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Indian PhD scholar kills UCLA professor and his wife in murder suicide

ainak Sarkar’s life appears to have been a mess. Ten years in a Ph.D program with an advisor with whom he had become adversarial, a long distance relationship with a spouse who was estranged from him, and a job he couldn’t hold on to. What could have been the mental state of a pedigreed doctoral candidate (IIT bachelor’s and Stanford master’s), when he killed his wife in Minnesota and then drove 2500 kms to Los Angeles and shot dead his advisor at UCLA? A third person on his “kill list”, another UCLA Professor, is said to have gotten lucky; he was off-campus that day. Police are still putting together the full story of what caused Mainak Sarkar to go mental, but among the first discoveries that have been made is that the woman who was found shot to death in a Minnesota home was married to Sarkar but was separated from him. Authorities tracked down Ashley Hasti when they found a note on Sarkar after his murder-sui-

Trudeau dragged into spat with India

A UCLA gunman has been identified as Mainak Sarkar

cide of Ph.D advisor William Klug in which he had asked those who found his body to take care of his cat left behind in a Minnesota apartment. When police went there, they found a “kill list” with three names on it - two UCLA profs and Ashley Hasti.

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Houses selling at unprecedented level in Metro Vancouver

he Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says May was another record-breaking month for housing sales in the region, with sellers continuing to rule the market. The board says homes are selling at an unprecedented rate in communities across the region stretching from Whistler to South Delta. It says sales last month were 35 per cent above the 10-year sales average for May and rank as the highest sales total on record for that month. Board president Dan Morrison says demand from home buyers is fuelling the market, along with the area’s economic and job growth numbers compared to most of Canada. The board says the

Surrey man denies allegation he is a terrorist

benchmark price for detached properties increased to over $1.5 million, a

nearly 37 per cent jump from May 2015. The British Columbia Real Estate Association says record housing demand has depleted inventories in many urban areas, pushing home prices even higher.

Surrey man whom the Indian gov- paign as terrorist activities,” his letter said. ernment alleges is a terrorist has writ- The Times of India quoted a Punjab police ten to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intelligence report claiming Nijjar is wanted claiming he is being persecuted because of in a 2007 cinema bombing, is now the leader his support for a separate Sikh nation. Hard- of a group called the Khalistan Terror Force eep Nijjar, 38, told a local newspaper that and is running training camps for militants near Mission, BC. The he sent his letter to report said India would Trudeau after meetbe requesting Nijjar’s ing with supporters extradition. The Cain Metro Vancouver. nadian government The letter says Nijjar has not responded to has “never believed the allegations in the in, supported or been report. Nijjar says it involved in any viowas all “garbage.” He lent activity.” The letalso told The Sun he ter drags Trudeau into was too busy with the disputed - whethhis plumbing busier he likes it or not. Hardeep Nijjar ness to be involved in “Because of my campaign for Sikh rights, it’s my belief that I have politics. However, in his letter to Trudeau, become a target of an Indian government he says he is a political activist who has campaign to label my human rights cam-

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Sikh man shot dead in US hate crime

47-year-old Sikh man was shot dead at his gas station in Newark, New Jersey in an incident described as a hate crime by his family, who believe he was killed because of his religion. Police said they found Davinder Singh, the 47-yearold victim who came to the US from India 25 years ago, unresponsive at his gas station on Monday. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. His son, Jatinder Singh, told a TV news network, “There was no robbery, no struggle, no confrontation. I don’t know what else it could be other than a hate crime.” His father had just stepped out of office to get some fresh air when a man “came up to my dad, pointed a gun and shot him point-blank”, Jatinder said. Police have not yet called the shooting a hate crime. Sikhs have been the target of many hate crime incidents since the September 11, 2001 ter-

ror attacks, most of them men mistaken for people from the Middle East for their turban. Balbir Singh Sodhi, a gas station owner in Messa, Arizona, was killed just days after 9/11 by a man who was looking for “towel-heads” to avenge the attacks. The killer thought Sodhi, who wore a turban, was from the Middle East. There have been many instances of such crimes against Sikhs since, ranging from beating to shooting. In the outrage following the killing of six Sikh at a Wisconsin gurudwara in 2012 by a white supremacist, the FBI has begun tracking hate crimes against the community. FBI is the lead investigating agency in hate crimes, defined as traditional offences like murder, arson, or vandalism with “an added element of bias”.

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EDITORIAL

NDP outwits Liberal gov’t on electoral reform

Umendra Singh

The federal NDP has outflanked and outwitted the governing Liberals on the democratic reform agenda. The NDP forced the Liberal government to support an NDP proposal that gives no one party a majority of seats on the committee that will study electoral reform. At the NDP’s suggestion, seats on the committee would be allotted proportionally according to the popular vote in last year’s federal election. The 12-member committee would be composed of five Liberals, three Conservatives, two New Democrats, one member of the Bloc Québécois and Green MP Elizabeth May. The Liberal proposal would have based the committee, like all other committees of the House of Commons, on the current seat count, with six Liberals,

three Conservatives and one New Democrat (the Liberals also proposed that one member of the Bloc and May could have non-voting seats on the committee). Maryam Monsef, minister of democratic institutions, working as front person for PM Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, had proposed a committee with majority Liberals to study and propose a new electoral system to replace the current first past the post system. Her committee would have had 6 Liberals, three Conservatives and two NDPers, ensuring a Liberal majority always. The Green Party and Bloc Quebecor could have one representative each on the committee but with no voting powers. There was fear that Trudeau and Monsef were stacking the committee to ensure that the system would

be changed to ensure that Liberals got the maximum benefit. NDP’s Nathan Cullen out maneuvered the Liberals with his proposal - ensuring that each party had representation proportionate to the percentage of votes received in the last election. Liberals were forced to accept this proposal on setting up the House committee to study changing our voting system - and, as the Liberals no longer have a majority on the committee ( thanks to the NDP), a fair and representative proposal may come out of this exercise. Now, with the NDP strategy, the majority government can actually be defeated on this issue in Parliament as non government members will outnumber Liberals in this important committee. Good job federal NDP.

Politicians and their taxes are driving up home prices OPINION

By Jordan Bateman BC director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

oliticians and bureaucrats are different from the rest of us. When everyday folks look at homes, we see our future — a place to live, to raise a family, to retire. It’s an investment that will help us, a safe spot that becomes the centre of our world. When the

politicians and bureaucrats look at those same homes, they see a cash cow to be milked. jordan.bateman2How else to explain why new housing in the City of Vancouver is now subject to at least 107 taxes, fees and levies, all of which drive up the cost of housing? Our leaders now tax new condos at a rate of at least 37 per cent, making a condo that should cost $294,691 come in at a final selling price of $403,809. At a time when real estate has become the dominant conversation in the Lower Mainland, when a news cycle can’t go by without another big affordability story, the polit

cians have got off nearly scot-free, even as they reach their hands deeper into the housing tax till. Their demands have become ridiculous and expensive. TransLink, for example, now requires builders to hire a Trolley Overhead Safety Watcher whenever a home builder is working near bus trolley lines. Someone is paid $90 per hour ($135 per hour for overtime shifts of longer than eight hours) to sit and watch the trolley bus wires. There are no special qualifications for this job; it is usually done by a retired bus driver, not an electrical expert. This individual (whose travel time is also paid by the builder) usually sits in a lawn chair, watching the wires. But even if a crane inadvertently came close or even clipped the trolley wire, the watcher has no ability to contact the crane. This requirement adds as much as $300,000 to a building project in Vancouver. Another example is the expensive, highend level 2 electric vehicle charging receptacles required by the City of Vancouver for 20 per cent of parking spaces. It’s worth remembering that there are only 3,100 electric and hybrid plug-in vehicles in all of British Columbia. There are nearly 300,000 non-electric vehicles licensed in Vancouver. Even if every single one of those electric vehicles resides in Vancouver, that still works out to just 1 per cent of vehicles. Adding that level 2 charging requirement can increase a building cost by as much as $400,000.

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travelled to Geneva, Washington and New the Indian Central Bureau of Investigation. York to protest against the Indian governNijjar says in his letter that India “has ment and to ask the United Nations to hold blatantly abused its governmental aua referendum on Punjab independence. thority” to place his name on the In“Mr. Prime Minister, I want to bring it to terpol list without any justification. your attention that the Indian government’s And he wants Trudeau to intervene. campaign to label me a terrorist started “I urge your administration to dispel the when I actively participated in a campaign Indian government’s fabricated, baseless, ficto collect signatures on a complaint to the titious and politically-motivated allegations United Nations Huagainst me,” Nijjar said. man Rights CounHe’s being assisted by cil,” the letter said. New York lawyer Gur“I am a Sikh napatwant Singh Pannun, tionalist who bewho flew to B.C. to lieves in and supmeet the father of two. ports Sikhs’ right to Pannun said that he self-determination intends to file a comand independence plaint with Interpol of Indian-occupied about the warrant bePunjab through a ing issued with no future referendum.” underlying evidence. Hardeep Nijjar Nijjar also “We will seek informaclaims that his family living in and visit- tion from them, what are the underlying charging his home state of Punjab have been es … and how they got investigated and what harassed by police because of his actions. Interpol did on their part to verify it. It’s their He said his father and brother were detained responsibility to look into it,” Pannun said. last year while visiting India and given a warnHe said a similar Interpol warrant ing for him to curb his “anti-India campaign.” against a Sikh separatist in Portugal was Interpol has issued a warrant for Nijjar’s recently withdrawn after a challenge. arrest based on information received from

Man arrested after woman ‘victimized by sexual offender’ on SkyTrain

woman who Transit Police say was “victimized by a sexual offender for over 30 minutes on the SkyTrain” helped police catch the suspect. The incident happened on May 23 around 4 p.m. PT after the woman boarded a train at King George Station in Surrey and sat down next to the window. At the Surrey Central Station a man got on

and sat down right next to her, even though the train was nearly empty, according to a statement issued by police spokeswoman Anne Drennan on Thursday morning. “He allegedly placed his hand on the woman’s bare thigh and although she tried to move away and pushed at his arm, he continued to touch her for the duration of the trip to Burrard Station,” said the statement.

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Indian PhD scholar kills UCLA professor and his wife in murder suicide

When they rushed to Hasti’s home, they found her dead from gunshots. Local authorities later confirmed that Sarkar and Hasti had married on June 14, 2011, but the marriage reportedly lasted only a year and they were separated at the time of her death. They lived in separate homes and their social media photos together went back several months. Hasti’s family has asked for privacy at this time but it appears the couple, who met in California in 2010 when Hasti was doing a course in a college there, could not make it work. While Sarkar was struggling to complete his PhD program at UCLA, Hasti returned to her home state and was enrolled in the University of Minnesota Medical School since 2012. Sarkar appears to have moved back and forth between the two states considering he maintained a home in Minnesota and also worked remotely as an engineering analyst for an Ohio-based rubber company Endurica till 2014. The company did not say under what circumstances he left, but a testimonial from the company’s President on Sarkar’s Linked-in page read, in part: “Mainak is a

Malala’s bloodied school uniform goes on display

he school uniform worn by activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai when she was shot is now on display at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. The exhibit, Girl of Courage: Malala’s Fight for Education, was unveiled Friday at the museum in Winnipeg and will be on display until March 2017. It also features a video of

Malala speaking about the importance of her uniform as a symbol for children’s rights, the power of children as changemakers and the meaning of her 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. Her Nobel diploma will be on display as well. The artifacts are on loan from Malala. The school uniform worn by activist and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai when she was shot is now on display at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. “When I would go to school, I was wearing this uniform and the day I was attacked, I was wearing this uniform and I was fighting for my right to get education — so it’s very important to me,” Malala says in the video that plays in the gallery. “Now I want to show it to children, to people all around the world that this is my right, it is the right of every child to go to school and this should not be neglected.” Malala Yousafzai, Nobel-winning activist, gets honorary citizenship In October 2012, when she was 15, Malala was critically injured when a gunman boarded her school bus in northwest Pakistan and fired three shots, hitting her once in the head. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

steady contributor with Well, first of all, there is solid technical skills in FEA no good reason for this,” and software development. LAPD chief Charlie Beck I appreciate the quality of a local TV station. “This his work, and his careful apis a mental issue, menproach to new problems.” tal derangement, but it While Sarkar railed was tied to a dispute over against his Ph.D advisor intellectual property.” William Klug in blog posts The only bright spot in for stealing his code and this dark tale. Sarkar did giving it to others, one of not kill a third person or Klug’s friends was quoted as cause carnage on campus. saying Sarkar was a subpar He had the goods to do student and the advisor was UCLA gunman has been identified as that - two semi-automatic Mainak Sarkar “extremely generous to him.” guns and plenty of ammo. But in exchanges online, No one is yet asking where and how he prosome Indians belonging to the more-to-this- cured the guns as a Ph.D student, much less why than-meets-the-eye school have wondered guns are so easily available in the United States. how an IIT undergrad who earned a Master’s “William Klug, UCLA professor is not the at Stanford, arguably the greatest pedigree kind of person when you think of a profesin engineering, could be considered subpar. sor. He is a very sick person. I urge every The LA police through believes Sarkar may new student coming to UCLA to stay away have gone “mental” given all the stresses he from this guy,” Mainak Sarkar wrote on was going through in life, including an ad- March 10 in a blog chillingly slugged “Long versarial relationship with his advisor. “Ev- Dark Tunnel.” He added: “I was this guy’s erybody tries to look for a reason for this.

Phd student. We had personal differences. He cleverly stole all my code and gave it to another student. He made me really sick.” On Wednesday, Sarkar, a 38-year old IIT Kharagpur alumnus, who had been working on a Ph.D at UCLA for several years, walked into Klug’s office in at University of California, Los Angeles’ Henri Samueli School of Engineering, and shot him dead. He then took his own life. Klug, who was only a year older than Sarkar, was an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, the very subject the Indian student got his undergrad degree from IIT Kharagpur in 2000. Sarkar worked briefly as a software developer in Bangalore and came to the US in 2003 in to earn a master’s degree from Stanford, before enlisting as a doctoral student at UCLA with Klug as his advisor. UCLA has a large contingent of students from the subcontinent, as do many universities in the US with good engineering schools; In fact, both the current dean of the engineering school (Jayathi Murthy) and her predecessor (Vijay Dhir) are of Indian-origin.

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“Jogindar Paul Singh: The Optical Magician”

lear Cool Optical is an eye care centre in Abbotsford, BC, owned and operated by Jogindar Paul Singh and his wife Surjit Kaur. The couple created Clear Cool Optical nearly 25 years ago when they made the decision to move from Toronto to Abbotsford. Although, Jogindar Paul’s optical background did not begin in Canada, but began in India with his father, Dr. Raja Singh, a very talented optician and inventor. Jogindar Paul describes his father as a genius and as someone who inspired him to pursue the eye care profession. Jogindar Paul received immense educational training in the eye care field

determined to work as a sight-testing Optician in Canada. Jogindar Paul, alongside his wife Surjit Kaur, got their educational training in Canada and received their licenses to practice as Opticians. Jogindar and Surjit believe in trusting their patient’s judgment when it comes to sight testing, as they believe the patient always knows what is best, and they are there to guide them to understand the whole process. Jogindar Paul is confident in his experience and knowledge in the eye care field and believes that is what has given him the success he has achieved and the reJoginderpal Singh and his wife, Surjit Kaur. spect he has new people wherever they go. Jogindar gained in the Paul feels fortunate and blessed that he c o m m u n i t y. has been able to see many parts of the Jogindar Paul has a strong history with the optical business that continues on through his sons, Preet Paul Singh and Maninder Paul Singh, and grandson, Jaspreet Paul Singh, who have all dedicated their Clear Cool Optical, Abbotsford lives to this field. in India and successfully started up Jaspreet made the family proud when his own business, consulting for many he secured 1st Position in Optometry high profile individuals, including the and received an award from the forformer President of India. Despite bemer President of India. Singh mencoming a doctor and creating a suctioned that there are four generations cessful business in India, Jogindar of Opticians and Optometrists in his Paul decided to immigrate to Canada family, with businesses located in both in 1988 in search and hope for a betworld and be exposed to new cultures Canada and India. Jogindar Paul’s eye ter life and better opportunities for and customs. Jogindar Paul is passioncare center in India is located in Nehru himself and his family members. ate about serving his community memPlace. Jogindar Paul is a firm believer Jogindar Paul Singh arrived in Tobers and giving back to the Sikh comin family and has been working in the ronto in 1988, where he unfortunately munity. One of the main ways he does optical field with his wife, Surjit, since discovered his educational credentials this is through his profession. Jogindar the beginning of their marriage. Mr. from India were not deemed relevant Paul has over 50 years of experience in Singh describes his wife as “the backby the Canadian government. The sight testing and has devoted his whole bone of the business” and as someone lack of recognition of his hard work life to the eye care field. Singh believes who has gotten him through many and educational training in India led in helping people by getting the correct tough times and situations. Jogindar to some setbacks and barriers for Mr. prescription and frames that are best and Surjit both agree that a working Singh. He was forced to work as a sesuited for them. Jogindar Paul sees his relationship between two partners is curity guard and took on the odd labor business less as a means to earn money strongest when both partners “accept, job in order to support and provide for but more as a humanitarian service, appreciate, and respect” one another. his family. Jogindar Paul is passionate in which he truly wants to help people Jogindar and Surjit have visited about his profession and believes in see to their best ability and ensure their countries all over the world; their the work he does, which is why he was eyes are healthy and strong. Jogindar shared hobby is travelling and meeting

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Surjit are trustworthy, professional, and highly qualified Opticians who believe in putting the health and needs of their patients first. Clear Cool Optical is a family run business that carries a wide range of designer frames and a variety of different eye care services, which includes sight testing. Clear Cool Optical has a fully equipped optical unit, in which most prescriptions can be made within the hour, with reasonable pricing made available. Jogindar Paul Singh and Surjit Kaur are a Canadian immigrant success story in every aspect, and continue to further the esteemed reputation of Punjabis in Canada.

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Dangerous offender laws upheld by BC appeal court

Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest court has overturned a ruling that found nearly decade-old changes to the federal dangerous offender laws violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The decision involves 47-year-old Donald Boutilier, who pleaded guilty in May 2012 to six offences including robbery and assault with a weapon but challenged a Crown request seeking dangerous offender status. Boutilierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer argued successfully that 2008 revisions in an omnibus crime bill passed by the then-Conservative government were too broad and violated the Charter, in part because they removed judicial discretion

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over dangerous-offender designations. Changes to classification and sentencing of dangerous offenders generally made it easier to apply the law to anyone with multiple convictions. A panel of B.C. Court of Appeal judges has now ruled that the lower court was wrong to find dangerous offender provisions remove a judgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sentencing discretion or are too broad. The unanimous decision upholds the Crown appeal, saying that when all the evidence is considered, it is reasonable to conclude that an indeterminate sentence is the best way to manage the risks posed by Boutilier.

Creep Catcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hunt for online predators sparks police warning

CMP in B.C. are warning would-be vigilantes that trying to trap online predators could have dangerous consequences. The warning comes after at least two videos were posted on Facebook earlier this week by a Penticton man linked with the website Creepcatcher.ca. Creep Catcher members pose as underage girls online with the aim of trapping men trying to hook-up for sex. After sharing some messages, they arrange to meet, often in public locations like parking lots. Video recordings of the ensuing confrontations, along with the prior text messages, are then posted online in order to shame the men.

The group has members across Canada, including Nanaimo and Victoria and now Penticton. One video, that appears to have been shot a few days ago by the Penticton members, identifies a man from Kelowna. Later, in text messages posted by the vigilante group, the man appears to beg the group not to post the video, saying it will ruin his life and reputation. . Real police work threatened RCMP Corp. Dan Moskaluk says the vigilante efforts are dangerous and discouraged anyone from taking part. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we have someone who is confronting someone in this manner in a public place, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what could happen next and it could be something very serious.â&#x20AC;?

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New book reveals BC Premier Christy Clark’s darkest days

new book examining the life of Christy Clark has revealed the into sit down and speak on the record.” tense amount of personal and pubThe one adversary to the premier who lic pressure the B.C. premier was under foldid sit down and interview for the book lowing her surprising leadership is former NDP cabinet minisvictory in 2011. Clark sat down for ter and party president Moe Simultiple interviews with Behind hota. Sihota said it is always relthe Smile author Judi Tyabji and evant and newsworthy to have a unveiled new details about how book done on a sitting premier. she was feeling in the run-up to Moe Sihota - Sept. 21, 2013 the 2013 B.C. provincial election. Former MLA Moe Sihota is “I had to survive, and our govone of the few of Christy Clark’s ernment had to survive the inopponents interviewed for Judi fighting. I would get up some Former Liberal MLA Tyabji’s book about the B.C. predays and think, OK, how am I Judi Tyabji has written Former MLA Moe mier. The former NDP MLA going to get through the day? a new biography about Sihota sat down for the book because A new biography, ‘Behind the Smile’ by Judi Tyabji, about What’s going to happen today? Premier Christy Clark. of his belief that ‘history should Premier Christy Clark OK, it’s going to be a really terrecord’ the observations of those involved rible day. And I would just say to myself, into who she is to help them understand in politics. But he does not think the deI’m not going to keep sitting here,” reads Tyabji interviewed more than 40 people when she is making her choices as pre- tails in the book will make much of a difone passage in the book attributed to Clark. for the book, including Clark’s brother, her mier what sort of lens she is looking ference as to how people feel about Clark. “Every day I thought, I’m going to ex-husband, colleagues and key staff. The through,” said Tyabji in an interview at the “I don’t think this book will be the last or keep walking. I’m going to get up ev- former Liberal MLA has known Clark since B.C. Legislature before the official launch should it be on Christy Clark, because it is ery day and put one foot in front of they were teenagers and that is reflected in of the book. “This is a book about a sitnot a definitive reporting of her time in ofthe other. I’m not going to stop mov- the flattering tone throughout the book. ting premier, so there are many people in fice, which I think will be shorter than she ing, because I’m not going to surren“What I hope people see is a glimpse positions of influence who didn’t want [Clark] does [think it will be],” said Sihota. der. I knew if I surrendered, it was over.”

Soccer clinics coming to BC

occer stars of the future get ready, Real Madrid is coming to BC this summer to run a series of clinics for players aged six to 16. Kids who sign up for the July clinics — to be held in Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver and Surrey — will receive 90 minutes of coaching a day for five days. The Spanish soccer team picked B.C. as its first stop in Canada because the province has become internationally known as a budding market for

the professional players of the future, according to Ghendi Eideh who works at Real Madrid’s foundation. “With the final game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, it definitely added [Vancouver] to the map of soccer across the world,” he said. The clinics were announced in Vancouver Thursday, when the club donated a team jersey for auction, with proceeds to go to victims of the Fort McMurray fires.

Largest criminal caseload in BC has Surrey courthouse set to expand

urrey’s rapid population growth has strained more than just schools and roads which is why the city is has started work on a $33.5 million expansion of its courthouse. “Cases will be heard more expediently and bad guys will be put behind bars in a more timely fashion,” said Citizens’ Services Minister Amrik Virk. The Surrey courthouse is the busiest in the province, handling the largest criminal caseload of any jurisdiction. It also has the second highest volume of

civil small claims cases in B.C. The new construction is expected to be finished early 2018 and will feature: Three new courtrooms and two new hearing rooms. Updated technology to handle advanced evidence presentation. Wheelchair accessible witness and jury box. An integrated video conference system to allow for more remote appearances. In April, the province announced a $23 million boost to the B.C. Guns and Gangs strategy —

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Charges laid against couple in White Rock drug lab bust

man and woman are now facing sev- called in to secure the chemicals found in the eral drug and firearms charges after house. Houghton said “various firearms and anti-gang police raided a White Rock drug-related items were discovered” inside. drug lab in early May. Both WilsonBoth Pardeep GreKoonpackdee wal, 31 and Frederic and Grewal Wilson-Koonpackdee, are charged 46, remain in cuswith one tody until their next count each of court appearance. possession for The couple lived in the purpose of a rented home in the trafficking co800-block of Parker caine, heroin, Avenue, just half a and fentanyl block from the White and one count Rock waterfront. each of posOn May 3, officers session of a with the Combined A house in White Rock were police prohibited deForces Special Enforcefound drug lab vice. Wilson ment Unit arrived at the is also charged house to execute a search warrant. “Upon with five counts of possession of a fireinitial entry into the residence, the CFSEU- arm and six counts of breach of a fireBC officers discovered substances and para- arms prohibition. Grewal is also facing two phernalia consistent with what is believed counts of breach of a firearms prohibition. to be an illegal synthetic drug lab,” Staff Sgt. Houghton said additional chargLindsey Houghton said in a release. The es against both are expected to be laid. RCMP’s special clandestine lab unit was

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Police probe death of man found in North Vancouver creek

he body found Sunday in a shallow North Vancouver creek has been identified as that of a 34-year-old man who had been reported missing. North Vancouver RCMP issued an alert May 26 asking for the public’s help in locating Jastinder Athwal, who was last seen in Lynn Valley on May 19. On Sunday morning, Mounties were called to a popular dog park where a passerby spotted a body in Lynn Creek underneath a train bridge. The

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Integrated Homicide Investigation Team confirmed Monday the body was Athwal’s. His family has been notified. Police are treating the death as “suspicious,” as the cause of death remains unknown, and homicide has not been ruled out, Staff Sgt. Jen Pound said in a statement. An autopsy will be performed in the coming days and is expected to determine the cause of death and indicate whether foul play was a factor, police said.

Justin Trudeau says Canada expressed ‘dissatisfaction’ over Chinese minister’s outburst

rime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canadian government has expressed its dissatisfaction with China after its foreign minister scolded a Canadian reporter over a question on human rights. “I can confirm that both (Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane) Dion and department officials from Global Affairs Canada have expressed our dissatisfaction to both the Chinese foreign

minister and the ambassador of China to Canada — our dissatisfaction with the way our journalists were treated,” Trudeau said in Winnipeg on Friday, after he gave a speech to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. “The fact of the matter is freedom of the press is extremely important to me,” the prime minister said. Chinese foreign minister’s ‘tantrum’ sign of troubled relations, ex-ambassador says

Surrey wins National Municipal Award for professional development

he City of Surrey has received national recognition for The Right Decision: Evidence-based Decision Making for Government Professionals manual and workbook from the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA). The City was presented with the 2016 CAMA Professional Development Award, in the Over 100,000 population category, during CAMA’s national conference in Winnipeg,

MB. Ravenhill Group Inc. is the sponsor for the awards. “CAMA is pleased to recognize the professional development excellence demonstrated by Surrey with this unique and useful tool,” said Don MacLellan, president of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators and General Manager – Community Safety Services for Moncton, NB. “The manual, and its companion workbook,

is designed to help staff and all government officials make more informed, transparent decisions.” Using the proven principles of Evidence-based Decision Making (EBDM) the manual enables governments at all levels to do the right things through informed, justifiable and accountable decisions. The overarching goal of the manual is to give government professionals a definitive resource that will help them determine if the public is getting

the best value for its tax dollars. Surrey commissioned the manual and workbook in 2015 as part of its Emerging Leaders Program, which develops high performing individuals across the organization through education, workplace experience, and mentorship. The manual chapters cover such topics as: defining the problem, thinking critically, collecting evidence, using statistics, designing experiments, evaluating programs and analyzing costs.

Strong Action For Safer Communities A three-year, $23-million commitment by the Government of B.C. builds on the Guns and Gangs Strategy with the B.C. Anti-Gang Unit, RCMP and Crime Stoppers to support B.C. communities like Surrey to prevent gang and gun violence. Key elements include: $450,000 to support Crime Stoppers’ proven Cash for Tips on Illegal Firearms and to promote awareness of the Gang Tip Line Enhancement of the End Gang Life Program Continued funding for the Gang Prevention Surrey Wraparound (Wrap) Program More outreach to youth Dedicated Crown counsel on priority files in Surrey that involve alleged offenders with ties to guns and gangs

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Crime Stoppers “MOST WANTED

rime Stoppers “MOST WANTED” is a weekly fan out service based on information provided by police investigators who need public assistance in making our communities safer by identifying individuals involved in committing crimes. If you have any information regarding the individuals listed here, please contact Crime Stoppers anonymously. You could be eligible for a reward of up to $2000 upon arrest and charge. You will never be asked your name or have to appear in court................. Name: VAILLANCOURT, Carlos Born: August 5,1976 Age: 39 Height: 5’11” (180cm) Weight: 180 lbs (81kg) Hair: Brown Eyes: Green vMarks: lt. 4arm “Outlaw”, rt. 4arm “Outcast”, rt. neck

“BBW”, numerous other Wanted: Canada Wide Parole Warrant in Effect: May 31, 2016 Name: LO, Jordan Born: Dec. 12, 1986 Age: 29 Height: 5’7” (170 cm) Weight: 220 lbs (100 kg) Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Marks: tattoo sleeves on both arms of dragons Wanted: Assault Warrant in Effect: May 31, 2016 .............................. Name: ROHIT, Noki Hasan Born: November 7, 1993 Age: 22 Height: 5ft 7in Weight: 135 lbs Hair: black Eyes: brown Marks: mole at lt. eye Wanted For: Assault w/ Weapon, Poss. Dangerous Weapon, Carry Concealed Weapon Warrant in Effect: May 31, 2016

Surrey RCMP seek suspected fraudster

urrey RCMP is asking for and that she had been the public’s help in identidefrauded of her monfying a suspected fraudster. ey. Surrey RCMP has Police said that on March 21, obtained surveillance they received a report of a victim photos of a suspect: who was defrauded by someone an Asian female, 30 to she met online through a website 40 years old, with dark designed to assist Filipino immihair and pink highgrants. The fraudster identified lights. At the time, the herself as Creste Gelera, which is suspect was wearing believed to be a false name, and glasses, a grey sweatconvinced the victim to supply shirt, and a black vest. her bank account information “This is a classic fraud in order for Gelera to deposit a that preys on people’s cheque with the funds supposkindness, generosity, edly intended for a surgery that and sincere desire to Gelera needed. After the cheque Surrey RCMP released photos of help one another,” said was deposited, the victim was a suspected fraudster preying on Sgt. Alanna Dunlop instructed to withdraw the cash Filipino immigrants. in a statement. “Take and give it to a woman named steps to protect yourself and your money. Lulu Beth, which is also believed to be a false Wait until a cheque is cleared by the bank bename. It wasn’t long before the bank called to fore withdrawing the money and never give advise the victim that the cheque was a fake out your banking information or passwords.”

OECD tells Canada to allow foreign ownership of airlines, telecom and broadcasting

anada should open up its airline, broadcasting and telecom industries to foreign ownership to push down prices, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says in a report released Wednesday. In its latest forecast for Canada’s economy, the group of wealthy nations recommends that Canada loosen its restrictive rules forbidding foreign entities from owning a controlling interest in Canadian companies that are major players in any of those sectors. Doing so “would sharpen competitive pressures, raise productivity and reduce prices for consumers,” the OECD says. Those measures would have the added

benefit of disproportionately helping lower- and middle-income households, something that would help stimulate the economy overall, the report says. For the country as a whole, the OECD is slightly less optimistic about Canada’s prospects than it was in its last forecast in the fall. The OECD now says Canada’s gross domestic product will grow by 1.7 per cent this year and 2.2 per cent in 2017. That’s down from its November estimate of 2.0 per cent growth in Canada’s GDP in 2016 and 2.3 per cent in 2017. Canada should open its telecom sector to foreign direct investment, the OECD says.

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Suspect charged in fatal Abbotsford hit & run

suspect has been charged more than a year after a cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run on a dark, rural road in Abbotsford. Kerry James Froese, 39, has been charged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident causing death, according to a statement released by Abbotsford police Wednesday morning. The victim, Ronald James Scott, 61, was struck and killed while riding his bicycle in the 2000 block of Mt. Lehman Road just after 11 p.m. PT on Jan. 29, 2015. This picture of Ronald James Scott was taken by his brother in-law the day before he was killed in a hit-and-run. At time police said they believed Scott was travelling south when he was struck by the vehicle. He was found alive by police,

Officers and civilians rescue distressed driver in Surrey

medical incident on Monday evening near the Surrey RCMP’s main detachment highlights the importance of first aid training and how the quick actions taken by first responders and civilians likely saved a life. On May 30th at approximately 7:20pm, an off duty Surrey RCMP officer, who was en route to work, was flagged down by a member of the public in the area of 56th Avenue (Hwy #10) and 144th Street. A male driver was in medical distress in his vehicle which was stopped in the westbound lane of 56th Avenue. The officer immediately exited his vehicle and observed the male suffering from what appeared to be a heart attack. After phoning 911 he was joined by another motorist and together they safely removed

but died at the scene shortly afterwards. In June 2015 police located the suspect vehicle — a grey 2013 Ford Expedition — on a property, and identified a suspect in the case. Investigators are now asking anyone who might have more information to contact police at 604-859-5225 or to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 if they wish to remain anonymous. It’s not the first time Froese has been charged following a fatal accident. In 2008, he was charged with impaired driving causing death and two other related charges, but was eventually convicted in 2011 of driving without due care and attention. He was given a $1,100 fine and six months probation for the 2008 offence.

the male from his vehicle and began administering CPR on him. Additional officers were flagged down by the public who assisted with CPR until the arrival of EHS. An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) was also administered by officers numerous times on the victim before the male was transported to hospital. The 66 year old Delta resident is currently doing well and breathing on his own. Emergency Health Services personnel and the attending physician have advised that the early medical intervention combined with the AED likely saved the male’s life. “Surrey RCMP would like to thank those members of the public who assisted us during this incident and potentially helped save a life,” says Surrey RCMP Sergeant Alanna Dunlop.

Tougher distracted driving penalties now in force in BC

ew penalties came into effect across BC from Wednesday to add more clout to laws aimed at stamping out distracted driving. Anyone caught texting or talking on the phone while behind the wheel now faces a $543 fine for a first offence, $800 for a second offence and $1,600 for a third infraction. Each ticket also comes with four penalty points, and motorists with two or more dis-

tracted driving offences will be classified as “high risk”. That will lead to a licence review and potential three- to 12-month driving prohibition.

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School districts unhappy about ‘new’ funding

BC school districts cynical about $25M returned by BC gov’t

fter ordering school boards to cut their budgets last year for “administrative savings,” the province is announcing $25 million is now being returned — but around B.C., school board representatives and others say the money won’t change much. Tony Goulet, chair of the Quesnel School District, says the $168,000 his district is receiving won’t allow them to reopen any of the three schools closing this year. “It would have been nice if this announcement was made in September. It could have made things look different,” Goulet told Radio West host Audrey McKinnon. “It may not have been three [schools closed]; it could have been two schools. It could have looked totally

different. It could have been one. There’s all kinds of options we could have had.” Earlier on Tuesday, Coralee Oakes, the Liberal MLA representing Quesnel, said, “I hope this announcement will encourage trustees not to dismiss the recommendations from rural communities and try to keep their schools open.” “We were looking for almost $1 million because of the downloaded costs that came from the government,” he said. Osoyoos: money probably won’t save high school In Osoyoos, parents and community leaders are not optimistic the money will be enough to save the town’s only high school from closing.

BC gov’t provids funding for 1,800 new childcare spaces

he B.C. government has awarded $11.3-million in capital funding to create 1,818 licensed childcare spaces across the province, but a critic said it’s not enough to address the “crisis” families face finding affordable childcare. The money for these spaces was already announced last November, when childcare providers were invited to apply for the capital funds to build facilities, buy land, renovate existing structures or buy playground equipment. Now, the province has said 45 facilities will get those funds, including the BCIT Student Association Child Care Centre in Burnaby, where Child and Family Development Minister Stephanie Cadieux made the announcement today. “These new licensed spaces will help bring peace of mind to thousands of B.C.

parents who can drop their kids off in the morning knowing they’ll be well cared for in a rich learning environment,” she said in a release. This is the third phase of the province’s capital funding program, which puts a priority on spaces in areas with childcare shortages — including Surrey, Richmond, Vancouver, Burnaby and Coquitlam — and on facilities located on school grounds. Yesterday, the province also rolled out an interactive map showing licensed childcare providers across the province, which parents can search for vacancies. A screen grab of the B.C. government’s new interactive childcare map, which lets parents search for vacancies in licensed daycares and preschools around the province.

Police arrest man they believe attacked 2 seniors

olice in Vancouver have arrested a man they believe is behind two random attacks on elderly women. An 84-year-old woman was sitting on her walker waiting for a ride on a busy street last Thursday when a man kicked her off her seat. She was taken to hospital and treated for a broken elbow. Two hours later and a few blocks away, a 70-year-old woman in a wheelchair out with her daughter suffered

minor injuries after she was punched in the face by a man matching the same description. Elderly women kicked, punched in face in ‘bizarre,’ random attacks Police say a 33-year-old suspect is in custody and they’re gathering evidence to recommend charges and determine if there are links to any other incidents in the city. The man’s mental health is believed to be a factor in the attacks.

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Man died after riding on top of a car that rolled over

olice say a 27-year-old man is dead after the car he was riding on top of rolled over in Vernon, B.C. RCMP say they received a report of a single vehicle collision early Wednesday morning, and arrived to find a man dead at the scene. Investigators determined the man had been “roof surfing,” or riding on top of the 2007 Dodge Caliber as it travelled down the road before it rolled over. Police say

a 35-year-old man, a 40-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were inside the car when it crashed, but the two men walked away from the scene. One of the men went to the Vernon RCMP detachment later in the day and was released without being charged. RCMP and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating.

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Beatty Street bike lane draws fire from the Canadian Armed Forces

he latest battle in Vancouver’s war over bike lanes involves actual artillery — and the Canadian Armed Forces. City of Vancouver workers are upgrading a bike lane in downtown Vancouver, right in front of the Beatty Street Drill Hall, home to the oldest military regiment in B.C. Hon. Col. Ted Hawthorne called the Beatty Street bike lane upgrade a ‘recipe for disaster,’ and said the reserve regiment had not been consulted. “It’s a recipe for disaster,” said Hon. Col. Ted Hawthorne with The British Columbia Regiment The regiment had

dedicated parking right in front of the drill hall to unload tents, ammunition, weapons systems and other equipment from large trucks parked outside, said officials.

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Vancouver homeless count reveals 10-year high

he tenth annual homeless count in Vancouver, held on March 9 and 10, 2016 found 1,847 individuals facing homelessness; an increase of almost 6 per cent over 2015, which counted 1,746 individuals. Of those counted this year, 539 were living on the street and 1,308 living in shelters, compared to 488 street homeless and 1,258 sheltered in 2015. Actions taken by the City to address homelessness include: Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency The Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency (VAHA) will work to enable new affordable housing in Vancouver for residents from all income groups, with a goal of 2,500 new affordable housing units by 2021. VAHA has selected development partners and is progressing in the development of 11 sites, designated by council to deliver 1,350 units as part of its 2,500 target. A range of housing will be provided for homeless, youth, aboriginal and families, as well as working people on low to moderate incomes. A total of 500

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units are due to start construction in 2017. In 2016, VAHA also launched two modular housing projects for people on fixed incomes. The report on VAHA, presented at council Shelters and Outreach During the 2015/2016 winter, the City of Vancouver partnered with BC Housing to open 210 shelter beds, the largest number of shelter beds to date. Since 2009, over 1,000 individuals have been housed through the winter shelter program. Temporary Housing The City has opened 392 rooms of temporary housing since 2014 to provide housing for street and sheltered homeless residents while more permanent housing is being built. Single Room Occupancy Hotels In 2015, the City amended the SRA By-law to better protect low-income tenants facing displacement, improve conditions and maintain affordability in stock. Over $900,000 in grants have been provided to non-profits from the City for upgrades to SRA’s.

Griffin Poetry Prize nominee ‘Tell’ based on case of slain teen Reena Virk

hen Soraya Peerbaye first learned of the brutal slaying of Vancouver Island teen Reena Virk, the Toronto poet recalled being haunted by the harrowing nature of the crime. “Like many people across the country, I was just struck by the details of the story: the youth of the assailants and their gender and, of course, the sheer brutality of it,” said Peerbaye. In November 1997, Virk was swarmed by a crowd of mostly girls under a bridge in the Victoria area. After the 14-year-old was beaten, she limped across the bridge followed by Kelly Ellard and Warren Glowatski. A trial later found the duo continued the beating and held Virk’s head underwater until she drowned. Ellard is serving a life sentence for second-degree murder, and was denied parole May 3. Glowatski, who was also con-

victed of second-degree murder, was given full parole in 2010. Peerbaye was in the courtroom for Ellard’s 2004 trial — which ended in a mistrial — and was present again for the 2005 trial when Ellard was found guilty. Peerbaye’s exploration of Virk’s story has extended into her creative work with the anthology “Tell: Poems for a Girlhood”. The collection is one of three Canadian titles nominated for the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize, which will be awarded at a Toronto gala on June 2. “Tell” was also recently shortlisted for the Ontario Trillium Book Award for Poetry. “The work doesn’t delve into biography,” Peerbaye said of the anthology. “It’s not an attempt to say who (Virk) was, and it’s not an attempt to position myself as an authority of her experience.... “It’s really a reflection — and almost a critique — of the public literature, the trials and how she was seen by the witnesses or the Crown ... and how her identity and her agency were described by those narratives.” Peerbaye drew on court transcripts which she described as “very troubling — maybe even more so than watching the trials.” “There were so many small and slight details that were brought up ... and when you’re reading the transcript, it all seems even. In a way, it’s all kind of flat, like there’s no emotion, there’s no intonation. “So, the feeling of an expert witness testifying to the tides doesn’t actually feel different from a young person describing participating in the assault. The texture of those words is the same.”

One of the most popular sports in South Asia is cricket By Hanif A. Patel

hen people immigrated to another part of the world, they feel not to furlong back-home sport affinity and attachment. Therefore, they make all possible exertion to play cricket wherever they are. Despite all odds and obstacles the Desai clan started cricket club in the city of Surrey, in 2006. After the prolonged anticipation Inamul Desai succeeded into finally obtaining permission from Surrey city council to play cricket at 64 Ave. Sullwanhight. Salim Desai and Inamul Desai both cricketers were pioneers of the Star Cricket Club. In the beginning they dedicated tremendous efforts to maintain sport’s spirit alive and interesting among Gujarati Community. Last couple of years they leaving no stone unturned to make cricket club most successful and popular. The Star Cricket Club President Inamul Desai said “ When decade ago we started playing cricket there was only one team. Now club has grown up. There are five teams with 275 members. The club has been registered in the government record as a non-profit organization in Victoria.” Recently there was glittering club function was arranged by the Gujarati community on the completion of ten years. In the presence of great amount of members excellent performance awarded to cricket payers for outstanding achievement in various tournament. During closing ceremony Nazir Desai had thanked everyone. He had promised in the near future to bring grassroots level changes that would extend the membership in making the Star Cricket Club as one of the most popular in British Columbia Cricket League.

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Raj Kundra is not staying at home since 2 weeks; hope all’s well between him and Shilpa Special premiere of ‘Zorawar’ held in Chandigarh Meals, showers, naps – he is doing it all in he two have been living under separate roofs. This piece the confines of his office. A source close to the couple says, “It’s unusual of Raj to spend of news about Shilpa Shetty such a long and her husband period Raj Kundra left us away from a bit intrigued. home.” We hear, Raj has We hope been staying in it’s just his Bandra office work and since the last 15 nothing days. The businesspersonal. man has made Or is it a brief visits to his tiff and not Juhu home only profesto collect his fresh sional? pair of clothes.

Special premiere of ‘Zorawar’ held in Chandigarh

o Yo Honey Singh’s muchawaited film ‘Zorawar’ has hit the screens . The actionpacked film is being shown in six major territories across the world including USA, UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa and New Zealand, which is a first for any mainstream Punjabi film.

SRK celebrates son AbRam’s Birthday above the ground Shah Rukh Khan’s adorable and much talked-about youngest son, AbRam Khan, has been making news lately. Be it his cute antics on the cricket ground or off it, on the movie sets or in transit, daddy Khan doesn’t shy away from declaring his love for this little man by posting about him on social media.

Here’s why Sayyeshaa is set to make waves

ayyeshaa is a surefire head-turner. The actress, who is making her debut with Devgn’s directorial venture “Shivaay,” a role she got after auditioning for the film, has impressed Devgn with her stellar performance. Daughter of ‘90s actors Sumeet Saigal (remember the actor who enacted “Kali Teri Topi Hai” from “Bahaar Aane Tak” in 1990?) and Shaheen (Govinda’s leading lady in “Mahasangram” the same year), Sayyeshaa has studied in London and Mumbai. The actress has been an allrounder both in

sports and her studies. Her interest in acting started very young, and she also trained in several classical and non-classical forms of dance in Brazil, South Africa and London. She is therefore proficient in dance forms such as Latin American, rhumba, samba, jazz funk, belly-dancing, hip-hop, Kathak and Odissi.

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Sunidhi Chauhan and Ayushmann Khurrana set for their US, Canada musical tour

fter his Sydney and Melbourne gigs earlier this year, Ayushmann Khurrana is set to embark on another musical tour from July 8-24 with singer Sunidhi Chauhan. This time, the duo is headed to the US and Canada and will tour Orlando, Houston, Toronto, Washington, Los Angeles, San Jose, Dallas, Seattle and Vancouver. “We’ve been meaning to tour the US and Canada since last year. It’s finally hap-

pening and we are excited,” confirms the actor-singer who will perform on a mix of songs ranging from hits from the 1990s to his own chartbusters like “Pani Da Rang” and “Mitti Di Khushboo”. “I get maximum requests to sing these two songs. We will also sing rock versions of 90s hits like “Meri Pant Bhi Sexy” and “Hawa Hawa”, amongst other hit tracks,” reveals the 31-yearold actor, who is currently working on a film with Parineeti Chopra.

Madhuri Dixit reveals the Naughtiest thing She’s ever done

n a recent Twitter session with her fans, Madhuri Dixit- dished on the naughtiest thing she’s ever done. The 49-year-old actress also commented on who her inspirations are as an actor. Dixit-Nene, who played Aamir Khan’s love interest in the 1990 hit “Dil,” revealed that she once chased Khan with a hockey stick for playing a prank on her on the sets

of the movie. “I have chased Aamir Khan with a hockey stick on my sets of ‘Dil,’ because he played a prank on me. This is the most naughtiest thing I have done,” she said. Dixit-Nene started her career with the 1984 film “Abodh” opposite Bengali actor Tapas Paul. After delivering a string of consecutive flops, the actress finally attained stardom with romantic thriller “Tezaab” followed by “Ram Lakhan” and “Parinda,” among others.

Actor Suresh Chatwal died

ilm and television actor Suresh Chatwal , who was seen on popular show “ FIR “, has passed away after prolonged illness. The actor died on May 28 here, his son Yaman Chatwal said in a statement. He was cremated on May 29. “With great grief, I inform you that my father, Suresh Chatwal is no more between us. He left for heavenly aboard yesterday succumbing to his ongoing illness,” it stated. . Chatwal’s ‘FIR’ co-star Kavita Kaushik took to her social media account to express her grief. “Our beloved commissioner of f.I.R Shri Suresh Chatwal is no more, A man full of high energy and old filmy stories , He Always blessed me..R.I.P,” Kavita tweeted. Chatwal made his acting debut in the year 1969 with “Rakhi Rakhi” and was seen in films like “Karan Arjun”, “Koyla” and “Munna Bhai MBBS”. He was last seen on the big screen in “Nakshatra” in 2010.

Comedy king Razzak Khan passed away

ctor Razzak Khan, who is popularly known for his role of Manikchand in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Baadshah, passed away on June 1 in Mumbai. He suffered a massive heart attack at 12:30 am. He was rushed to Holy Family hospital in Bandra, where doctors declared him dead on arrival. His son Azad Khan, who works in Croatia, is awaited. The list of his popular films include Hello Brother, Joru Ka Ghulam and Kyaa Kool Hain Hum and many more. The comic actor made his debut in Bollywood with ‘Roop Ki Rani’ ‘Choron Ka Raja’ in1993 and was seen in more that 90 movies in his entire career span. He had also appeared on Kapil Sharma’s show ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ in 2014. Razaak was noted for supporting and comic roles as ‘Manikchand in the 1999 Abbas-Mustan directed film Baadshah, as ‘Ninja Chacha’ in the 1999 film ‘Hello Brother’ and as ‘Takkar Pehelwan’ in ‘Akhiyon Se Goli Maare’. full comedy. ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ (1998). Razzak Khan’s funeral will be held in Mumbai June 2, 2016 after 4 pm.

Deepika’s last day with ‘xXx’ team

eepika has been making waves ever since she has started shooting for her debut Hollywood film “xXx: The Return of Xander Cage” alongside Vin Diesel. Social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter have kept her fans busy as a lot of behind-the-scenes fun surfaced on the social front from the sets. All the images, videos and posts throw light on Padukone’s strong attachment to the team, as Padukone, just like Priyanka Chopra before her, has made some good friends during her stint.

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Waiting Directed: Anu Menon Produced: Priti Gupta Manish Mundra Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Kalki Koechlin Rajat Kapoor

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Is Alia Bhatt a shopaholic?

ctress Alia Bhatt is super stylish, and she loves to shop. She also loves posting her cute outfits and hairdo pictures on social media. At a recent event, she talked more about her fashion style and what she likes to shop for. Bhatt says she is fond of street-shopping to the extent that she used to go to the market during breaks while shooting for director Gauri Shinde’s next. The upcoming film stars superstar Shah Rukh Khan and marks the second film of Shinde’s after her directorial debut, “English Vinglish.” “I am ‘boho-chic’ (a style of fashion with bohemian and hippie influences). I like

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buying the little accessories. Sometimes I buy boxes in which I keep jewelry... Especially in Goa, the night flea market is beautiful. When I was shooting for Gauri Shinde’s film, we went to the night flea market,” Bhatt told reporters. The “Kapoor and Sons” star said she is not a “shopaholic” but couldn’t resist going to the market in the time between her shots. “We were shooting, and, in (the time) between shots, I was going and buying something, then coming back. I am not a shopaholic, but I love to shop and I love clothes,” she said. Bhatt was speaking at the launch of a pop-up store for the underprivileged, The Street Store, by Anmol Jewellers, Smile Foundation and TNE.

I am fighting with myself all the time, Salman Khan

alman Khan is gearing up for the release of his wrestling film “Sultan.” At the trailer launch of the film May 24, the superstar revealed his inner demons. In his upcoming film “Sultan,” there is a line that says wrestling is not a sport; you are fighting what lies within you. When asked what is something that he’s fighting in real life, Khan said in a lighter vein, “Where do you get these questions from? How can you put me in a tight spot; this is not fair. You know what I am fighting within; I think even you are fighting the same thing within.” “I am fighting with myself all the time. I constantly try to up my standard a little bit. That

is the only thing I keep fighting. I don’t have time to look behind. I try and take small baby steps. Whatever wrong I have done, I am trying to cut it down, and whatever good I am doing I am trying to increase that level,” the 50-year-old actor said at the trailer launch of “Sultan” here. In the film, Khan plays a Haryanvi wrestler named Sultan. He has not learnt the language but has tried to get the accent right. “I have not learnt it. The dialogues used to come, and I used to repeat it. She (co-star Anushka Sharma) learnt Haryanvi, and she speaks really well,” he said.

Comedy, Thriller Directed: Sajid-Farhad Produced: Sajid Nadiadwala Starring: Jacqueline Fernande, Akshay Kumar, Abhishek

Cabaret Producer Pooja Bhatt, Bhusan Kumar Director Kaustav Narayan Niyogi Star cast Richa Chadha, Gulshan Devaiah, Sreesanth

Raaz Rebooted Directed: Vikram Bhatt Produced: Mahesh Bhatt Starring: Emraan Hashmi Kriti Kharbanda

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Sonakshi to play journalist in breezy film ‘Noor’ based on bestseller

Libra

Aries

Sept. 24 - Oct 22

March 21 - April 20 It’s fun to blur the lines between reality and fantasy in the beginning of the week. Who’s your celebrity crush and what would you do if you actually met him or her? Stranger things have happened! You’re feeling spontaneous at week’s end, but acting on every little feeling would be a mistake. Have a loose game plan before you ask someone out or you could end up feeling foolish and/or disappointed.

Taurus

Don’t let anyone throw you off the love trail you’re currently on. There are people who want to sabotage your efforts and that could leave you feeling discouraged at the start of the week. Stick with what you know and you should do just fine. Other responsibilities could get in the way of your love life over the weekend, but canceling a date isn’t the worst thing that could happen. Reschedule when the timing is better.

Scorpio

April 21 - May 20

Oct 23 - Nov 22

Does your best friend have your back? Are your co-workers or school mates willing to go to bat for you when you make a mistake? Having the right people in your corner boosts your self-esteem and makes it easier for you to make romantic headway with someone new early in the week. Doing something for the first time could create some uncomfortable moments over the weekend, but don’t let that stop you from trying new things.

Gemini

May 20 - June 21

You can come up with a lot of great options when you use all of your dating resources to your advantage. Consider hiring a professional matchmaker for optimum results. You aren’t the most direct person on a first date over the weekend, and you love to be secretive. What does someone new have to do to get closer to you? If you aren’t interested in a relationship, let the person know up front.

Sagitarius

It’s hard living with regret, isn’t it? If you feel bad about how you treated someone in the past, the first part of the week is a perfect time to make up for it. A sincere apology is a good first step, but actions speak louder than words. You’re willing to go outside of your comfort zone in order to make a good impression on someone new over the weekend, and going above and beyond really gets you noticed. Now what?!

Cancer

Nov 23 - Dec 22

Are you trying to navigate the tough world of dating all alone? Why experience it by yourself when it isn’t necessary? You can find plenty of support and camaraderie by talking with single friends, neighbors, co-workers, or relatives. Being adventurous over the weekend brings you closer to finding your soul mate, especially if you travel. Long-distance relationships aren’t ideal, but they’re doable.

June 22 - July 23

Do you have an obligation to follow through on something in which you have little or no interest? What are the ethics of dating, and how big a role do your morals play in your dating decisions? These are the kinds of deep thoughts you have to deal with in the beginning of the week. Answering them honestly will help you immensely going forward. Smile at strangers over the weekend. Why say no when you really want to say yes?

Leo

June 24 - August 23

August 24 - Sept 24 Do you feel like you missed out on something? Does a current dating craze make you feel awkward or uncomfortable? Love will find you the old-fashioned way in the first part of the week, and that’s nothing to be embarrassed about! You search hard for your soul mate later in the week, but he or she is nowhere to be found. Your odds of finding your soul mate are better when you stop looking.

Dec 23 - Jan 20

Are you afraid to try new dating techniques? What’s the worst thing that could happen if you stepped outside your own little bubble? There’s no better time than the beginning of the week to experience something exciting and new. Take the plunge! Creative, artistic activities make great date ideas over the weekend, so unleash your playful, innovative side. Once again, thinking outside the box will serve you well.

Aquarius

Sometimes a date really is just a date. You’ve been looking forward to spending some time with a particular person for a while now, and you’re hopeful that it will turn into more, but don’t be too disappointed if it doesn’t. Enjoying your favorite hobby or taking a class in a subject that interests you will help you meet potential dates over the weekend. The more you have in common the better.

Virgo

Capricorn

Jan 21 - Feb 19 Put your money where your mouth is. If you’ve been talking up your secret crush but your friends think you’ll never act on your words, show them what you’re made of. You’re most likely to hear a yes when you’re honest and sincere at the start of the week. A casual atmosphere is the best place for a date over the weekend, particularly if you don’t know each other very well. Fill in any awkward silences with trivial, funny facts.

Pisces

Feb 20 - March 20 What are your best assets? You have so many interesting traits and talents that it’s difficult to choose just one. And love will bloom once the person you’re interested in discovers how wonderful you are. Try to be patient until then. Your intuition is an excellent matchmaker toward the end of the week, so when you get a positive feeling about someone new, follow it. Love at first sight does exist.

T-Series and Abunduntia Entertainment are co-producing “Noor,” directed by ace ad-man Sunhil Sippy, who returns to feature filmmaking 16 years after making the disastrous “Snip!” in Hinglish. The film is a Bollywood adaptation of the popular 2014 comedy crime-thriller novel, “Karachi, You’re Killing Me!” written by Pakistani journalist Saba Imtiaz. Sonakshi Sinha plays the title role of a 20-year-old journalist, Ayesha Khan, living in Karachi. Set in Mumbai, the film will capture Noor’s journey and her relationships, career, aspirations, friendships, choices, infatuations, insecurities and dilemmas as she comes of age. With “Akira,” the “Ittefaq” remake, “Namastey England” and “Force 2,” the actress surely seems to be going in for a complete and very positive makeover. PTI adds from Mumbai June 2: Imtiaz took to Twitter to express her happi-

ness over the adaptation and also posted Sinha’s various looks from the movie. “@sonakshisinha is in the adaptation of Karachi, You’re Killing Me! and her journo face raised eyebrow IS ON POINT,” Imtiaz tweeted. While the first look shows her

dressed in a salwar kameez, in the other one, she is sporting a white tee with a cap. Sonakshi replied to Imtiaz’s tweet, writing, “Thank you @SabaImtiaz! Nothing like the stamp of approval by the author itself!! #Noor.” The film is being produced by Bhushan Kumar and Vikram Malhotra.

A.R. Rahman to be honored with Japan’s grand Fukuoka Prize 2016

ne of the most sought after composers in India, A.R. Rahman is set to receive Japanese Grand Fukuoka Prize 2016 for his outstanding contribution to Asian culture through his music. As part of the ceremony, Rahman has been invited to the city to give a public lecture on “From the Heart: The World of A.R. Rahman’s Music.” The 49-year-old Oscarwinning composer has been chosen for the honor alongside the Philippines’ historian Ameth R. Ocampo (Academic Prize) and Yasmeen Lari from Pakistan (Arts and Culture Prize) by the secretariat of Fukuoka prize committee. Rahman is known for his brilliant compositions for films like “Bombay,” “Dil Se,” “Taal,” “Lagaan,” “Rang De Basanti,” “Delhi 6,” “Rockstar,” “Highway” and “Tamasha.” The annual award, was established by Fukuoka City, Japan, in

1990 with an aim to honor the outstanding work of individuals, groups and organizations working to preserve and promote the unique and diverse culture of Asia. Rahman started his movie career with Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film “Roja.” Rahman’s first big break in Hindi cinema came with Ram Gopal Varma’s “Rangeela.” Rahman has carved an impressive career in Hollywood after composing “Jai Ho” for British director Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog Millionaire,” which earned him two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe trophy. Previous winners from India include distinguished names such as sitar player Ravi Shankar, dancer Padma Subrahmanyam, historian Romila Thapar, sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, Ashish Nandy, Partha Chatterjee, Vandana Shiva, Nalini Malini and historian Ramachandra Guha.

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I have not had sex since July 2015 Gaia Mother Sofia, formerly known as Sofia Hayat shedding her image to embrace spirituality, Barely days after her latest film Six-X -- it has Sofia in a steamy lovemaking scene with Ashmit Patel -- was screened at Cannes, the actress-model-singer talks to SpotboyE about the new person that she is. Excerpts... Now that you are a nun, do you follow celibacy? Yes, I have not had sex since July 2015. But that doesn’t mean sex is bad, it’s the sacred life force. Don’t throw it away. You once advocated free sex and women’s liberation. What are your views on those issues now? Like I said, sex is supposed to be sacred. But

when it is enjoyed without respect or love, it depletes the life force and turns us into mere physical beings. Remember, the body is like a car, driving us around this planet. The problem is, we spend so much time preening the car, we forget who the driver is. Secondly, we have been tricked into believing that emancipation is all about sexual liberation and revealing our bodies. The irony is, the freedom we think we are parading is just what man wants. Go on... Just look at what women have become -- make-up wearing fashionistas who undergo plastic surgeries because of their insecurities.

A behind the scenes movie on India’s first cricket world cup win

983 was an important year for all Indian cricket fans, in fact as some may recall before India’s first World Cup victory the cricket frenzy was not even close to what we see today. Due to the lack of media coverage and social media as we have today, a movie on what went on behind Kapil Dev holding the World Cup trophy. the scenes during the all-important match between India and campaign and subsequent victory in the 1983 World Cup held in England. West Indies sounds like a good idea. Kapil Dev-led side had won the Cup Filmmaker Sanjay Puran Singh Chauby defeating West Indies by 43 runs in han says his upcoming movie “1983” the final played at the iconic Lord’s in based on India’s first World Cup win will give insights about what happened London. “We all know how special the victory was to the team. There are less in the dressing room. Chauhan, who has directed “Lahore” in 2009, is work- details on what happened in the dressing on the film based on Indian team’s ing room, we will highlight that.

Farhan Akhtar concert left Bay area fans swooning Santa Clara, California: The “Zinda Tour” live concert was a concert unlike any other when The show, which was brought to San Jose by Bikramjeet Singh of Bollywood Events and Ray and Kay Walia, also featured popular Bollywood playback singer Papon. “We knew Bay Area would love this one of a kind concert, and that’s why we especially picked an outdoor venue and custom built the stage,” Bikram Jeet Singh, Bollywood Events CEO, said in a statement. “I am thrilled at the response we have got for the show. I would like to thank my sponsors, partners, Bollywood Events team and Bay Area audience for believing in Bollywood Events.” Papon kicked off the evening with some of his hit songs like “Jiyein Kyun” from “Dum Maaro Dum,” “Moh Moh Ke Dhaage” from “Dum Laga Ke Haisha,” and a reprise of “Tu Jo Mila” from the Salman KhanKareena Kapoor starrer “Bajrangi

Bhaijaan.” Papon, whose real name is Angaraag Mahanta, has lent his powerful voice to numerous songs in Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada and Marathi. The singer, wearing a Golden State Warriors t-shirt, interspersed his Hindi renditions with Punjabi and Assamese numbers, inviting loud cheers

from the crowd. “This is the first time that I am singing in front of a setting sun,” Papon told the fans before rendering “Denae Denae” from Coke Studio @MTV Season. “Usually I wear sunglasses and sing at night.” Along with songs like “Humnava” from “Hamari Adhuri Kahaani,” his next offerings included some ghazals like “Ranjish Hi Sahi.” An hour later, amidst

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Sanjay Dutt resumes his acting career

v e n a s he is pumping iron for the first film he will work on — a S i d d h ar t h A n a n d a c t i o n e r, Sanjay Dutt looked fit as he resumed work — with an ad shoot recently. The actor drove down to Madh Island to shoot a commercial for a vest. Dutt reached the venue early, and the team members requested pictures. The actor made sure that he took pictures with each person present on the sets! It was a fan moment for everyone when the actor also gave autographs to everyone from light-men to helpers. Dutt, as of late, has been religiously undergoing workout sessions. During his jail term, Dutt had learnt a new way of staying fit by adopting a new form of exercise! As the actor had no access to a gym, Dutt started using the ‘phawdas’ (vessels) used to carry water as dumbbells. The news is that Dutt still uses them and has maintained doing all those free-hand exercises at his residence for two hours daily. The actor’s gym at his residence is also equipped to keep him fit.

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Dia Mirza in‘The Good Wife’ in Hotstar’s Horror web series ‘shockers’

I knew there wasn’t much for me, Vidya Balan

idya Balan, after “Kahaani,” had nothing but positive things to say. Their fall-out had put into question the future of the sequel, but Balan and Ghosh did indeed reunite for part two, and the actress says the movie was probably destined to happen with them. “We were not talking to each other due to, I don’t know, some kind of miscommunication. But I think with Sujoy and me, that’s very understandable, because

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we either get along famously or we don’t. So, we should just focus on today,” Balan said with a laugh when asked about her tiff with Ghosh. Apart from “Kahaani 2,” which just wrapped up, Balan is doing a special role in Ghosh’s production “TE3N,” starring Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead roles.

ia Mirza is all set to shock fans in India’s first horror web series, “Shockers.” After starring in the country’s second IndoIranian project (after the 1972 “Subah-O-Sham”), “Salaam Mumbai,” and tapping a whole new audience on television with her solo traveling series, “Ganga - The Soul of India,” the actress is now taking to the web and has played the title role of “The Good Wife” in one of the episodes of “Shockers.” This is her first attempt in the hor-

ror space in a short film dealing with a supernatural presence in her house. In a press release, an elated Mirza stated: “As an actor, it is exciting to be a part of different mediums of storytelling. Short films as a format are exciting, because in a limited period of time a lot can be conveyed. Samaira’s story could be anyone’s experience. It is real and extraordinary. I enjoyed shooting for this in one night with Faruk Kabir, who as a director is pushing the envelope of spookiness.”

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Takata airbags being installed on new cars, while 70 million are being recalled Automakers admitted to U.S. lawmakers this week that they are still putting possibly defective Takata airbags in their new cars even while they are recalling close to 70 million old ones. Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Volkswagen and Mitsubishi s icle told h e v a t members of a Tak the U.S. Senate commerce committee that they are still installing Takata airbags on new models with the full knowledge

that they may also need to be recalled in the next two years. “What’s troubling here is that consumers are buying new cars not realizing they’re going to be recalled,” U.S. Democratic Senator Bill Nelson from Florida said in a statement. “These

shouldn’t be sold until they’re fixed.” The airbags in question contain ammon i umn i trate inflators, which h a v e been prov-

cars

New Uber plan to keep operating in Quebec

he head of Uber’s Quebec operations said the ride-hailing company is prepared to temporarily suspend its activities in favour of a new pilot project that it unveiled today. Jean-Nicolas Guillemette made the suggestion at legislative hearings underway at Quebec’s National Assembly on Bill 100, which would force Uber drivers to conform to the same laws as cabbies with regard to regulations such as permits and taxes.

Uber says the bill, if enacted as is, would mean the end of the company’s operations in Quebec. Uber’s proposed solution ride-hailing companies such as Uber buy a $100,000 operating permit each year. pay a set tax of 35 cents per trip. ride-hailing companies would also pay a tax of seven cents per ride to Quebec’s automobile insurance program begin paying both GST and PST after the first dollar of every ride and

en to have problems with their drying agent. In hot and humid conditions, the defect can make the airbags explode with excessive force when they deploy and spray metal shrapnel into passenger compartments. They are suspected in 13 deaths worldwide and more than 100 injuries. The vehicles don’t become dangerous until long-term exposure to high humidity, so in the short-term are safe to drive — and much safer than the older models on the roads, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Agency. Because so many vehicles are being recalled, the government is rolling out the recalls in stages. Models from 2011 or older in high heat and humidity areas will get first priority, followed by 2008 and older models in Southern-tier states, then 2004 and older models in the rest of the country.

Taxi lobby not satisfied

provide the government with income summary for every driver every three months. Uber estimates the tax would bring Quebec more than $3 million a year. If Uber can sit down with the government to talk and find common ground, “we are ready to suspend our operations during that time,” Guillemette said. “We are showing good faith.”

Transport Minister Jacques Daoust and other members of Quebec’s legislature reacted skeptically to Guillemette’s offer. “In terms of how much taxi permits represent, it’s very marginal,” Daoust said. Daoust noted Quebec’s taxi industry was founded on the idea of supply management and that the government enforces a system whereby people have to pay – sometimes as much as $200,000 – for a permit to drive a taxi. He said that if the government allowed Uber to operate without buying into the permit system, the value of existing permits would erode.

Should you purchase extra rental car insurance?

f you are renting a car while on vacation, checking your coverage before you travel could save you money. Many of us are already covered by our personal auto insurance and credit card as long as both provide sufficient coverage. “You don’t want to pay for something you don’t need,” says Aaron Sutherland from the Insurance Bureau of Canada. BC residents who have Roadside Plus or the Road Star package through ICBC are covered for rental cars in Canada and the U.S., including Hawaii and Alaska. ICBC coverage does not cover car rental insurance in Central America, Europe, Australia or Mexico. ICBC spokesperson Sam Corea says, “the basic insurance doesn’t cover the rental side of things. If you have Road Star or Roadside Plus, which is optional insurance you can purchase when you renew your insurance every

year, you do have coverage for rental vehicles.” For third party liability coverage, the limits are provided by Road Star up to $1 million and Roadside Plus up to $2 million.

Should you purchase

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optional collision damage waiver or loss damage waiver, the expensive ad-on coverage which limits or eliminates your finan-

cial liability for any damage to the rented car? Industry experts say it’s unnecessary when you have ICBC ‘s Road Star or ICBC’s rental vehicle coverage, unless you’re renting overseas or in Mexico.Credit cards may also provide coverage as long as you book the rental car with your credit card under your name. “It can be more costly at the rental counter and oftentimes your credit card will protect you, but give your credit card company a call and find out what you are protected for,” says Sutherland. Remember not all credit cards offer rental car protection. Also, outside of North America, your credit card may not cover you.

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2016 Hyundai Tucson Eco

he Tucson is all new for the 2016 model year, and in re-creating one of its best-sellers, Hyundai has built an impressive crossover, parts of which should serve as a template for auto makers who have been playing in this

segment for a very long time. I first drove the Tucson in 2.0-liter form back in July 2015; spending a week in a 1.6-liter model leaves me wondering if there is much need for the larger engine at all -- that’s how capable the

turbocharged inline-four feels. The smaller unit pumps out 175 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque, and it’s almost as smooth and quiet as the larger engine. The Tucson offers plenty of power off the line; getting up to highway speeds, it slides

quietly through the gears of the seven-speed dual clutch transmission. Hyundai has spent a lot of time getting noise, vibration and harshness right, and it pays off in a quiet and well-proportioned cabin. Everything is within reach, nothing is out of sight, and the seating position is just right for my stature. The only dynamic issues for which I might fault the Tucson are

Tougher distracted driving rules for BC drivers

ut down the phone or pay up.

That’s the message from the B.C. government as new tougher distracted driving penalties took effect Wednesday. Starting today, offenders will be hit with a base $368 fine, more than double from the previous $167 ticket, which was one of the lowest in Canada. Related Stories Police scoping out distracted drivers in Victoria with new device B.C. cracks down on distracted drivers Distracted drivers will now also be dinged with four penalty points,

which is all it takes to incur an additional $175 insurance premium. And the penalties only get worse for repeat offenders. Anyone caught driving distracted a second time within 12 months will face $888 in financial penalties, then $1,600 for a third. Distracted driving, which encompasses much more than just texting or talking on a

nose-diving during braking and some slight hesitation from the DCT when starting from a standstill. I think the DCT is an OK choice here for most buyers, especially given the fact that people have to put up with CVTs

from competitors in this segment, but it’s not the smoothest unit out there. Overall, the clunky dual-clutch and the budget cloth interior of the Eco model

will probably drive buyers up toward the more loaded Tucson models, which do feel substantially nicer. A lot of shoppers in this segment will inevitably find themselves between the CR-V and the Tucson because they’ve been buying the CR-V since the first Clinton administration. The Tucson is by far the winner in this matchup. The engine, CVT, and driving dynamics in the CR-V are certainly worth experiencing…just to feel the difference

cell phone, is also being changed to a high-risk driving offence, like excessive speeding. That means drivers in the graduated licensing program or repeat

offenders – such as the Richmond woman who racked up 14 tickets for distraction in just five years – can be taken off the road more easily. Vancouver police say they’re not conducting any specific enforcement blitzes connected to the rollout. Const. Brian Montague said during its high-risk driving month the force wrote about 2,400 tickets for aggressive driving behaviours, including about 500 for drivers using their cell phone behind the wheel. The West Vancouver Police tweeted that it took one of its officers only three minutes out of headquarters to see someone breaking the rules. Accused by a Twitter user of being overly excited about the ticketing, the force said it was just expressing surprise and disappointment that distracted drivers can be found so quickly, even with the new fines in place. According to the Insurance Corporation of B.C., distraction now kills and injures more people annually than impaired driving.

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Community News Vedic Seniors Parivar Centre of Vedic Hindu Cultural Society Surrey invites South Asian Adults/ Senior members as well as non members to attend a Workshop on Cancer Prevention & Importance of Screening presented by Dr. Virendra Sharma MD, MPH, Project Coordinator- Clinical Prevention Health Equity with Fraser Health Authority on June 5th 2016 ( Sunday ) from 2.00 pm to 3.30 pm at Shanti Niketan hall of Lakshmi Narayan Hindu Temple 8321 - 140th street Surrey BC. There will be questions & Answers session after the workshop and Dr. Sharma will answer your questions about Cancer Prevention. Tea and light snacks will be served after the workshop is over. Please contact Surendra Handa Coordinator Tel. 604 - 507 - 9945 for further information. -------------------------------------------Vancouver Cross Cultural Seniors Network wins prestigious SFU award Metro Vancouver Cross-Cultural Seniors Network Society’s (MVCCSN) Elder Abuse Awareness to Action Program was recently honored with the 2016 – EAAAA- Innovative Program Award by SFU’s Gerontology Research Centre. The award was presented by Prof. Gloria M. Gutman, of SFU’s Gerontology Dept. and Gerontology Research Centre and received by President Ihsan Malik board members Sonia Chaudhary and Mohinder Grewal on behalf of MVCCSN. Recognizing the exemplary work that the society does for seniors, Gutman said, “It was impressive indeed that to date 837 South Asians from twenty-three different groups have attended the seventeen workshops on elder financial abuse that MVCCSN has organized.”

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The 2016 SFU Gerontology Elder Abuse Awareness to Action Awards (EAAAA) were presented at a reception held on May 16 at SFU’s downtown Vancouver Harbour Centre Campus. Thanking Gloria Gutman, SFU award committee and all the community partners on behalf of the society, President of MVCCSN Ihsan Malik said he was humbled, honored and excited that his society was chosen for this prestigious award. “I would be amiss if I didn’t mention the efforts of Board members Mohinder Grewal and Sonia Chaudhary in achieving this milestone,” added Mr. Malik. Incorporated in September 1995, MVCCSN is a non-profit organization whose members are seniors from various cultural backgrounds and service providers who are involved with seniors’ issues, including seniors who are newcomers and recent immigrants in Metro Vancouver. The Society is managed by a volunteer board, current members include Ihsan Malik (President), Mohinder Grewal (Vice Prsident), Barbra Mikulec, Arun Mehta (Director), Sonia Chaudhary (Treasurer), Narayan Kulkarni (Secretary), and Hien Phu Nguyen (Director). Our mission: The Society is committed to cultural diversity, and, as such, will show leadership in actively promoting inclusiveness, respect and participation through activities involving inquiry and advocacy. 2016 Board: Ihsan Malik (President), Mohinder Grewal (Vice Prsident), Narayan Kulkarni (Secretary), Barbra Mikulec (Director), Sonia Chaudhary (Treasurer), Arun Mehta and Hien Phu Nguyen -----------------------------------------

PICS receives $500,000 for 75 child care spaces in Cloverdale

rogressive Intercultural Community Services Society has received $500,000 from the provincial government to create 75 child care spaces in their new state-ofthe-art long term care home PICS Diversity Village that will be built in Cloverdale soon. MLA Stephanie Cadieux, MLA for SurreyCloverdale has announced that PICS is one of six Surrey organizations to receive funding from the Provincial Government. As part of Child-Care Month in British Columbia the government is investing $1.22 million under the B.C. Early Years Strategy to create 280 new licensed child-care spaces at these facilities for families in Surrey. Thanking the provincial government, PICS CEO Charan Gill said, “I am extremely pleased to note that this grant will give the much needed boost to the social-infrastructure needs of families in Surrey’s fastest growing communities in the province. We have been advocating for affordable childcare

spaces for a long time and we are very happy that the government is listening,” he said. Welcoming this grant Devinder Chattha, Director of Language Studies, Settlement & Social Programs said, “Every month hundreds of new families move to Cloverdale, which until now was underserved as far as affordable and quality child care is concerned and therefore creating 75 additional spaces here at PICS brand new facility will certainly be a boon to families in the area.” “We thank MLA Cadieux for choosing PICS to offer quality and affordable child care in the area,” she said. MLA Stephanie Cadieux said, “There are more than 300 babies born in Surrey every month. That coupled with approximately 800 people moving into our community every 30 days makes Surrey the fastest growing city in B.C”, said Surrey Cloverdale MLA Stephanie Cadieux. “Access to quality licensed child care is fundamental to what helps make Surrey a desired community to call home for many.”

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Surrey Board of Trade receives support for their focus on affordable rental housing and a fluid labour market

he Surrey Board of Trade is calling on the provincial government to focus on affordable rental housing and a fluid labour market at the BC Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting and Conference, May 29 – 31 in Kelowna. This policy was approved at today’s second BC Chamber policy session as a priority to the “To thrive and grow, businesses and industries look to locate in areas that provide access to resources, transportation hubs, and employees. Employees look to locate close to employment and in areas they can afford. Whether it is in the Lower Mainland or in other areas of the province, affordable housing choices are required in order to be economically competitive and to attract and

keep skilled workers. An adequate supply of housing with reasonable transportation costs is critical for economic growth,” said Anita Huberman, CEO Surrey Board of Trade. The Surrey Board of Trade’s specific policy recommendations are that the Provincial Government 1. Work with the Federal Government to develop tax and other incentives for purpose built market rental housing units for low- to mid-range income levels, using innovative designs and locating near transit hubs; and   2. Work to combine other social program supports to help support those in the lower income ranges to access market rentals, such as expanding the SAFER program to other vulnerable populations.

Urban centers are experiencing a rapid increase in housing costs. In a study done by Vancity, the cost of housing was determined to inhibit young workers from coming or staying in the greater Vancouver region. Similar studies have pointed out that the rise of real estate values is greatly outpacing incomes and the gap is growing. Very few workers receive salary increases of 10-20% per year. In fact, Vancity’s findings are that salary growth is slowing with the past five years averaging 1.3%. This, claims Vancity, is why Millenials are exiting the Lower Mainland labour market for greener pastures where employment and housing opportunities co-exist. It may also deter in-migration and immigration of skilled workers to locations where skills are required.

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Vancity’s analysis of salaries that provide insufficient incomes for purchasing, may be enough for rental units – if available: midlevel managers, and senior administrators, computer programmers, and technicians, registered nurses and social workers, researchers, counselors, food industry workers, and contractors. The list of skilled workers unable to purchase in Metro Vancouver is long. This improves outside urban areas and into the farther regions of the province, but employment opportunities diminish. The rental market is challenging with a B.C. average vacancy rate of 1.2%67, a decrease from 2014, and the Lower Mainland rate approaching 0; the pressure on existing rental stock is inhibiting in- migration of Canadian skilled labour, particularly where they are needed the most by BC employers. From October 2014 to October 2015, only 1,900 purpose built rentals units were constructed throughout BC (CMHC). These are either new or renovated units returned to the market. Rents are rising on average 3.7% in response to market pressure, compared to 2.4% from the previous year – despite current rent controls of +2.9%69. The average turnover rate in the Lower Mainland is 18.8%70 providing an opportunity to substantially raise unit rents with each new tenant. Further, there is a growing trend by property managers or landlords to require tenants nearing the end of a fixed-term lease to sign a new agreement if they wish to stay. As it is considered a brand new agreement, the new rent can be set without imposed limits. With few options, most renters have no choice but to sign for a much larger rental increase. As an incentive to developers, it would be desirable to remove rent controls, but until there is sufficient rental stock, a lack of adequate supply will cause rents to rise rapidly out of reach of all but a few with sufficient income – similar to the current housing market. Therefore, new or expanded incentives are required for developers to construct purpose built rentals in the short-term while continuing to find a more sustainable return on investment for developers in the long-term. Historically, incentives through government programs (federal and in partnership with provinces) provided developers with low interest loans to construct non-market units, most of which were targeted to those earning less than the median income for a region. The first program under the National Housing Act in 1938 allowed for construction of low-rent housing. In 1959, the act expanded to include partnerships with provinces to fund publicly owned and provincially managed housing for low-income families, seniors and the disabled. In 1970, a $200 million stimulus program for low-income housing, culminating in a 1974 expansion to include co-operatives,

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ECD warns of ‘rapidly rising housing prices’ in Canada

oncern over Canada’s over- Liberals in Ottawa — to guard against heated housing markets homebuyers piling on debt that continues to prompt warn- they might not be able to manage. ings from the Organization for 4 i Saturday, July 25, 2015 Economic Co-operation and Development that more needs to be done rein in mortgage lending. It’s a message that has been heard loud and clear in Canada’s banking sector, with one leading financial institution saying it recently took the “foot off the gas” on lending growth for residential purchases in the country’s two hottest markets. “We’re a little concerned about housing prices in the greater Vancouver area and Toronto,” said Brian Porter, CEO of Bank of Nova Scotia. “We just took our foot off the gas the last couple quarters in terms of mortgage growth … in terms of Vancouver and Toronto.” During an interview with Bloomberg TV Canada on Tuesday, Porter said the country’s third largest lender by assets saw its mortgage growth slow in the most recent quarter. Porter’s comments came one day ahead of the OECD’s Global Economic Outlook. The financial-stability risk of high household debt and rising house prices in Canada is one of the OECD’s recurring themes. We just took our foot off the gas the last couple quarters in terms of mortgage growth … in terms of Vancouver and Toronto. On Wednesday, it again emphasized that “very low borrowing rates have encouraged household credit growth and underpinned rapidly rising housing prices — particularly in Vancouver and Toronto — which together are a third of the Canadian housing market.” “In relation to household incomes, both house prices and household debt are high,” the OECD said. It acknowledged regulators have strengthened federal mortgage rules — under both the previous Conservative government and the current

Still, the lending body said those rules should be made to help ease con“should be tightened further and cern over Canada’s housing market. The Bank of Canada began cuttargeted regionally.” The OECD did not specify what additional changes ting its trendsetting interest rates to

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CMHC’s exposure to housing market inches down to $520 billion

anada’s national housing agency says it managed to ratchet down its exposure to the country’s mortgage market in the first quarter of the year. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation said Tuesday had $520 billion worth of mortgages on its books as of the end of March. That’s a slight reduction from $526 billion at the end of 2015. By law, the CMHC can’t hold any more than $600 billion and last year the agency said it would take steps to reduce its exposure as it got near the threshold. Anyone looking to buy a home in Canada with less than 20 per cent down must get CMHC insurance, which is paid for by the borrowers but pays out to the lender in case of default. All in all, the agency says 38.1 per cent of all outstanding Canadian mortgages had CMHC insurance on them at the end of March. The average amount left on an insured mortgage is $238,632, the agency said. Overall, the level of default remains low

in Canada, with the percentage of borrowers who are in arrears on their mor t g age — defined as being more than 90 days behind — holding steady at 0.34 per cent. But that figure has inched higher in Alberta and Saskatchewan, two regions hit hard by the commodity slowdown. While most people seem to be staying on top of their mortgages, CMHC did say the amount it paid out in claims inched

up during the quarter, to $102 million. That’s up by 13 per cent from $90 million during the same period in 2013. The housing agency also noted the devastation related to the wildfires in Northern Alberta, but says it doesn’t expect the disaster to have

a material impact on its finances. “CMHC has provided lenders with a number of options to support CMHC-insured homeowners touched by these unfortunate events,” the housing agency said in a release. The CMHC has calculated that it is on the hook for $259 million worth of mortgages on 647 properties in areas that have sustained serious fire damage. It also insures 8,770 mortgages in neighbouring properties that are believed to have sustained little or no damage. Those mortgages are insured on CMHC’s books for more than $3.7 billion. “Claim losses to CMHC are not expected to be significant as lenders work directly with borrowers to address any required repairs, recoup losses under existing property insurance policies and access any disaster relief, emergency funds and/or other assistance as available and appropriate,” the CMHC said.

Scotiabank curbs mortgages in Vancouver, Toronto as prices soar: ‘We’re a little concerned’

ot housing markets in Vancouver and Toronto prompted Bank of Nova Scotia to ease off on mortgage lending in those cities, Chief Executive Officer Brian Porter said. “We’re a little concerned about housing prices in the greater Vancouver area and Toronto,”

Porter, 58, said Tuesday in an interview on Bloomberg TV Canada. “We just took our foot off the gas the last couple quarters in terms of mortgage growth for the reasons I cited, in terms of Vancouver and Toronto.” Nationwide home sales in April jumped 10.3 per cent from a year earlier, the most activity for that

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month and the second-highest level ever, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association. In Vancouver, prices rallied 25 per cent in the month to an average of $844,800 and sales climbed 15 percent. Toronto prices jumped 13 per cent to $614,700 and sales rose 7 per cent, the association said. Scotiabank, Canada’s third-largest lender by

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unoccupied offices still being leased by companies — and the vacancy rate gets pushed to near 25 per cent. A lot of those companies are stronger integrated energy companies or companies that are not

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For sale: 15,000-sq.-ft. Oakville mansion complete with indoor pool and views of the rear garden. Each bedroom 500-bottle wine room — price $17.9M is in its own separate wing ne of Canada’s most expen-

sive homes is on the market for $17.9 million in Oakville, Ont. — about 30 minutes from Toronto. Spread over an acre of manicured grounds near Lake Ontario, the 2010 home was designed by Ferris Rafauli — the same builder who is working on Drake’s $6.7 million mansion. The beauty of the Oakville home is in the details: hand-built kitchen cabinetry imported from England, intricate mouldings and ceiling inlays, a 500-bottle temperaturecontrolled wine room and a hand painted ceiling in the home’s indoor movie theatre. Each of the five bedrooms has its own separate wing in the house, ensuring privacy and a good night’s sleep. Here’s a look: Key details: • 489 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville, Ont. • 15,000 sq. ft. • 5

bedrooms • 8 bathrooms • 3+ fireplaces • Indoor pool • 3-car garage • Private theatre • Asking price: $17,900,000 • Contact: Nancy Robertson, 905-845-0024, nrobertson@ sothebysrealty.ca Towering wrought iron gates guard the neoclassical estate Welcome guests in the airy foyer that’s lined with marble floors and Tuscan columns The living room offers views of the nearby courtyard through triple glazed windows and has floor-toceiling cast The dining room is connected to a hidden butler’s pantry, which is complete with ovens and a preparation space. The overhead chandeliers are by British designer Clive Christian The lavish private office is fitted with

mahogany cabinetry and a gas fireplace Never run out of counter space with two islands finished in granite. Like the rest of the house, handcrafted cabinetry from Clive Christian makes the kitchen a work of art. The kitchen also has top-of-the-line built-in appliances The second floor gallery overlooks the impressively large two-storey great room.The room is fitted with 12-foot-tall French doors and two limestone fireplaces The handcrafted wrought iron railing snakes up the stairs, connecting the lower level to the upper area of private rooms The master bedroom has an adjoining sitting room complete with a fireplace. Two of the mansion’s bedrooms have balconies that overlook the courtyard, while two others have terraces with

Soak away stress in the master en suite, designed with rich marble and polished nickel fixtures The home’s indoor lowerlevel swimming pool and spa is safe for kids with its coded child proof tempered glass doors. The marble floors in the room are heated The spacious 14-seat home theatre is fitted with imported European leather powered chairs and a 180″ screen. The ceiling is hand painted The gazebo is like another home on the estate. It’s fitted with a full kitchen — including an indoor BBQ — and designed with marble floors and coffered ceilings Look out to the garden’s Italian Renaissance Court of the Lions three-tier stone fountain. The impeccably maintained grounds won the Landscape Ontario award in 2015

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14.827 ACRES HOME FOR SALE

Spectacular! Estate home on 14.827 Acres of high yield blueberry farm. Luxury unfolds with the stunning front foyer, dual staircases, and elevated catwalk. The regal great Spectacular! Estate home on 14.827 Acres of high yield blueberry farm. Luxury room is situated next to a gourmet chef kitchen w/ separate unfolds with the stunning front foyer, dual staircases, and elevated catwalk. The regal wok kitchen & walk in pantry. A media room, yoga/ exercise great room is situated next to a gourmet chef kitchen w/ separate wok kitchen & walk room, 8 bedrooms & multiple entertaining rooms round out in pantry. A media room, yoga/ exercise room, 8 bedrooms & multiple entertaining this spectacular home. Gaze out upon south views of Mt. rooms round out this spectacular home. Gaze out upon south views of Mt. Baker or the Baker or the north views of the North Shore Mountains from north views of the North Shore Mountains from outdoor patios situated both upstairs outdoor patios situated both upstairs and down. This is true and down. This is true luxury at its best! The farm features healthy mature blueberry luxury at its best! The farm features healthy mature varieties Duke, Elliott, and Reca ensuring steady crops throughout the season. Fully blueberry varieties Duke, Elliott, and Reca ensuring steady automated irrigation. Too much to list! Book a showing today! Asking $4,999,900 crops throughout the season. Fully automated irrigation. Too much to list! Book a showing today! Asking $4,999,900

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ONE IN A MILLION BUSINESS FOR SALE ONE IN A MILLION BUSINESS FOR SALE A very rare opportunity to own a beautiful Parisian feel Salon/Café in

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CUSTOM STEEL & FABRICATION BUSINESS FOR SALE CUSTOM STEEL & FABRICATION BUSINESS FOR SALE

Established custom steel and aluminum fabrication business. Great opportunity to run your own business with services that include: aluminum welding and repair, custom and stock trailers, Established custom steel and aluminum fabrication business. Great opportunity to run your own mobile welding service, crane fabrication, fabrication of residential gates, security bars and much business with services that include: aluminum welding and repair, custom and stock trailers, more! Mon– Fri operation closed on weekends. Please contact me for more details on this hard to mobile welding service, crane fabrication, fabrication of residential gates, security bars and much come by opportunity! Asking $149,000

more! Mon– Fri operation closed on weekends. Please contact me for more details on this hard to come by opportunity! Asking $149,000

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Established Indian Sweets and Restaurant business located in high traffic area of Scott Rd, Surrey. Wide variety vegetarian menu with sweets. Can be expanded to add non vegetarian dishes to the menu. Catering services provided regular clientele. Seating for 50. Complete turn key restaurant Established Indian Sweets and Restaurant business located in high traffic area of Scott Rd, Surrey. great business opportunity! Asking $129,000 Wide variety vegetarian menu with sweets. Can be expanded to add non vegetarian dishes to the

menu. Catering services provided regular clientele. Seating for 50. Complete turn key restaurant great business opportunity! Asking $129,000

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PIZZA & INDIAN CUISINE BUSINESS

In Mughal Garden plaza 2 units available, approx 4875 sqft.Already leased to long term tenants, Fantastic opportunity to run your own Pizza & Indian Cuisine to be sold together. Asking $1.25 million business! Excellent food, rated 4.5/5 by customers open 7 days a week, very busy location take out with availability for seating if desired. Tons of tourists year round, central to major sites in Hope UNIT FOR SALE and integral area near grocery stores, city hall, local police station, 82nd Ave & 124 Ave, 2350 sqft. office space is available for sale. Ready to move in. Asking motels and cinema. Well established, great sales and a complete $645,000 turn key operation that will not last long! Asking $199,000

CONVENIENCE STORE & MINI MART RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE

8321 - 128 St., Surrey. Excellent location in busy plaza. Asking $209,000 Don't miss this chance to run your own buy Convenience store/Mini mart! This well established business is well or-ganized, excellent set 12837 76 AVE up, with all your essential sundries for sale as well as lottery AND 2986 sqft. Warehouse including offices and kitchen available in Newton area of Surrey. the licensing to sell Pizza at this location! Busy area near parks, Asking $360,000 schools, residences it is the perfect small business! Ample of opportunity to add your ideas to an already turn key operation! Don't miss this great small business prospect! Asking $149,000 OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE

LIGHTHOUSE INDIAN CUISINE

Approx. 3100 SF of office space available for sale in the busiest plaza in Surrey. Close to Banquet Halls, retailshops & offices. Asking $749,000

Don't miss this rare opportunity to own your own busy Lighthouse Indian Cuisine Franchise! Prime location in Brickyard Station Plaza this fantastic business has Take out and dine in, beautiful décor, quality kitchen, Full Liquor license and full Indian Cuisine Menu. Complete turn key operation enables you to be your own boss with this established franchise. Contact me today for further info. Asking #303 8675 130th St. $389,000

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Laundry Business for Sale. Well established coin laundry on Scott Rd. and PIZZA BUSINESS FOR SALE 94 Ave. Very profitable, heavy duty washers and dryers. Good lease terms.

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Baby ultrasound franchise, 3D ultrasound private clinic for pregnant moms is available for sale. Easy to run with low overhead. Located across Surrey Memorial Hospital in a medical building. Asking $169,900

Laundry Business for Sale. Well established coin laundry on Scott Rd. and D SOL 94 Ave. Very profitable, heavy duty washers and dryers. Good lease terms. Non Stop Pizza and Curry Business for Sale

Very well running Non-Stop Pizza and Curry Restaurant for sale in Cloverdale - Baby ultrasound franchise, 3D ultrasound private clinic for pregnant moms is 191 and 72 Ave. Don’t miss it. Asking $179,900

available for sale. Easy to run with low overhead. Located across Surrey Memorial Hospital in a medical building. Asking $169,900 Hair Salon Business for sale

Located on Fraser Hwy, Cloverdale area, well established business, easy to Non Stop Pizza and Curry Business for Sale maintain, higher monthly revenue. Asking $69,900

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Great Franchise opportunity just listed! Busy Coquitlam Center Mall location for Chop N Toss Franchise! Wont last long! Hair Salon Business for sale Asking $158,800

Located on Fraser Hwy, Cloverdale area, well established business, easy to maintain, higher monthly revenue. Asking $69,900

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Excellent established ladies Apparel and jewelry GREAT FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY wholesale business for sale. Well established clientele with Great Franchise opportunity just listed! Busy Coquitlam Center showroom and full online business. Mall location for Chop N Toss Franchise! Wont last long! Great Opportunity for this turn key operation. Asking $158,800 Asking $125,000

ITALIAN RESTAURANT FOR SALE DONAIR BUSINESS FOR SALE

Approx. 2800 sqft. warehouse for sale. 12’x14’ ceiling. Full washroom. Ready to move in. Adjoining unit is also available.

17358 104A AVE

In Mughal Garden plaza 2 units available, approx 4875 sqft.Already leased to long term tenants,

Fully finished side by side strata units for a total to be sold together. Asking $1.25 million of approx. 5540 sqft. Available for sale. Close to RETAIL SPACE AVAILABLE Port Kells Industrial area. Easy access to both 8321 - 128 St., Surrey. Excellent location in busy plaza. Asking $209,000 Highway 1 and Pacific Highway truck crossing. OFFICE SPACE FOR SALE

A treasure gem of Italian cuisine tucked away NEW Amazing opportunity to be your own boss! Established Donair food in Hope! Open for lunch and dinner this quaint LISTING restaurant serves traditional Italian classics in outlet in prime busy area in Langley. Already steady clientele from a fantastic atmosphere and ambiance. Perfect the numerous businesses surrounding, tons of traffic and lots of casual dining for locals as well as tourist traffic. opportunity to expand the business further. Low lease, and great Turn key operation ready for you to implement area make this the perfect turn key operation to own your own your dreams as a restaurant owner! business today! Asking $99,000 Asking $219,000

BUSINESS FOR SALE 2590 sqft. Retail and Office Well DONAIR BUSINESS FOR SALE established Pizza Franchise on Scott Road & 93 Ave. Located in a busy area with great exposure. Reputable and Amazing opportunity to be your own boss! Established Donair food space for sale Asking $649,000 17358 104A AVE complete turn key operation. Recent renovations done only a D Approx. 3100 SF of office space available for sale in the busiest plaza in Surrey. Close to Banquet Halls, retailshops & offices. Asking $749,000

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PAYAL BUSINESS MORE 1000 TO 12,000 S.F. RETAIL & OFFICE SPACE CENTRE - 82 Ave & 128 St AVAILABLE FOR SALE & LEASE UNITS FOR SALE & LEASE MORE 1000 TO 12,000 S.F. RETAIL & OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE FOR SALE & LEASE

13737 96 Ave, City Centre

#705 $465,000, #706 $335,000

UNITS FOR SALE & LEASE

Two adjoining offices in a new building across from SMH. Can be bought or leased together for a total space of 13737 96 Ave, City Centre 1600 sqft. or separate.

#705 $465,000, #706 $335,000

UNITS FOR LEASE

Two adjoining offices in a new building across from SMH. Can be bought or 9453 120 St., leased together for a total space of Approx. 1200 sqft, space available 1600 sqft. or separate. for lease. Located on Delta side of Scott Road. Lots of exposure.

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OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE

Great Investment Opportunity! Total 2168 Sq. Ft of space 1084 Sq. ft on the ground level and 1084 Sq Ft. on the upper level. 8927 152 St.,Approx. 1100 sqft. office space for Main level has reception area and a large room, the upper level can be used as office space. There is an office on the main floor as lease available in Guildford area on 152nsd street well. Yoga studio, dance studio and many, many other idea can in Surrey. be implemented here! Bring your ideas to this great investment unit. Please contact me for more info. Asking $475,000

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Units available on busy Scott Road at 93rd Ave & 120 St. Approx. 750 to OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE 1700 sqft. space available on main floor, second floor and basement. Ready to move in! 8927 152 St.,Approx. 1100 sqft. office space for

lease available in Guildford area on 152nsd street in Surrey.

11925 95 AVE

Approx. 4500 sqft. office space available. Rec. area, small office, lunch 93 AVE & 120 ST room and conference room. Very nicely designed and finished.

Units available on busy Scott Road at 93rd Ave & 120 St. Approx. 750 to 1700 sqft. space available on main floor, second floor and basement. J.J SAINI PLAZA Ready to move in! 8077 KING GEORGE BLVD. Units available for lease in one of the best located plazas. East access to highway and close to all amenities.

11925 95 AVE

UNIT FOR LEASE ON 72 & 132 ST Approx. 4500 sqft. office space available. Rec. area, small office, lunch Available for lease. Opp JR Furniture. Good mix of warehouse and office room and conference room. Very nicely designed and finished. space. Centrally located in light industrial zoning.

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BEAUTIFUL TURN KEY SPA / SALON FOR SALE 8077 KING GEORGE BLVD. Units available for lease in one of the best

Located in a busy commercial plaza in the heart of Surrey. located plazas. East access to highway and close to all amenities.

Lots of traffic and close to public transportation,

restaurants, office and retail shops. Established recently outlet in prime busy area in Langley. Already steady clientele from 95 Ave & 152 St., 940 sqft. office space is available for lease on 2nd floor including 3 Fully finished side by side strata units for a total SOL the spa and salon offers modern décor up to date few months ago. Great business opportunity. Ideal location on UNIT FOR LEASE ON 72 & 132 ST small offices, meeting room and reception. Also available 9400 sqft. space for lease. the numerous businesses surrounding, tons of traffic and lots of of approx. 5540 sqft. Available for sale. Close to equipment/furnishings. Excellent turn key operation. busy Scott Road lots of traffic both drive by and walk in. Near Available for lease. Opp JR Furniture. Good mix of warehouse and office LOTS OF EXPOSURE. opportunity to expand the business further. Low lease, and great to school, business and residential and commercial area. Asking $80,000 Port Kells Industrial area. Easy access to both 13/05 space. Centrally located in light industrial zoning. area make this the perfect turn key operation to own your own Highway 1 and Pacific Highway truck crossing. business today! Asking $99,000

2590 sqft. Retail and Office INVESTOR OPPORTUNITY Investment Opportunity in Hope. 7200 Sq. ft large Lot Fully space for sale Asking $649,000 renovated home close to the NEWNG I LIST

95 Ave & 152 St., 940 sqft. office space is available for lease on 2nd floor including 3 small offices, meeting room and reception. Also available 9400 sqft. space for lease. LOTS OF EXPOSURE.

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Great opportunity to get into a Franchised and easy to operate Candy business! This established franchise is located in Ocean Park Shopping Center near major anchor Safeway. This rapidly growing franchise currently has 22 locations within BC and Alberta. With unique product Imported from the US and UK this franchise is completely turn –key and full training provided. This easy to run business is perfect for a couple and for those wanting to try their hand at being an entrepreneur. Asking $79,900

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Located in a busy commercial plaza in the heart of Surrey. Lots of traffic and close to public transportation, restaurants, office and retail shops. Established recently the spa and salon offers modern décor up to date equipment/furnishings. Excellent turn key operation. Asking $80,000

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Janta Sewak Society and Mamta Foundation of Canada donated $10,000 to Canadian Red Cross for Fort McMurray fire evacuees.

Nunavut premier’s son on trial for sexual assault of 10-year-old girl

t’s a sex assault case pitting the testimony of a minor against a man with a famous last name. The son of the premier of Nunavut was in an Iqaluit courtroom Thursday facing charges of sexual assault and sexual interference. The complainant, a 10-year-old girl, alleges Ian Taptuna sexually assaulted her. Taptuna says it’s all a misunderstanding and he was just tucking her into bed. Last February after a night of drinking at the Legion, Taptuna went home and on the way to the bathroom wearing nothing but his underwear and a tanktop, noticed there was no blanket covering two young girls who

were sleeping in the house. The girls cannot be identified under a publication ban. Taptuna admits he was tipsy after consuming nine drinks at the bar. He says he went into the room, picked up a blanket, dusted it off, and tried tucking them in while standing but was having trouble so he knelt down ... something the Crown lawyer Tracy Buffalo called “odd.” What happened next is what has led to his day in court. One of the girls testified she woke up to the smell of alcohol on Taptuna’s breath, his hand on her buttocks and his penis hanging out of his underwear. For his part, Taptuna says his elbow may have in-

5½ years jail for pedophile Christopher Neil

BC pedophile convicted “Obviously when you work with of producing online child victims, there is no sentence child pornography in big enough, but having said that with Cambodia and disguising his the precedence in Canada, given face with a swirl has been senthe track record of really miserable tenced to 5½ years in prison. sentences, the judge here imposed a But because of his time already sentence that was six months longer. served, a B.C. Supreme Court I’m thrilled with that.” Banned from judge has ruled Christopher playgrounds, parks, Neil will also be Neil will remain behind bars banned for life from playgrounds, for just over 14 months. Christopher Paul Neil parks and anywhere children might The full sentence is six months congregate, and restricted from uslonger than the five years the Crown had ing the internet for five years except to seek requested. Prosecutor Brendan McCabe employment. That five-year-restriction on said he was “very happy with the decision.” internet use concerned McConaghy, who felt Brian McConaghy, a former forensic scientist it should have been much longer. “I think it’s with the RCMP who worked on this case problematic. There is nothing in Chris Neil’s for years, said he was also pleased with the history that indicates that he will change. sentence.

Akali Sikh Temple donated $25,000 to Canadian Red Cross for Fort McMurray fire evacuees. Photos: Chandra Bodalia

Father, accused of abducting his 4 kids, contact RCMP

ancouver Island police say a father who is alleged to have abducted his four children and fled to the Middle East has contacted investigators and assured them the kids are safe. Comox Valley RCMP said Saren Azer recently reached out to police and answered many of the investigators’ questions. Discussions are ongoing as to how RCMP will confirm the kids’ safety, said Cpl. Janelle Shoihet. Shoihet said the investigation is “very active and ongoing,” but she was unable to provide additional details. “This investigation remains a priority for the Comox Valley RCMP and we are hopeful that this dialogue will continue, and ultimately lead to a successful resolution,” she said in an email. A Canada-wide warrant was issued for the

well-known doctor of Iranian descent last August after he failed to return to Canada with the two girls and two boys, who range in age from four to 11.Alizon Azer says if husband wants to talk, he should talk to police Mom Alison Azer, holds Meitan as her other children Sharvahn, left to right, Dersim and Rojevahn pose for a photo in this family handout image. Alison Azer believes her ex-husband is in Iran and contends his background with political groups that support the Kurdish independence movement means he and her children are not safe in the country. His past affiliation with the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran could be considered treason, she said. “I think that it’s a positive step that he’s reached out to authorities,” she said.

BC highways fitted with variable speed limit signs

ransportation minister says variable speed limit signs are now active in three locations in the province as part of a pilot project to help reduce the frequency and severity of weather-related crashes. Todd Stone says the signs are now being used on the Coquihalla, the Sea to Sky and near Revelstoke on the Trans-Canada

Highway. He says the electronic signs will adjust the speed limit according to conditions and will require drivers to slow down and reduce their speed in bad weather. The ministry is spending $12.5 million to install and run the pilot systems, which were largely made and manufactured in BC

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The Liberals spent $9B in a single month, just so they could say there was a deficit

By Joe Oliver Bill Morneau defends big-spending budget ell, that was predictable — which Second, if the Liberals had allowed this past is why I predicted it. On Friday, the Department of Finance’s Fiscal year to show a surplus, but then followed with Monitor finally revealed a deficit of $2 billion four years of whopping deficits, that would for 2015–16, due to a blockbuster deficit of have presented a clear but unhelpful picture: $9.4 billion in the last month of the year alone. The government was handed a strong fiscal In every month since October’s election, hand, but decided to fundamentally change dithe monitor turned up a budgetary surplus. rection. As time moves on toward an election, That resulted in a culminated surplus of $7.5 the contrast between then and now would bebillion for the 11 months from April 2015 come increasingly stark. They can’t have that. And third, pulling spending into March until February 2016. So, to generate a deficit for the full year, the Liberal government had takes some spending off the books for to go into the hole several billion more than 2016–17, which will be seen as the that $7.5 billion in just the month of March. start of this government’s fiscal legacy. Now you may be asking, is it that easy to As it turns out, the minister of finance was up to the challenge. Granted, the last month play with the numbers? Well, yes. There are of the fiscal year usually has a deficit, as the numerous ways to increase spending in an government makes its final adjustments to individual month. Since we do not yet have assets and liabilities. In March 2015, the all the information about what went on in monthly deficit was $3 billion — less than March, we are left to speculate on the details. a third of March 2016’s, the biggest March The most obvious method would have been to deficit in 11 years. No surprise, since the accelerate expenditures on projects or servicLiberals had three compelling reasons to de- es. A related tactic is to reduce lapsed spendliberately run up a deficit last year, none of ing; that is, shrink the portion of the budget which had to do with unavoidable spending. approved by Parliament that departments First, without that huge splurge in March, it regularly do not spend, which would otherwould have been impossible for the Liberals wise help boost the government’s bottom line. to continue pretending that the previous gov- A number of specific items could have been ernment had left them a deficit, given that the booked, for example if the Liberals made a budget was in surplus when they took power formal decision to compensate farmers proand in every subsequent month right up till tected by supply management who might be the last one. There is a limit to what their adversely impacted by the Trans Pacific Partspinmeisters can get away with, even among nership. Other possible liabilities could relate the credulous. In fairness, the measure of how to environmental costs (remediating mines or the Conservatives left the books should be nuclear waste), First Nations (treaties, health limited to when we were in power, and per- or other payments), or pensions (liabilities haps a few months later. What happened af- for public servants based on changes to interter that was in the new government’s control. est rates, benefits or actuarial calculations).

Carpooling Spare Rides app expands to serve all of Metro Vancouver

the app bears some similarities to Uber — it ride-sharing app that matches also displays realdrivers and riders time passenger and commuting in a driver locations — similar direction has now CEO and co-founder expanded its service to Kristoffer Vik all of Metro Vancouver. Hansen said Spare Developed by graduates of Rides has a different UBC, Spare Rides launched purpose. in February to help drivers and riders carpool along App creators of the Spare Ride app, Josh “This is meant for the busy Broadway corridor Andrews (left), and Kristoffer Vik Hansen going to work and in Vancouver. Drivers (middle), carpool with driver Becca Koole home from work and it’s really just a more and potential passengers affordable way. Very few of us take a taxi to enter their destination into the app, and the go to work, and that’s really why most people program matches them up so drivers can won’t take an Uber to go to work.” pick passengers up along the way. Though

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‘Traumatic’ birth results in $5.2M award for disabled teen

BC judge has awarded a disabled 16-year-old more than $5.2 million in damages after finding her cerebral palsy was the result of the failures of a nurse and doctor involved in her delivery. According to the B.C. Supreme Court judgment, Tianna Brodeur’s brain damage was caused by the profound asphyxia she suffered when the scar from her mother’s previous caesarean section ruptured during birth. ‘It was a traumatic event’ Known as a ‘uterine rupture’, the condition is life-threatening for both mother and infant; the teen’s family successfully argued that an attending nurse

terine ruptures can occur when the scar from a previous caesarean section opens during a vaginal birth.

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Trudeau hired nanny under temporary foreign worker program — before he became a vocal critic of it

ustin Trudeau made two applications to bring foreign nannies into Canada to look after his children, before he became leader of the Liberal Party and a vocal critic of the temporary foreign worker program, which he blames for driving down wages and displacing Canadian workers. An Access to Information inquiry into whether Trudeau or his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, had ever sought a labour market opinion – the first move for anyone looking to hire foreign workers – was refused on privacy grounds.

But Olivier Duchesneau, Trudeau’s deputy director of communications, confirmed that the Prime Minister and his wife had applied to bring two nannies into the country. “Mr. Trudeau and Ms. Grégoire Trudeau submitted one successful application to the temporary foreign worker program for a caregiver, prior to Mr. Trudeau becoming the leader of the Liberal Party. Employment with this individual ceased before Mr. Trudeau became leader of the Liberal Party.” Employment with this individual ceased before

Chinese foreign minister berates Canadian reporter for asking about human rights

than the Chinese people about the hina’s visiting foreign human rights condition in China minister publicly berated and it is the Chinese people who a Canadian journalist on are in the best situation, in the best Wednesday for asking a quesposition to have a say about China’s tion about his country’s human human rights situation,” he continrights record. Chinese Foreign ued. “So I would like to suggest to Minister Wang Yi said it was you that please don’t ask questions “irresponsible” of a journalin such an irresponsible manner. ist from the web outlet iPolitics We welcome goodwill suggestions to ask about human rights and China’s Minister of but we reject groundless or unwarthe jailing of a Canadian, Kevin Foreign Affairs ranted accusations.” China’s foreign Garratt, who is charged with Wang Yi minister to meet with both Steespionage. Wang appeared visphane Dion, Trudeau Obama says ibly angry as he delivered the scolding in the leaders at G7 rightfully ‘rattled’ by Trump lobby of Global Affairs headquarters at a joint China warns against pressure news conference with Foreign Affairs Minamid improved U.S., Vietnam ties ister Stephane Dion. “Your question is full “Do you know that China has lifted more of prejudice against China and arrogance ... than 600 million people out of poverty? And I don’t know where that comes from. This is do you know the China is now the secondtotally unacceptable,” Wang said through a largest economy in the world from a very low translator. “Other people don’t know better

RCMP, bureaucrats rapped for improperly collecting personal info

he RCMP and federal bureaucrats have been rapped for breaching their duty by gathering identifying data on people who ask for government information. It’s the second time officials have been caught violating rules that are supposed to provide a large measure of anonymity for people who use Canada’s Access to Information Act. The Mounties and public servants have promised to stop collecting the identifying information as of this month after Canada’s information commissioner found the

practice to be “arbitrary and unnecessary.” Suzanne Legault, information commissioner of Canada, for the second time found that a federal online tool for processing Access to Information Act requests improperly collects personal information about requestors. The government “has breached its duty to assist requesters without regard for their identity,” concludes the report of the commissioner’s year-long probe, which responded to complaints by CBC News. The problem arises in a web-based tool that allows requestors to file and pay for official

Trudeau raises Pride flag on Parliament Hill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised a Pride flag on Parliament Hill today for the first time in the country’s history, in recognition of the people who have “fought a long time” to secure equal rights for LGBT Canadians. The multicolour rainbow flag — widely recognized as a symbol of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans community — will be flown on a temporary flag pole in front of Centre Block to mark the beginning of Pride Month, a time to celebrate sexual and gender diversity. Many members of the Liberal caucus were in attendance at the event, in-

cluding openly gay MPs Randy Boissonnault, Seamus O’Regan, Rob Oliphant and Treasury Board President Scott Brison. “This is a great day for Canada and it’s part of a long series of milestones this country has hit over the

Business / Finance Forbes slashes net worth of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes from $4.5B to $0

orbes magazine reduced its estimate a $9 billion valuation but said $800 million is a of the net worth of Elizabeth Holmes, more realistic figure. “At such a low valuation, the founder and chief executive of Holmes’ stake is essentially worth nothing,” the health technology company Theranos Inc, to business publication said. zero from $4.5 billion last year. Company may be worthless Holmes’ blood-testing company Theranos spokeswoman Brooke has been under investigation by Buchanan responded to the several federal and state agencies report saying, “As a privately held and was accused in a suit filed last company, we declined to share week of endangering customer confidential financial informahealth through “massive failures” tion with Forbes. As a result, the that misrepresented the accuracy article was based exclusively on and quality of its blood tests, acspeculation and press reports.” In cording to court papers. Forbes Elizabeth Holmes, founder and 2015 Forbes had named Holmes said private investors had bought CEO of Theranos Inc the richest self-made woman in stakes in Theranos that implied America.

NEB recommends approval for expansion of TransCanada’s Alberta natural gas system

The National Energy Board is recommending that the federal government approve TransCanada Corp.’s proposed expansion of its NOVA gas pipeline system. However, the federal regulator set 48 conditions that TransCanada subsidiary NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd. has to meet if the project goes ahead. Five of those conditions related to the protection and restoration of caribou habitat since the project would run though the territory of the threatened boreal woodland

caribou. The proposed expansion would include 230 kilometres of pipeline over five sections in northern Alberta that would mostly run parallel to existing pipelines. The energy board says the total estimated cost of the project is $1.29 billion and could be in service by April 2017. NOVA Gas estimates the project would generate $800 million in labour income during construction and add $1.2 billion to gross domestic product.

Liberals back down on electoral reform committee, support NDP changes

fter weeks of criticism and controversy in the House of Commons, the Liberal government has agreed to support an NDP proposal that gives no one party a majority of seats on the committee that will study electoral reform. At the NDP’s suggestion, seats on the committee would be allotted proportionally according to the popular vote in last year’s federal election. The 12-member committee would be composed of five Liberals, three Conservatives, two New Democrats, one member of the Bloc Québécois and Green MP Elizabeth May. The Liberal proposal would have based the committee, like all other committees of the House of Commons, on the current seat

count, with six Liberals, three Conservatives and one New Democrat (the Liberals also proposed that one member of the Bloc and May could have non-voting seats on the committee). “We heard the opposition’s concerns that we were perhaps behaving in a way that was resembling more the previous government than the kind of approach and tone that we promised throughout the electoral campaign,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau explained later on Thursday. “We’re happy to demonstrate that absolutely we’re looking for ways to better work with our colleagues in the House, to better hear from Canadians and their concerns and I look forward to working towards reforming our electoral system

Hunter Tootoo suddenly resigns from Liberal cabinet to seek treatment for addiction

rime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost his first cabinet minister in abrupt and mysterious circumstances, shocking his colleagues in the Liberal caucus. Trudeau issued a statement on Tuesday night saying Hunter Tootoo had resigned his position as minister of fisheries and oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and was leaving the Liberal caucus to seek treatment for addiction. On Wednesday morning the prime minister told reporters on his way into his weekly caucus meeting that the sudden departure was Tootoo’s choice, after a very difficult situation. Trudeau did not elaborate or take questions. Trudeau says Tootoo resigned due to a ‘very difficult situation’

Though previous governments have lost cabinet ministers in their first year, Tootoo’s resignation is the latest difficulty for a Liberal government that, while still popular, has been dealing with a number of challenges this spring. Tootoo’s addiction issues are being handled very differently from how they were dealt with when, earlier this year, Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan, a newly elected MP for St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, announced he was entering a “wellness program” to adopt an “alcohol free lifestyle.” O’Regan did not leave the Liberal caucus at the time, while Trudeau went on Twitter to say his thoughts were with his “friend & colleague” and that O’Regan had his “full support.”

Canada Revenue Agency rapped for failing to shred mountain of hard copies

anadians are repeatedly asked to abandon paper forms and send their income-tax files electronically, but it turns out the tax agency is stubbornly holding on to its own mountain of paper. A government report card on the Canada Revenue Agency’s progress in disposing of its warehouses of paper files gives the department a score of … zero per cent. The Canada Revenue Agency holds on

to more paper than any other government department, a whopping 241 kilometres’ worth at last count. (VESTIDD.com) The annual assessment by the Treasury Board says the agency did nothing in 2014-15 to shred its vast holdings of hard copies, even though it’s required to do so under federal policies. The 34 other big departments surveyed averaged a score of 50 per cent; that is, they ditched about half the records that were due for disposal that year.

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Peace talks: Radicals meet Deputy CM

eputy CM Sukhbir Badal has called leaders of United Akali Dal (UAD) and SAD (A), organisers of the Sarbat Khalsa, to discuss a strategy to maintain peace at the Akal Takht in Amritsar on the 32nd anniversary of Operation Bluestar. Leaders of both the outfits have accepted CM Parkash Singh Badal listens to people’s grievances at a the invitation to meet Sangat Darshan in Rajasansi constituency near Amritsar. Sukhbir and SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar. The meeting Temple “From the beginning, even durwould be held on Friday in Badal village. ing the protest against desecration of Guru A five-member committee including SAD Granth Sahib, we had maintained peace as (A) leaders Jaskaran Singh and Prof Mohinwe want calm in Punjab. It would have sent derpal Singh, UAD leaders Bhai Mohkam a wrong signal if we had not accepted this Singh, Gurdeep Singh Bathinda and Wassan invitation. We would hold discussions as well Singh Jaffarwal, would attend the meeting. as continue to work for the panth and the The leaders claimed that both Sukhbir and struggle for the ‘quam’ wherever it is needed,” Makkar had called them for a meeting over they added. maintaining peace on June 6 at the Golden

Amrinder Singh for Rahul as PM candidate for 2019 poll

unjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh has favoured Rahul Gandhi as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2019 parliamentary elections. Carrying forward the assertion that Rahul should take over as party president, the former Punjab Chief Minister said: “All party leaders should endorse it if he is projected as the PM candidate for 2019.” “His father Rajiv Gandhi became the Prime Minister at the age of 40 and Rahul is 44 and by 2019, he will be 47,” he said. Moreover, Amarinder said, he had been keenly observing Rahul for quite some time and “he has evolved into a mature leader who is perceptive and very understanding.” Amarinder has been suggesting

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that the scion of the Gandhi-Nehru family should take over as the time has come for the younger generation to take over as a large section of country’s population is below the age of 40 as it would send the right signal. “Rahul not only shares the legacy of the Nehru family, he has been taking the executive decisions of the party as its vice-president. I find him very perceptive. He asks pertinent questions and he agrees what you say, if he feels it is right,’ said the PPCC president. “I have only made an observation that Ms Gandhi has been there for 20 years now and if she wants, she can pass on the baton to Rahul, who has been enjoying a very good equation with the others leaders.”

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mid heavy security at key locations in the city, Dal Khalsa activists launched a campaign to garner support for its shutdown call for June 6 to mark the Operation Bluestar anniversary. To deal with any untoward incident, paramilitary forces, and police commandoes have been deputed at key locations, especially around the Golden Temple complex, said Police Commissioner Amar Singh Chahal. The paramilitary forces today conducted a flag march in city. As a preventive measure, the police have started arresting radical leaders. Sikh Youth Federation (Bhindrawale) president Gurjinder Singh, who recently announced to disrupt the customary address of Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, was detained today, said SSP (Tarn Taran) Manmohan Kumar Sharma. Sources said more arrests were likely to be made ahead of the Operation Bluestar anniversary.

Police shoot dead wanted criminal Haryana Police shot dead wanted criminal Ajay Kannu, who carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, at Jagaram Tirath village near Talwandi Sabo in Bathinda district on Thursday. Haryana Police were on his trail for the past few days. The 25-year-old Kannu also reportedly fired at the police. Deputy superintendent of police Rahul Devand inspector Sandeep Dankhad headed the police team. Kannu alias Manju is a resident of Karewari village in Sonepat district and carried the reward on his head for allegedly killing three persons of his village owing to an enmity due to panchayat election. Kannu had reportedly vowed to kill 40 residents of his village as he lost the election of sarpanch recently by 40 votes and held the villagers responsible for it.

INDIA

Mathura violence death toll now 24, opposition blames Akhilesh govt

eath toll in the violence in Mathura reached 24, even as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav ruled out a CBI inquiry into the incident in the face of some opposition parties’ allegations that the violent protestors enjoyed state government patronage. Of the 24 killed, two were policemen. As many as 23 police personnel have been hospitalized and many of them have suffered bullet injuries. Violence erupted on Thursday evening when police were trying to evict illegal occupants, believed to be from a group called Swadheen Bharat Subhash Sena, from a park called Jawahar Bagh, on the direction of the Allahabad high court.

CM acknowledges police were unprepared While CM Yadav ruled out a CBI investigation into the incident, he acknowledged that the police were unprepared. He said that the police should have been “more prepared” before trying to evict the agitators. “There were some lapses. Police should have gone with full preparation and after holding talks, but there was no information that they would be having so much (arms and ammunition),” Akhilesh told reporters on the sidelines of an event on Friday. He said an inquiry was being conducted by Agra Divisional commissioner and warned that those found guilty would not be spared. Opposition criticizes Akhilesh Yadav government.

8,000 years old Indus valley civilization ended because of weaker monsoon Indus Valley Civilization is 8,000 years old, not 5,500 years old, taking root well before the Egyptian (7000BC to 3000BC) and Mesopotamian civilization.

t may be time to rewrite history in textbooks. Scientists from IIT-Kharagpur and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have uncovered evidence that the Indus Valley Civilization is at least 8,000 years old, and not 5,500 years old, taking root well before the Egyptian (7000BC to 3000BC) and Mesopotamian (6500BC to 3100BC) civilizations. What’s more, the researchers have found evidence of a pre-Harappan civilization that existed for at least 1,000 years before this. The discovery, published in the prestigious ‘Nature’ journal on May 25, may force a global rethink on the timelines of the so-called ‘cradles of civilization’. The scientists believe they also know why the civilization ended about 3,000 years ago — climate change.

“We have recovered perhaps the oldest pottery from the civilization. We used a technique called ‘optically stimulated luminescence’ to date pottery shards of the Early Mature Harappan time to nearly 6,000 years ago and the cultural levels of pre-Harappan Hakra phase as far back as 8,000 years,” said Anindya Sarkar, head of the department of geology and geophysics at IIT-Kgp. The team had actually set out to prove that the civilization proliferated to other Indian sites like Bhirrana and Rakhigarrhi in Haryana, apart from the known locations of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro in Pakistan and Lothal, Dholavira and Kalibangan in India. They took their dig to an unexplored site, Bhirrana — and ended up unearthing something much bigger.

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India now second largest internet market

ndia has overtaken the United States in terms of Internet usage and now stands next only to China after witnessing a phenomenal 40 per cent year-on-year growth. On the other hand, global Internet user base is shrinking. With 277 million Internet users in 2015, India is the only big country to have registered an increase in the number of Internet users, the Mary Meeker’s 2016 Internet Trends report released on Wednesday night says. “From 33 per cent in 2014 to 40 per cent in 2015, the country has witnessed nearly 40 per cent year-on-year increase in those taking to the medium,” the report by Mary Meeker

of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, an investment firm, said. The report says the global Internet user base grew only 9 per cent in 2015, reaching 3 billion or 42 per cent of the world’s population and goes on to add that if India is excluded from this list, the growth would come down to 7 per cent year-onyear. The report also suggests India has huge potential to continue its phenomenal growth when it comes to internet usage as only a little over 22 per cent of the Indian market is penetrated by the new medium. Experts say this offers scope for huge growth, particularly in the mobile sector.

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PM Modi unveils National Disaster Management Plan

ith a vision to make India “disaster resilient”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released the National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), a first such plan in the country. The plan, according to an official state, was released by the Prime Minister in the presence of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, MoS (Home) Kiren Rijiju and senior officials of the PMO, MHA and NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority). Informing that the NDMP has been aligned broadly with the goals and priorities set out in the “Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction”, a senior MHA official said: “The aim is to achieve substan-

PM Modi with Home Minster Rajnath Singh and MoS Kiren Rijiju at the release of the plan.

tial disaster risk reduction and significantly decrease the losses of life, livelihoods and assets — economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental — by maximising the

NCW to back Bano in Triple talaq case

he National Commission for Women (NCW) will support Dehradun-based Shayara Bano’s case in the Supreme Court demanding abolition of “triple talaq”, its chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said today. The SC recently admitted a petition by 35-year-old Bano, demanding abolition of the verbal and unilateral practice of divorce in the

Muslim personal law. “The NCW is already a party to the case. We will file rejoinder in the Supreme Court this month. We 200 per cent support the demand. We will do whatever we can,” Kumaramangalam said. She was reacting to the demand of Muslim women’s rights group Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA) that has sought NCW’s support to ban “triple talaq.

ability to cope with disasters at all levels of administration as well as among communities.” The Sendai Framework is a 15-year, voluntary, non-binding agreement among nations, which recognises that the state has

the primary role to reduce disaster risk but that responsibility should be shared with other stakeholders including local government, the private sector and other stakeholders. According to the plan document, for each hazard, the approach should focus on the four priorities enunciated in the Sendai Framework while planning the framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. They should be divided under five “Thematic Areas for Actions”. These are: Inter-Agency Coordination, Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) – both structural non-structural measures and Capacity Development. The plan has also identified 18 broad activities, which have been arranged into a matrix to be served as a ready-reckoner.

17 killed in road accident in Tamil Nadu

eventeen people were killed and several others injured on Friday in a multiple vehicle collision involving a passenger bus, truck and cars in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu, police said. Police and fire fighting personnel rushed to the accident spot and undertook rescue operations. The injured have been admitted to a nearby government hospital. Krishnagiri district is about 260 km from here. According to police, the passenger bus was travelling from Krishnagiri to Hosur while the

truck was coming from the opposite direction. The truck driver lost control of his vehicle when one of the tyres burst and hit the bus and also some cars that were coming behind the bus. The bus and the cars were severely damaged. Most of the deceased were travelling in the bus. n a statement, Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa expressed grief over the accident and announced a solatium of Rs 100,000 to the families of each of the dead and Rs 50,000 to those who were seriously injured.

Breakthrough in using solar energy for heating at night

he Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has claimed to have made a breakthrough in developing technology for utilising solar heat harnessed during the day for heating rooms during the night at extreme altitude. The Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), a DRDO laboratory based at Leh, has developed a shelter for troops that uses non-conventional energy for heating, instead of fossil fuel. The shelter, costing about Rs 60 lakh, was tested through the winter at Chang La, located at 17,600 feet in Ladakh, with temperature as low as minus 40°C. The DRDO established the world’s highest research station there last year. Scientists at DIHAR said while solar energy could be

harnessed and stored in batteries for later use, the same is not applicable for solar heat and conventionally solar heat can be used only while the sun is shining. Claimed to be the only kind of shelter, it utilises phase change materials (converting solid to liquid and liquid to solid on change of temperature, thereby releasing heat) to store thermal energy collected from evacuated tube solar collectors.

24 of 66 accused convicted by special court in ‘Gulbarg Society verdict

special court in Ahmedabad court has convicted 24 of the 66 accused in the 2002 Gulbarg Society massacre case. The court has also acquitted 36 of the accused in the case. The court ruled that the massacre at Gulbarg Society was not pre-planned but a spontaneous attack. Of the 24 convicted in the case,

11 have been convicted of murder while 13 have been found guilty of other charges. The court will pronounce the sentence on June 6. The convicted include VHP leader Atul Vaidya. A number of VHP leaders, including Haresh Bhatt and Jaydeep Patel, had come to the court premises to extend support to the accused.

Rajasthan gov’ to terminate over 500 resident doctors The Rajasthan government has decided to terminate the services of over 500 resident doctors who are on strike for the last three days. The state government has also decided to post 1150 newly selected medical officers in the hospitals attached to medical college. Health services have been badly affected in the government hospital due to resident doctors on strike for last three

days. Although health department has made alternate arrangements to ensure that medical services do not get affected. The department has also sought help of private hospitals and medical universities. All the District Collectors have been asked to appoint doctors through walk in interviews. Resident doctors are on strike opposing the Medical Council of India directive to send their answer scripts for outside evaluation.

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Ammunition depot fire near Nagpur toll rises to 19

hree more bodies were recovered from the site of the fire mishap at the Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) at Pulgaon in Maharashtra, taking the death toll to 19. Charred beyond recognition, all three belonged to the Defence Security Corps, the state police said, adding that DNA tests would be conducted to identify them. Three of the 17 persons injured in the yesterday’s fire were today airlifted to the Army Hospital in Pune. They have been identified as CAD Deputy Commandant Col Ganen-

dra Singh, Major Sharad Yadav and Major Jagdish Chandra. Chandra received burn injuries, while the other two were injured by flying shrapnel. The Shiv Sena has demanded that the Central Government should take responsibility for the deaths of so many people and loss of ammunition. “The loss of so much ammunition would have made our enemies such as Pakistan and China very happy. So much of loss would not happen in the case of a war...Now there will be inquiries and tears will be shed for those who lost their lives.

650 postal bank branches by September 2017

he government today cleared the proposal to set up India Post payments bank with a corpus of Rs 800 crore and 650 operational branches by September 2017. “We have 1.54 lakh post offices of which 1.39 lakh are rural. The 650 branches of postal payments bank will be linked to rural post offices,” Union Cabinet, Telecom and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. The proposal of the Ministry of Telecom and IT, which already had an in-principle approval of the RBI, was approved at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi. The Department of Posts had already applied for a payments bank licence after

the RBI initiated the licensing process last year. A payments bank is a niche bank that will be allowed to function with several restrictions. It will not be allowed to lend and will have a cap on the deposit it can accept from an individual. A postal bank will be a universal bank. A task force under TSR Subramanian for suggesting ways to leverage the post office network had recommended that the government set up a holding company under the Department of Posts for immediate rollout of banking, insurance and e-commerce services through India’s 155,000 post offices. The task force had submitted its recommendation in December.

Meat found Ingredients in Dadri lynching • 250g boneless victim’s house waschicken beef: • 2tbsp rapeseed oil Forensic report • 1 medium red onion

• 3 large tomatoes n a fresh twist in the Dadri lynching case, a report pre• ½ cup cashew nuts pared by a forensic lab in Mathura has concluded that • 100g tomato puree the meat found in the victim’s house was beef, eight months • 1 debate tbsp dried after the attack set of a fierce overfenugreek intolerance.leaves • 100ml low fat cream The finding was in contrast to the preliminary report of • 1tsp garam masala an enquiry by the Uttar Pradesh Veterinary department 1tsp Mohammad red chilli powder which said the meat over• which Akhlaq, 52, • 28 1tbsp paste of was lynched on September lastgingerin Dadrigarlic was mutton • 2tbsp thick yoghurt ‘goat progeny’ What was recovered fromlow thefat house of the salt toof taste lynching victim in Dadri • was that beef, a senior prosecution officer in the case said today, quoting the report by the forensic laboratory of the Uttar Pradesh University of Procedure: Veterinary Services (Animal Husbandry). It was stated that Marinate the chicken with the ginger garlic paste and the yoghurt for 20 min. soak the cashew in warm water for 15on minutes.chop the onions and the tomatoes. 1 tbsp the basis of chemical analysis forensicHeat investigation oil to a pan. sear the chicken pieces in the hot oil for 1 minute on each side to a golden colour. remove the chicken pieces. in the showed same pan, 1tbsp oiltoand the of the sample thatadd it belonged “cow orchopped its progonions. saute till a translucent pink. Add the tomatoes, red chili powder, garam masala powder and cook on medium flame the tomatoes 4-5 eny”. Thetill report was sent toare thetender Noida(approx. police and submitted minutes). remove from flame and run in a blender with the soaked cashews to make a smooth paste. return to the to pan and add the tomato puree. Bring a boilsaid. and add a fast-track court in a sealed cover, antoofficial The the chicken pieces. simmer for 4-5 minutes till the chicken is cooked. Add the low fat cream and simmer for 2 minutes. Broil the fenugreek leavesthat on was a pan. crush thepolice Veterinary officer in his report cited by the had earlier said the mutton sample which was investigated fenugreek leaves over the curry and remove from fire. serve hot. was not beef, but meat of “goat progeny”.

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Cost of Prime Minister’s overseas trips questioned

ost of Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s overseas trips were questioned in Parliament. National Federation Party (NFP) MP Roko Tupou Draunidalo told Parliament that it would be interesting to know how much the overseas trips had cost taxpayers and what were the returns from the visits. Roko Tupou’s question followed a ministerial statement by Mr Bainimarama explaining his overseas visits to appeal to the international community for funds to strengthen Fiji’s climate change resilience in the wake of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston. “It is not appropriate Madam Speaker, but rather it’s quite patronising for all Fijians for the head of the executive, our Prime Minister, who is elected to be sent out there doing what he is doing, essentially asking for money from the international community,” she said.

Mr Bainimarama said it was a matter of extreme urgency that the whole world realised not only what we suffered but the future that awaited us because of the extreme weather events and rising seas caused by climate change. “It has been a punishing schedule coming on top of the immediate aftermath of Cyclone Winston. But, Madam Speaker, these visits have been of the utmost importance for Fiji and I want to tell this House precisely why. “As I keep saying wherever in the world I speak, Fiji’s experience with Winston is a lesson for the global community of the terrifying new era that is dawning on small and vulnerable nations because of global warming — more frequent and more extreme events such as Winston and perhaps even worse. “Madam Speaker, I am genuinely apprehensive about the future of our nation because of this threat.”

13 players chosen for Rio Olympics

hirteen players will be selected to represent the Vodafone Fiji 7s team to the Rio Olympics in August. This was confirmed by FRU board

chairman Francis Kean and CEO John O’Connor. The announcement was made yesterday when Coca-Cola gave FRU

$40,000 to assist in the preparation of the Fiji 7s team. “I know the year has been challenging one for the boys but I’m sure that the achievement they’ve done will go down in the annals of sporting history in the country and I’m sure as we put behind us the world series, and head into Rio, I’m sure Ben (Ryan) and his coaching team will have a tough time, selecting the best 12 plus one to represent the country to the Rio Olympics,” Kean said. Kean said the 13th player would be staying outside the Games Village and would come in in case of injury. O’Connor thanked the company for being with them throughout the series in terms of sponsoring the players’ energiser drinks and becoming the first to hand in $40,000 for the team’s preparation.

Hollywood wants to make Fiji 7’s team

he Vodafone Fiji 7s team’s rags to riches story under the tutelage of gingerhaired English coach, Ben Ryan, has caught the attention of Hollywood. In an interview with popular US sports network CNN, Ben Ryan revealed that producers from tinseltown were looking to produce a movie that will capture Fiji’s climb to the top of the World Sevens Series on the big screen“Producers who have worked alongside people like Steven Spielberg are talking to us and looking to plan something that could be not just a small bud-

get but a big-budget documentary that would get to cinemas across the world,” he said in the CNN broadcast which was also uploaded on popular social media site, You Tube. Hollywood, Ryan said, wanted to document how the Englishman took on the challenge of moving his family 16,280km from London to Fiji and, in the process, captured the hearts of 800,000 rugby crazy fans. In the interview with CNN International digital writer Gary Morley based in London, Ryan said taking up the opportunity to coach Fiji had been a whirlwind affair. “It’s been everything from the second-biggest cyclone to hit land mass in their history and boys having their houses wiped out.

Mother ‘locks up’ son to go clubbing

26-year-old woman is in custody for allegedly locking her two-yearold son at home alone and went out clubbing. Police spokesman Inspector Josaia Weicavu said the child was with the Social Welfare Department. “It is imperative for parents to be vigilant of their children’s whereabouts since this is how accidents and death can occur and therefore it is no excuse for parents to leave their children unattended. “This has been a growing concern and this matter was reported by the neighbours to police and I believe that we all play a vital role in the grooming of our children.” Insp Weicavu said parents found doing this would be taken to task. Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation Rosy Akbar did not comment as the matter was now with the police.

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Two Indian-origin women in Forbes self-made American women list

EW YORK: Two Indian-origin women have featured on the Forbes annual list of America’s 60 wealthiest and most successful selfmade women entrepreneurs who have “crashed ceilings through invention and innovation”. India-born Neerja Sethi , who co-founded IT consulting and outsourcing firm Syntel with her husband Bharat Desai, is ranked 16th on ‘America’s Richest Self-made Women’ list while president and CEO of Arista Networks Jayshree Ullal (55) is ranked 30th. According to Forbes, the richest self-made woman in America is Diane Hendricks , the owner of ABC Supply, the largest wholesale distributor of roofing and siding in the country. Hen-

dricks is now worth $ 4.9 billion, $ 1.2 billion more than last year when she was ranked second. The second annual tally of America’s wealthiest, most successful self-made women includes 60 trailblazers, 10 more than last year. The 60 women, who are worth a combined $ 53 billion, have created some of the nation’s best known brands such as Gap and Spanx, while a number of them have also helped build some of the most successful companies in tech, including Facebook, eBay and Google. Sethi (61) has a net worth of $ 1.1 billion. Her company employs more than 25,000 people and boasts a recent market capof $ 3.6 billion. She is currently the vice president of corporate affairs.

NRI complains of harassment on foreigners’ helpine, accused arrested

36-yearold NRI woman was allegedly stalked and harassed by the security guard of her colony in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar area. The accused has been arrested. The complainant, who lives in Australia, is in India for a visit home. The incident came to light after she called up Delhi Police’s recently relaunched foreigners’ helpline on Wednesday and reported the matter. The accused, identified as Pintu, has been arrested under relevant sections of IPC,

a police official said. The complainant told the police that the security guard would often follow her home in the evenings and on a few occasions, he even tried to touch her on the pretext of helping her close the main gate of her house premises. So far, the helpline - which was relaunched earlier this week following a series of attacks on people from African countries living in the city - has received over 10 calls on which action has been taken.

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Four held for alleged abduction of Indian-origin industrialist in Nepal

our persons have been arrested in Nepal for their alleged involvement in the abduction of an Indianorigin industrialist in the border town of Birgunj. The four were arrested for their involvement in the abduction of Suresh Kedia, the owner of Kedia group of companies in Nepal, police said. They apparently assisted in the abduction, masterminded and executed by an Indian gang, the Himalayan Times reported. Kedia was abducted at gunpoint from Bariyarpur of Bara district in southern Nepal on Thursday and taken to India, taking advantage of the porous Indo-Nepal border. The industrialist was safely rescued from Motihari in

Bihar on Sunday, after four days in captivity. Police claimed that the suspects had provided information about Kedia and his movements to the notorious Indian criminal Bablu Dube, who is believed to be the mastermind of Kedia’s abduction, and his henchmen, the report said. Dube is currently lodged in a jail in Bihar. The abductors had shot at and critically injured Kedia’s driver before kidnapping him.

4.6-magnitude tremor jolts Nepal

mild tremor measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, an aftershock of last year’s deadly earthquake, on Saturday jolted central Nepal. According to National Seismological Centre, the quake hit at 3:24pm and its epicenter was in Sindhupalchowk, 100km North east of Kathmandu. ThouA tremor measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale jolted Nepal sands of aftershocks have followed the last year’s deadly April processed data of around 460 significant 25 earthquake. However, the NSC has aftershocks, with 4 or more magnitude.

Indonesia detains hundreds demanding release of political prisoners

ndonesian police on Tuesday detained more than 300 demonstrators who were demanding the release of politi-

cal prisoners in restive Papua province, a rights group said. Veronica Koman of the Jakarta-based Indonesian Legal Aid

Institute said about 40 separatists are currently jailed in the province. A low-level insurgency for an independent Papua has continued since the region was transferred from Dutch to Indonesian rule in the 1960s. Koman said peaceful protests occurred in the towns of Sentani and Wamena, and in Manado, the provincial capital of North Sulawesi. A total of 336 demonstrators were detained, she said. Local police spokesman Lt. Col. Patridge Renwarin confirmed that rallies took place in Sentani and Wamena. He said a total of 207 demonstrators were interrogated before being released in the two towns.

Nepal announces $10 billion budget

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Nepal today announced a budget of nearly USD 10 billion for the fiscal year 2016-17, 28 per cent increase over last year’s budget, that will focus on implementing the new Constitution, accelerating development works and speeding up post-quake reconstruction. Nepal Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel said that he prepared the budget in consultation with political parties, former finance ministers and various stakeholders. The Rs 1.048 trillion (nearly USD 10 billion) budget proposed 25 per cent increse in the salary of the civil servants. The priorities of the budget are implementing the new Constitution, accelerating development works, speeding up post-quake reconstruction and to reduce poverty. Through the new budget the government has allocated Rs. 140 billion for the post earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation works. The government has also proposed to levy 5 per cent tax on petroleum products to generate electricity on its own with a view to ending the current power outage in the country. Latest Comment No wonder, post blockade India’’s contribution to Nepal growth rate would be minimal if not negative.Bimal Rimall Around thirty per cent of the government expenditure will be financed through foreign aid, including soft loans and grant assistance. The government has also allocated Rs 10 billion for construction KathmanduNijgadh fast track road that will connect Kathmandu with Terai, the southern Nepal through shortest land route.

PAKISTAN

Nuclear-armed Pakistan can ‘target’ Delhi in 5 minutes: Nuclear scientist

Nuclear-armed Pakistan has the ability to “target” the Indian capital Delhi in five minutes, Pakistan’s nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan (pictured) said. Addressing a gathering on the 18th anniversary of Pakistan’s nuclear tests, which were carried out under his supervision and PM Nawaz Sharif ’s leadership in 1998, Khan, said Pakistan could have become a nuclear power as early as 1984 but the then President General Zia ul Haq “opposed the move”.

The 80-year-old nuclear physicist said General Zia ul Haq, who was Pakistan’s President from 1978 to 1988, opposed the nuclear testing as he believed that the world would intervene militarily. Further, it would have also curtailed international aid Pakistan was receiving due to the ongoing Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. “We were able and we had a plan to launch nuclear test in 1984. But President General Zia ul Haq had opposed the move,” Khan said

PM Sharif undergoes successful heart surgery

akistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif underwent successful open heart surgery in a London hospital on Tuesday, his second cardiac procedure in five years, his daughter said. Sharif ’s surgery comes as his government prepares to present its annual budget on Friday. It also remains under pressure over allegations of corruption linked to the so-called Panama Papers.

“Surgery successful,” his daughter, Maryam, said on her Twitter account about four and a half hours after she said the operation had begun. Earlier, she said her father “was in high spirits” as he was taken in for an operation for a “perforation of the heart”, a complication from a 2011 procedure. Sharif, 66, was prime minister for two terms in the 1990s before being overthrown in a 1999 military coup.

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Pakistan in talks with Russia for buying MI-35 attack helicopters

akistan is in negotiations with Russia for buying its MI-35 attack helicopters and a deal could be clinched within two months, minister for defence production Rana Tanveer Hussain has said. “I hope we will be able to materialize this project (to buy MI-35 helicopters) in two months,” he said. Pakistan and Russia had signed a deal regarding the sale of four MI-35 attack helicopters in August last year, which was the first major defence deal between the two Cold War-era adversaries. Soviet Russia had banned the sale of military hardware to US-allied Pakistan after the Cold War period and the Afghan war in 1980s, but relations started improving after the two countries signed a bilateral defence cooperation agreement

to strengthen military-to-military relations in November 2014. Soviet Russia had banned the sale of military hardware to US-allied Pakistan after the Cold War period and the Afghan war in 1980s, but relations started improving after the two countries signed a bilateral defence cooperation agreement to strengthen militaryto-military relations in November 2014. Hussain also said that the JF-17 aircraft, jointly produced with the Chinese help, were capable enough to meet all defence requirements of the country. Pakistan had a fleet of state of the art JF-17 Thunder aircraft which carried all specifications of any advanced fighter jet, Hussain was quoted as saying by the state-run APP Associated Press of Pakistan.

DNA test proves Mansour’s death in US drone attack

DNA test has confirmed the death of Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Mansour in a US drone strike in the restive Baluchistan province on May 21, Pakistan said on Sunday. A DNA sample from one of the two men killed in the US drone attack was successfully matched with a close relative of Mansour, the Interior Ministry said. mad Azam, who was also killed in the at“The second man killed in the drone attack tack, Xinhua news agency reported. The has been identified. It has been confirmed report did not mention any American by that the man killed in the attack was former name but the applicant said several Ameri- Taliban chief Mullah Mansour. The exact can officials have publicly claimed respon- identity was known through the DNA test sibility for the attack and action should be which matched with a relative of Mansour who had come from Afghanistan to take the taken against them. My brother did not dead body,” the ministry said in a statement. have links with any terrorist group.

Pakistan registers FIR case against US for drone attack

olice in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Sunday registered a case against unnamed American officials for the US drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban leader, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, and driver of a taxi in which he was travelling on May 21. The police registered the case on a complaint by Muhammad Qasim, brother of the cab driver, Muham-

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Mansour and Muhammad Azam, a Pakistani driver, were killed on May 21 when US special forces targeted their vehicle in a drone strike in Noshki district of Baluchistan while they were allegedly returning from Iran by road. The US had announced soon after the attack that it had successfully targeted Mansour, but Pakistan had said that DNA test would be performed to identify the victims. The Interior Ministry said that the tests proved that Mansour was killed in the drone attack. Pakistan Prime Minister’s advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz had said on Thursday that all indicators confirm that the person killed in the drone strike was Mansour. But he had also said that final announcement will made after DNA tests.

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