midst of this sensitive time for local families, our requests for mental health supports and services are falling on deaf ears in Victoria. We are being left behind.” The BC Liberals unveiled a 5-point recovery plan for the forestry sector earlier this month, which included a call for increased social services including mental health services in forestry-dependent regions to address the
John Horgan continues to waste taxpayer money, loses in courts yet again While John Horgan and the NDP continue to put their union pals first, the B.C. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge of their flawed and discriminatory Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) framework. “John Horgan thinks it’s okay to force B.C. workers to join an NDP-approved union before they can work on major public infrastructure projects, and we’ve said all along that we think he’s dead wrong,” says John Martin, BC Liberal Labour Critic and MLA for Chilliwack. “It’s great to hear that those being shut out of bidding on these projects will be able to have their voices heard in the courts.” Shuswap MLA Greg Kyllo, the BC Liberals’ Critic for Jobs, Trade and Technology, says there is already proof the NDP’s CBA plan is not only unfair— it’s costly. “Figures show the budget for the Illecillewaat fourlaning project east of Revelstoke has risen by $22.3 million— or 47 per cent— partly due to rising labour costs associated with the CBA plan,” says Kyllo. “It’s not just B.C. workers that are poorly served by this labour model. Make no mistake, all B.C. taxpayers are on the hook for these union payback deals devised by John Horgan and the NDP.”
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Alleged voyeurism incident at Burnaby Walmart triggers search for suspect Mounties in Burnaby are searching for a suspect after an alleged voyeurism incident at a local Walmart. According to a police statement, a victim was in the change room of the Walmart at 9855 Austin Road shortly after noon on March 25 when she noticed “what she believed to be a cell phone under the door of
the change room she was using.” When the victim came out of the room, she saw a man emerge from the stall beside her, police said. “The man was challenged by shoppers but fled the scene,” the statement said,
A suspect photo and sketch provided by the Burnaby RCMP are seen following an alleged voyeurism incident at a local
adding that one shopper was able to snap a photo of the suspect. Investigators have also released a sketch of the suspect, who is described as an Asian male with a slender build, salt and
pepper hair and glasses. Police said he is about five feet tall. Anyone with information that could help police with this case is asked to contact the RCMP at 604-646-9999 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.
‘Better, faster’ cancer care coming to Vancouver Island: premier Vancouver Island cancer patients may no longer have to travel to the Lower Mainland for cancer-related scans. The province and the BC Cancer Foundation announced a new stateof-the-art PET / CT scanner suite at the BC Cancer Centre in Victoria on Monday.
“Approximately half of British Columbians are expected to receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, and timely, effective diagnostics are a critically important part of cancer care and treatment,” said Premier John Horgan. “This means cancer patients on Vancouver
Island will receive better, faster diagnostic services and care, closer to home.” A PET / CT scanner is critical technology in cancer diagnosis, delivering precise images of abnormal or cancerous cells.
The total cost of the project is $6.5 million, with $5.3 million provided by the BC Cancer Foundation and $1.2 million coming from the Ministry of Health through the Provincial Health Services Authority.
Loblaws sues B.C. over $2.6 million in taxes on fraudulent tax-exempt gas sales on Squamish Nation Loblaws Inc. is taking the provincial government to court over a $2.6 million motor fuel tax and interest bill after the company voluntarily disclosed the discovery of a years-long fraud scheme by third-party employees at a gas station on Squamish Nation land in North Vancouver. Loblaws filed a petition in BC Supreme Court on July 4, seeking to vacate motor fuel tax and carbon tax assessments for the period between 2005 and 2008, and, failing that, an order waiving more than $1 million in accrued interest. According to the petition, the company owns the gas station at 333 Seymour Boulevard in North Vancouver, which it leases from a company owned by the Squamish Nation. Along with the Real Canadian Superstore, the gas station sits on reserve land, which, under the Indian Act, allows “Status Indians” to buy fuel exempt from the Motor Fuel Tax Act (MFTA) and the Carbon Tax Act. The gas station was operated by the Squamish First Nation at the time and “there were no employees of the Petitioner who were directly involved in the day-to-day operations of the Gas Bar,” the petition states. Employees were required to “take various steps to verify the eligibility of Status Indian customers for the Tax Exemption,” such as recording sales dates, customer names and band membership information. In 2013, the company uncovered a fraud scheme by certain employees who were fraudulently overstating exempt gas sales by inflating volumes on exemption logs, or “recording entries for nonexistent tax exempt purchases.” The employees allegedly pocketed a portion of the funds, money that would have otherwise gone to provincial government coffers. The remainder went to the Squamish Nation as a levy paid by status customers on tax-exempt fuel sales. Loblaws claims it immediately began an internal investigation and contacted the RCMP to report the fraud, while also initiating a voluntary disclosure for potential unremitted taxes with British Columbia’s Ministry of Finance. However, the Finance Ministry’s audit covered years that preceded statutory limitation periods and hit the company with a motor fuel tax bill of $1,641,079 with $1,030,527 in interest, as well as a carbon tax bill of $17,266 and $6,683 in interest. The company unsuccessfully appealed the assessments, which were confirmed in March 2019. Despite the limitation period set out in the MFTA, the legislation allows the government to assess for years beyond it “when there has been a contravention of the MFTA involving willful default or fraud.”
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Saturday, July 27, 2019 Woman jailed for pushing grandmother on to the rain tracks The woman convicted of pushing a grandmother onto the CTrain tracks in 2018 has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Stephanie Favel was sentenced in Calgary on Wednesday after prosecutors asked for a five-year sentence. Favel admitted to being drunk and having drugs including meth in her system when she pushed 64-yearold Rozalia Meichl from behind while standing on the platform at the Victoria Park station. Meichl fell several feet on to her head and neck and is now bound to a wheelchair. Meichl’s daughter Charmaine Newman said that they wanted more time. “Not what I wanted, probably not what my brother or mom wanted,” Meichl said. Meichl added that she doesn’t believe Favel is actually sorry. “I believe she is sorry she got caught.” She said that video of the incident haunts her, and is skeptical that Favel will be able to
overcome her addictions once she is released. “I believe she will relapse as soon as she is out, I have zero faith that she will rehabilitate,” Meichl said. Favel’s sentence was reduced in part due to her guilty plea, and what Defence Counsel Adriano Iovinelli calls a horrible upbringing. “She had a very very difficult childhood, resulting in losing two sisters in relation to the circumstances of how she was raised,” Iovinelli said. He said that it is a tragic situation, but believes she can recover. “We are dealing with addictions that have lasted since her early teen years, so this is not something that can be dealt with in a short fashion.” Factors in the Gladue Report and her indigenous background also played a role in her reduced sentence.
$249,000 vacancy tax on Vancouver home reasonable and correct - city The city of Vancouver has filed court documents defending a decision to impose a $249,000 vacancy tax on the owner of a Point Grey property. In June, Yi Ju He, the owner of the property at 4749 Belmont, filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court seeking to quash the tax, which is also known as the empty home tax. He, the wife of wealthy businessman Zheng Jianjiang, said that for the year 2017 she qualified for an exemption that applies to residential property unoccupied for more than six months for development purposes. She claimed to have filed a property tax declaration and was redeveloping the property, which she’d purchased in 2015 and which was assessed at $24.9 million. In its response to the petition, the city says that He failed to submit a declaration resulting in the property being declared subject to the tax, which was implemented in 2016 in a bid by the city to return empty or underused properties to use as long-term rental homes for people who live and work in the city. When He filed a complaint seeking to have the tax set aside, a vacancy tax review officer employed by the city denied her claim, saying there wasn’t sufficient evidence for the claim. She appealed her case to a vacancy tax review panel, which rejected the appeal and
ordered her to pay the tax, which is one per cent on the assessed value of a property. The city says that a “high degree of deference” must be accorded the review panel, an independent tribunal created by the bylaw. “The decision by the vacancy tax review panel is both reasonable and correct,” says the city’s court response. Exemptions to the tax can be allowed for developments for which permits have been issued by the city and which are being carried out diligently and without unnecessary delay. He claimed that a building permit was applied for in April 2017 and the city only issued approval for the permit in 2019, a delay for which she says she is not responsible. But in documents attached to the city’s court response, the tax review officer noted that while the property owner had applied for a permit, it remained in “review” status while additional checks were being completed. “While these steps can take some time to be completed there would be nothing preventing this property from being occupied throughout the reference period.” The home, which had been boarded up since at least 2009 according to city records, was torn down earlier this year. The property is currently assessed at $26.7 million.
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anada is successful at welcoming educated immigrants every year, but when it comes to the most educated immigrants around the world— those with PhDs—the United States remains a more attractive destination, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Canada has done a good job of attracting educated immigrants, but there’s more work to do to lure the world’s best and brightest who continue to see the U.S. as a more attractive destination,” said Steven Globerman, Fraser Institute senior fellow and author of Highly Educated Immigrants: Economic Contributions and Implications for Public Policy. The study finds that the percentage of immigrants to Canada with a firststage tertiary degree (essentially all college and university degrees except PhDs.) is consistently higher than in the U.S. and other developed countries. For example, from 2006 to 2016, approximately 50 per cent of immigrants to Canada had a college or university degree (excluding PhDs), compared to just over 40 per cent for the U.S., 35 per cent for Australia and 24 per cent for New Zealand. However, the U.S. attracts a higher percentage of immigrants with PhDs (relative to all immigrants) than Canada.
Again from 2006 to 2016, according to data from the United Nations, approximately 1.5 per cent of immigrants to Canada had PhDs compared to just over two per cent for the U.S. Crucially, immigrants with PhDs and other STEM training (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) have the most positive economic impact due to increased
innovation and entrepreneurship. “Tweaking immigration policy to give greater weight to advanced STEM degrees and PhDs would better reflect the economic importance of those most highly educated immigrants,” Globerman said. “Beyond immigration reform, policymakers should also look to create a more competitive environment in Canada—for example, with lower personal income taxes—to further help lure those immigrants choosing between Canada or elsewhere.”
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Liberal candidate removes Trudeau’s image from her campaign car A federal Liberal candidate in the southern Interior of B.C. says there’s no political motive in having a picture of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau removed from her campaign car. Connie Denesiuk is running for the Liberals for a second time in the riding of South Okanagan—West Kootenay. In 2015, Denesiuk had a picture of herself and the Liberal leader applied to the front door of her brand new Subaru. “In 2015, I wasn’t well known in the West Kootenay, and, so, it was important to connect people with who I was, Team Trudeau,” said Denesiuk. “My car is very much a statement to the people throughout
the South Okanagan and West Kootenay.” Denesiuk increased Liberal support Denesiuk did well in the election, increasing Liberal votes by more than 20 per cent and turning the riding into a fairly tight three-way race. She was the only major candidate to gain in votes in the riding and spent a fraction of the Conservatives and New Democrats on her campaign. The New Democratic Party’s Richard Cannings won the riding, but Denesiuk camewithinacouplepercentagepointsofthe Conservative who dropped by 15 per cent. Denesiuk is back again this year, and so
is the campaign car, but gone is the picture of Trudeau, replaced by a larger picture of her with the slogan ... “for bold leadership.” Denesiuk says the change in look has nothing to do with the prime minister’s popularity in Western Canada. “I do have his name, Team Trudeau on the front of the car but, I was able to get an updated, newer picture of myself. And so it’s bigger, It’s bolder,” she said. In 2015, Justin Trudeau was a big part of Connie Denesiuk’s campaign message. The Conservatives aren’t buying it. Conservative MP Dan Albas from the neighbouring Central Okanagan— Similkameen—Nicola riding gleefully
tweeted out a before and after shot of Denesiuk’s campaign vehicle and wrote: “Same Liberal candidate from 2015 is running again in SouthOkanagan West Kootenay in 2019. Something seems to be missing ....” Denesiuk points out it says Team Trudeau on the hood of her Subaru and says she doesn’t want to play that kind of politics. She says her campaign vehicle gets all kinds of positive response with some negative peppered in and she’s busy zipping around the riding in it.
C.D. Howe report finds no winners in Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement The C.D. Howe Institute says negatives will outweigh the positives for all three parties to the new Canada-United StatesMexico free trade agreement but it will hit Mexico hardest and the U.S. the lightest. In a new analysis to be released Thursday, it says Canada’s real gross domestic product is expected to shrink by 0.4 per cent and its “economic welfare” — a measure of the value of household consumption — will decline by more than $10 billion US. It says Mexico’s GDP will fall by 0.79 per cent and the U.S. will see a 0.1 per cent drop, leading to economic welfare setbacks of $14.9 billion and $17.4 billion, respectively. The trade deal was signed in November, but has yet to be ratified and implemented. Mexico becomes 1st country to ratify ‘new NAFTA’ trade deal The report says the overall impacts of CUSMA, as it’s known in Canada,
are “relatively small” and will likely be seen in “less robust growth” rather than observed as outright declines in trade and economic output. Report co-author Dan Ciuriak says most of the negative affects of the trade deal result from the U.S. quest to protect
its manufacturing sector and, as a result, hurts Canada and Mexico more because trade within North America is a bigger part of their economies.
Scheer says Liberals exaggerating over his call to review Canada Food Guide On a visit to an agricultural fair in a battleground riding east of Montreal Tuesday, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer defended his promise to review the Canada Food Guide in order to make the document reflect research put forward by the country’s food industry. Scheer drew the Liberals’ ire last week after he told dairy farmers in Saskatoon the guide is flawed. Health Canada’s new guide did away with traditional food groups and portion sizes and focused instead on broader guidelines, including eating more plantbased protein and drinking more water. The Liberals say the document has received an overwhelmingly positive response, including from nutrition experts. They allege Scheer is bowing to special interests and declaring war on Health Canada’s research. Their reaction is exaggerated and merits an Oscar for acting,” Scheer said in St-Hyacinthe, Que., about 60 kilometres east of Montreal. “There are (industry) sectors saying their information was not included,” he added. “There have been dietitians and nutritionists that highlighted weaknesses in the guide, such as a lack of emphasis on iron and calcium.” While Scheer rejected Liberal accusations he was pandering to the agricultural industry, he and the province’s
dairy farmers have a history together. Scheer’s former rival for the leadership of the party, Maxime Bernier, accuses him of colluding with the province’s farmers in the last months of the 2017 race. Bernier says roughly 10,000 Quebecers joined the Tories during that period but didn’t renew their membership the next year. Bernier, who advocates abolishing the federal supply management system that protects the poultry, dairy and egg industry from foreign competition, says farmers bought memberships in order to ensure he lost to Scheer, who advocated keeping supply management. Scheer ended up narrowly beating Bernier. Marcel Riendeau, 71, was one of those farmers who voted for Scheer in the Tory leadership race. But he kept his party membership. “I’m voting for Scheer (in the election),” the farmer from St-Hyacinthe said Tuesday. “I’ve stopped voting Liberal.” Riendeau said he doesn’t think Trudeau can defend Canada’s interests on the world stage. “Trudeau walks around saying he’ll stand up, but he doesn’t. He sits down,” he said. “Look at what Trump did to him at the last G-7 meeting,” Riendeau said, referring to the U.S. president calling Trudeau weak and dishonest following last summer’s conference in Quebec.
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Independent MP Wilson-Raybould to release book before election The book, titled “From Where I Stand: Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada,” is scheduled for release on Sept. 20 and “urges us to build upon the momentum already gained on the reconciliation journey or else risk hard-won progress being lost,” according to a news release. The Vancouver Granville Independent MP was kicked out of the Liberal caucus in April after secretly recording a phone call with a top civil servant and following months of escalating tensions in Parliament due to the SNC-Lavalin scandal. Wilson-Raybould told the House of Commons justice committee in February that she faced months of “consistent and sustained effort” by members of Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau’s office to interfere with the prosecution of the Quebec-based engineering firm. Trudeau has denied acting inappropriately. There is no mention of whether the SNCLavalin scandal will be discussed in the book. Instead, Wilson-Raybould “draws on her speeches and other writings to argue that true reconciliation will occur only when Canada moves beyond denial, recognizes Indigenous rights, and replaces the Indian Act.” WilsonRaybould has indicated her intention to run as an independent in the upcoming federal election, which is expected to take place Oct. 21.
Maxime Bernier says his party would cap immigration levels at 150K A People’s Party of Canada government would lower the number of immigrants Canada accepts to between 100,000 and 150,000 per year — a level not seen since 1986 — party leader Maxime Bernier pledged in a policy speech Wednesday evening. That’s a number significantly lower than the 250,000 cap Bernier pitched while running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada two years ago. In a speech in Mississauga, Ont. Wednesday night, the MP for Beauce took aim at what he called a policy of “extreme multiculturalism” and accused the Liberals of “putting Canada on a road to destruction” through Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s “globalist vision.” “Support for immigration will continue to diminish and social tensions are likely to rise,” Bernier told the crowd in a speech delivered entirely in English. “We need to slow down.” Bernier, who struggled at times with his delivery, said his party would prioritize economic immigrants, accept fewer refugees,
“considerably limit” those accepted under the family reunification program and scrap the option to sponsor parents and grandparents. Bernier’s more bold statements, such as his pledge to repeal the Multiculturalism Act, withdraw from the UN’s Global Compact for Migration and promise to reject immigrants that do not share Canadian values, garnered loud applause and cheers from the crowd. The federal Liberals plan to increase the yearly number of immigrants accepted into Canada to 340,000 by 2020. Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer hasn’t said how many immigrants Canada would accept if his party forms government in October, calling the emphasis on a number “a little bit of a red herring.” ‘Societal norms’ or ‘Canadian values’? Bernier said he also wants to submit every person hoping to immigrate to Canada to an in-person interview with immigration officials to answer questions to determine whether their values and ideas correspond to Canada’s “societal norms.”
Canada invests C$85 million in satellite company to narrow broadband gap for remote areas The Canadian government said on Wednesday it is investing C$85 million ($64.70 million) in an Ottawa-based satellite company as part of an effort to provide better broadband internet access to rural and remote communities. Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains said the funding would be used by Telesat to build and test technologies that use low-earthorbit (LEO) satellites to boost connectivity. “This new, space-based system will provide a dramatic and disruptive improvement over existing satellites,” Telesat Chief Executive Officer Dan Goldberg said, adding that the technology will be affordable and reliable. LEO satellites operate 36 times closer to the earth than traditional telecommunications satellites. This means they take less time to send and receive information, leading to better and faster broadband service, even in rural, remote and northern areas. Bains said Canada has also entered a preliminary agreement with Telesat that would address “connectivity gaps in rural and remote communities by bringing fiber-
like internet to Canadians no matter where they live.” A memorandum of understanding foresees the Canadian government committing up to C$600 million over 10 years for “privileged access” to the satellite network and to help deliver C$1.2 billion in affordable high-speed internet. The privileged access will not be limited to isolated or rural communities, Bains said. “This will benefit the Canadian government as a whole, and of course our military will benefit,” he said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government promised to make high-speed internet available to all Canadians by 2030. The government has committed up to C$1.7 billion, which included funding for LEO satellites, to achieve this target. In 2018, the Canadian government promised to invest C$100 million over five years in projects designed to boost broadband connectivity via the use of LEO satellites.
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Trump comment on Kashmir is diplomatic malpractice: US daily US President Donald Trump is undoing the achievements of his predecessors on India by “blundering” to volunteer to mediate over the Kashmir issue and has committed “diplomatic malpractice of a high order” that could further alienate an important country, according to a top American daily. US President stunned the world by saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, sought his help in resolving the Kashmir issue.
India quickly denied it saying Modi made no such request and Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan. “Trump just committed diplomatic malpractice of a high order,” said a report in The Washington Post. “After his trade war with India, his blundering into the Kashmir conflict further alienates an important country whose friendship the United States needs to counter the rise of China,” it said.
Two police constables dismissed in assault case in Delhi Two Delhi Police constables have been dismissed from their services after the inquiry into the Mukherjee Nagar brutality proved them at fault, police said. On June 16, a Sikh man along with his son was thrashed in broad light. The duo had alleged that the incident was a result of a heated exchange after his mini-taxi was brushed off with a PCR van. The police had questioned the man’s behaviour who had allegedly hit a policeman with his sword.
Multiple policemen were suspended after a initial enquiry by Joint Commissioner of Police According to the police, constable Pushpinder Shekhawat and constable Satya Prakash had physically assaulted the man and his minor son. Police said that they were suspended on June 16 following the incident, while the inquiry has found them at fault after which they have been dismissed.
Woman cop suspended for dancing in a video at the police station A policewoman was suspended after a TikTok video of her dancing inside a police station went viral on social media, officials said in Gujarat. In the short video clip, Arpita Chaudhary was seen dancing in front of a lock-up inside Langhnaj police station in Mehsana district, Gujarat, India. “Arpita Chaudhary has violated the rules. She was not in uniform while on duty. Secondly, she shot a video of herself
inside the Langhnaj village police station. Police personnel should follow discipline, which she has not done and hence suspended,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Manjitha Vanzara told reporters. The official said Arpita Chaudhary shot the video on July 20 and circulated it on social media sites and WhatsApp.
This is why Chandrayaan-2 will take 7 weeks to reach the Moon Chandrayaan-2 has successfully launched on Monday and is on its way to the Moon. The spacecraft, specifically the Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) is now in Earth’s orbit and has a slow journey ahead. Despite the launch delay, ISRO will stick to the original timeline planned before the July 15 launch was aborted due to a technical snag. After an anomaly was detected in the cryogenic stage of the rocket, Chandrayaan-2 launch on July 15 was called off at the eleventh hour. It was
exactly after a week that the mission finally took off, suffering a week’s delay. However, as per the Indian space agency’s original schedule, the rover and the lander will touch down on September 7 at 2:50 AM IST. In order to catch-up with the delay, scientist have made necessary tweaks to ensure that the spacecraft does not overshoot into the Moon or land at a spot not determined for the mission. Reportedly, the lunar mission will now spend less time orbiting the Moon than it was planned previously.
Farmers shocked as suspected meteorite crashes into rice field A suspected meteorite crashed into the middle of a rice field in eastern India, authorities say. The object the size of a football landed with a thud in a paddy field in Madhubani district in Bihar state on Monday, startling farmers and sending up clouds of smoke. Kapil Ashok, the magistrate for Madhubani, told the Times of India that labourers reported seeing “a fireball-like object coming down from the sky”. Residents of Mahadeva village later dug up the object from a 150cm-deep (5ft) deep hole. The object was described as light brown in colour with some shine, and weighing about 15kg (33lb). It was
reported to have strong magnetic properties.Ashok told the Press Trust of India it looked like a rock “but its glitter is much more than that of an unpolished stone”. A villager holds the suspected meteorite. The object will initially be kept at the Bihar Museum but will be transferred to the Shrikrishna science centre in the city of Patna where it will be studied by experts. Meteors are particles of dust and rock that usually burn up as they pass through Earth’s atmosphere. Meteorites – meteors that survive the fall to earth – offer clues about the history of the solar system.
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Sidhu comes out of hiding and meets his supporters Congress party MLA from Amritsar (East) Navjot Singh Sidhu, who had remained inaccessible for the last more than a month, has spared a three-hour time slot to meet councillors, mostly from his constituency, and supporters, every day. He, however, did not entertain the media. Local leaders who met him today said the purpose was to boost the morale of workers of his constituency. Councillors Damandeep Singh and Rajesh Madan said Sidhu told everyone to work hard for development of the constituency. He enquired about the progress of the projects
that were underway and also about the shortcomings in different zones. Meanwhile, keeping in view Sidhu’s ongoing tussle with Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, prominent party leaders and MLAs distanced themselves from him. On the other hand, SAD (Taksali) leaders said they would not hesitate in approaching him provided he agreed to quit the Congress. Following his resignation from the Cabinet, Sidhu has so far not spelled out his next move, but he made it clear that he had given up ministerial post, not the party.
Relief for staff as govt eases promotion norms The Cabinet has decided to summon the next session of the Vidhan Sabha from August 2 to August 6. A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today. The session would commence on August 2 with obituary references. Legislative business would be transacted on August 5 and 6, from 11 am and 10 am, respectively. This means it would be a two-day session. The House would adjourn sine-die after the proposed legislative business on August 6. Meanwhile, the Cabinet approved an amendment to the service rules to cut down experience requirement for promotion across various cadres. The amendment will help fill vacant posts of higher cadres.
Video to sensitise Americans on turban goes viral A comedy video educating Americans about Sikhs and their turban has gone viral and become a sensation on social media. While America is facing polarised atmosphere in the recent years, the National Sikh Campaign (NSC) partnered with a Hollywood comedic powerhouse, Funny or Die, to inject humour in public conversation while talking about a subject which often makes people uncomfortable. The video has already been watched by a diverse and young audience close to half a million within four weeks of its launch. Every day the number is growing. As per the NSC, the laughter filled video, “Diversity Day”, features a Sikh director as well as two Sikh actors, Babbu and Sandy Gill. The video is set in a modern day workplace during an HR training addressing discrimination. Audiences have been laughing along as a struggling-to-bepolitically-correct moderator addresses a Sikh-American turban wearing man. Their interactions hilariously reveal facts about the Sikh faith and beliefs in a funny and relatable way. “The Sikh turban is a symbol of religious and gender equality and worn as a declaration to stand up for injustice for all people.
Punjab cuts down experience requirement for promotion across cadres The Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendment to the service rules to cut down on the experience requirement for promotion across various cadres. The amendment, in line with the announcement by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in Vidhan Sabha on February 20 will help fill the vacant posts of higher cadres.As per the decision of the Cabinet, which met under the Chief Minister, there would be no reduction in experience if requisite qualifying service is two years
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Northern states agree to make drug eradication people’s movement Terming drugs a national problem, the Second Joint Conference of Chief Ministers of the northern states on Thursday decided to set up a joint working group, involving officials of the Health and Social Justice Departments of all states, to share experiences and best practices in their respective campaigns against drugs. The states expressed concern over the inflow of drugs from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria and other countries, and called for closer collaboration to battle the menace and make the region ‘nasha mukt’. In a joint statement issued at the end of the conference, the Chief Ministers of Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, joined by top officials from Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Chandigarh, agreed on a series of powerful measures to eradicate the scourge from the region. These included joint operations at the inter-state borders, information-sharing and implementation of the best practices of the participating states.
There was a consensus among the states on the importance of strengthening the informationsharing mechanism on drugs and drug dealers/ smugglers, for a more effective crackdown against them. It was agreed that all states would launch major awareness programmes and strive to make eradication of drugs a people’s movement. The conference recognised drugs as a national problem, requiring collective efforts of all the states for its successful eradication. It proposed, therefore, to jointly press the Centre to come out with a National Drugs Policy in order to effectively tackle the menace. It agreed to consider opening of a Regional Training Centre in Chandigarh for training of investigators for proper investigation of NDPS cases. The states agreed to take up with the Centre a proposal to establish a Regional Drug Dependence Treatment Centre in the Chandigarh tricity area on the lines of National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), AIIMS, New Delhi.
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Karnataka may have a spell of President’s rule till its Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar decides on the resignations of the 15 rebel legislators of the Congress and JD-S, as the BJP is not in a hurry to stake claim to form a government amid uncertainty, a party official said on Thursday. “If the Speaker takes longer to accept or reject the resignations of the rebels, the Governor (Vajubhai Vala) may recommend President’s rule in the state, as we will not like to stake claim to power in such a situation,” BJP’s state spokesman G Madhusudan said. The party is also unclear about the Speaker’s decision on the disqualification the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) have recommended to apply on the rebels for defying their whip. Though the Supreme Court said in its July 17 order that the Speaker was free to decide on the rebels’ resignations as per the anti-defection law, the
rebels abstained from the Assembly, as its three-judge bench also said they could not be compelled to attend the House, when their resignations were pending before the Speaker since July 11 when they re-submitted them on its July 10 directive. In case the Speaker takes more time to decide on their resignations, the rebels are likely to approach the apex court for its intervention, as their plea before it (court) since July 10 was for its direction to the Speaker to accept them forthwith, as the re-submitted resignation letters were in order. “Till the resignations are accepted, the strength of the Assembly will remain 225, including one nominated, as the rebels are still members, with 113 as the halfway mark for a simple majority. Even with the support of two Independents, we will be still six short of the halfway mark at 107 (105 +2) if we are asked to prove majority by the Governor after forming the new government.
Congress stages walkout to protest against triple talaq bill The Lok Sabha passed the triple talaq bill today. The bill, which criminalises instant divorce by Muslim men and seeks jail term for the guilty, was the first draft legislation tabled by the Modi government in this first session after it took the oath of office for a second term in May. The ruling BJP had issued a whip to its MPs, asking them to ensure their presence in the House. Several opposition parties bitterly opposed it but the government asserted that the bill is a step towards gender equality and justice.
Parties like the Congress, the TMC and the DMK demanded that it should be sent to a parliamentary committee for scrutiny. Also, opposition parties led by the Congress demanded the government send the bills to amend the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 and the Right to Information Act, 2005 to a Joint Select Committee. The RTI amendment bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday, and by the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Rajiv Gandhi killer Nalini gets 30 days parole for daughter’s wedding Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict, Nalini Sriharan, who has been serving a life term for the past 28 years has been granted the first ever prolonged parole by the Madras High Court. Nalini has been released on a 30day parole from the Vellore jail. Nalini had sought parole for 30 days to arrange for her daughter’s wedding. Nalini had sought parole for 6 months but has been granted 30 days. On July 5, the high court had granted one month parole to Nalini after she argued in person her plea seeking the relief to make arrangements for her daughter’s wedding. The court has specifically ordered Nalini to not meet or speak to any media in these 30 days. The court has also issued a set of guidelines to Nalini for the parole period. This is the first time Nalini is out on parole
in 28 years of imprisonment. She was granted a 12-hour parole in 2016 to attend the funeral of her father. This is the first time she has been granted parole for a longer time. Nalini was brought out of the Vellore jail on Thursday morning and was received by a relative outside the prison. Nalini will be making arrangements for the wedding of her daughter. Her daughter was born in the Vellore jail itself and was raised in the UK. She is a medical professional. Last week the Madras High Court had dismissed a petition filed by Nalini Sriharan seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu Governor for her premature release. Nalini was arrested in 1991 in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. She was handed the death sentence, which was later turned into a life imprisonment.
It’s ghar wapsi, say Madhya Pradesh BJP MLAs after voting for Congress bill The two Madhya Pradesh BJP legislators, who surprisingly backed the seven-monthold Congress-led government during voting on a bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, have termed their decision ghar wapsi (homecoming). BJP legislators Narayan Tripathi and Sharad Kol, who voted in favour of the Criminal Law (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Bill, 2019, are both former Congress leaders. Speaking to media, Narayan Tripathi, who is MLA from Maihar, and Beohari legislator Kol said they extended support to the seven-monthold Kamal Nath government because they wanted development in their constituencies. This termed their move “ghar wapsi” (homecoming).
According to sources in the Congress, Kamal Nath sent feelers to the two BJP lawmakers through Arif Masood, Congress MLA from Bhopal Central, about a month ago. Tripathi reportedly did not get along with BJP MP from Satna Ganesh Singh. Besides, he had been seeking to make Maihar, a tehsil of Satna, a separate district. Tripathi, who had a long stint in the Congress before joining the BJP, was once in the Samajwadi Party and headed its Madhya Pradesh unit. Kol, as a Youth Congress leader, had sought party ticket from the Beohari for the last year’s assembly polls. Miffed over denial of ticket, he joined the BJP and the saffron party fielded him from Beohari where he won.
Omar Abdullah comes in support of Imran Khan who was not given official welcome on arrival in US Instead of flying Pakistan International Airlines or the official aircraft, Khan flew commercial on Qatar Airways. On his arrival to the US, he was received by Pakistani officials and other low-key US officials. He even took a people-mover from the aircraft to the terminal. Interestingly, Imran Khan was escorted out of the aircraft in a people mover instead of official vehicles. As per reports, Khan was not accorded the official welcome protocol when he reached America. -However, Khan’s humiliation seems to have affected former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah who sprung to his defence and said that this treatment of Khan reflects poorly on US.
He even said how Khan flying commercial airline to reach the US saved money for his country which it didn’t need to spend. Abdullah also lauded Khan for not having an ego like ‘most “leaders”‘. But Omar Abdullah’s argument of ‘cost saving’ was quickly punctured when it was seen that Imran Khan travelled from the airport in a large cavalcade of cars. This means only one thing, the cars were not allowed to go inside the airport. The cars were already there at the airport, therefore no cost was saved by taking the bus from the plane to the terminal. Twitterati were quick to point out to Abdullah it is less about personal ego but about diplomatic relations two countries share.
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Human sacrifice bridge rumour sparks lynchings in Bangladesh Eight people have been killed in vigilante lynchings in Bangladesh sparked by rumours on social media of children being kidnapped and sacrificed as offerings for the construction of a mega-bridge, police said Wednesday. The victims which include two women were targeted by angry mobs over the rumours, spread mostly on Facebook, that said human heads were required for the massive $3 billion project, police chief Javed Patwary said. “We have analysed every single case of these eight killings. Those who were killed by lynching mobs -- no one was a child kidnapper,” Patwary told reporters in Dhaka. More than 30 other people have been
attacked in connection with the rumours. Patwary said police stations across the country had been ordered to crack down on rumours, and at least 25 YouTube channels, 60 Facebook pages and 10 websites have been shut down. AFP has identified several posts still on Facebook that share the rumour, however. Mob lynchings are common in Bangladesh, but the latest incidents are particularly brutal. Local media said they started after reports circulated of a young man allegedly found carrying the severed head of a child in the northern district of Netrokona.
8 killed due to monsoon related incidents in Sri Lanka At least eight people have been killed and over 700 homes damaged due to monsoon-related incidents in Sri Lanka’s central and southern region, authorities said on Saturday. Sri Lanka is witnessing inclement weather since Thursday and is likely to witness continuous rain for a few days in the central, western and southwestern regions. Till Saturday eight people have been killed due to monsoon related incidents. “Seven deaths have been reported from the central hill areas. Landslide warnings have been issued in the central hill areas,” Pradeep Kodippily, the disastermanagement centre’s spokesman said. The eighth death was reported when a tree fell on a motorcycle from Southern part of the country, police said. Kodippily said the people have been warned of the impending landslides in the southwestern hilly region of Imbulpe in the Ratnapura district. Fishing society groups said around 200 fishermen with their 30 boats are believed to be trapped in the gusty winds in the seas. They had ventured for fishing from the western coastal regions on Thursday. “Over 700 homes have been partially damaged by earth slips in the central regions,” disaster management officials added.
Imran Khan admits Pakistan’s role in Kashmir terrorism Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan acknowledged that terrorists in Pakistan carried out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. He went on to claim that he now has the Pakistani army’s support for disarming them. Speaking at the US Institute of Peace in Washington on Tuesday, Mr Khan claimed that the Pakistani army and security forces are not supporting terrorist groups, and instead backed the option of a crackdown. During his speech, Mr Khan went on to admit that the Pakistanbased terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed or JeM was operating against India. He went on
to say that since some of the terrorists were trained and had experience of carrying out attacks in Kashmir, the Pakistan police cannot handle them, and hence the army’s help is required. Khan said: “It was said normally that the security forces patronised the (terror) groups. We would not be disarming if the security forces were not standing behind us. You cannot disarm because the police is incapable of disarming these (terror) groups. They are trained, these people have experience of fighting in Afghanistan, some in Kashmir.
Sri Lanka police say no evidence for direct IS link to Easter attacks Sri Lankan police have not found enough evidence to prove that Islamic State (IS) militants were directly involved with the Easter Sunday bombings, the chief investigator said on Wednesday, even though the group had claimed responsibility. The attacks on churches and hotels in Colombo and in the east killed more than 250 people, the worst suicide bombings since the civil war against Tamil separatist fighters ended in 2009. “From the investigations conducted so far there is not enough evidence to say that there is a direct
ISIS link to the Easter Sunday attacks,” Ravi Seneviratne, the head of police criminal investigation department, told a parliament select committee probing the April 21 attacks. Police have said members of two little-known local Islamist groups, the National Thawheedh Jamaath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim, carried out the bombings. Some members of these groups may have had training from Islamic State in Syria, police have previously said
Sri Lanka extends emergency for fourth month after Easter bombings Sri Lanka on Monday extended a law granting security forces emergency powers for a fourth month following the Easter Day bomb attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people. Under the law, security forces can interrogate suspects without court orders. More than 100 people have been arrested in the crackdown launched after the bombings, which were claimed by Islamic State. President Maithripala Sirisena issued orders for the law to be extended for another month from midnight on Sunday, according to a gazette notification. Sirisena said in the official notification that extending emergency rule was “in the
interest of public security, the preservation of public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to the life of
the community”. Catholic church bombed in Sri Lanka attacks reopens Devotees including some
Afghan president seeks ‘clarification’ after Trump war comments KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Tuesday (Jun 23) the US should clarify remarks President Donald Trump made about Afghanistan, including a claim he could easily win the war but didn’t “want to kill 10 million people”. The US leader made several surprising statements Monday alongside Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the White House, including that he had plans for a quick end to the Afghan conflict, but which would wipe the country “off the face of the Earth”. Afghanistan “would be gone. It would be over in literally, in 10 days,” Trump said, adding, “I don’t want to go that route” and that he didn’t want to kill millions. His comments sparked upset and outrage in Afghanistan, where the war-weary and traumatised population is already worried about a precipitous pull-out of US forces and whether that means a return to Taliban rule
and a spiralling civil war. “The government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan calls for clarification on the US president’s statements expressed at a meeting with the Pakistan prime minister, via diplomatic means and channels,” Ghani’s office said in a statement. Trump also said Pakistan would help the US “extricate” itself from Afghanistan, adding there was “tremendous potential” in the relationship between Washington and Islamabad.
Saturday, July 27, 2019 Priti Patel is Britain’s first Indian-origin Home Secy Priti Patel, an ardent Brexiteer who was among the most vocal critics of Theresa May’s Brexit strategy, on Wednesday took charge as Britain’s first Indianorigin Home Secretary in the newly unveiled Boris Johnson Cabinet. Patel had been a prominent member of the “Back Boris” campaign for the Conservative Party leadership and was widely tipped for the plum post in his frontline team. “It is important that the Cabinet should represent modern Britain as well as a modern Conservative Party,” she said, just hours before her appointment was announced. A long-standing Eurosceptic, Priti Patel had steered the Vote Leave campaign in the lead up to the June 2016 referendum in favour of Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU). The 47-year-old was first elected as a Conservative MP for Witham
in Essex in 2010 and gained prominence in the then David Cameron led Tory government as his Indian Diaspora Champion. She went on to be appointed to junior ministerial posts, Treasury minister in 2014 and then Employment Minister after the 2015 General Election, before Theresa May promoted her to Secretary of State in the Department for International Development in 2016 until she was forced to resign the post in 2017. Announcing other appointments, new British PM Boris Johnson, who vowed to implement the result of the 2016 Brexit referendum and lead Britain out of the European Union on October 31 with “no ifs or buts”, named former Interior Minister Sajid Javid to take over from Philip Hammond as Finance Minister. Sajid Javid is a former banker from a modest background.
Trump seeks Pakistan’s help to end Afghan war President Donald Trump claimed Monday he could end the nearly two-decade-old war in Afghanistan in a matter of days but that it would kill millions of people and wipe the country “off the face of the earth.” The president made the statement at the White House as he praised Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and sought his help in negotiating a peace deal in neighboring Afghanistan. “I could win that war in a week. I just don’t want to kill 10 million people,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “If I wanted to win that war, Afghanistan would be wiped off the face of the earth. It would be gone. It would be over, literally, in 10 days.” Warming up to Khan marked a turnaround for Trump, who has been sharply critical of Pakistan and now hopes Khan’s government will use its influence with the Taliban to advance a peace deal and help the U.S. withdraw from the war. The war began when the U.S. went after alQaida leader Osama bin Laden and his Taliban supporters in Afghanistan following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Sitting alongside Khan, Trump said he wanted a peaceful resolution. “So we’re
working with Pakistan and others to extricate ourselves,” he said. The pleasantries in the Oval Office were an abrupt change from when Trump cut millions of dollars in aid to Pakistan, saying the only thing it offered the United States
was “lies” and “deceit.” Khan has bashed Trump too, but now says Pakistan is also eager to work to end the war. The U.S. wants Pakistan to use its leverage to get the Taliban to agree to a ceasefire, negotiate with the Afghan government and stop harboring militant groups. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who sat in on the meeting, said, “Peace with honor and dignity in Afghanistan is only possible with the complete buy-in of Pakistan.”
Trouble with the facts when Trump meets Imran Khan In retrospect, the president’s tweet last Thursday heralding the arrest in Pakistan of U.S.- and UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed should have been the first clue. Donald J. Trump proclaimed that the “‘mastermind’ of the Mumbai Terror attacks” [sic] had been found after “a ten-year search.” Pakistan’s Punjab police had indeed arrested Saeed, but his location was never in question, as he had been free and visibly public in Pakistan for some years. Those who follow South Asia wondered why the president tweeted this about Saeed, since it bore no resemblance to the facts, and no news report or briefing would have suggested that anyone needed a ten-year search to find him. More trouble with the facts emerged when Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the White House to meet Trump today. In their joint press availability, Trump offered up on the topic of Afghanistan that, if he wanted to, “I could win that war in like a week…I just don’t want to kill ten million people.” This statement appeared disconnected from any of the serious strategic debates underway for eighteen years about troop numbers,
counterterrorism versus counterinsurgency, and the use of drones. What did he mean? No further explanation has emerged. When the president turned to IndiaPakistan tensions, things became even more free-form. In response to a question from the press about whether Khan would ask Trump for help on Kashmir, Khan said that only the “most powerful state” could bring the two countries, India and Pakistan, together. Trump then said, “I was with Prime Minister Modi two weeks ago [at the G20], and we talked about this subject, and he actually said, ‘Would you like to be a mediator or arbitrator?’ I said, ‘Where?’ He said, ‘Kashmir.’…I think they’d like to see it resolved, and you’d like to see it resolved, and if I can help, I’d love to be a mediator…” Pakistan has long welcomed, and sought, outside mediation on this question. But India has maintained that Kashmir is a bilateral dispute that must be resolved by the two countries between themselves, without a third party. So it struck experts on South Asia as strange that Indian Prime Minister Modi had personally requested U.S. mediation on Kashmir.
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Heavy rain warning in force for eastern half of Viti Levu A heavy rain warning is now in force for the eastern half of Viti Levu that includes Rakiraki, Korovou, Nausori, Suva, Lami and Navua. It is also in force for Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Lau and Lomaiviti group. The rain is being brought by a trough of low pressure with associated cloud and rain which is expected to affect the rest of the Fiji group from tonight. Expect showers to become frequent and heavy from tonight. The Nadi Weather Office says
the trough of low pressure is affect the Fiji group until Monday. Viti Levu is believed to have been inhabited longer than the northern island of Vanua Levu. Eight of Fiji’s fourteen Provinces are in Viti Levu. The Provinces of Ba, Nadroga-Navosa, and Ra comprise the Western Division, while Naitasiri, Namosi, Rewa, Serua, and Tailevu form the Central Division.
Police yet to question husband of the Australian woman allegedly found murdered Police are yet to question the husband of the Australian woman who was allegedly found murdered at a home in Service Street in Suva on Tuesday afternoon. Police have confirmed that the husband of the Australian woman is a suspect in the case, and will be questioned after he is released from hospital. We are yet to get confirmation if this is a case of alleged murder and attempted suicide. The woman was in her 40s. The husband who is also an Australian national is in his late 30s, and is in stable
Yaqona is the new boom crop as it’s gross sales stands at $253 million and the current sales price is as high as $180 per kg. Following the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016, one of the major casualties was the yaqona industry, with nearly 50 percent of the crop destroyed. Chairman of the Fiji Crop and Livestock Council, Simon Cole says this is an impressive turn around and is an endorsement of our farmers that they have brought back yaqona through their skill and hard work to where it is today. Cole says that coupled with relatively low establishment costs and with 78 percent of
the crop sold for cash, it makes yaqona an ideal and worthy investment for the farmer with a conservative return on investment of over 66 percent. He says the industry continues to grow and a very important aspect of this growth is the quality of the product that will grow with each harvest. Cole also says that they need to ensure the quality of yaqona remains, particularly as supply is going to increase dramatically as the post-Winston plantings hit the market and buyers can become more discerning. He says there is increasing competition from overseas and they must make sure that Fiji Yaqona continues to be among the best in the world.
More than 400,000 trees planted under REDD+ Initiative Scheme throughout Fiji More than 400,000 trees have been planted under the REDD+ Initiative Scheme throughout Fiji. Speaking at the Talanoa Forum in Nasese today, Permanent Secretary for Forestry, Pene Baleinabuli says that he is certain that by the end of December the Ministry of Forestry will achieve their goal which is to be able to plant 4 million trees this year as the ministry was able to plant 2 million trees in a year in the past.
Baleinabuli is urging the people of Fiji that they can plant trees to remember a memorable event such as birthdays, funerals, graduations and other important events and contribute in the 4 million trees planting initiative.
Former Korovou Prison Blocks built in 1912 demolished condition. It has been confirmed that the couple work for international organizations in Fiji. The alleged incident occurred at 2pm on Tuesday.
DPP confirms no other charges to be laid on Deepak Kumar charged with the murder of a 7-year-old girl The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions confirms that no other charges are expected to be laid on Deepak Kumar who was charged with one count of murder of a 7-yearold girl where the DPP later filed an application to discontinue the case last year.
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It was earlier alleged that Kumar had driven his vehicle in a reckless manner and his conduct caused the death of the girl on the 21st of July last year near Tamavua-i-Wai Bridge. According to the DPP, there is no evidence that the accused was at fault or had driven his vehicle in a reckless manner and the charge was withdrawn and the matter has been closed.
The old Main Cell Block, Awaiting Trial Block, and Segregation Block at Suva Corrections Centre formerly known as Korovou Prison which was built in 1912, has been demolished. Fiji Corrections Commissioner Francis Kean says the blocks which were not in use since 1998 were demolished due to occupational health and safety issues. He says demolition works were done to allow for the construction of a new Corrections Centre in Suva which will be
able to house 600 prisoners. Commissioner Kean says this will hopefully alleviate the overcrowding issues that are currently being faced at the Centre. He says 439 prisoners were moved to other corrections centres around the country during the final seven days of demolition works. He added this had to be done for safety reasons and these prisoners are now back at the Suva Corrections Centre.
FNPF spends around $26 million on major make over of Sheraton and Westin properties in Denarau The Fiji National Provident Fund spent around $26 million on the major make over of the Sheraton and Westin properties in Denarau. This was confirmed by the FNPF Chief Investment Officer, Viliame Vodonaivalu who says that this make over was completed in four months to ensure it was ready by May 1st for the ADB Governors meeting. Vodonaivalu says the refurbished Sheraton and Westin properties has helped establish Fiji’s status in the Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions segment of the global tourism
industry.He says this involved a total make-over of the meeting facilities, building new breakout meeting rooms and a new satellite kitchen, as well as operational capex items. Vodoinalu says work was carried out by Fletcher Construction Ltd, and were contracted for the refurbishment of the ICC, Ball room, Chime Restaurant and a new satellite kitchen to cater for majorHe says the ADB meeting was good publicity for the Hotel Properties and Fiji tourism as a whole to host in the off peak tourist season.
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Soaring prices, rising anger in Imran’s Pakistan Nearly one year after the election that brought Imran Khan to power in Pakistan, the cricket-hero-turned-prime-minister faces growing anger as he chases an elusive target: how to right the South Asian nation’s teetering economy. Pakistan has been staring down the barrel of a balance of payments crisis since before last year’s July 25 vote, and analysts have long warned that the new government must act quickly. In one of his earliest speeches, Khan -who led the cricket-mad country to World Cup victory in 1992, and campaigned on vows to build an Islamic welfare state
-- tried to reassure voters, telling them repeatedly: “Do not panic.” But since then the rupee has lost nearly 30 percent of its value and inflation is running at nearly nine percent, and likely to continue rising. “The price of tomatoes is touching the skies,” 30-year-old Shama Parveen, who walked several kilometres through Karachi’s sweltering heat to find cheaper produce, he said. “Life has become hard.” “I need to earn at least 1,000 rupees ($6.30) daily to meet my expenses,” said 60-year-old Mohammad Ashraf, who sells henna dye.
PM Imran Khan faces protests by religious and ethnic minorities during first US visit Prime Minister Imran Khan on his maiden visit to the US faced protests by ethnic and religious minorities from Pakistan, drawing the attention of the Trump administration towards human rights violations and forced
disappearances in that country The Mohajirs and the Balochs are accusing the Pakistani in human rights violations against the minority communities. Mohajirs are Urdu-speaking people who migrated during partition in 1947.
Imran Khan comes clean on terrorism, blames previous governments Imran Khan said before his PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) gov’t came into power, the previous governments did not have any political will to act against terror groups operating in the country. He was ddressing at an event in USA. “Until we came into power, the governments did not have the political will, because when you talk about militant groups, we still have about 30,000-40,000 armed people who have been trained and fought in some part of Afghanistan or Kashmir,” Prime Minister Khan said. “There was a watershed in Pakistani politics. In 2014, the Pakistani Taliban slaughtered 150 schoolchildren at Army Public School. All the political parties signed the National Action
Plan and we all decided after that, that we will not allow any militant groups to operate inside Pakistan,” he said at the US Institute of Peace. He said his government was the first to start disarming terror groups. “This is the first time it’s happening. We’ve taken over their institutes, their seminaries. We have administrators there,” he added. “We were fighting the US war on terror. Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11. Al-Qaeda was in Afghanistan. There were no militant group in Pakistan. But we joined the US war. Unfortunately, when things went wrong, where I blame my government, we did not tell the US exactly the truth on the ground,” Mr Khan said in front of US lawmakers at the Capitol Hill.
PM Khan reafirms commitment to make Pakistan great Imran Khan’s address in USA remains top twitter trend worldwide Up to 30,000 people gathered at a community meeting of overseas Pakistanis in Washington DC last weekend. The main focus of attention was the guest of honour Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan. The scene was a proud moment for Pakistanis around the world. With up to 30,000 people chanting slogans in favour of ‘Pakistan zindabad’ in a stadium that housed, what some are calling, “the largest gathering of Pakistani-Americans in history”, the patriotic spirit was high as the country’s Prime Minister made a visit to the US. The Prime Minister, a former international sportsman, received a rockstar’s welcome as he
appeared before the massive crowd, along with some members of his Cabinet. Soon after, top worldwide online trends involved Imran Khan’s visit to USA, social media users used hashtags like #PMIKJalsaInUSA,
“Nowadays I can hardly save 500 or 600 rupees... I sometimes think if I fall ill, how could I afford the medicines and treatment? I would die, I think.” Analysts warn that with Pakistan’s galloping population increase far outstripping growth -- set to slow to 2.4 percent this year -- the country will find no short-term relief, even after the International Monetary Fund approved
its latest $6 billion loan. Pakistan has a rocky relationship with the IMF, which has bailed it out many times before, and Khan secured billions in loans and investment from “friendly countries” including China and Saudi Arabia before going to the Fund. Pakistanis are facing the grimmest part of a seemingly endless economic cycle: austerity imposed on millions of poor people, and futile demands for deep-rooted structural reform. Traders held a one-day strike earlier this month, and on Friday about 8,000 people marched through the city of Rawalpindi to protest against rising prices.
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Indian-Origin comedian Manjunath Naidu dies on stage Audience thought he was acting Indian stand-up comedian died on stage due to high level of anxiety while performing his act in front of a packed audience in Dubai, according to a media report. Manjunath Naidu, 36, suffered a cardiac arrest while performing his routine on stage on Friday. He complained of high level of anxiety, sat down on the bench next to him and collapsed onto the floor, with audience thinking that it must be a part of the show, Khaleej Times reported. He was
born in Abu Dhabi, then shifted to Dubai. “He was the last act in the line-up. He went on stage and was making people laugh with his stories. He was talking about his father and family. And then he got into a story of how he suffers from anxiety. And a minute into the story he collapsed,” Miqdaad Dohadwala, his friend and fellow comedian, was quoted as saying in the report. “People thought it was part of the act. They took it as a joke as he was talking about anxiety and then collapsed”, he said.
NRI businessman found dead in Taj Palace hotel
A 35-year-old NRI businessman was found dead at the five-star Taj Palace in Chanakyapuri, here, the police said on Sunday. The incident came to light on Saturday morning when the deceased, identified as Munni Jaitley, an India-born US citizen, didn’t respond to his father’s
phone calls. “His father called the hotel reception and requested them to check his son’s status. The hotel staff tried to connect with Jaitely through the landline, but didn’t succeed,” Additional DCP, Eish Singhal, said.
Key roles likely for Indian-origin MPs in new British gov’t Keen to put together a team that reflects ‘modern, multicultural Britain’, Boris Jhnson, who will take over as prime minister later on Wednesday, is likely to appoint
Indian-origin MPs such as Priti Patel, Alok Sharma and Rishi Sunak to key roles. Johnson received a mixed press a day after he was elected leader of the Conservative party,
Indian envoys in US laud authorities for quick action, support following priest attack Top Indian diplomats in the US have expressed gratitude to the authorities for their support and quick action following the attack on a Hindu priest in the New York City borough of Queens. Swami Harish Chander Puri, priest of the Shiv Shakti Peeth temple in Glen Oaks neighbourhood in the easternmost portion of Queens, was brutally
attacked by a man who reportedly screamed: “This is my neighbourhood”. Prominent US Congresspersons Grace Meng and Tom Suozzi strongly condemned the “heinous” attack, saying they stand in solidarity with the Hindu community and the borough of Queens is home to a diverse community from around the world.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai gave up pay hike by shunning big equity awards In a world of skyhigh CEO salaries and protests over pay inequality across various tiers at mega corporation, Google’s Sundar Pichai may be an exception. The Indian-origin Google CEO has been leading the company through one of its toughest periods as critical issues surrounding privacy, sexual harassment, workplace diversity, anti-conservative stance and censorship have made life difficult for the internet giant over the past two years.At the same time, Google has had to deal with major
competition on all fronts, including its coveted ads business as well as Google Cloud. So even as Pichai has been at the helm to continue the dominance of Google’s Android, Search, Chrome and other industry-leading products, there have been more than a few controversies dogging the company. Under Pichai’s leadership, shares of Google parent Alphabet have risen more than 50% when compared to the time before he was CEO. So clearly, Pichai would be in line to receive mega salary hikes and bonuses as is seen frequently in the corporate world.
NRI woman jailed for smuggled hundreds of illegal aliens into USA A 51-year old Indian-origin woman was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and ordered to forfeit more than USD 7 million for her role in smuggling hundreds of undocumented people, primarily from India, into the US in exchange for fees ranging from approximately USD 28,000 to USD 60,000 per person. In June last year, Hema Patel pleaded guilty to alien smuggling for financial gain by fraudulently bonding illegal aliens from immigration custody and causing their
release into the United States. Hema Patel, a bail bondswoman, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for her role in smuggling hundreds of illegal aliens into the United States. sHema Patel was also ordered to forfeit her residence in Texas, two hotels, USD 7.2 million in bail bonds, USD 400,000 in cash and 11 gold bars, among other assets, the US Immigration and Custom Enforcement’’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York said.
NRI fined for putting up toy grenade outside Presidential Palace in Singapore A 59-year-old Indian-origin cleaner was fined 4,500 singaporean dollars on Wednesday for putting a toy grenade in an upright manner at a fire-hydrant outside Singapore’s Istana, the Presidential Palace in the city centre, causing panic and sparking a
high deployment of public resources. Elankovan Marimuthu had chanced upon the toy grenade while working as a cleaner near the Istana area at about 7am on November 3, 2017. He placed it upright to see how the public would react to it.
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