The Asian Star May 14 2022 by The Asian Star Newspaper

www.theasianstar.com Vol 22 - Issue 15

Saturday, May 14, 2022

David Singh sentenced to jail for Securities Act Offences

BC home sales plummet The Bank of Canada’s effort to tamp down on inflation is having its expected impact on B.C.’s housing marketing. The province posted 8,934 residential unit sales last month – down a whopping 34.9 per cent compared with the record sales seen in April 2021, according to Multiple Listing Services data provided by the B.C. Real Estate Association on Thursday. The sharp decline in sales isn’t translating to lower prices amid tight supply at this point.

The average sales price of a B.C. home jumped 12.9 per cent year over year to land at $1.065 million. Increases in Greater Vancouver home prices couldn’t quite match the momentum of the province as a whole, rising 10.7 per cent to land at $1.34 million. The South Peace region in the Interior was the only spot in the province to experience a decline in prices, falling 15.3 per cent to land at $259,831.

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Indian couple sue their son for Rs 5 crore ($1M) for failing to produce a grandchild after splashing all their savings on his lavish A retired Indian couple are taking their only son to court for more than or Rs 5 crore ($1M) as they claim his failure to produce a grandchild has caused them ‘mental agony’. Sajneev Prasad, 61, and wife Sadhana, 57, filed a petition against son Shrey Sagar and his wife Shubhangi, who married in 2016 and do not have any children. The marriage was arranged and they were even sent to Thailand for their honeymoon to produce an heir, Sajneev said. Shrey and Shubhangi must have a child within a year or pay up, the parents claim. Pilot Shrey was trained in the US at his parents’ considerable expense. He returned to India in 2007 as the recession caused an industry slowdown. Shrey has

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since worked as a pilot in India - and lives separately from Shubhangi, who also works. The mother and father gifted the couple an Audi worth £63,000 and paid for their luxurious wedding reception at a five-star hotel. They claim they’ve spent 25million rupees (£265,000) on their son since he was born. They now want the exact same amount back - and another 25million in damages. ‘We killed our dreams to raise him’, Sajneev said. ‘It is a dream of every parent to become a grandparent. We had been waiting for years to become grandparents. We had been trying to convince our son and his wife but they paid no heed to our demands. We are heartbroken that we will die without seeing [a] grandchild.’

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that David Singh of Richmond Hill has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail and ordered to pay restitution of more than $4.8 million. Mr. Singh was sentenced on May 9, 2022, by Justice M. Greene in the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto. Mr. Singh was convicted of charges under the Securities Act (Ontario) in the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto on November 9, 2021, including one count of fraud, one count of trading

of securities without registration, and one count of trading in securities without a prospectus. “The sentence imposed today sends a strong message that individuals who deceive investors and misappropriate their funds will be held accountable for their misconduct,” said Jeff Kehoe, Director of Enforcement at the OSC. “We will relentlessly pursue prison sentences for individuals who commit crimes like these, which have a devastating impact on the lives of victims and their families.”

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Feds say travellers are partly to blame for huge delays at Canada’s Airports Canadian travellers are in part to blame for the ongoing long lines and delays at Canada’s biggest airports, according to the federal transport minister. Speaking on Wednesday, May 11, Omar Alghabra said staffing shortages at airports like Toronto Pearson and Vancouver Airport are not the main reason for holdups. Instead, he suggested that rusty travellers are causing delays at security checkpoints as they return to travel mode after several years of staying at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Taking out the laptops, taking out the fluids — all that adds 10

seconds here, 15 seconds there,” he said. His comments come as multiple airports across the country are reporting extremely long wait times at checkin desks and at security checkpoints. Passengers have waited for hours and hours at a time to catch their flight, with some missing their planes due to the delays.

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India redraws Kashmir political constituencies ahead of elections Critics say India’s redrawn constituencies for the former state of Jammu and Kashmir give greater representation to the Muslim-majority region’s Hindu areas. The region has long been facing an antiContinued on page 2

Sri Lanka has no money and no government The prime minister and the cabinet are gone but the president clings on. FOR MORE than a month the antigovernment protesters camped along Galle Face, the seafront in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo, had been mostly peaceful. They were demanding the departure of the president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and the prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, his brother. There were

tents, stages for political plays, and singing. “Go home Gota!” their signs read, using the name by which the president is commonly known. He did not budge. Neither did the protesters. All that changed on May 9th when hundreds of government supporters descended on the camp at Galle Face and other protest sites in the city. Unmolested by police, they attacked the demonstrators and burnt down

their tents. Many had come straight from a meeting at the residence of the prime minister, who had hosted them in a bid to cling to his job. As anti-government protesters counter-attacked and the violence began to spiral out of control, the prime minister at last heeded calls to resign, in the process triggering the dissolution of his cabinet.

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After brief dip, Covid-19 cases in BC hospital climb again British Columbia reported another increase in the number of people with COVID-19 in the province’s hospitals and intensive care units on Thursday. The update came a week after B.C. reported its first decline in COVID-19 cases in hospital in weeks. According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, there were 596 patients with COVID-19 in hospital, an increase of 46, and 54 patients in ICUs, an increase of 15. Under B.C.’s “census” reporting model, all positive cases are counted regardless of the reason the patient was admitted to hospital. Officials also reported 1,987 new confirmed cases of the virus. However, with just 25,496 PCR tests performed over the last week, the figure is likely a significant undercount. British Columbia’s new weekly data reporting regime also provides information

on hospital admissions, though with a oneweek delay.According to the BCCDC, 331 people were admitted to B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 between May 1 and May 7. That number, however, is provisional and expected to rise with more data collection. In its last report, the province detailed 375 admissions between April 24 and April 30, a figure that has been revised up to 434.The latest report also details 59 deaths over the last week, a figure that comes with its own caveat.The province’s new “all cause mortality” reporting on fatalities now includes anyone who died in the last week who tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 30 days. The province acknowledges this method may overcount deaths and has pledged “retrospective evaluations” to “better understand true COVID-19 mortality,” but has yet to publicly release any such report.

Canadian residents are heading across the U.S. border in growing numbers in an effort to spare their wallets from the ever-increasing gas prices in the Lower Mainland. The cost to put gasoline in the tank has been hitting record-high prices over the last several weeks. Meanwhile, prices to fill-up in Blaine, Wash. are around $4.86 per gallon, which is $1.635 per litre

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after conversion to Canadian dollars. By comparison, gas prices throughout South Surrey and White Rock are as high as $2.20 per litre on Wednesday (May 11). The Shell Gas Station, located at 360 D St. in Blaine has been seeing “a lot more traffic of customers coming out of B.C.” in recent weeks, taking advantage of the lower gas prices, Guri Gill, the station’s co-owner, said.

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New Delhi published a longawaited new list of redrawn political constituencies for India-administered Kashmir last week. The move triggered concerns that it would electorally benefit India’s ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of expected local elections in the region. Kashmir, which is currently ruled by the New Delhi-appointed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, has been without an elected government since 2018 when the BJP walked out of a coalition government with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). An imposition of the president’s rule followed. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government then abrogated the region’s limited autonomy on August 5, 2019. Even as locals look forward to an elected government, the uneven distribution of constituencies between the two religious communities — Muslims and Hindus — has raised many eyebrows. ‘Blatant attempt’ to empower BJP On May 5, a delimitation commission set up by Modi’s government ordered an increase in the number of assembly seats in Hindu-majority Jammu from 37 to 43. The Muslim-dominated Kashmir Valley received one extra seat, taking its total from 46 to 47. The new assembly gives the region’s Hindu minority more political power, critics say.

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David Singh sentenced to jail for Securities Act Offences The conviction relates to the fraudulent sale of more than $5.5 million worth of securities in Rockfort Mortgage Investment Corporation and Greenview Capital Mortgage Investment Corporation to Ontario investors between November 1, 2014 and January 31, 2018. Mr. Singh used a significant percentage of the money obtained by the fraud for purposes unrelated to these businesses and to the detriment of investors. The OSC would like to acknowledge the assistance of Detective Sergeant Brigitte Brousseau from the Ontario Provincial Police in the successful investigation and prosecution of this matter. This investigation was conducted by a team within the OSC Enforcement branch that investigates the most serious breaches of Ontario securities law, including the investigation of alleged recidivists, and prosecutes these matters in provincial court. Their primary objective is to protect investors and further enhance confidence in the Canadian capital markets through effective enforcement. Since inception, this team has pursued 58 matters before the courts involving 84 accused persons. Charges laid under the Securities Act are prosecuted by the OSC. Charges laid under the Criminal Code are prosecuted by the Ministry of the Attorney General.

Vancouver to host Canadian men national soccer match against Iran next month The Canadian men’s national soccer team has announced their second opponent for next month’s international window, with a trip to Vancouver in the cards for the first time in three years. Canada will be hosting Iran on Sunday, June 5, at BC Place in an international friendly that should be a good tuneup for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Tickets will be on sale via Ticketmaster this week, beginning with a presale today to CanadaRED+GOLD members. Sales to the general public open Saturday, with more information about ticketing info and Canada Soccer’s various membership tiers available here. Iran is currently ranked 21st in the world, while Canada is ranked 38th. Iran has played in each of the last two World Cups and qualified for this year’s tournament. Canada will also be playing host to Curacao in Vancouver in the CONCACAF Nations League on Thursday, June 9, as announced earlier this week. Two match ticket packages are also available. For fans unavailable to attend the match, both the Iran and Curacao games will be streamed via OneSoccer. No TV broadcast details have been announced at this time. Vancouver missed out entirely on hosting matches in the World Cup qualifying campaign, where Canada finished atop their CONCACAF qualifying group for the first time in their history. These two matches are Canada’s first home matches since qualifying for the World Cup in March. Canada last played at BC Place in March 2019 against French Guiana as part of the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying.

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OPINION

By Susan Martinuk

The consequences of the doctor shortage in Canada are grim

The coronavirus pandemic has accomplished what a multitude of government reports could not – that is, to draw Canadians’ attention to a faltering health-care system characterized by a chronic shortage of beds, overflowing emergency departments, and limited numbers of surgical personnel and operating suites.

The flaws have been there for decades, but willful blindness on the part of our politicians has successfully kept systemic change at bay and patients on wait lists for medical care. Most recently, media stories have focused on a scarcity of physicians. A provincial registry in Nova Scotia lists 88,300 patients waiting for a family doctor, with

30,000 in Halifax alone. That number rises to 175,000 for all the Atlantic provinces. The situation is no better elsewhere. More than one million Ontarians, 780,000 British Columbians, and 25 per cent of Quebeckers are without a primary care physician. Nationwide, the number is about five million, or 15 per cent of our population. The numbers and the consequences are even grimmer when considering access to specialist care. In Ontario, a family doctor sounded the alarm when a referral to a neurologist elicited a response stating there was a 4.5year wait for care. In Alberta, one patient paid for his own MRI to get a prompt diagnosis only to find out that access to treatment was years away — there were 1,803 patients ahead of him on the specialist referral list. No wonder a 2016 study of health care in 11 wealthy OECD countries found that Canada had the worst access to specialist care. The consequences of waiting cannot be underestimated. SecondStreet.org has identified11,581patientswhodiedwhilewaiting for surgeries, procedures or scans in 20202021. Since April 2018, that number is 26,875. Even more frightening is that access to medical care will get far worse before it gets better. The numbers quoted above are pre-COVID, and the health and well-being of medical personnel have been ravaged by a two-year pandemic. The limited number of physicians we have is getting fed up and burnt out. A November 2021 survey by the Canadian Medical Association shows that 53 percent of physicians and medical students have experienced high levels of burnout. It also found that 46 per cent of physicians were considering reducing their clinical work over the next two years. Similarly, a 2018 study found that almost 40 per cent of our doctors will be over the age of 55 and closing in on retirement within three to five years. The evidence could not be clearer or overwhelming: Canada needs more doctors. There are three ways to fix this problem. The first is to increase enrollments and capacities at Canada’s medical schools.

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Surrey killer hunted for stranger to rob to get money for meth The Surrey man sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter and robbery with a firearm in the Newton shooting death of Pritpal Singh, 21, testified at trial that the gun went off accidentally while he was pistolwhipping his victim, an innocent stranger. Robert Arthur Tomljenovic, 26, was originally charged with second-degree murder but was found guilty of the lesser charges for the April 7, 2020 killing in Newton. He was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. Justice Laura Gerow noted in her reasons for judgment, posted May 6, that Tomljenovic testified he’d been pistol whipping Singh with his gun “in order to subdue him so he could rob him when it discharged accidentally. “The gun went off on two occasions with the second shot killing Mr. Singh as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. The pistol whipping went on for approximately six minutes before Mr. Singh was killed.” Besides the gunshot wound, a pathologist found 27 other wounds to his face and head. His nose was broken and he sustained

lacerations, abrasions and contusions. Gerow noted the killer ventured out that night with “the goal of finding someone to rob so he could purchase methamphetamine. At the time of the offences, Mr. Tomljenovic was addicted to methamphetamine. He had smoked his last half gram before leaving his residence.” “Mr. Tomljenovic took a loaded gun into public for the purpose of robbing an innocent stranger in a residential neighbourhood,” she said. “Mr. Tomljenovic’s attack on Mr. Singh was unprovoked.” The court heard at the time of the killing Singh was 143 pounds and stood five feet eight inches tall, where Tomljenovic is six feet three inches tall and weighed 270 pounds when he was arrested. Tomljenovic already had a criminal record and at the time was on was on bail, on condition he not possess a weapon or use drugs. On March 26, 2021 he pleaded guilty to assault, assault causing bodily harm, assaulting a police officer and disarming a police officer, all for which he was sentenced to nine months in jail.

As inflation surges, Canadians find creative ways to save, cut costs For new mom Sandy Yong, bills and expenses have been piling up as quickly as dirty diapers in recent months. Yong’s maternity leave stipend, which gives her roughly 70 per cent of what she’d make in her day job, has been stretched even further lately as her Toronto household grapples with the new daily expenses for her 11-month-old son and high one-time costs like a crib and stroller. But Canada’s decades-high inflation levels — hitting 6.7 per cent in April — are a dominant factor pushing Yong and her family to re-imagine their budget in search of new ways to save. More: What’s your personal inflation rate? Try our calculator to find out “Our family definitely has been feeling the pinch with inflation and the rising costs of gas and groceries,” she says. “I have been trying to stretch my dollar even more for the last couple months of my mat leave.”

With one month left before she returns to work but surging prices already pushing down the bottom line, Yong tells Global News she’s been changing her approach to feeding her growing family and saving for the future to keep costs manageable in the short and long term. Yong is not alone in struggling to make ends meet and looking for workarounds to beat inflation, according to polling from Ipsos conducted exclusively for Global News. Asked about their strategies for fighting inflation in a mid-April poll, some 54 per cent of respondents said they were dining out less. Other common tactics included putting off new purchases like clothes (47 per cent) and cutting back on entertainment spending (46 per cent). Other changes affect how Canadians get around, with some 18 per cent saying they were carpooling more or taking fewer trips as gas prices hit all-time records.

Suspect in Surrey bus attack on teenager arrested days after police share video The suspect in the unprovoked assault of a 17-year-old girl on board a @TransLink bus has been identified and arrested. @ TransitPolice appreciate all of the tips received by the public, which led to a quick arrest by investigators. The incident happened on a TransLink bus on April 1 and was reported by the victim after she got home. Police didn’t publicly share footage of

the assault until May 5, but they arrested a suspect just days later. Charges have not been announced against him.“Transit Police appreciate all of the tips received by the public, which led to a quick arrest by investigators,” they tweeted on May 7. The video footage appears to show a man behaving “erratically” before striking several blows on a 17-year-old victim.

The CRA is sending ‘Nudge Letters’ to people who got COVID-19 benefits & here’s what they say Some Canadians who received COVID-19 benefits like the CERB or the CRB are about to be contacted by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) about repayments. On Wednesday, May 11, the federal agency announced that it would be getting in touch with people who claimed COVID-19 support benefits to ensure they were eligible to receive them. Different types of letters have been sent, according to a notice from the CRA. For example, some people may be about to receive a “nudge letter,” which will remind them of the original eligibility criteria for the benefit they claimed. Letters may also ask for supporting documentation for an individual’s benefits application, to ensure they won’t be required to return any money.

According to the CRA, others may be sent what’s called a “denial letter,” informing the recipient that they have been deemed ineligible for the benefit payments that they received. In those cases, the CRA and Employment and Social Development Canada will be issuing what’s called a Notice of Redetermination (CRA) or a Notice of Debt (ESDC), related to the COVID-19 individual benefits. These documents will inform Canadians of debts or credits that have been established on their accounts. The first of these types of letters were sent in November 2021 by Service Canada, and will continue to be issued from the CRA. A statement from the feds explains that these letters will “continue for the next few years as the government continues its eligibility reviews of the COVID-19 benefits for individuals.”

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Indian couple sue their son for Rs 5 crore ($1M) for failing to produce a grandchild after splashing all their savings on his lavish Sajneev also wrote in the parents’ court submission: ‘My son has been married for six years but they are still not planning a baby. At least if we have a grandchild to spend time with, our pain will become bearable. ‘We also had to take a loan to build our

house and now we are going through a lot of financial hardships. Mentally too we are quite disturbed because we are living alone.’ The charge submitted to Haridwar District Court was listed as ‘mental agony and harassment’.

BC home sales plummet symptoms for a short period of time. In fact, if history is a guide, the slowing ahead might worsen the supply-demand mismatch in the market.” The economists, who estimate housing demand is being undercounted by 500,000 households, said the biggest challenge ahead is ensuring there’s adequate supply.

“Interest rates are on the rise, and the ultra rate-sensitive Canadian housing market is responding. Sales are falling fast and prices will follow,” CIBC economists Benjamin Tal and Katherine Judge said in a note Wednesday, referring to Canada as a whole. “The return to balanced conditions or even a buyers’ market will not cure what ails the Canadian housing market. It will just ease the

Feds say travellers are partly to blame for huge delays at Canada’s Airports They have been urged by airlines, airports and the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) to arrive way ahead of their scheduled departure time. Passengers are encouraged to be at the airport minimum three hours ahead of international flights and at least two hours before domestic ones. Last-minute bookings are also causing issues, as it’s becoming harder for airports to organize appropriate staffing levels. “CATSA used to rely on a six-month forecast when it comes to labour allocation. Now they need to rely on a 72-hour, 48-hour volume prediction. They’re adjusting,” he explained.

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Saturday, May 14, 2022 No additional relief coming for BC drivers right away as gas prices continue to soar The B.C. government will not provide any immediate, additional financial support for drivers as fuel prices continue to break records. Energy Minister Bruce Ralston said Monday the province is looking at options but has no current plans to step and address the rocketing price at the pumps. In some parts of Metro Vancouver, drivers are now paying more than $2.229 per litre for gas. “I am acutely aware of the impacts increased prices are having whether it is on businesses or on households where you have to get your kids to soccer or to school,” Ralston said. “We are doing what we can and will consider other measures.”

The province has not provided details on what those other measures could be. Customers of ICBC customers will soon receive a $110-rebate from the public insurer described by government as a gas rebate. The money is from a reduction in crashes, however, and better-thanexpected investment returns for ICBC. Experts, meanwhile, expected gas prices will continue to rise into the summer. Canadians for Affordable Energy president Dan McTeague said prices should be stable over the next few days due to concerns that high energy prices may lead to a global recession.

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California cops arrived at a Punjabi pre-wedding ceremony after noise complaints Mandiver Toor was getting married to his fiance Raman in a couple of days, hence, the pre-wedding festivities were on in full swing. During the Jaggo ceremony, friends and relatives had arrived at Toor’s aunt’s home in Tracy and they were celebrating it with great pomp and joy. However, as the attendees partied hard with loud music, San Joaquin County Sheriff ’s Office was alerted

about it and they arrived at the venue. Of course, the family members were a little nervous after seeing the cops, but what they did next surprised everyone. The two deputies who had arrived at the party after noise complaints joined the dance floor and grooved to some Punjabi songs. “We just sang, we danced, we just

partied because we were super excited. The music was really loud because it was an outdoor event,” Mandiver’s family member Manpreet Toor told ABC10. “We just turned around and everyone’s like, ‘the cops are here,’. We were kind of nervous because we thought they were going to shut the whole party down and it was pretty early.” However, instead of shutting the party down, the deputies joined the dance floor with the other family members. “We spoke to them, they were super cool, super chill,” Manpreet said. “We asked them to dance and then I taught him two moves, ‘turn the doorknob’, ‘turn the lightbulb’, ‘crush the cigarette’ and he got up there and he just did his own thing. He was awesome,” Manpreet added. “As soon as they started dancing, everyone went crazy,” Manpreet said. “Everyone had their phone out, the camera guy was on stage recording him, we were super excited.”

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COVID-19 fourth doses not coming for everyone in BC, third doses ‘good enough’: Dr. Henry B.C. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says most people won’t be rolling up their sleeves anytime soon to receive a fourth shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, as immunity appears to be strong. “What we want to do for most people who still have really strong protection from their third dose… that protection is good enough to get us through Omicron and very, very highly protective still for people staying out of hospital and preventing severe illness,” Henry said Tuesday. Quebec has begun offering a second booster, or a fourth dose, to residents over 18 years old. However, B.C. will not be following suit. “We’ve also seen that there really is very good protection from three doses for most people, really up to age 80, but definitely up to age 70. And we see a little bit of an increase in hospitalizations over age 70 in people who’ve had three doses, and it bumps up again over the

age 80. Those are the people who got immunized first so their immunity is going down more quickly, and as we get older our immune system fades away more quickly,” she said. She says the province looks at hospitalization data and breakthrough cases, and says people who have compromised immune systems, such as solid organ transplant recipients, need that extra boost. “We look at our hospitalization data, so who is … vaccinated with three doses that is ending up having more severe illness? And that is people with severe clinically immune compromising conditions,” she said. “That’s where we are targeting this fourth dose.” When asked why pregnant people were also not being prioritized for a fourth dose, Henry says they have not seen a breakthrough in immunity in pregnant people who have received three shots.

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Surrey-Langley SkyTrain project now seeking public feedback until June 9 The Surrey man sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter and robbery with a firearm in the Newton shooting death of Pritpal Singh, 21, testified at trial that the gun went off accidentally while he was pistolwhipping his victim, an innocent stranger. Robert Arthur Tomljenovic, 26, was originally charged with second-degree murder but was found guilty of the lesser charges for the April 7, 2020 killing in Newton. He was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. Justice Laura Gerow noted in her reasons for judgment, posted May 6, that Tomljenovic testified he’d been pistol whipping Singh with his gun “in order to subdue him so he could rob him when it discharged accidentally. “The gun went off on two occasions with the second shot killing Mr. Singh as a result of a gunshot wound to the head. The pistol whipping went on for approximately six minutes before Mr. Singh was killed.” Besides the gunshot wound, a pathologist found 27 other wounds to his face and

head. His nose was broken and he sustained lacerations, abrasions and contusions. Gerow noted the killer ventured out that night with “the goal of finding someone to rob so he could purchase methamphetamine. At the time of the offences, Mr. Tomljenovic was addicted to methamphetamine. He had smoked his last half gram before leaving his residence.” “Mr. Tomljenovic took a loaded gun into public for the purpose of robbing an innocent stranger in a residential neighbourhood,” she said. “Mr. Tomljenovic’s attack on Mr. Singh was unprovoked.” The court heard at the time of the killing Singh was 143 pounds and stood five feet eight inches tall, where Tomljenovic is six feet three inches tall and weighed 270 pounds when he was arrested. Tomljenovic already had a criminal record and at the time was on was on bail, on condition he not possess a weapon or use drugs. On March 26, 2021 he pleaded guilty to assault, assault causing bodily harm, assaulting a police officer and disarming a police officer, all for which he was sentenced to nine months in jail.

Liberal MP apologizes after he was caught bringing the House of Commons to the bathroom via Zoom MPs were warned once again Friday to keep their calls with nature and the call to democracy separate after a Liberal parliamentarian was forced to apologize for bringing the House of Commons to the bathroom with him via Zoom. One would think that after two years of virtual parliament, MPs would know not to bring their recording devices with cameras turned on with them to bathroom while attending proceedings. And yet on Friday, Liberal

MP for Brampton Centre Shafqat Ali was caught on an internal camera feed doing just that while sitting virtually in the Chamber. “I want to take this opportunity to apologize sincerely and unreservedly to all members of the parliament for the unfortunate event that transpired last Friday,” Ali said in the House of Commons on Monday via Zoom. “I ask that the House and its members to forgive me for my lapse in judgment. I take this matter extremely seriously and I promise never to repeat this error again.”

Trudeau government provides $10-billion loan guarantee for Trans Mountain pipeline An environmental group has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland of lying to Canadians about a high-profile pipeline project. On February 18, Freeland declared that the federal government would not spend any additional money on the $21.4-billion Trans Mountain expansion. However on May 10, Politico reported that the cabinet has approved a $10-billion loan guarantee on April 29. Stand.earth pointed out today (May 11) that the loan is being administered under the Canada Account at Export Development Canada, which a federal

Crown corporation. The environmental group also noted that loan guarantees are considered to be subsidies by the World Trade Organization. The Ministry of Finance told Politico that no additional public money is going into the project, so this does not signal a change of course. “This is just more evidence that this pipeline is not viable, and that is way past time that the Liberal government allowed this project to be cancelled,” Sven Biggs, a spokesperson for Stand.earth, said in a news release. The parliamentary secretary to Finance Minister Freeland is Terry Beech, who represents Burnaby North–Seymour.

Sri Lanka is the first domino to fall in the face of a global debt crisis The departure of Sri Lanka’s prime minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, follows weeks of protest and a deepening crisis. There is no bankruptcy system for states but if there was then the south Asian country – down to its last $50m (£40m) of reserves – would be first in line to use it. A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week started work with officials in Colombo over a bailout that will include a tough package of reforms as well as financial support. But as the IMF and its sister organisation, the World Bank, know full well, this is about more than the mismanagement of an individual country. They fear Sri Lanka is the canary in the coalmine. Across the world, low- and middle-income countries are struggling with a three-pronged crisis: the pandemic, the rising cost of their debt, and the increase in food and fuel prices caused by Russia’s invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. David Malpass, the World Bank’s president, explained his concerns at the organisation’s spring meeting last month. “I’m deeply concerned

about developing countries,” Malpass said. “They are facing sudden price increases for energy, fertiliser and food, and the likelihood of interest rate increases. Each one hits them hard.” The UN has sought to quantify the problem. Its trade and development arm, UNCTAD, said in a recent report that there were 107 countries facing at least one of three shocks: rising food prices, rising energy prices or tighter financial conditions. All three shocks were being faced by 69 countries – 25 in Africa, 25 in Asia and the Pacific, and 19 in Latin America and the Pacific. The list of countries that look vulnerable is long and varied. The IMF has opened rescue talks with Egypt and Tunisia – both big wheat importers from Russia and Ukraine – and with Pakistan, which has imposed power cuts because of the high cost of imported energy. Sub-Saharan African countries being carefully watched include Ghana, Kenya, South Africa and Ethiopia. Argentina recently signed a $45bn debt deal with the IMF, but other Latin American countries at risk include El Salvador and Peru.

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Happy Vaisakhi! Queensborough Middle School (QMS) has been a good model for Punjabi. For many years, the Punjabi classes there have been flourishing at a fast pace. This has been possible only with the support and co-operation of the school board, district administration, school administration, staff, students and parents of QMS. However, the teachers make a big difference in this regard. On behalf of Punjabi Language Education Association (PLEA) I would like to commend the teachers, especially Mr. Deep Sangra, who has made the success of the Punjabi program at QMS one of his top priorities. For many years, Mr. Sangra has made the celebration of Vaisakhi as one of his top priorities. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this celebration had to be put on hold. Finally, this year, this celebration has come back with a great deal of enthusiasm. This year, QMS celebrated Vaisakhi and Sirjna (Creation) of the Khalsa on Wednesday, May 4, 2022... Since early morning, the entire school was buzzing with enthusiasm. Students were welcoming and greeting guests at the main school entrance. Few minutes before the start time, teachers ushered in their students to the gym. Within minutes, as Principal John Lekakics gave the signal to start, student MCs Asha and Hehan sprang into action. Gurveen Kaur Dhaliwal, Chairperson of the New Westminster School District and her fellow trustee brought greetings from the school district and congratulated the school administration, staff, students and parents for the Vaisakhi celebration. This was followed by an enchanting Dilruba performance by Sukhman. Dilruba

is a very special musical instrument invented by Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth and last Guru of the Sikhs and creator of the Khalsa (The Pure One). Any Punjabi celebration won’t be complete without the Punjabi folk dances .Harleen, Grade 6 students led by Dilshan, Aikam, Akashvir, grade 8 students led by Harkirat and Jaskaranjit and Mr. Ha and his grade five class, all did an excellent job in displaying their skills in Bhangra. Speeches in English and Punjabi by students about Vaisakhi and Creation of the Khalsa by Jaya, Guneet, Gurleen, Iknoor and Diya were very impressive. This writer was honoured to bring greetings from PLEA and congratulate the students, staff and parents for putting on this celebration. Later on, staff, parents and invited guests enjoyed socialization and light refreshments. Incidentally, Vaisakhi, named after Vaisakh, second month of the Punjabi calendar, signifies beginning of the harvesting season in Northern India. Also, on this day in 1699 Guru Gobind Singh ji created the Khalsa Panth. Now Vaisakhi has become an international celebration as the South Asian community in general and Sikhs in particular are well settled in many countries around the globe. In Canada, to its credit, the month of April has been declared as the Sikh Heritage Month. Similarly, in the U.S. Vaisakhi Day is now known as the Sikh Heritage Day. In this context, it was great to see the students at QMS put on an impressive celebration of Vaisakhi. Happy Vaisakhi! Balwant Sanghera, President, Punjabi Language

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BC farmers affected by cold, wet spring Don’t expect to pick up any homegrown BC berries at the grocery store anytime soon. This year’s crops are being delayed because of the colder and wetter spring weather we’ve been experiencing, with some farmers still in recovery mode following last November’s devastating floods. Rhonda Driediger, owner of Driediger Farms Market on 72nd Avenue in Langley, says her crops have strawberry and blueberry blossoms right now. However, she notes bees don’t fly when it’s less than 11 degrees and when it’s raining, which sums

up the forecast on the Lower Mainland lately. “Definitely, it affects crop sizing. The more a bee visits a flower, the bigger the fruit will be, so you have a beautiful, sunny, no rain, the bees get out there and you have these big crops, but of course, when we have springs like this, it’ll probably just be a modest sized crop,” she said. She explains this time of year is critical to fruit production. “The fields are growing. The plants look amazing, like everything is in good condition

Obituary It is with a heavy heart to share the news of Balbir Kaur Padda passing. She was the mother of a renowned business partner of Grand Taj banquet hall Sucha Singh Padda . She passed away peacefully at the age of 97 in Surrey. Funeral services will took place, 3 PM on Sunday May 15,2022 at Riverside Funeral Home Delta Followed by Antim Ardas at Gurdwara Dasmesh Darbar at Surrey.

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Is Singapore not happy with India at Red China’s behest? Why did Singapore ban The Kashmir Files to the gleeful delight of a senior member of our own Indian National Congress party? That the Congress point of view increasingly concurs with that of China and Pakistan and Islamic radicals is an important, if worrisome, part of the public discourse. Ostensibly, Singapore banned it because the film seemed to portray Kashmiri Muslims in a ‘one-sided’ bad light. It had also banned, years ago, The Last Temptation of Christ, presumably because it portrayed

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Shehnaaz Gill tells Salman Khan ‘mujhe chorr ke aao’ Salman Khan’s sister Arpita threw an bash, which was attended by who’s who of Bollywood. From Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh to Kangana Ranaut, it was a star-filled affair. But amidst people’s beautiful appearances, Shehnaaz Gill and Salman Khan‘s camaraderie stood out for the guests and the paparazzi in attendance. Shehnaaz and Salman were seen exchanging hugs and talking

endlessly with each other. A video, which is going viral on the social media platforms, Shehnaaz is seen asking him to drop her till her car. The video is a perfect example of the bond Shehnaaz shares with Salman. The superstar too is seen all smiles in the video. In another video, Salman is seen teasing Shehnaaz for sitting in the wrong car, to which the latter reacts- ‘Ye hai meri gaadi

Gadot, director Tom Harper and group have lengthy begun capturing within the UK. The Gangubai Kathiawadi actor has a parallel function within the spy thriller, which she shall be filming until the top of August. Come September, Alia joins Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Katrina Kaif for Farhan Akhtar’s Jee Le Zaraa, which shall be shot throughout India. Alia will fulfill her work commitments for this 12 months earlier than taking off for a year-end vacation with Ranbir.

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Kangana Ranaut says she is unable to get married because of ‘rumours’ spread about her that she ‘beats up boys’ Kangana Ranaut has said that she is unable to get married because people keep spreading rumours that she is combative and picks fights with people. In a recent interview, the actor halfjokingly said that such rumours have created a perception about her, which prevents her from finding a match. Her Dhaakad co-star Arjun Rampal turned matchmaker for her, listing

Alia Bhatt set to start mission with Gal Gadot If Alia Bhatt’s choc-ablock schedule within the coming months is any indication, it seems as if she couldn’t have gotten a extra applicable window to tie the knot with Ranbir Kapoor. Currently filming Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani with Ranveer Singh, the actor is slated to go to London quickly, to capturing for her Hollywood venture, Heart Of Stone. Starring and produced by Gal

her good qualities to potential suitors. Also read: Kangana Ranaut says Kiara Advani praised her when they met but many in Bollywood don’t due to ‘their own insecurities’ Kangana is awaiting the release of her spy action-thriller Dhaakad. In the film, Kangana plays Agent Agni, a super spy. The actor has trained extensively for the action-heavy role,

Katrina Kaif took to Instagram on Thursday to wish her mother on her birthday. Katrina posted a few photos from the celebration that was attended by her siblings. Katrina shared in the caption, “Happy 70th mama May u always live life with the joy and courage that u do …….. surrounded by your very noisy kids” In one of the photos, Katrina and her entire family is huddled around her mother as they share a group hug.

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A BC township sold off man’s property over $6,700 in unpaid taxes. Now it’s been ordered to pay him $350K An Okanagan township that sold a man’s property at a tax auction without any notice of the sale or the steps necessary to prevent it deserves to face “significant consequences,” according to a B.C. judge. Anthony Brent Morgan owed about $6,700 in property taxes on his land just west of Armstrong when the Township Anthony Morgan bought this 3.8-hectare property near Armstrong, of Spallumcheen for $160,000. The Township of Spallumcheen sold it for just $11,300 put it up for auction at a tax auction. in September 2017, according to a By the time Morgan discovered recent B.C. Supreme Court judgment. what had happened, it was too late. The vacant lot, which Morgan had According to the judgment, the township purchased for $160,000 seven years earlier, acknowledged it failed to meet its legal obligations sold for just $11,300. Morgan was not told to notify Morgan under the Local Government about the sale, or the fact he had one year Act, and argued he deserved to be compensated to redeem his loss and save the property by for the market value of the property in 2018, paying the money he owed, the judgment says.

BC Liberal statement on Moose Hide Campaign Day Press release BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon released Columbia and throughout Canada. It is the following statement today in support of technically labelled a ‘domestic violence’ case. the 2022 Moose Hide Campaign Day: “On Prosecuting lawyer Arvind Kumar today’s Moose Hide Campaign Day, we Srivastava said the petition will be taken up for recognize and applaud the important work hearing by the court in northern India on May campaigners have done to shine a light on, 17, AFP reported. Shrey and Shubhangi will and work towards ending, violence against then be formally contacted. India has a strong First Nations, Métis, and Inuit women and joint family system with many generations children. “After having to cancel last year’s including grandparents, nephews, aunts and event, and postpone this year’s event, I’m glad uncles often living in the same household. that supporters of the Moose Hide campaign However, in recent years the trend has shifted, are once again able to gather in Victoria and with young couples preferring to move away continue to bring awareness to the tragic from their parents or siblings, and wives - such epidemic of physical and sexual violence as in this case - opting to work rather than faced by Indigenous women here in British focus on having children and staying at home.

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$72K parking spot for sale at luxury building in downtown Vancouver While looking for the cheapest listing in the city, a local realtor was surprised to discover a Vancouver parking spot with a hefty price tag of $72,000. At the time, it was the lowest cost he could find — but only compared to apartments, condos, and houses listed in the area. Conor Finding, who works with Royal LePage and makes TikToks in his spare time, posted a funny video about it on April 13. “I’ve been hearing a lot of backlash these days about how bad Vancouver is — ‘It’s so expensive, and how will I ever afford a home for my family?’ — Well lucky for you, I found a listing for only $72,000,” he said in his TikTok. “This is prime real estate in downtown Vancouver, as you can see.” He used a system for realtors to find the listing for the spot on Alberni Street, which says the space is 120 square feet. Located at 1111 Alberni Street, the spot comes with front and side access to an underground parking garage.

“I thought it was obviously quite a bit for a parking spot, but it all depends, right?” said Finding in a phone call with Daily Hive Vancouver on May 7. “If that building is a luxury building … you never know how

much [people can afford to pay]. If most of the condos in there are $2 million, if they want an extra parking spot, they could pay that much.”

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Canadian home sales on ice after Bank of Canada rate hikes Real estate markets saw steep declines on both coasts in April, with Vancouver sales down 34.1 per cent and Halifax off 25.5 per cent. The country’s most populous real estate region, Toronto, outdid both with a posted 41 per cent drop in sales. Spring has sprung, but Canadian home sales on ice after Bank of Canada forces rate hikes The interest rate increases forced through by the Bank of Canada in its effort to slow the country’s booming real estate scene also hit southern Ontario, where the traditionally hot Toronto-area housing market felt the brisk wind of regulation. The number of sales in April 2022 plunged 41.2 per cent from April 2021, according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board, but prices rose 15 per cent to $1,254,436 — which was slightly off the average selling price of $1,300,082 in March 2022. GTA realtors reported 8,008 homes sold through MLS in April 2022 – a 27 per cent decrease compared to March 2022. “Based on the trends observed in the April housing market, it certainly appears that the Bank of Canada is achieving its goal of slowing consumer spending as it fights high inflation,” Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) President Kevin Crigger said in a statement. “Negotiated mortgage rates rose sharply over the past four weeks, prompting some buyers to delay their purchase. Moving forward, it will be interesting to see the balance the Bank of Canada strikes between combatting inflation

versus stunting economic growth and related government revenues as we continue to recover from and pay for pandemic–related programs,” he said. The country’s most populous housing market “continued its adjustment to higher borrowing costs,” TRREB noted. “As has been the case with previous ratetightening cycles, some homebuyers have moved to the sidelines to determine how they will reposition themselves in the marketplace.” Toronto’s real-estate rival, Vancouver, also experienced a dramatic slump in sales after home sales last month fell 34.1 per cent from the same time last year. April 2022 recorded just 3,232 sales compared with April 2021’s 4,908 sales. Advertisement 4 But Daniel John, chairman of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, does not appear to despair. He sees it as a return to more normal levels. “Over the last two months, we’ve seen home sales ease down from the record-breaking pace of the last year,” he said in a statement upon release of the results. “While (one month is) still a small sample size, the return to a more traditional pace of home sales that we’ve experienced so far this spring provides hopeful homebuyers more time to make decisions, secure financing and perform other due diligence such as home inspections.”

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Nearly 33% of all homes in BC and Ontario owned by investors Newly released data this week by the Canadian Housing Statistics Program of Statistics Canada indicates multi-property owners account for about one-third of all residential properties, and the top 10% wealthiest owners account for about one-quarter of all residential housing value. Based on their analysis of data for 2020, multi-property owners account for 29% of all homes in British Columbia, and 31% in Ontario. Statisticians suggest this has created a wider gap in inequalities, with both income and housing wealth concentrated at the top income earners. Of course, this new data pre-dates the pandemic, which is likely to have further exacerbated and accelerated pre-pandemic housing trends. For individual owners, the top 10% of owners in BC and Ontario each had annual incomes over $125,000, and the top 10% in BC declared incomes totalling 35% of the total income declared by all owners in the province. Individual multiple-property owners held 29% of BC’s property stock while accounting for 15% of owners. “In addition to their primary residences, multiple-property owners hold properties to receive rental income or for other investment purposes, or as a recreational property which may also provide rental income,” state federal statisticians. “Owners seeking additional properties contribute to increased competition in already tight real estate markets, making

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it more difficult for prospective homeowners to purchase a home.” As another sign of the inequalities, the income of the bottom half of owners was under 25% in BC and Ontario, with owners seeing annual incomes below $55,000. The bottom half of owners also had five times as many owners as the top 10%, yet they saw a lower share of total income. The average income in the top 10% of owners was at least five times the average in the bottom half of owners. Although the inequalities persist, there was an increase in the number of first-time homebuyers between 2018 and 2019. The number of first-time home buyers and investors likely increased over the past two years, with historically low rates intended to stimulate the economy propelling the real estate market across the country. The median individual income of firsttime homebuyers in Vancouver was $65,000 — higher than the $55,000 for all owners. Interventionist policies on housing demand are being implemented by the federal government under its 2022 budget after home prices across the country soared by 50% over the last two years. A home costs as much as 50% more than what Canadians can afford in the country’s hottest real estate markets. The Bank of Canada is also making multiple rate hikes this year

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Chota Pakistan’ video triggers outrage: Karnataka CM says “will look into the matter” A video purportedly describing Kavalande in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district as “Chota Pakistan” in Karnataka has gone viral. Chota Pakistan video triggers outrage: Karnataka CM says “will look into the matter” In the clip, which is said to have been shot on Eid-Ul-Fitr on Tuesday, a large group of Muslim men are seen probably returning or standing on the road side after offering prayers. They can be heard shouting “Naara E Takbeer Allahu Akbar”, then police Wand some people can be seen asking the crowd to disperse.

Following this, the person recording the video can be heard saying, “...look at the gathering at our village”, to which another person probably with him can be heard saying “Yeh bi Pakistan hain, Chota” (this is mini Pakistan). Then, the person recording the video says “Kavalande bhole tho Chota Pakistan, theek hain” (Kavalande means mini Pakistan). The video has triggered outrage and Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said he will ask the Superintendent of Police in Mysuru

to look into the matter and take necessary action. “I will speak to the SP, to look into it and take action,” Bommai told reporters in response to a question about the incident. Sharing the video, columnist and orator Chakravarty Sulibele, who is associated with YuvaBrigade

Buyers grab discounted Russia LNG shunned by rest of World India’s liquefied natural gas importers are purchasing extra volumes from Russia at a discount as most other spot buyers shun the fuel. Companies including Gujarat State Petroleum Corp. and GAIL India Ltd. recently bought several LNG spot shipments

Snapshots of how life has changed for Umran Malik’s family It is 2 pm and the temperature is a toasty 43 degrees Celsius. Unmindful of the heat, Abdul Rashid Malik is busy arranging vegetables and fruits at his stall in Jammu’s Gujjar Nagar. He has to shut shop early today, as he has to rush home to watch the IPL, in which his son, Umran Malik, has emerged as one of the stars of 2022. As he is busy winding up his stall, two men in their early twenties approach him and say, “aap fast bowler Umran Malik ke papa ho

na? All the best aaj ke match ke liye. (You are fast bowler Umran Malik’s father right? All the best for today’s match)”. Rashid smiles. This is not unusual for the 55-year-old. Ever since his son made a mark by bowling the fastest ball in the IPL for the SunRisers Hyderabad, he is being approached by many people — some congratulate him, some ask him how Umran is doing?

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With Taliban not doing Pakistan’s bidding, Islamabad’s grand strategic plan is falling apart The best laid plans of men and mice (and in the instant case, of military men and their mujahideen allies) often go awry. Nowhere does this pithy observation holds true than in the AfPak region. For two long decades, Pakistan successfully played a double-game with the USled international coalition that was engaged in stabilising and securing Afghanistan. While ostensibly Pakistan was a frontline ally in the War on Terror (and received tens of billions of dollars for its ‘service’), it was at the same time propping up, protecting and providing all forms of assistance to the Taliban terrorists and their associates. For both Pakistan and Taliban there was a convergence of interest. The Taliban had their back to the wall and needed Pakistan’s support for coming back into the game. This was in spite of the fact that the Pakistanis had treacherously ditched the Taliban after 9/11 and had backed the US invasion that ousted their regime. It was also in spite of the fact that during the two decades that Pakistan supported the Taliban insurgency,

many atrocities and indignities were heaped on the Taliban by the Pakistani intelligence agencies. For their part, the Pakistanis needed the Taliban who they saw as their only allies in Afghanistan. Simply put, the Pakistanis believed that Taliban was a strategic necessity for which it was ready to defy the US-led international coalition. The Pakistanis convinced themselves that the Taliban would be beholden to them and would never allow any anti-Pakistan activity from Afghanistan. What is more, they would follow Pakistan’s lead on the issue of connectivity to West and Central Asia. On paper, therefore, the Taliban victory in Afghanistan was seen as a huge strategic victory for Pakistan. Naturally, there was a lot of crowing and celebration in Pakistan after the Taliban occupied Kabul and declared their Emirate. But the celebrations were quite short-lived. Within days of the Taliban coming into power, it became clear that all the assumptions of the Pakistanis were proving false. In the nine months since the Taliban re-occupied Afghanistan.

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Failed China-backed projects in Rajapaksas’ home district testament to Sri Lanka’s economic mismanagement Debt from China contributed to Sri Lanka’s dire fiscal predicament, after years of taking loans to cover spiraling budget deficits and to finance the imported products needed to keep the island’s economy ticking over . An airport without planes, a revolving restaurant with no diners, a debt-laden seaport -- Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has been exacerbated by Chinesefunded projects that stand as neglected monuments to government extravagance. The South Asian island nation borrowed heavily to plug years of budget shortfalls and trade deficits, but squandered huge sums on ill-considered infrastructure projects

that have further drained public finances. It is now in the grip of its worst financial crisis since independence from Britain in 1948, with months of blackouts and acute shortages of food and fuel plaguing its 22 million people. After weeks of largely peaceful protests demanding the government resign over its economic mismanagement, things turned violent Monday after pro-government supporters clashed with demonstrators, leaving five people dead and at least 225 wounded. .Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa -who commissioned many of the projects -announced his resignation Monday, the same day the anti-government protests turned violent.

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Hurriyat leader charged with ‘selling’ MBBS seats in Pak colleges to Kashmiri students; money was used to fund terror A court on Tuesday charged a Hurriyat leader and others with “selling” MBBS seats in Pakistan medical colleges to Kashmiri students, and using that money to fund terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir. According to a statement, a court of Special Judge designated under the NIA Act, Srinagar, framed charges under the UAPA and IPC against a Hurriyat leader and others for allegedly being hand in glove with some educational consultancies for arranging admission of Jammu and Kashmir residents in MBBS and other courses in colleges in Pakistan. A huge amount of money was received in lien of such admission from the parents of the students, and the money earned was plowed into supporting terrorism in J&K. It was reported that MBBS seats in

Pakistani medical colleges were sold by Hurriyat leaders for Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh. During the course of the investigation, searches in the houses of accused persons and at the other places were undertaken by sleuths of the Special Investigation Agency (SIA) after obtaining search warrants. The documents and other material seized during the search were analysed and it was found that deposits in the account(s) of accused persons were made on account of providing admissions in various technical and professional courses in Pakistan including MBBS. The students were made to appear for the national talent search test at a Hurriyat office in Pakistan as a dupe tactic to make these youngsters believe that they were writing a pre-qualifying test. During the course of the investigation,

‘Apologise to UP migrants or don’t come to Ayodhya,’ UP MP tells Raj Thackeray The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s (MNS) aggressive antimigrant stance is proving to be a hurdle in the party’s ambitions of projecting a larger Hindutva agenda and its president, Raj Thackeray, as a saffron icon. Ahead of Thackeray’s proposed visit to Ayodhya on 5 June, BJP MP Brij Bhushan

Sharan Singh is seeking support from top priests, seers and members of the civil society in Uttar Pradesh to stop the MNS chief from entering the temple town. Singh, an MP from UP’s Kaiserganj, has demanded a public apology from Thackeray for targeting migrants from

Congress says Modi has put Indian rupee in ICU The Opposition Congress on Monday hit out at the government while holding it responsible for the rupee hitting an all-time low as it tumbled to 77.46 against the US dollar. “Indian rupee is in ICU [intensive care unit] under [Prime Minister Narendra] Modi government. In an unprecedented fashion, the Indian rupee has fallen to an abysmal low of ₹77.41 to a dollar. Never has this happened in 75 years,” said Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala. He added the rupee has fallen beyond the age of the Prime Minister. Surjewala blamed inflation, immeasurable flight of the capital, and depletion of foreign exchange reserves for the situation. “Life

has become unbearable and expensive, whether it is petrol, diesel, cooking gas, CNG, PNG, or eatables. Everything has gone beyond the reach of common people.” Surjewala blamed the ruling “Bharatiya Janata Party-sponsored (BJP)” communal tensions across India, “rampant corruption” in the states it rules and insurmountable debt, increased cost of doing business for the flight of capital. Himachal police recruitment exam cancelled: Congress calls for statewide protest on May 9 He said foreign exchange reserves have sunk over a fortnight.

Former Haryana CM OP Chautala passes Class 10 at 87 Former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala, who on Tuesday shared the news that he had passed his Class 10 and Class 12 exams at the age of 87, has been congratulated and praised by politicians and celebrities, including Jammu and Kashmir’s National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, who pointed out that one is ‘never too old’ to learn. “A person is never too old to learn.

Congratulations Chautala (sahib),” Abdullah tweeted earlier in the day, attaching a news report showing Chautala with his marksheet. Chautala’s feat - passing both Class 10 and Class 12 exams at this time - was also applauded by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan and actor Nimrat Kaur, who recently starred in a film called ‘Dasvi’ - which is about a politician appearing for Class 10 exams in jail.

CBI raids 40 locations to probe collusion between officials, foreign-funded NGOs The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out a major operation to investigate collusion between government officials and representatives of non-governmental organisations for “illegal clearance” of Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences in lieu of bribes. People familiar with the development

said searches are being conducted at 40 locations in several places including Delhi, Chennai, Mysore, Coimbatore and Rajasthan to nab representatives of non-government organisations (NGOs), middlemen and public servants including officials of FCRA division of MHA among others.

Congress’s one-family-one-ticket rule makes a comeback with a Catch The One-Family-One-Ticket rule may resurface as a point of discussion at the Congress’s brainstorming session in Rajasthan’s Udaipur - with one key rider - as the party meets over the weekend to hammer out strategies to revive its electoral fortunes, sources have told NDTV. The controversial rule was among the proposals discussed at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting led by chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Monday, ahead of the three-day ‘Chintan

Shivir’ starting Friday, a party leader said. If cleared at the mega gathering and by another CWC meeting on Sunday, however, it may not apply to the Gandhis, they said, potentially blighting hopes of fending off the BJP’s attacks that flay the Congress for going family-first. The party may also usher a revival of the parliamentary board for collective decisionmaking, a leader said, as well as call for an alignment of all opposition parties to take on BJP.

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Punjab CM Mann warns singers not to promote gun culture through songs Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday warned those singers who allegedly promote gun culture through their songs. He disapproved of propping up such a trend and said those found involved will be dealt sternly. Forty-eight-year-old Mann, the comedianturned-politician, condemned the “trend of gun culture and gangsterism being promoted by some Punjabi singers” and urged them “to desist from fanning violence, hatred and animosity

in the society through their songs”. He called upon such singers to follow the ethos of Punjab, Punjabi and Punjabiyat thereby strengthening the bonds of brotherhood, peace and harmony “instead of fueling anti-social activities through such songs”, as per an official statement. The chief minister asked them to be far more responsible and play a constructive role in promoting the rich cultural legacy of Punjab for which it is known the world over.

FIJI World Bank report on Fiji’s poverty level a ‘concern’ The heads of two organisations actively engaged in poverty relief have raised serious concerns about a recent World Bank report which revised Fiji’s poverty level down to 24.1 per cent from 29.9 per cent. Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre co-ordinator Shamima Ali and FRIEND Fiji director Sashi Kiran claimed the report did not reflect what they were seeing on the ground. Both said they could not fathom how poverty had declined, according to the report, and

Government was using the 24.1 per cent poverty rate as an indication that the country was doing well after 115,000 people had lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and there was no clear data as to how many had returned to fulltime work. At a media conference yesterday, they called on the Government to explain why the 20192020 Housing Income and Expenditure Survey report was no longer available on the Fiji Bureau of Statistics website, and called on the World Bank to explain why it took them eight months to realise they had made a “mistake”.

I’m a proud Fijian who will defend the lives of all Fijians – Rabuka Voting for Punjab’s two Rajya Sabha seats on June 10 With the term of two members of the Rajya Sabha elected from the State of Punjab is due to expire in July 2022, Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced schedule for biennial Elections to the Council of States from the State of Punjab. The term of office of Rajya Sabha members, including Ambika Soni and Balwinder

Singh, elected from the State of Punjab is due to expire on their retirement on July 4. Punjab Chief Electoral Officer Dr S Karuna Raju on Thursday said according to the schedule, the issue of the notification is on May 24 and Last date of making Nominations would be May 31, while scrutiny of nominations would be done on June 1.

73 per cent first-time MLAs in Punjab to be given training A generational shift in Punjab’s polity was witnessed in the recently held Punjab Assembly elections, when 85 first-timers entered the Punjab Vidhan Sabha. But two sessions of the 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha later, the immediate need to train the first-time MLAs in the nuances of the House has been felt.For this

purpose, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has now tied up with Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), Lok Sabha Secretariat, to impart training to 73 per cent of newly elected MLAs, from across all parties. The training will be imparted for two days by a team of experts from PRIDE, tentatively between May 31 and June 1,

Punjab Police under judicial scanner unjab Police functioning has come under judicial scanner in yet another case of alleged inter-state abduction. The case has hit the limelight after the surfacing of a similar matter involving BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga.

In his petition against the State of Punjab and other respondents, Harnoor Singh through counsel Naresh Jain was seeking the setting aside of the final report dated March 30 presented in FIR No. 32 dated March 9 under the provisions of the NDPS Act

Pakistan General elections likely before appointment of new Army Chief Interim govt’s defence minister, Khawaja Asif, revealed the possibility of general elections in November, prior to the appointment of the new army chief, Geo News reported. In an interview with BBC, Asif said that there is a possibility that the caretaker government will leave before November and

a new government will come into power. Regarding the extension of Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure, he said the army chief had announced that he wasn’t seeking an extension. “I welcome his decision as it has closed the door on speculations,” he added.

Province of Punjab in state of limbo Governance in Punjab, the country’s most populous province has been turned into a farce thanks to the PML-N and the PTI-PML-Q combine. Both rivals are laying claim to the offices of the governor and chief executive. The fight has created multiple constitutional crises, with no legal clarity anymore on who is supposed to be reporting to whom, and who has the legal

authority to call the shots in which matters. With the announcement of a new provincial cabinet delayed until a governor sympathetic to the PML-N takes charge, the entire province remains in limbo. Meanwhile, the prime minister and his son newly minted Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz may have erred out of frustration

Qamar Zaman to be appointed as trade minister to restore tes with India Interim prime minister, Shehbaz Sharifled cabinet approved the appointment of Qamar Zaman as Trade Minister in its High Commission in New Delhi, said sources. WithPakistanbattlingfinancialcrisis,Zaman will work closely to restore trade ties with India. Before the abrogation of Article 370 from Kashmir, the Pakistan High Commission

had the post of Trade Minister. Irfan Tarad, husband of former Health Minister, was appointed to this post in the previous government. But after the end of his term and in protest against the removal of Article 370, the Imran government did not send anyone to this post. After Pakistan, Sri Lanka, is Nepal Next? Why South Asia’s Economic Woes

Bridge blown away after heatwave melts glacier Scientists have warned that more than a billion people are at risk of heat-related impacts in Pakistan, linking the early onset of an intense summer to climate change. For the first time in decades, Pakistan had gone from winter to summer without the spring season, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Climate Change, Sherry Rehman, had said. The government has also told provincial disaster

management authorities to prepare urgently for the risk of flash-flooding in northern mountainous provinces due to rapid glacial melting. Glaciers in the Himalaya, Hindu Kush and Karkoram mountain ranges have melted rapidly, creating thousand of glacial lakes in northern Pakistan, around 30 of which were at risk of sudden hazardous flooding, the climate change ministry said, adding around 7 million people were vulnerable.

People’s Alliance Leader, Sitiveni Rabuka says he is a proud Fijian who will defend the lives of all Fijians because it is the calling of his God to love his neighbour. Rabuka says for him the constant attacks regarding the events of 1987 is giving him energy, knowing that his opposition

are clutching at straws, replaying the same old, sad and even fake news, which simply fuels hate and division in our society. While responding to Attorney General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Rabuka says he knows people were forced by the circumstances during the 1987 coup.

Chaudhry in shock over Education Minister’s comment Fiji Labour Party leader Mahendra Chaudhry says he is shocked to hear Education Minister Premila Kumar saying Fijians of Indian descent have no connections with India and only go there as tourists. While addressing and commemorating the 143rd Girmit Anniversary weeklong celebrations at Syria Park in Nausori over the weekend, Mrs Kumar said “we

are the stolen generation” of Indians. “We have no connection whatsoever with India,” she said. “When we visit India, we enjoy the food, we love shopping, we are like the tourist in that country.” Mr Chaudhry said ironically, Mrs Kumar was wearing a traditional Indian attire while making this outrageous statement at the opening of the Girmit Festival.

Fiji pauses US seizure of yacht linked to Russian oligarch A court in Fiji has paused the execution of a United States warrant to seize a $300m yacht Washington says is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. The announcement on Monday came following a request to Fiji’s Court of Appeals by Millemarin Investment, the company that officially owns the 106-metre (348-foot) yacht, called Amadea. Western countries, including

the US, have been targeting the assets of influential Russians with links to the Kremlin as punishment for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. US President Joe Biden has requested that Congress give him the authority to use the proceeds of seized assets to benefit Ukraine, representing an escalation in the pressure campaign against Moscow.

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No refuge to Rajapaksas, won’t intervene in Sri Lankan politics: India India has made it clear that it has no desire to intervene in Sri Lankan politics even as the island country continued to face political crisis with curfew in force and its Central Bank Governor threatening to quit if stability was not restored in a fortnight. The Indian High Commission in Colombo was on Wednesday quick to squash reports in Sri Lankan media about India planning to send troops to restore order. “These reports and such views are also not in keeping with the position of the

Government of India,” said the High Commission. On Tuesday, the High Commission dismissed media reports as well as speculation on social media that members of the embattled Rajapaksa clan would be given refuge in India. “These are fake and blatantly false reports, devoid of any truth or substance,” the High Commission has said. The Indian High Commission in Colombo was on Wednesday quick to squash reports in Sri Lankan media about India planning to send troops to restore order.

Retail inflation hits 8-year high of 7.79pc in April on costlier fuel, food items Driven by rising food and fuel prices, retail inflation soared to an eight-year high of 7.79 per cent in April this year, which may prompt the Reserve Bank to go in for another interest rate hike in the next month policy review to tame price rise. Consumer durables to see 3-5 pc price hikes as cotlier imports amid rupee fall add to input costs Worried over the rising inflation, the RBI in a surprise move raised the repo rate by 40 basis points to 4.40 per cent last week. Inflation has

Muslim women in India fight ‘abhorrent’ practice A 28-year-old Muslim woman’s petition to a court, seeking to prevent her husband from taking another wife without her written consent, has put the spotlight on the practice of polygamy among Indian Muslims. Reshma, who uses only one name, also wants the Delhi High Court to order the government to frame laws to regulate the “regressive practice” of bigamy or polygamy. According to court documents, she married Md Shoeb Khan in January 2019 and in November the following year, they had a baby.

Reshma accuses her husband of domestic violence, cruelty, harassment and dowry demands. He has levelled similar allegations against her. She also says that he’s abandoned her and their baby and he plans to take another wife. Describing his action as “unconstitutional, anti-sharia, illegal, arbitrary, harsh, inhuman and barbaric”, she says “this practice needs to be regulated to curb the plight of Muslim women”. While the court dwells on their acrimonious relationship and the legality of polygamy.

“Aliens” have cost the Indian economy $127 billion over 60 years

remained above the RBI’s comfort zone of 6 per cent for four months in a row mainly due to the Russia-Ukraine war which has impacted the prices of commodities across the globe. The previous high in the consumer price index (CPI)-based retail inflation was recorded at 8.33 per cent in May 2014. CPI inflation was 6.95 per cent in March this year and 4.23 per cent in April 2021.

As many as 10 invasive alien species (IAS) out of 330, that are known to be invasive in India, have cost the economy $127.3 billion in the last 60 years, according to a recent analysis that points to glaring knowledge gaps in costs incurred by these species to the Indian economy. As many as 330 species are declared invasive out of more than 2,000 alien species in India and the costs of $127.3 billion as documented in the study comes from only 10 of these 330

species, making India the second topmost invasion-cost bearing country after the United States. These costs are likely to be a “gross underrepresentation” of the actual costs based on the authors’ global analysis of 112 countries. “The negative economic impacts are documented and available only for 3% of the known invasive species and unavailable/masked/underrepresented for the rest 97% of invasive species in India.

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