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Gang landscape in Lower Mainland remains unchanged; retaliatory violence also occurred in the past BY RATTAN MALL THE current retaliatory gang violence in the Lower Mainland is something that has occurred in the past as well when high profile gangsters were killed. Gary Kang, 24, was fatally shot at his family’s residence in Surrey on January 8. As The VOICE reported, Vancouver Police said in 2018 that the Kang group is “composed of members of the Kang family, including Sameet Kang, Gary Kang, Randy Kang (deceased), their parents, and other close associates … The Kang Group is closely aligned with the Red Scorpions Gang, specifically with Jamie Bacon and Kyle Latimer. It’s believed they share common interests in drug lines, and that they commit violence at the behest of or for one another. The Kang / Latimer Group has been in conflict with multiple groups over the past 18 months and their allegiances remain fluid and ever-changing.” On the gang landscape side of things, there really haven’t been any major shifts or changes, and it basically remains the same as it was in 2019 when The VOICE published an article titled: “Three columns of the Lower Mainland gang landscape: Wolf Pack + Brothers Keepers + Duhre-United Nations.” Top gang expert Staff-Sgt. Lindsey Houghton of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit – BC (CFSEU-BC) told The VOICE on Thursday that there are still three columns. You have the United Nations column, and the Wolf Pack column that is comprised of the Red Scorpions, Independent Soldiers and some Hells Angels. Houghton added: “Under those two columns you’ve got lots of different people and groups – and

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Staff-Sgt. Lindsey Houghton. Photo by Jay Sharma of Mahi Photo Studio then in the middle, starting in about 2017, inserted into the middle of all this was the Brothers Keepers and their groups.” The Lower Mainland Gang Conflict as it’s come to be known, sort of evolved from the Townline Hill conflict out in Abbotsford. A number of different localized conflicts merged with that to become a bigger regional conflict. Houghton said: “So that hasn’t changed – that still continues. What

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we’ve seen in the last couple of years is an increase in internal fractures and connected to that is sideswitching.”

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Houghton said when people phone to ask what’s going on and expect to hear that something brand-new is happening, it’s hard to explain that there has been no monumental change in the gang landscape.

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“Some of the faces and names have changed because people go to jail, they die or they leave, whatever that is. But when it comes to the main “columns”, the side-switching, the setting each other up, trying to rip each other off – those kind of things that’s all the same. … There’s nothing really new,” he said. Houghton added: “It’s boring to say that, because we would love to be able to say ‘well actually yeah, there’s one thing brand-new and this is the reason.’ But there really isn’t!” He told this writer: “It’s sort of an evolving combination of all of those things that we’ve been talking about for several years now.” Houghton pointed out that things still connect back in some ways to the mid-to-late 2000s and Gurmit Dhak’s murder in 2010 and Jonathan Bacon’s murder in 2011. “Some of those people and groups are still around and those conflicts kind of get passed down like batons to some of the newer people,” he added. He also noted: “It’s not really new, but one thing that we’ve mentioned and I know others have mentioned a few times is like people from outside of BC being brought in to carry out violence.” Twenty-year-old Calvin Powery-

Hooker and 21-year-old Nathan De Jong of Alberta were charged with murdering Suminder ‘Ali’ Grewal of the Hells Angels in Surrey in 2019, for example. Houghton mentioned the joint investigation that the CFSEU-BC did a few years ago with Edmonton Police on “the people that were coming here and then going there.” He also noted that in 2008-2009 the Jamie Bacon-Red Scorpions group was fighting against Barzan Tilli-Choli of the United Nations Group. “And it was kind of those two heavyweights going back and forth,” Houghton added. But he pointed out: “We really don’t have that right now where it’s like two major heavyweights. It’s a lot of little groups coming and going and switching sides and running around. It’s probably more chaotic, maybe, and unpredictable than it was back then in some ways.”

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Houghton told The VOICE: “To answer the question … ‘Can you tell me one thing that’s different now than it was like two years ago?’ … there’s really not one thing.” He said: “The way I’ve described it is like when you are boiling water on your stove to cook like spaghetti or something and there’s that fine point where it’s just below boiling over where you turn the temperature down a little bit and it’s just about to boil, it’s like simmering, but you know that if you turn the temperature up just a touch, it’s going to boil over. That’s what it’s often like. There is a very fine line between the boiling over and the ‘sort of simmering, about to boil over.’” Houghton added: “And when

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Houghton said: “So when people express shock, I have to temper my reaction in some ways and say ‘Look, we’ve been talking about this for years. This should not be a surprise. Let’s instead talk about what some of the issues and causes are around why people are attracted to this lifestyle and let’s use it as an opportunity as we’ve done many times with some of the work that we do with End Gang Life (www.cfseu. bc.ca/end-gang-life/) and things like that. Let’s use it an opportunity to maybe get one or two people out if we can right now if they’re questioning what their role in life is, let’s get them out – and we’ve been able to do that successfully.” When this writer asked Houghton about the success of the program, he replied: “It’s been very, very successful and we’ve had significant impact in terms of not just saving people’s life but stopping their ‘trajectory’ in the gang lifestyle – either stopping them from becoming a victim or potentially

Staff-Sgt. Lindsey Houghton. Photo: Chandra Bodalia stopping them from becoming a perpetrator down the road, because really as we know, it’s inevitable that you are either one or both of those at some point.” When I asked Houghton if the program needed more funding, he replied: “I wouldn’t call it an issue, … but for every dollar we spend on positive services to get an individual out of gangs and sort of remove their involvement and provide them pro-social things in their lives like get them employable, get them counselling, those kinds of things, like get them out of gangs, we can potentially save – and we are saving – what I would call “the system”, especially the policing system, millions of dollars, because you know how expensive gang homicide investigations are. Like we are talking millions of dollars for an IHIT [Integrated Homicide Investigation Team] investigation or even some of our [CFSEU-BC] investigations. So, if we can spend thousands of dollars, it’s pennies compared

to what you might spend should someone be shot and the costs connected to the medical system, or if they have to be jailed and those kind of things. Those are very expensive things.” Houghton pointed out: “It’s not a secret that if we can expand our capacity to be able to serve more people, we could potentially save “the system” even more money.” The pilot started in November of 2016 and they have had well over 400 people connect with them. Houghton said: “We’ve helped them. At any given time right now, we are actively “exiting,” providing services every day to about 60 people.” He pointed out: “It’s still the only one of its kind in Canada where its embedded within the police. There’s some people who didn’t think it would work and we’ve proven them wrong. Because a lot of people didn’t think that gangsters would reach out to us for help because of what they do and their mistrust for the police, but we have dozens of testimonials of families and people saying how we’ve changed their life for the better. It’s hard to put a price tag on that and it’s hard to quantify that in some ways.” Houghton added: “People will reach out to us for different reasons at different times and it might be because they’ve just gotten out of jail, it might be because their mom is begging them to, it might be because their best friend was murdered, or it might be because they’ve been shot and they’ve just got out of hospital. There’s different triggers for everybody.” Some incidents of violence allegedly linked to gang activity in Lower Mainland since December 27:

February 16: Male injured in shooting in Surrey February 14: Shooting between occupants of vehicles in Delta; burned-out vehicle seized February 11: Neal Pratap, 44, shot and killed in Burnaby February 8: Shooting in Abbotsford; no description of suspects or vehicles February 4: Shana Harris-Morrris, 23, killed and male injured in Surrey shooting February 4: Shooting in Surrey’s Tannery Park; no suspects February 3: Shooting in wooded area in Surrey; no suspects February 3: Chris Kenworthy, 32, shot dead inside a vehicle in Burnaby. February 1: Exchange of gunfire between occupants of two vehicles in Richmond. January 30: Two young men known to police escape uninjured in Langley shooting. January 26: Arshdeep Singh, 22, shot dead, another young man injured in Langley shooting. January 18: 27-year-old Langley man known to police shot in Langley. January 16: Shooting between occupants of two cars in Langley City and Brookswood. January 10: Person injured in a shooting in Coquitlam. January 9: Dilraj Johal, 28, shot and killed in Richmond. January 7: Anees Mohammed, 29, shot and killed in Richmond. January 6: Gary Kang, 24, shot and killed in Surrey. December 28: Tequel Willis, 14, shot and killed in Surrey. December 27: Harman Singh Dhesi, 19, shot and killed in Surrey.

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SANGHA’S comments that led to his ouster from the Liberal Party were made last month in a panel discussion on Y Media, a Canadianbased Punjabi-language outlet. The Toronto Star reported that they were first exposed by another English-language online outlet

that serves the Sikh and Punjabi diaspora, Baaz. Baaz reported that Sangha “parroted debunked Indian media accusations about former minister Navdeep Bains’s departure from politics, including unsubstantiated links to ‘extremism.’” In the Y Media interview that aired January 21, Sangha appears to suggest both Bains and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan sympathize with those who advocate for the creation of Khalistan. “If you declare that you’re an extremist, or Khalistani, and as we have seen to the south of us in America, that leadership with extremist ideas, are they fit to be ministers? I have doubts now,” Sangha said in Punjabi. “I keep

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Surrey Police Service: City Councillors Hundial and Locke getting increasingly desperate AFTER the massive good publicity Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum garnered last week thanks to his SurreyLangley SkyTrain extension vision that has become more of a certain reality because of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s new transit funding announcement and the backing of the NDP government and Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, Surrey City Councillors Jack Hundial, a former RCMP officer, and Brenda Locke, a former BC Liberal MLA, found themselves in a veritable dilemma. Looking like a pair of political losers, they apparently

Surrey Police Service vehicle: Want a ride, Jack and Brenda? decided to cause problems So on Monday, they sent a on the police transition letter to over 1,000 elected front in order to try and re- officials in local governtrieve whatever little cred- ments in the province, claiming: “The financial ibility they can.

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Trudeau announces new firearms measures to combat crime and increase public safety

PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced the introduction of new legislation to amend the Criminal Code and the Firearms Act to make communities safer while respecting law-abiding gun owners. The government said that gun violence has had devastating effects on communities across the country, and on too many Canadians who have lost loved ones. According to Statistics Canada, firearms were used in over 40 per cent of homicides in Canada in 2019. The government added that this violence must stop and noted that last May it banned over 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms and some of their components. It said it is continuing to take every step necessary to combat gun violence and keep Canadians and communities safe. Through the proposed legislation and other measures, the government would: * Combat intimate partner and gender-based violence, and selfharm involving firearms by creating “red flag” and “yellow flag”

Justin Trudeau laws. These laws would allow people, such as concerned friends or relatives, to apply to the courts for the immediate removal of an individual’s firearms, or to ask a Chief Firearms Officer to suspend and review an individual’s licence to own firearms. * Fight gun smuggling and trafficking by increasing criminal penalties, and by enhancing the capacity of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canada Border Services Agency to combat the illegal importation of firearms. * Help create safer communities by supporting municipalities that ban handguns through by-laws restricting storage and transportation in their jurisdictions. Individu-

als who violate these municipal by-laws would be subject to federal penalties, including licence revocation and criminal sanctions. * Give young people the opportunities and resources they need to avoid criminal behaviour by providing funding to municipalities and Indigenous communities to support youth programs. * Protect Canadians from gun violence by creating new offences for altering the cartridge magazine component of a firearm and depicting violence in firearms advertising, introducing tighter restrictions on imports of ammunition, and ensuring the prohibition of imports, exports, sales, and transfers of all replica firearms. * Complete the prohibition of assault-style firearms to ensure these weapons cannot be legally used, transported, sold, transferred, or bequeathed by individuals in Canada. The government also intends to move forward with a buyback program in the coming months to support the safe removal of these firearms from communities. Trudeau said these measures are

Mayor McCallum fully supportive of handgun ban in Surrey

SURREY Mayor Doug McCallum said on Tuesday that he wholeheartedly supports a handgun ban for the City of Surrey. “I am directing staff to immediately begin work on a bylaw for Council approval as quickly as possible,” he added. He pointed out: “As we have seen with the recent surge in shootings and deaths due to the Lower Mainland gang conflict, gun violence has been a scourge in our region.

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The new legislation announced today by Prime Minister [Justin] Trudeau gives municipalities the ability to take direct action on banning handguns.” McCallum said: “I want to commend the Prime Minister for creating new legislation that will give municipalities the ability to ban handguns locally with the added weight of federal penalties, such as criminal sanctions, for those who are caught violating the ban.”

part of a broader firearms strategy to increase public safety and build upon previous legislation and policies already in place. This includes the ban on assault-style firearms, significant funding to provinces and territories to combat gun and gang violence, and investments in border security to tackle firearms smuggling. He said the government will continue to work with Parliamentarians, provincial and territorial governments, Indigenous communities, and municipalities to do what it takes to keep our country safe from gun violence. Trudeau noted: “One Canadian killed by gun violence is one too many. The tragedies we have seen in Ste-Foy and Portapique, and more recently in Toronto and Montréal, should never happen. This is why our government has taken some of the strongest action in our country’s history against gun violence. We will continue to take steps to strengthen gun control measures, remove dangerous weapons from our streets, and make sure everyone can feel safe

from violence.” Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, said: “Too many Canadians have been killed or injured because of gun violence, and we need to take every reasonable step to stop more Canadians from suffering the same fate. These concrete measures we’re announcing today build on actions already taken to address some of the most serious firearms safety issues and are part of our government’s detailed firearms strategy that will help make our communities safer for everyone.” David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, added: “Today’s announcement builds on the important measures our government has already taken to keep Canadians safe in their communities. The multi-faceted approach to gun control we are proposing combines evidencebased policies, tougher Criminal Code penalties, and funding for programs that address root causes that lead to criminal behavior in the first place.”

Mayor Stewart moves to implement handgun ban in Vancouver

FOLLOWING the introduction of Bill C-21, the proposed federal legislation that would enable municipalities to pass local handgun bans, Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart announced plans to ask council to use these new powers and implement a handgun ban in the City of Vancouver. “I applaud the Prime Minister for taking action against assault-style weapons, and the gun traffickers that put residents at risk,” said Mayor Stewart. “But for cities like Vancouver, the greatest threat to public safety is the proliferation

Kennedy Stewart Photo by Sukhwant Singh Dhillon of handguns, deadly weapons that have no place in cities, and this bill would give us new tools to get them off our streets.” The Mayor cited a recent uptick in gang-related shootings

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New provincial firearms lab to enhance response to gun violence ecutions of individuals and criminal organizations who pose the greatest risk to public safety in B.C.” The creation of the PFFL was also one of the recommendations of the Illegal Firearms Task Force final report, which focused

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Gurmandeep Singh Atwal of Surrey charged for allegedly posing as police officer BC Prosecution Services has approved charges against a Surrey man after he allegedly posed as a peace officer at a home in Richmond on the evening of January 29. 26-year-old Gurmandeep Singh Atwal faces one count of personating a Peace Officer and one count of carrying a concealed weapon. Atwal was arrested on February 11 and remains in custody. He will make his next court appearance by video on Tuesday, February 16. The Richmond RCMP Serious Crime Unit continues to investigate.

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Government proposes increase to number of weeks for recovery benefits and EI regular benefits FeDerAl Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, on Friday announced the Government of Canada’s intent to introduce regulatory and legislative amendments to increase the number of weeks of benefits available for the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and Employment Insurance (EI) regular benefits. As some workers could begin to exhaust their benefits in late March, this increase would ensure continued support as Canada’s economy and labour force recovers. It would also provide additional access to the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit, so that Canadians do not have to make the choice between going to work sick and putting food on the table. The proposed changes would: * increase the number of weeks available under the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) and the Canada Recovery Caregiving Bene-

Carla Qualtrough fit (CRCB) by 12 weeks extending the maximum duration of the benefits through regulation from 26 weeks to up to 38 weeks; increase the number of weeks available under the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) through regulation from the current

2 weeks to 4 weeks; and * increase the number of weeks of EI regular benefits available by up to 24 weeks to a maximum of 50 weeks through legislation, for claims that are made between September 27, 2020 and September 25, 2021. To ensure employees in the federally regulated private sector can access the proposed additional weeks of CRCB and CRSB without the risk of losing their jobs, the maximum length of the leave related to COVID-19 under the Canada Labour Code would also be extended. Provincial and territorial governments will determine whether they need to amend their job-protected leaves in order to facilitate employees’ access to the proposed additional weeks of CRSB and CRCB benefits. Subject to the legislation receiving royal assent, in addition, self-employed workers who have opted in to the EI program to access special benefits would be able to use a 2020 earnings threshold of $5,000, compared to the previous threshold of $7,555.

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Male injured in shooting in Surrey

on Tuesday, February 16, at approximately 10:15 p.m., Surrey RCMP received calls of shots heard in the area of 145 Street and 82 Avenue. Surrey RCMP frontline and Gang Enforcement officers were immediately dispatched to the area. Officers located a male in the area suffering from a gunshot wound. The male was transported to a regional trauma hospital. Officers have been conducting neighbourhood canvassing and speaking with several witnesses to obtain further information. At this time this incident does not appear to be a random act, but rather targeted at this male, police said. Anyone with further information who has not already spoken to police is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or, if they wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www. solvecrime.ca.

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Adrian Golofit, 31, found dead in his Clayton Heights home was not known to police gency for friends and associates to reach out to police and offer whatever information they can.” Golofit’s Facebook account (the last posting was in 2015) shows him to be a soccer fan who went to Kwantlen Park Second-

ary, while his Instagram account (the last two postings were in October 2020, while earlier ones were in 2017) suggest he was a successful poker player. Anyone with information is asked to contact the IHIT Infor-

mation Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@ rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Should you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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Adrian Golofit THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is calling on the public to help further its investigation into the homicide of a Surrey man. On Friday, February 12 at 7:19 p.m., the Surrey RCMP respond-

ed to a report of 31-year-old Adrian Golofit found dead inside his home near 194 Street and 66 Avenue. He had injuries indicative of homicide and IHIT was called in. The last time Golofit made contact with friends was around 8 a.m. on Thursday, February 11. Investigators will be working to build a timeline of Golofit’s ac-

tivities from that point forward. IHIT is working closely with the I-Teams along with the Surrey RCMP to gather evidence. “Adrian Golofit was not known to police and the motive behind his murder is not yet clear,” said IHIT Sgt. Frank Jang. “In cases such as this where police records about the victim is minimal, there is greater importance and ur-

Shooting between occupants of vehicles in Delta

DELTA Police are investigating a shooting between occupants of vehicles that occurred in the 8800-block of Delvista Drive, around 5 p.m. on Sunday, February 14. “The incident appears to be targeted,” said Cris Leykauf, spokesperson for Delta Police. “While fortunately no injuries have been reported to police, this type of violence is completely unacceptable. Innocent people could have been hurt.” Officers immediately responded to the scene, and began collecting evidence, including shell casings. The Delta Police’s Major Crimes unit has taken control of the investigation. At this point police can confirm there is no information that connects either of the vehicles or their occu-

pants to Delta. They appear to have been passing through. A nearby house was initially suspected to have been struck by gunfire, but upon close examination this has been determined not to be the case. Delta Police are working with their counterparts across Metro Vancouver, sharing information and intelligence. The integrated Forensics Identification Services was called out and the Real Time Intelligence Centre has also been engaged. A vehicle believed to be related to this incident has been seized by police. It was located in Langley and had been burned. Delta Police held the scene overnight to ensure all related evidence had been located.

Altercation between members of same Surrey household leads to man’s death ON Wednesday, February 17 shortly after 8:30 p.m., Surrey RCMP responded to a report of an assault at a residence in the 5500-block of 125 Street. Officers located a critically injured man outside the residence. Surrey RCMP frontline members performed CPR and administered an AED. Shortly thereafter, BC Ambulance Service attended and provided treatment and care to the man as well; however, he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team

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Woman sexually assaulted in Surrey’s Kwantlen Park SURREY RCMP’s Special Victims Unit (SVU) is asking for the public’s assistance to identify the suspect in a sexual assault that occurred at Kwantlen Park in Newton. Shortly after 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, February 16, Surrey RCMP responded to a report of a sex assault at Kwantlen Park, located in the area of 132 Street and 104 Avenue. The victim initially met the male suspect near 132 Street and 105 Avenue and they walked to Kwantlen Park together. Upon arriving at the park, the man produced a weapon and sexually assaulted the victim. The man fled the scene prior to police arrival. The victim was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect is described as a light-skinned male, with dark hair with a fade-style cut, possibly Middle Eastern, approximately 26 years old, slim build, wearing dark clothing. Police believe there were witnesses in the area at the time of the assault. If you saw or heard anything, you are asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502. Initial indications are that this attack is linked to street-level sex work. Immediate steps were taken to inform sex workers in Surrey of this assault so they could remain vigilant to this additional risk. The Surrey RCMP SVU works closely with and in support of the Surrey Woman’s Centre’s SMART Van initiative, who were proactive in distributing this message out, and the Surrey RCMP are also increasing police patrols to areas frequented by local sex workers. The decision to disclose that the victim is a sex worker is being provided to ensure that persons specifically in this vulnerable group can be aware of this incident.

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IN an open letter to BC parents on Tuesday, B.C. Teachers’ Federation President Teri Mooring said that a pandemic is no time for standardized testing:

BC state of emergency extended to March 2

tickets for owners, operators and event organizers who host an event or gathering contravening the PHO’s orders. On July 10, 2020, the COVID-19 Related Measures Act came into force, enabling provisions created for citizens and businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to continue as needed should the provincial state of emergency end. Facts about B.C.’s state of emergency

John Horgan Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer (PHO), declared a public health emergency. “The vast majority of British Columbians are getting the message that we need to work together and follow public health orders so we can all get through COVID-19 safely,” said Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. “For the few who aren’t getting the message, police departments across B.C. have been doing an excellent job enforcing restrictions and ticketing offenders.” The Province continues to use, with the support of police and other enforcement officials, measures under the EPA to limit the spread of COVID-19, including issuing

A pandemic is no time for standardized testing: BCTF to parents

Dear parents, Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to impact every aspect of our lives, the BC government is going ahead this month with a standardized test called the Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA). This test is given to students in Grades 4 and 7. BC teachers have long opposed the FSA because it takes time

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do not feel any pressure that they must do it online. * If you feel pressured to have your child write the test against your wishes, assert your right to withdraw your child for “extenuating circumstances.” There is a global pandemic after all. The pandemic is impacting students and families in many different ways. Some families have experienced personal loss while others are experiencing economic hardship. As a consequence, data from this standardized test will be skewed, flawed, and of no use to teachers. They won’t provide any in-

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Cyberattack on SFU server results in exposure of personally identifiable information

SFU on Tuesday notified its community of a cyberattack on an SFU server resulting in the exposure of personally identifiable information. Spreadsheet data on the breached server contained personal information for a number of current and former students, faculty, staff and student applicants. The personal information varies for each individual based on the type of information stored in the spreadsheets. Data exposed does not include information such as banking details, Social Insurance Num-

bers (SIN) or passwords. For the majority of those impacted, the personally identifiable information is their student/employee ID number and at least one other data element. The other data points are varied. Examples include things like admission or academic standing data. The university is directly notifying all impacted individuals who have a current email address on file. If a person wants to check if their information was included in this breach, they can:

* Check online, with an SFU computing ID and password, to find out if they’ve been included in the breach and what personally identifiable information may have been exposed. * Contact SFU IT Services Help Desk at itshelp@sfu.ca or (778) 782-8888 * Review further information at https:// www.sfu.ca/itser vices/notices/february-2021.html Although the risk of identity theft is low, those impacted should monitor personal accounts and memberships of all kinds

for any unusual activity over the next several months. “We recognize how frustrating it is for individuals who have had personal data exposed. Information security is a high priority for SFU. Cyberattack attempts are on the rise with increasingly sophisticated methods to gain entry into IT systems. In response, the university has been steadily increasing the strength of our institutional information security systems and continues to do so,” SFU said in a statement.

City of Delta to celebrate Pink Shirt Day

DELTA Mayor George V. Harvie and Delta Council, in partnership with the Delta Police Department, Delta Fire Department and Delta School District, will wear pink on February 24 in support of Pink Shirt Day to raise awareness of bullying and to encourage people to help one another and stand collectively against bullying. For the last five years, the City of Delta, the school district, and the fire and police departments have worked together to host the Battle of the Badges hockey game to bring people together in the spirit of celebrating diversity and kindness, along with some friendly competition. With the pandemic forcing the Battle of the Badges to be put on hiatus this year, the City, the police and fire departments, and the school district have worked to create a special video that will be shared with Delta students and the community on Pink Shirt Day. Harvie said: “Pink Shirt Day is an important reminder that we all need to practice kindness, compassion, and respect for one another. I’m proud to once again partner with the Delta School District and our fire and

George V. Harvie police departments to show our support for creating safe, respectful, and inclusive environments in Delta and reiterate the message that we do not tolerate bullying behaviour.” The focus of the 2021 Pink Shirt campaign is working together and treating others with dignity and respect. The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated and reinforced the importance of supporting each other and practicing these actions every day, says the City. Learn more and donate at PinkShirtDay.ca

Suspect in West End stranger attack arrested

VANCOUVER Police announced on Thursday that they have arrested a suspect in connection to the stranger attack in the West End last Saturday night. “Investigators are pleased with the help they have received

from the public in identifying this suspect,” said Constable Tania Visintin. The victim, a 24-year-oldfemale, was walking home from shopping along Davie Street when she was allegedly grabbed by the suspect from

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VANCOUVER Police’s month-long initiative targeting violent and prolific shoplifters downtown has resulted in 268 recommended criminal charges. “This initiative was established in response to growing crime in the area,” said Inspector Rob Clarke, Operations Division, on Wednesday. “Last year in the downtown core, VPD saw a 260 per cent increase in shoplifting incidents involving weapons such as bear spray, knives, needles, and guns, when compared to the previous year.” The initiative – named Project Arrow – concluded February 12. During the four-week project VPD officers worked closely with retailers and store security, and achieved the following results: * 250 shoplifting incidents were investigated by VPD * 130 individual offenders were arrested, resulting in 268 recommended criminal charges * $37,093 in stolen merchandise was recovered and returned to merchants * 35 weapons were seized * 45 offenders were either wanted or caught breaching bail conditions at the time of their arrest “I am proud of these results, and I hope this initiative sends a clear message to the business community that the VPD will respond swiftly when you tell us your concerns about crime and safety,” said Inspector Clarke. “Moreover, I hope it sends a clear message to violent thieves – we are watching you, and when we catch you, you will be arrested and charged.” Incidents of note: * Officers arrested a 44-year-old violent of-

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2020 crime stats in Delta show behaviours changing by final quarter

INTERESTINGLY, as 2020 wrapped up, police in Delta found key crime and safety trend numbers had returned to typical levels in many areas, but the pandemic definitely had an impact on overall stats for the year. Most notably, violent crime was down 18% in 2020, versus 2019, reversing a multiyear trend where these type of offences had been on the upswing. However, in the final quarter of the year, the number of persons or violent offences was nearly the same as the previous year, with 170 offences noted by police, compared to 172 in the same time in 2019. This category of offence includes assaults, domestic assaults, robberies, arson, etc. “Our officers were very busy in the second half of 2020,

Harj Sidhu addressing a growing number of mental health-related complaints, as well as dealing with troubled youths acting out in a variety of ways,” said Deputy Chief Harj Sidhu, who heads up Operations at Delta Police. “I believe some of the proactive work done by our officers helped to keep overall violent crime or

persons offences down.” Commercial break and enters were up 6% overall in 2020, to 135 offences vs 127 in 2019. The same upward trend was noted in the final quarter of 2020. However, residential break and enters moved in the opposite direction, down 21% overall for the year with 147 instances compared to 185 in 2019. In the fourth quarter, those numbers remained steadfastly down, with just 34 noted compared to 45 for the same time last year. “The decrease in this type of crime shows how much break and enters are a crime of opportunity,” explained Sidhu. “With greater numbers of people staying at home, there were fewer opportunities for thieves who typically target properties

whose residents are away – either for a few hours or days.” Instances of thefts from autos did not fare as positively, with 772 noted for the year compared to 689 in 2019, up 12% in total. There was a spike in the fourth quarter, with 185 offences noted, compared to 137 last year. Police are keeping a close eye on this

category of offences, upping patrols and working with residents to encourage people not to leave anything of value in their vehicles, including spare change and sunglasses. Residents are also advised to lock their vehicles, as “smash and grabs” are not common within Delta – instead thieves more commonly try door handles and rummage through unlocked vehicles. A reduction in collisions was another success story of 2020, with the number of collisions reported to police down 18% to 943 compared to 1,149 in 2019. This is due largely to significant drops in the second and third quarters of the year. By the last quarter the number of collisions had gone back up to 2019 levels – at 315 mirroring

the previous year exactly. Violation tickets were also down significantly, as police made significant adjustments when the pandemic was first proclaimed. There were fewer drivers on the roads in the initial months, and police tried to be sensitive, as people coped with changes wrought by the pandemic. The number of tickets overall handed to drivers in 2020 was 8,504, versus 11,791 in 2019. However, again by the fourth quarter, ticketing numbers were mirroring 2019, with 2,734 tickets handed out in 2020, versus 2,708 in 2019. The public can view updated crime trends throughout Delta on the Crime Map on deltapolice.ca. Zzoom in for more information for specific crime types.

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BC Liberals renew calls for NDP intervention in Vancouver school hours

BC Liberals said on Wednesday that weeks after it was revealed that Vancouver students were receiving well below the number of instructional hours required by law, Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside has yet to offer a response to families. “The minister’s lack of action or even a response has been incredibly frustrating for Vancouver students and

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Critic for Education. “My colleague, MLA Michael Lee, first wrote to the minister more than two weeks ago sharing the concerns of many of his constituents. Since the minister has remained silent on the issue, worried families are still anxiously waiting for an explanation.” It has now been several weeks since concerns were first raised that students

within Vancouver’s School District 39 were receiving only 8.75 hours of instruction per week, far below the minimum-required 25.5 hours of instructional time as is required by law. On Wednesday, Tegart issued a letter to Minister Whiteside that seeks clarity on whether the ministry provided the Vancouver School Board (VSB) with approval to reduce instructional time be-

low the minimum required by law. “Families fear that under the Vancouver School Board’s current model, students are missing vital parts of the curriculum and are falling behind,” said Lee, MLA for Vancouver-Langara. “The minister needs to provide students and families with a clear explanation as soon as possible and commit to immediate

action that will ensure our students receive the same quality of education across the province.” The BC Liberals have also requested that the ministry require the VSB to amend its Restart Plan to immediately comply with the instructional time requirements under the School Act and provide full-time instruction as soon as possible.

Changes to allow emailed documents between landlords and tenants

THE Province is amending regulations to allow email as a method of service between landlords and tenants, making it easier for people to participate in the dispute resolution process. The change will take effect March 1, 2021, fulfilling a recommendation by the Rental Housing Task Force. The task force heard from renters and rental housing providers that

there is a desire to use modern forms of communication, such as email, as an acceptable form of notification. With this change, landlords and tenants may serve documents via email if one provides their email address to the other for this purpose. Previously, they were required to exchange physical documents by personal service, by regular or registered

mail, leaving a copy with an adult person, leaving a copy in a mailbox, posting to a door or by fax. While electronic service methods, such as email, have not been permitted, arbitrators have accepted them in situations where other methods were not possible. As a result, they have been accepting service by email with supporting evi-

dence without issue for several years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when personal service was not available to landlords and tenants, the director of the Residential Tenancy Branch issued an order allowing them to serve documents by email. With this regulatory change, email service will be available to landlords and tenants per-

manently. Government is also extending an order allowing strata corporations in B.C. to hold meetings electronically, including their annual and special general meetings, during the current provincial state of emergency. This temporary change under the Emergency Program Act applies to all strata corporations, regardless of

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Urgent and primary care centre open in northeast Vancouver PEOPLE living in northeast Vancouver have better access to team-based everyday health care with a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) that is now open at 102 – 2788 East Hastings Street, the Province announced on Tuesday. “The opening of the Northeast UPCC is excellent news for people living in northeast Vancouver,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health. “The centre will help connect more people with the health care they need, when they need it. Area residents who currently lack a primary care provider will benefit from increased access to same-day appointments for urgent needs and ongoing primary care.” A team of 16.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) health-care workers is currently providing urgent care at the centre. The centre is open for patients who need health care within 12 to 24 hours but do not require an emergency department. This includes 3.2 FTE family physicians,

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Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Moga and Pathankot districts is manifest in the fact that from 11 seats back then, the party’s tally has improved to a whopping 149 now. Similarly, in the wards, from 356 in 2015, the Congress score now has gone up to 1,480. Amarinder Singh thanked and congratulated the people for defeating the “negative and vicious forces that are out to ruin Punjab and its future”. The first major polls to be held in Punjab since the enactment of the ‘draconian’ farm laws had also underscored people’s angst with the BJP, which was responsible for the anti-farmer legislation with the active support of its then ally, SAD, and the collusion of ruling AAP in Delhi, Amarinder Singh said. All these parties had “shamelessly trampled the

rights of the farmers, with the clear aim of destroying Punjab”, he said, adding SAD’s and AAP’s “subsequent theatrics” for the farmers had failed to befool the voters, who had seen through the political gimmickry of these parties. With all three opposition parties not even a close second to the Congress and trailing even independent candidates in some wards, the “pro-governance and proprogress verdict of the urban voters of Punjab was a clear endorsement of their negation of their loathsome political ideologies”, he contended. “It was a powerful message to these parties to keep out of Punjab, which was not ready to either forgive or forget the deceit and the treachery to which the people of the state had been subjected by them,” he added.

New Delhi (IANS): The results of the Punjab urban body polls have the stamp of the farmers agitation and have dented several parties badly. Though Punjab is at the epicentre of the farmers protest and the results bear the imprint of the agitation, the question arises will it replicate in other states and cost the BJP dearly. In Assam and West Bengal the BJP is a major party. In Assam the party is contesting to retain its government while in West Bengal it is challenging the ruling TMC [All India Trinamool Congress] as the main opponent. The Congress in Assam has taken an antiCAA [Citizenship (Amendment) Act] stand. Former party president Rahul Gandhi started his campaign on Sunday with a strong stance against the Act, which is of prime concern in the state. Congress deputy leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi said, “The struggle against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting. Congress promises to build a memorial to the anti-CAA movement after winning the election. Assam doesn’t want CAA.” In West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerji’s main pitch against the BJP is about outsiders and how to save the strong Bengali culture which the BJP is trying to scuttle through its Hindutva agenda. Congress leader BK Hariprasad who heads the election management in-charge of Bengal said, “farmers are everywhere in the country and the BJP has ditched the farmers. The impact will be seen in the polls and BJP will pay the price of not withdrawing the farm laws.” Its not only the Congress but the TMC MPs too have opposed the farm laws vehemently. But observers feel the impact may be marginal and Punjab may be the exception but the swing in favour of the Congress in comparison with the 2015 municipal corporation elections in Bathinda, Hoshiarpur, Moga and Pathankot districts is manifest in the fact that from 11 seats back then, the party’s tally has improved to a whopping 149 seats.

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elections, most importantly in Uttar Pradesh in 2022. “The BJP knows that the fate of all the Lok Sabha seats in Haryana, Rajasthan and Western Uttar Pradesh is decided by the Jat community, which is crucial for the formation of the government at the Centre,” said a party insider. “After January 26, the dynamics of the farmers’ agitation has changed with Rakesh Tikait emerging as the face of the agitation, overshadowing the farmer leaders from different unions in Punjab,” said a BJP leader. “There is a strong feeling among the Jat community that the BJP government is against them despite their whole-hearted support in the 2019 general elections and the 2017 UP Assembly polls,” said Jat leader belonging to the BJP. A section of the BJP leadership believes that local political factors

Farmers at Singhu gear up to beat summer heat and continue protest New Delhi (IANS): Farmers sitting on protest against the government’s new farms laws have started preparing to face the scorching summer heat at Singhu village. They are planning to install fans, coolers and generators at the protest site. There are two stages set up at the Singhu protest site -- one stage facing toward Delhi where the protesting farmers can be seen sitting in an open space, while the second stage is near Kundli village (border area of Delhi and Haryana), which is fully covered with tarpaulin. The farmers leaders told IANS that various social organisations have come forward to provide fans and coolers to the protesting farmers. “We are preparing to replace these tarpaulin-made tents under which farmers have been sitting for over 80 days braving chilly winds so far. With the summer having started and with every passing day becoming hotter, we are planning to install fans and coolers and if need be, air conditioners will

also be provided. The changes would happen in the next couple of days,” said Kulveer Singh, a resident of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, who is also a member of the Krantikari Kisan Union. He said that volunteers have started preparing for initiating the changes at the protest sites. “Two such setups have already come up behind both the stages. We are not only planning to beat the summer heat but we will also ensure that farmers get chilled potable water in the coming days.” Apart from tarpaulin shades or plastic tents, most of the farmers stay in their tractor-trolleys they have brought from their villages. All the tractor-trolleys parked across the road or outside (Delhi-Chandigarh highway) could be seen covered with tarpaulin. Many tractor-trolleys that have carried farmers from different villages and districts from Haryana and Punjab are fitted with fans to provide cool air to the farmers.

have taken over the farmers issue, including the role of the Jat community in the agitation. “The concern of Jats in Western Uttar Pradesh is different from the Jats in Haryana, which is not addressed by the BJP leadership,” he said. A BJP leader said that the Jats in Western UP are emotionally attached to the legacy of Mahender Singh Tikait and believes that his son Rakesh Tikait is following in his father’s footsteps. But the Jats in Haryana have different concerns, including political leadership roles in the state. “Jats in Haryana are unhappy with the BJP central leadership’s decision to appoint Manohar Lal Khattar, a non-Jat, as the Chief Minister of state, but no one paid any attention to the concerns of the community. Now in the name of farmers’ agitation, they (Jats) are venting out their anger using the ongoing protest as a

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Tikait hails Delhi court’s verdict on sedition; says farm movement to start in West Bengal New Delhi (IANS): Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday hailed the decision of a Delhi Court, which said the ‘sedition law cannot be invoked to silence the protesters’. While speaking to IANS, Tikait said: “The court is absolutely right in its judgement on the sedition law.” On Tuesday, a Delhi court, while granting bail to a man accused of posting fake videos on Facebook on the farmer protests, observed that the law of sedition cannot be invoked to “quieten disquiet under the pretence of muzzling the miscreants”. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmender Rana noted that in the absence of exhortation or incitement to create disorder or disturb public peace or resort to violence, law of sedition cannot be invoked. “Guns are being used to stifle the farmers’ voice,” said Tikait, adding that the farmers’ movement was an ideological movement. He said the movement that has been born out of

a just cause could not be derailed by the fear of guns, and that this fight was a fight for the farmers’ rights. He further stated that whoever was writing in favour of farmers was being arrested. Meanwhile, Tikait said that the farm movement would extend to the state of West Bengal in the coming days. Speaking to IANS, Tikait said, “Is West Bengal an outside state? Then why can’t we go to West Bengal? The farmers there are not getting good rates for their crops.” He further said that Bengal is near the sea and the farmers there involved in fish farming are a troubled lot. Tikait added that imports are increasing there while many fishermen have lost their lives in Bengal. He said they are planning to go to West Bengal not because it is a poll-bound state, but to further spread awareness about the farmers’ issue. Tikait also said that a mahapanchayat will be held in West Bengal in the coming days.

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India denounces ‘vaccine nationalism’, calls for vigilance on future pandemics United Nations (IANS): India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar denounced “vaccine nationalism” on Wednesday and called for putting the world on guard against future pandemics. Addressing, through a video link, the Security Council, he said: “Stop ‘vaccine nationalism,’ indeed actively encourage internationalism. Hoarding superfluous doses will defeat our efforts towards attaining collective health security.” He contrasted that attitude of the Western nations with India’s global vaccine efforts. New Delhi’s ‘Vaccine Maitri’ programme, he pointed out, has provided Covid-19 vaccines to 25 countries, and 49 more from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean to Africa, South-East Asia and the Pacific Islands will get them soon.

S. Jaishankar Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Luis Ebrard thanked India for providing vaccines. Giving an insight into the problem of vaccine inequality, Secretary General Antonio Guterres said: “Just ten countries have administered 75 per cent of all Covid-19 vaccines. Meanwhile, more than 130 countries have not received a single dose.” Jaishankar also announced that India was donating

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Punjab government to bring another bill to negate 3 central farm laws New Delhi (IANS): With an earlier Bill adopted by the Punjab Assembly to negate the contentious central farm laws still awaiting a nod from the Governor, the state’s Congress government plans to bring yet another Bill on the issue in the House, party sources said on Tuesday. “The Amarinder Singh-led government in the state is consulting legal experts and others to bring yet another Bill during the Budget session of the Assembly from February 12 to February 21 to negate the farm laws passed by the Centre in September 2020,” Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat, who is incharge of the party affairs in Punjab, told IANS. “Once the second Bill is passed, Governor VP Singh Badnore will be compelled to forward the Bill to President Ram Nath Kovind for assent,” Rawat pointed out. The Congress leader asserted that the state was

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Canada immigration racket busted in Goa, 12 arrested Panaji (IANS): The police in Goa on Saturday busted a kidnapping, extortion and immigration racket involving a gang from Haryana, which would lure victims with a Canadian work visa and then hold them captive in Goa and extract more money from their family members and friends for facilitating their visa and ticket. South Goa Superintendent of Police Pankaj Singh told the media that 12 persons, including nine from Haryana, two from Goa and one from Uttar Pradesh, who were part of the racket, have been arrested for duping an

Afghan national, Shapur Zarifi, who had been kept in captivity at a bungalow in the coastal state, while his family members believed that he had migrated to Canada. One minor person has also been arrested in connection with the racket. Singh said that the arrests were carried out based on a complaint lodged by a woman earlier this month, who claimed that her husband was being kept hostage in Goa. “Our investigation has revealed that the gang would lure gullible travellers intending to visit

Canada and call them to Goa, where advance payment would be taken from them after which they would be held captive at a rented bungalow. A fake boarding pass and passport would be sent to the family members to make them believe that the victim had indeed travelled to Canada or to their desired destination,” Singh said. “WhatsApp voice messages were then sent from the victims mobile number using a VPN reflecting their IP locations in Canada. Later the victims were made to call their family

and friends asking for the final payment to be made,” he added. Zarifi had initially paid Rs 2 lakh to the gang leader, Sushil Singh from Haryana, towards payment of a flight ticket to Canada and visa processing fees. Zarifi was then called to Goa and was detained in a bungalow in the Porvorim area in North Goa, from where he was made to call his friends under duress to borrow $20,000, failing which the gang had threatened to physically harm him.

Putin looking forward to visiting India: Shringla New Delhi/Moscow (IANS): The dates for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India this year, at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are being finalised as the two countries look to strengthen their strategic partnership. Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who is on an official two-day visit to Moscow, revealed this on Wednesday. The move assumes significance in view of the recent developments in India’s relations with the US and China. The government has taken strong objection to the US social media platforms enabling mobilisation of violent protesters against India’s farm reforms and other internal decisions. At the same time, India’s military has disengaged with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, after a 10-month-long standoff. “Clearly there is a lot that is happening in the relationship. It is a very very important relationship for both countries. I think we will see some developments in the next few months that would reinforce the close and strategic partnership that we both enjoy,” Shringla said in a video link from Moscow, underlining the significance of his visit. Shringla is holding India-Russia foreign office consultations with deputy foreign minister Igor Morgulov. The two sides are reviewing the entire gamut of bilateral relations, including the forthcoming high-level exchanges, the ministry of external affairs said in a statement. Speaking from Moscow, Shringla said that he had a “very good meeting” with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, who emphasised the importance of the strategic relationship between India and Russia. The foreign secretary extended an invitation to him on behalf of the external affairs ministry for a visit to India. He said Lavrov is looking forward to the meeting at the earliest.

Wheat production expected to be at record 115 million tonnes New Delhi (IANS): The Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) has estimated wheat production at a record 115 million tonnes this year, which is around seven per cent more than last year. Experts say that the weather is favourable for the rabi season crops and farmers have taken a lot of interest in wheat sowing. Interestingly, farmers have been on a sit-in demonstration for almost three months on the borders of Delhi, yet farming has not been affected. Agricultural scientist and Director of IIWBR, Gyanendra Pratap Singh, told IANS that his institute is assessing wheat production in the country again and a new record will be created. India’s wheat production is expected to be around 115 million tonne this year, if there is no weather issue. Haryana’s Karnal-situated IIWBR comes under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). According to the fourth advance production estimate for the crop year 2019-20 (July-June) released by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the production of wheat in the country is estimated at around 100.76 million tonnes. Singh said, “We now have varieties of wheat that are suitable for different climatic zones of the country and give good yields. For example, the yield per hectare of wheat DBW-187 is up to 80 quintals. There are many other varieties of this type.”

The two sides also spoke about the annual summit. Lavrov told Shringla that President Putin is looking forward to his visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The visit will take place on a date to be decided between the two sides,” Shringla said in Moscow. During the meeting, Shringla and Lavrov also finalised a wide range of exchanges between other officials of the two countries. “The Indian Army and Navy chiefs are also likely to visit Russia,” Shringla said, adding that there are several

events on the cards to strengthen India-Russia relationship. The Indian foreign secretary and Russian foreign minister also discussed the partnership between the two countries at the United Nations and UN Security Council. The two sides discussed Afghanistan apart from the coronavirus pandemic and the joint efforts at Covid-19 vaccine distribution. Shringla is also delivering a speech on ‘IndiaRussia relations’ at the prestigious Diplomatic

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