The Safe Surrey Coalition slate at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Newton Community Centre on Wednesday, September 14: (L-R) Stuart Drysdale, Debra Antifaev, Doug Elford, Allison Patton, Mayor Doug McCallum, Laurie Guerra, Mandeep Nagra, Raman Jassar and John Gibeau. Photo by SUKHWANT DHILLON / AM 600 Sher-E-Punjab Radio
“Violence2. in our community will not be tolerated. Members of the Peel Regional Police continue to work tirelessly to bring those responsible before the courts,” said Deputy Chief Marc Andrews.
She added: “The behaviours exhibited in this video by the group of males is unacceptable and impeding a police officer from their duties can result in criminal charges.”
“The officer in the video was responding to a complaint received from on-site security that a vehicle with an extremely loud and disruptive exhaust system had been unnecessarily driving around the parking lot and causing a disturbance for the preceding three hours. One person was served a ticket, as well as a notice and order for a vehicle inspection,” police said.
Videos of the violent incident that occurred in the area of Steeles Avenue West and Mclaughlin Road went viral and horrified the community as a turbaned male was shown attacking young men with a sword. There were numerous victims who suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Surrey RCMP warn Strawberry Hill complex rowdies: “Impeding a police officer from their duties can result in criminal charges”
Cpl. Vanessa Munn
It is expected that police, who have videos of the incident, will make more arrests.
For videos of the brawl and updates on this story, please visit our website voiceonline.com.
Persons involved blocked the police vehicle, attempted to open the driver’s door and could be heard swearing and name calling while
On September 14, police issued an arrest warrant for assault for 24-year-old Mansharan Malhi of Niagara Falls.
Cpl. Vanessa Munn said: “The behaviour of the group escalated as the officer re-entered his police vehicle and attempted to leave.
Surrey RCMP said they continue
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The RCMP do not mention the ethnicity of the men, however, they are South Asians as shown on TikTok.
filming the incident.”
scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton on November
A turbaned male wielding a sword.
On September 12, police arrested and charged 25-year-old Harjot Singh of Woodstock with two counts of assault with a weapon in connection with the brawl. He is
THE Surrey RCMP said in a statement on Tuesday that they are aware of a video circulating on social media, which shows a group of young men surrounding a police vehicle in the Strawberry Hill complex on Sunday, September 11.
ONTARIO’S Peel Regional Police investigators have now charged two young South Asian men in the August 28 brawl in the City of Brampton, Ontario.
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sports facility was approved in the 2021 Five-Year (20212025) Capital Financial Plan and is among more than 20 projects included in the ‘Surrey Invests’ Capital Plan.
Learn more at surrey.ca/capital projects.
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum said: “I am thrilled to be breaking ground for the Newton Community Centre. Early roadworks have been completed and work has now be gun on this new public recreation al facility. The Newton Community Centre will be a hub for Surrey
“Everyone has the right to feel safe going anywhere in our city”
Learn more at surrey.ca/capital projects.
The initial construction of the New ton Community Centre will include a 10-lane, 50-metre swimming pool, leisure pool, hot tubs, sauna
THE City of Surrey has begun con struction of the Newton Commu nity Centre. A groundbreaking cer emony on Wednesday, September 14 marked the occasion.
“I am pleased that we have be gun work on the new North Sur rey Outdoor Sport Complex,” said Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum on Tuesday. “With its natural grass field, this will be an ideal venue to support the growing sport of kabaddi in Surrey. It will have the largest seating capacity of all oth er kabaddi amenities in the City.”
He added: “Located near Sky Train and rapid transit, the Com plex will also serve as an ad ditional outdoor venue to host a variety of community events helping to make Surrey the vi brant place it is.”
The complex will include a cir cular natural grass sports field, a 2,500-seat grandstand and a field house which will include public washrooms and changerooms.
In addition to having the capac ity to host a variety of sport and cultural activities, the North Sur rey Outdoor Sport Complex will have larger seating capacity than any other Kabaddi amenity in the TheCity.
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movie theater that caters to fami lies. Surrey RCMP will continue with enforcement efforts to curb nuisance behaviour in that com Whenplex.”
This project was approved in the 2021 Five-Year (2021-2025) Capital Financial Plan and is among more than 20 projects included in the ‘Surrey Invests’ Capital Plan.
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residents, offering services and programs for all ages to enjoy.”
The North Surrey Outdoor Sport Complex will be located adjacent to Scott Road SkyTrain Station and North Surrey Sport and Ice Complex at 12626 110 Avenue.
as Net Zero Carbon and Passive House. This inclusive and univer sally accessible facility will em brace the diverse cultures of Sur rey and will be designed to meet the vision and goals of the City’s Sustainability Charter.
there is a possibility that charges will be forwarded to BC Prosecu tion Service. Those charges could include obstruction of justice. There could also be a charge of intimidation as it appears that one of the men tried to open the door of the police officer’s vehi cle while he was sitting in it.
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum (4th from left) with councillors (L-R) Doug Elford, Mandeep Nagra, Allison Patton, Laurie Guerra and Brenda Locke at the groundbreaking of the North Surrey Outdoor Sport Complex. Photo: City of Surrey
City of Surrey begins construction of Newton Community Centre
North Surrey Outdoor Sport Complex will be ideal venue for kabaddi
The Newton Community Centre will be a sustainable facility de signed to the most stringent en ergy performance standards, such
and steam room, fitness centre, licensed childcare and multi-pur pose spaces.
A future phase of development is anticipated to include a library, multipurpose gymnasium and cul ture amenities. The project is also being designed to allow for the in tegration of additional amenities to meet growing community needs.
the location. Some of the ongo ing concerns expressed include large gatherings, fights, vehicle stunting and other nuisance be Munnhaviour.pointed out: “Everyone has the right to feel safe going anywhere in our city, especially a large business complex with a
The VOICE asked Munn if criminal charges would be laid against anyone, she replied that the investigation is ongoing and
to work closely with the com plex owners and on-site secu rity to address ongoing nuisance behaviours which have caused residents, businesses and fami lies in the community to express that they feel unsafe attending
He added: “Council recognizes the importance of providing op portunities for recreation and com petitive play. That’s why we have invested $428 million through the ‘Surrey Invests’ Capital Program to build high-quality facilities and amenities throughout the City.”
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The complex’s proximity to rapid transit and SkyTrain makes it an ideal location for hosting large tournaments and events.
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This group of 14 will now begin their training at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) to become certified municipal police officers, following a swearing-in ceremony that was held by SPS on September 9.
“Commitment to the community we serve is what Surrey Police Service is about and this quality is clearly demonstrated by our newest recruits,” said Chief Constable Norm Lipinski on Monday.
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Fourteen more recruit constables join Surrey Police Service
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The group not only reflects Surrey’s cultural diversity with 10 of the 14 individuals identifying as visible minorities, but they also have deep connections to Surrey with the majority being raised, educated, and residing in the community.
SURREY Police Service (SPS), now the second largest municipal police agency in British Columbia, has hired its second class of recruit police officers.
The eight female and six male recruit officers have an average age of 27.5 years and collectively speak seven different languages – English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, French, Spanish and Gujarati.
that appreciates the tremendous achievements of the party in Surrey, including the new municipal police force – Surrey Police Service – and the Surrey Langley SkyTrain Extension, besides the numerous sports facilities.
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Many in the group also have impressive athletic backgrounds that include soccer, Brazilian Jiujitsu, national level wrestling, the Canadian Football League, and international martial arts.
civilian support positions as the organization advances toward becoming the police of jurisdiction for Surrey. If you are interested in joining SPS, visit “Careers” at www. surreypolice.ca.
South Asian
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum (2nd from left) and Safe Surrey Coalition council candidates (L-R) Laurie Guerra, Debra Antifaev, Allison Patton and John Gibeau at the Indian Ex-Servicemen Society of celebration of Battle of Saragarhi on Monday at Surrey’s Riverside Signature Banquet Hall. the community Photo by SUKHWANT Sher-E-Punjab Radio
SPS continues its hiring of experienced and recruit police officers as well as integral
Like the first SPS recruit class, this group of recruits embodies diversity, exceptional academic and work histories, and a commitment to community.
Surrey Police Service now has a total of 328 employees, comprised of 274 sworn police officers/ recruits and 54 civilian staff.
“This is an impressive and exceptional group, and I know they look forward to engaging with the citizens of Surrey through their policing careers with SPS.”
place, we appreciate the ongoing dialogue with Minister Shandro’s office and his deci sive decision-making that led to this result after over two dozen leading Muslim orga nizations called [Monday] for Mr. May to resign.”
“Mr. May initially committed to meeting with Muslim community leaders to rethink and reflect on his actions. He then declined dates suggested for these meetings,” the NCCM said in a statement.
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Toronto’s Swaminarayan temple vandalized with pro-Khalistan graffiti
“At this critical time, His Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj, the spiri tual leader of the BAPS Swamina rayan Sanstha, has prayed for peace and unity and has appealed to all devotees and well-wishers to main tain “Wepeace.arethankful to the appropriate authorities, including the govern
ments of India and Canada, for their continued support and sympathy.
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BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto.
Photo: Twitter
THE National Council of Canadian Muslims [NCCM] on Tuesday applauded Alberta’s Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro’s decision to ask Collin May
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The NCCM said that in a 2009 book review, May cited the notion that Islam as intrinsi cally violent and “one of the most militaris tic religions known to man.”
“Let us all join in worldwide prayers, in private and at home, that God blesses and guides us all to contin
cated to face the consequences of their Bramptonactions.”North MP Ruby Sahota tweeted: “The vandalism that has taken place at the @BAPS Swami narayan Mandir in Etobicoke is disgusting and disrespectful. All faiths have the right to practice in Canada without intimidation or fear. The criminals behind this act should be punished.”
Chandra Arya, a prominent Hindu MP in the House of Commons, also tweeted to express his shock at the act of vandalism.
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Alberta Justice Minister asks Chief of Alberta Human Rights Commission to resign
Said Omar, NCCM’s Alberta Advocacy Of ficer, said: “Alberta’s Muslim leaders ex tended a hand towards Mr. May when he committed to dialogue, but we were great ly disappointed by Mr. May’s actions. We can’t have the normalization of Islamopho bia and racism in human rights work. That is why we appreciate Minister Shandro’s decision yesterday.”
TORONTO’s prominent BAPS Swaminarayan Temple was vandal ized with pro-Khalistan graffiti on Wednesday. The graffiti read: “Kha listan Zindabad, Hindustan Murd Theabad.”Temple said in a statement on Thursday: “We are shocked and saddened by the anti-India graffiti at the gates of the BAPS Shri Swami narayan Mandir in Toronto, Canada by anti-social elements. The BAPS temple in Toronto, like all temples of BAPS worldwide, is an abode of peace, harmony, equality, selfless service, and universal Hindu values.
“More egregiously, Mr. May was also send ing out demand letters that threatened su ing particular critical outlets and commen tators. As a result of these actions, dozens of Muslim organizations across Alberta then jointly asked Minister Shandro to request Mr. May’s resignation.”
Peel Regional Police Chief Nishan Duraiappah said in a tweet: “I’m very saddened to hear of the van dalism that occurred at the BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in Toronto. Hate has no place in our commu nity. Places of worship should be a safe place for all.”
ue to do good and think good of all.” Toronto Police told the media that a report has been filed and an investi gation is taking place.
Expressing her outrage, Brampton South MP Sonia Sidhu tweeted, “I am distraught by the act of van dalism that has taken place at the #BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir in “WeToronto.live in a multicultural and multi-faith community where everyone deserves to feel safe. Those responsible should be lo
“Vandalism of Toronto BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir by Canadi an Khalistani extremists should be condemned by all. This is not just an isolated event. Canadian Hin du temples have been targeted in the recent past by these kinds of hate crimes. Hindu Canadians are legitimately concerned,” Arya tweeted.
It said: “While we would have preferred that this situation never arose in the first
tawa tweeted: “We strongly con demn the defacing of BAPS Swami narayan Mandir in Toronto with anti-India graffiti. We have request ed Canadian authorities to investi gate the incident and take prompt action against the perpetrators.”
to resign as the Chief of the Alberta Human Rights Commission.
Justice Minister Tyler Shandro
* Canada has a longstanding part nership with the GPEI. When the GPEI started in 1988, polio paralysed more than 1000 children worldwide every day. Since then, more than 2.5 billion children have been im munized against polio thanks to the cooperation of more than 200 coun tries and 20 million volunteers.
* Canada has also supported the provision of relief items, the de ployment of an expert from the Canadian Red Cross, and has pro vided funding through the Emer gency Disaster Assistance Fund, as well as contributions through the UN Central Emergency Response Fund and the World Health Organi zation Contingency Fund for Emer gencies.
are estimated to be in need of as sistance. Hundreds of thousands of houses have been destroyed. Liveli hoods, livestock and crops are also being severely affected.
also announced that Can ada will allocate an additional $25 million of funding in response to the impact of flooding in Pakistan, and to support development projects in the Harjitcountry.S.
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* Canada’s commitment to the GPEI will be critical in assisting Pakistan in reducing the risk of polio trans mission. This support will be timely given the higher risk of transmission of the waterborne illness due to the impact of the catastrophic flooding.
Pakistan has experienced heavy monsoon rains and flooding since mid-June, causing the deaths of more than 1,300 people and affect ing the lives of 33 million across the country. More than 6 million people
Sajjan said: “Canadians believe in helping others in times of crisis. This is why the Government of Canada is joining with Canadians in supporting Canada’s partners on the ground in Pakistan that are providing urgent, life-saving assistance in response to this devastating flood. We cannot forget the people of Pakistan, espe cially the women and girls who have been disproportionately affected. We continue to look at other ways we can continue to assist those im
Sajjan, Minister of Interna tional Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, is concluding a visit to Pakistan where he observed the humanitarian re sponse underway firsthand, gaining a better understanding of what the people of Pakistan are going through. Sajjan was accompanied on his trip
pacted by this tragedy.”
* Canada’s Humanitarian Coalition brings together leading humanitar ian organizations to offer Canadians a simple and effective way to help during international humanitarian *disasters.The
such as emergency shelter, food, drinking water, medical supplies and other relief items needed during this extremely difficult time.”
tivities in Pakistan in response to the disaster, as well as related and future “Thedisasters.Canadian Red Cross is grateful to the Government of B.C. and to all British Columbians for their gener osity and the outpouring of support toward the Pakistan Floods Appeal,” said Pat Quealey, Vice President for B.C. and Yukon, Canadian Red Cross. “These donations will help the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in providing urgent humanitarian as sistance to the people of Pakistan,
Harjit Sajjan (centre) with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
The funds, raised through the gen erosity of Canadians, will help the Humanitarian Coalition and its members deliver life-saving ser vices, such as emergency food and nutrition assistance and emergency cash and vouchers, as well as nec essary water, sanitation and health Trudeauservices.
BRITISH Columbia is donating relief funds to the Canadian Red Cross to provide humanitarian assistance to Pakistan in the wake of devastating “Despitefloods. being oceans apart, our hearts are heavy with sadness by the terrible loss and hardship the people of Pakistan are experienc ing,” said Premier John Horgan on Tuesday. “We are seeing the effects of climate change here at home and around the world.These relief funds, along with donations from individual
* Working with the Canadian Red Cross, Canada is also sending relief supplies via the air bridge organized by the United Arab Emirates. These supplies will include 4,000 jerry cans for household water collection and storage.
effects of climate change. British Columbians who want to donate to the Canadian Red Cross Pakistan Floods Appeal can call 1 800 418-1111, or donate online via the Pakistan Floods Appeal at: https:// Thewww.redcross.ca/Provincenoted it has a long his tory of providing international hu manitarian support, including recent contributions to the Canadian Red Cross for the Ukraine humanitarian crisis and for India during the CO VID-19 pandemic.
B.C. donates $200,000 to Canadian Red Cross for Pakistan flood relief
Photo: Harjit Sajjan’s Twitter
PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced that the Gov ernment of Canada will match do nations to the Humanitarian Coali tion in response to the flooding in Pakistan. Every donation made by individuals to the Humanitarian Co alition and its members until Sep tember 28 will be matched up to a maximum of $3 million.
Humanitarian Coalition’s members are Action Against Hunger Canada, Canadian Foodgrains Bank, Canadian Lutheran World Relief, CARE Canada, Doctors of the World Canada, Humanity & Inclusion Can ada, Islamic Relief Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Québec, Plan Inter national Canada, Save the Children Canada and World Vision Canada.
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Since June, Pakistan has experienced devastating monsoon rains, flood ing and landslides, affecting 33 mil lion people and causing more than 1,300 deaths, widespread infrastruc ture damage and ongoing threats to health and sanitation. This on’s mon soon rains are three times Pakistan’s average seasonal amount, extreme weather that has been linked to the
Sajjan announced a $20 million con tribution to the Global Polio Eradica tion Initiative (GPEI), via the World Health Organization and UNICEF, to support polio eradication efforts in Pakistan. This contribution is part of Canada’s ongoing $190 million com mitment to the GPEI.
The Government of British Columbia is providing $200,000 to the Canadian Red Cross, which launched the Paki stan Floods Appeal to help people af fected by record-breaking monsoon rainfall in Pakistan. Money raised will enable the Red Cross and Red Cres cent Movement to provide relief, and conduct recovery and resiliency ac
* In addition to this announcement, on August 29, Canada announced $5 million in humanitarian assis tance funding to respond to the floods in Pakistan. This allocation will support the emergency opera tions of Islamic Relief Canada, Ac tion Against Hunger Canada, the World Food Programme and the In ternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies via the Canadian Red Cross. In total, in cluding today’s announcement, Canada is providing $33 million in assistance towards the flood re sponse and longer-term recovery in Pakistan.
British Columbians, will support lifesaving assistance, help prevent large outbreaks of communicable diseases and ensure people can access assis tance and protection.”
Canada announces matching fund and additional international assistance for Pakistan
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Calgary Police pointed out that it is important to note that their officers and members of the court do not collect bail money from citizens over the phone or on their doorsteps.
Around 4 p.m., a man came to the door to col lect the money and was subsequently arrested by the “Theseofficers.scammers are really good at what they do. They are convincing and they prey on se niors’ generosity, trustworthiness and desire to help their loved ones. They are able to use per sonal information obtained from a number of methods to make their lies seem real. It takes all of us to protect our seniors and loved ones. Have conversations with your family members, watch out for seniors making strange transac tions either at financial institutes or through gift
SURREY RCMP on Wednesday provided addi tional information about missing person Kam leshbhai Manek, 65, and renewed its appeal for public assistance with locating him.
Manek was believed to have been travelling from Surrey to Edmonton, Alberta. However, his family has been unable to make contact with him since his departure on August 28.
SURREY RCMP are investigating after a man was located with injuries outside a residence in the Cloverdale area.
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assisted by a bank employee who encouraged him to call his grandson to double check the authenticity of the claim. The grandson con firmed he was fine, and although he was in fact in the U.S., he was not in trouble. The vic tim then called police.
The scam began when the 81-year-old victim received a call around 9 a.m. on Friday, Sep tember 9 from a man claiming to be a lawyer stating the victim’s grandson was in police cus tody in the United States and that he needed money for bail. The “lawyer” claimed he need ed $12,000 to bail the grandson out of jail and told the victim not to say anything to anyone.
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Nishaan Singh Sandhu, 21, has been charged with one count of fraud over $5,000. He was released on bail with conditions and will next
Officers arrived and knowing the man was coming to collect the second sum of money, decided to wait with the victim at his home.
Surrey RCMP seek to locate missing man Kamleshbhai Manek
Last Sunday, police had said that Manek was last seen on August 28 at 9:30 a.m. near the 13300-block of Old Yale Road in Surrey. But now, through further investigation, it has been determined that he was last seen travel ling through Clearwater, B.C., in a white 1991 Honda Accord bearing British Columbia license plate AL763V on August 28.
On Thursday at approximately 5:30 a.m., police received a 911 call indicating a man was injured in the 5800-block of Angus Place. Police located a 35-year-old male suffering from injuries con sistent with a gunshot wound.
Man shot in Surrey’s Cloverdale
The victim was provided life-saving measures and transported to hospital with serious injuries not considered to be life-threatening.
Kamleshbhai Manek
Investigators are canvassing the area and work ing alongside the Integrated Forensic Identifica tion Team to piece together what transpired. Police will be in the area looking for dash cam or CCTV footage to further the investigation. At this early stage of the investigation, investigators do not have information about a possible motive or description of any suspect or vehicle involved. Anyone with information about this incident or who may have dash-cam/CCTV footage in this area is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604599-0502.
CALGARY police say their officers were ready and waiting when a grandparent scammer turned up at a senior’s door to collect money from the elderly victim, landing the scammer a criminal charge for fraud.
A short time later, the victim received another call from a person claiming to be the “law yer’s” supervisor, saying they would need an other $10,000. The victim went to the bank to withdraw more money and at that point was
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appear in court on October 14.
* Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne on
* Long associated with the Royal Family, Christ Church Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Canada’s capital. It has been the site of state fu nerals for several Canadian prime ministers and governors general, as well as commemorative services for members of the Royal Family.
vited to recognize the National Day of Mourning,” the Prime Minister added.
port families who require childcare assistance. Waste collection will not be impacted by the National Day of Mourning and will proceed as normal.
Tapiriit Kanatami Natan Obed, and President of the Métis National Council Cassidy Caron, as well as the Clerk of the Privy Council and
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PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday an nounced that September 19 will be a National Day of Mourning in Canada to mark the pass ing of Queen Elizabeth II. This coincides with the late Queen’s state funeral in London, U.K., and the end of the official period of mourning in “TheCanada.National Day of Mourning is an opportunity for Canadians from coast to coast to coast to commemorate Her Majesty. It will be designated a holiday for the public service of Canada, and other employers across the country are also in
Prime Minister announces Canadian delegation to the Queen’s state funeral
In addition, the Canadian delega tion will include members of the Order of Canada Mark Tewksbury, Gregory Charles and Sandra Oh,
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Secretary to the Cabinet and former High Commissioner for Canada to the U.K., Janice Charette, and cur rent High Commissioner for Canada to the U.K., Ralph Goodale. Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and representa tives of regiments of the Canadian Armed Forces will join uniformed personnel from other Common wealth countries for the service on September 19.
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The Indian Ex-Servicemen Society of B.C. celebrated the Battle of Saragarhi with special guest Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum on Monday at Surrey’s Riverside Signature Banquet Hall. Photos by SUKHWANT DHILLON / AM 600 Sher-E-Punjab Radio
Stephen Harper. They will be joined by Assembly of First Nations National Chief Rose Anne Archibald, President of Inuit
Trudeau said: “On September 19, Canadians from across the country will pay their respects to Canada’s longest-reigning sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. For most Canadians, she was the only monarch we ever knew and many of us felt a deep affection and appreciation for her dedication to Canada. This is a time to honour an extraordinary life of public service marked by grace, dignity, and an unwavering sense of duty.”
* To pay tribute to Her Majesty, those in Canada’s National Capital Region may gather along the pa rade route on the National Day of Mourning.
City of Surrey will observe National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II
SURREY City Hall and Surrey Libraries will be closed on Monday, September 19 to observe the National Day of Mourning for Queen Elizabeth II. In tribute to the Queen, City Hall Plaza will be il
luminated in Royal Purple on Monday. Recreation centres and pools will remain open with regular hours. In addition, each Town Centre will have a day camp available on Monday to sup
PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced that he and Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, and her spouse, Whit Fra ser, will travel to the United King dom on September 16 to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, which will take place in London on September 19. Trudeau will be ac companied by his wife, Sophie Gré goire CanadaTrudeau.willalso be represented by former governors general Michaëlle Jean and David Johnston, as well as former prime ministers Kim Camp bell, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and
September 19 will be National Day of Mourning
and Cross of Valour recipient Leslie Arthur Palmer. They will participate in a procession of recipients of na tional honours as part of the service. The day of the Queen’s state funeral in the U.K. will be marked in Can ada with a National Day of Mourn ing and a national commemorative ceremony held at Christ Church Cathedral, the Anglican cathedral in Ottawa. The ceremony will be attended by former prime minis ters Brian Mulroney and Joe Clark, and all MPs have been invited. The ceremony will be broadcast live for everyone to watch.
There will also be a national commemorative ceremony to honour the life and service of the Queen. The ceremony will be held at the Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa on September 19 at 11 a.m. It will be preceded by a memorial parade and a 96-gun salute – one shot for each year of the Queen’s life – and followed by a flypast of Royal Canadian Air Force CF 18s. The ceremony, including the memorial parade, will be broad cast live for everyone to watch.
February 6, 1952. She was crowned in Westmin ster Abbey on June 2, 1953, and reigned for over 70 years.
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A book of condolences is available for the public to sign in the City Hall atrium until 8 p.m. on Thursday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Park Board facilities will be open and will be adding options for families who find themselves without childcare and/or youth care support. Recreation facilities will remain open as they have been deemed an essential service to their Thecommunities.Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation will be posting a list of additional programs be
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“This will be a national day to reflect on the incredible life of Canada’s Queen and the longest-serving monarch in British history.”
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Vancouver City Hall will be closed on Monday.
Then-federal minister Herb Dhaliwal with the Queen during her 2002 visit to B.C.
Horgan said: “The national holiday will be observed Monday, September 19 by feder al employees. We have advised provincial public-sector employers to honour this day in recognition of the obligations around fed eral holidays in the vast majority of provin cial collective agreements.
ing offered for school-aged children on Monday, September 19 at vancouver.ca/recreation at 10 a.m. on Friday, September 16.
If more information call at: email careathome@plea.bc.ca
Location: Parliament Buildings 501 Belleville Street Victoria Commemorative Service:
Other essential City public services will contin ue operating, and 3-1-1 will remain open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. as usual.
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B.C. will observe national day of mourning to mark the Queen’s funeral
tains its commitment to advancing the Truth and Reconciliation calls-to-action, including the im portance of educating the public on the ongoing impacts of colonization. The City said it recog nizes that this day will likely bring up a variety of complex and varied emotions for people of all backgrounds, and it encourages people across Vancouver to use the day as one of reflection.
Event date: Monday, September 19 Procession: Time: 10:15 a.m.
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PREMIER John Horgan announced on Tues day that the B.C. Government will follow the lead of the federal government and join with other provinces in observing the na tional day of mourning to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
“K-12 public schools and public post-sec ondary institutions, and most Crown cor porations will be closed. We encourage private-sector employers to find a way to recognize or reflect on the day in a way that is appropriate for their employees.
More information is available for City Services at: https://vancouver.ca/online-services.aspx.
The commemorative service at Christ Church Cathedral will be led by the Very Reverend M. Ansley Tucker. It will be livestreamed here:
A ceremonial procession and commemora tive service for Queen Elizabeth II will be held in Victoria on Monday, September 19, accord ing to a statement from the Premier’s Office. The procession will start from the B.C. Parlia ment Buildings and walk to Christ Church Ca thedral. It will include Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin, Premier John Horgan, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and other dig nitaries. A 21-gun salute will be fired.
Vancouver Public Library branches will remain open as per usual Monday hours. More informa tion can be found at www.vpl.ca/hours-loca Astions.aCity of Reconciliation, the City said it main
City of Vancouver recognizes September 19 as civic holiday
Ceremonial procession, commemorative service for Queen Elizabeth II in Victoria on Monday
VANCOUVER City Council on Thursday declared September 19 as a civic holiday.
K-12 public schools and public post-secondary institutions, and most Crown corporations will be closed
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* Double the Goods and Services Tax Credit (GSTC) for six months, delivering support to roughly 11 million individuals and families who receive the tax credit, includ ing about half of Canadian families with children, and more than half of Canadian seniors. Single Canadians without children would receive up to an extra $234 and couples with two children would receive up to an extra $467 in their pockets this year. Seniors would receive an extra $225
It added: “As the first step in establishing a national den tal care program to meet the NDP’s demands, the govern ment announced a payment of up to $650 per child under 12, for families without insurance and incomes less than $90,000, so that kids can afford to go to the dentist. While it will take time to establish the full pro gram, this marks the first step to ensure access to dental care for middle- and lower-income “InCanadians.addition, the NDP has also pushed the government to de liver a one-time $500 top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit, a direct payment to low-income Canadians who are struggling with high costs of housing, spending more than 30% of their income on rent. The an nouncement today means 2 million Canadians will receive some support in the face of the
“To further help Canadians, the NDP has also continuously called on the government to double the GST/ HST tax credit, providing direct financial sup port to working families who need it most. After months of pressuring the Liberals govern ment to do the right thing, the Liberals agreed to double the GST/HST tax credit, putting up to $467 directly in the pockets of 12 million everyday Canadi ans.”
NDP Housing Critic MP Jenny Kwan said: “Liberals and Con servatives have rejected NDP proposals to make life more affordable countless times. Fi nally, the Liberals have agreed to NDP demands to put money back in the pockets of families. New Democrats will keep fight ing for you and your families.”
The NDP said: “While these measures will provide some re lief to Canadians with the rising cost of living, New Democrats know there is much more work to be done to make life more
on average.
Trudeau said: “From helping fami lies pay rent to making sure people can afford the dental care they need and putting hundreds of dollars back in the pockets of Canadians, this suite of new measures will sup port families who need it the most, when they need it the most. As we head into a new Parliamentary sit ting, we are working hard to contin ue delivering results for the middle class and those working hard to join it.”
“Asaffordable.theminority Parliament is set to resume in two weeks, New Democrats will continue to use their power to force the Liberals to do more for every day Canadians.”
He noted: “These measures build on the strong action we have been taking since 2015 to make life more affordable and build an economy that works for all Canadians. From cutting taxes for the middle class and raising them on the wealthiest one per cent, to delivering a Canada Child Benefit and raising it every year to continue putting more mon ey back in the pockets of nine out of 10 families with children, to cutting regulated child care fees in half on average by the end of this year for families across the country, we are delivering support for the middle class and those working hard to join it.”
finally agree to take action on a historic expansion of Canada’s healthcare system through the establishment of a dental care program for families earning
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Trudeau announces measures to ‘make life more affordable’
PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced that the gov ernment’s first pieces of legislation introduced in the upcoming Par liamentary sitting would make life more affordable for those who need it in these bills would:
currently co-funded and delivered by provinces and territories. The federal benefit will be available to applicants with an adjusted net in come below $35,000 for families, or below $20,000 for individuals, who pay at least 30 per cent of their in come on rent.
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NDP says it forced the Liberals to act for wins for everyday Canadians
less than $90,000 without in surance and an increase to the Canadian Housing Benefit – real measures that will help household budgets.”
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* Provide a Canada Dental Benefit to children under 12 who do not have access to dental insurance, starting this year. Direct payments
THE federal NDP said on Tues day that the party had used its power in the minority parlia ment to “get wins for everyday people, forcing the Liberals to
affordability crisis.
totalling up to $1,300 per child over the next two years (up to $650 per year) would be provided for dental care services. This is the first stage of the government’s plan to deliver dental coverage for families with in come under $90,000, and will allow children under 12 to get the dental care they need while we develop a comprehensive national dental care *program.Provide a one-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit to deliver $500 to 1.8 million Canadian renters who are struggling with the cost of housing. This more than doubles the Liberals’ Budget 2022 commitment, reaching twice as many Canadians as initially promised. This new onetime federal benefit will be in addi tion to the Canada Housing Benefit
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The victim, a 22-year-old newcomer to Canada who was working for a meal-delivery service, was locking his bike to a street pole in China town around 6 p.m. when he was approached from behind and attacked by someone he didn’t know.
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Vancouver Police have asked the courts to re mand the 43-year-old suspect, Dennis Amanand Prasad, who was charged with aggravated as sault, due to the violent nature of the offence. Prasad is currently in custody.
* Year-to-date to August 2022, employment was up 3.6%. The unemployment rate remains low at 4.8% in August 2022.
“While we can’t ignore today’s global inflation and the economic turbulence ahead, the Prov ince performed better than expected because British Columbians have worked hard to keep our economy going,” said Selina Robinson, Minister of Finance.
nounced on Monday.
Improved fiscal forecasts for B.C.
* B.C.’s economy is expected to continue its re covery this year and grow modestly next year.
* Strong commodity prices, such as natural gas and coal have benefitted the value of B.C. goods exports. Year-to-date to June 2022, B.C. goods exports were up 32.1% and service ex ports are continuing to recover as tourism re sumes.
* Growth in consumer spending on goods is moderating, reflecting the impacts of global inflation and rising interest rates. Retail sales in the first six months of 2022 are up by 1.5%
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Dennis Amanand Prasad arrested and charged afterworkermeal-deliverystabbed
VANCOUVER Police have made an arrest in a vi olent and unprovoked stabbing that left a mealdelivery worker with life-threatening injuries on Sunday night.
“The victim suffered a number of stab wounds, including injuries to his chest and throat,” said Sgt. Steve Addison of the attack, which oc curred near Gore Avenue and East Pender Street. “Despite grave injuries, he was able to call 9-1-1 for help, and several witnesses pro vided first aid until police arrived. His injuries were life-threatening, but we now expect him to pull Vancouverthrough.”Police are crediting a number of by standers who not only came to the victim’s aid, but also called 9-1-1 and provided police offi cers with key information that led to the quick arrest of the suspect, who was taken into cus tody in Crab Park shortly after the attack.
The Province’s First Quarterly Report provides an early update on the status of B.C.’s finances based on the first three months of the fiscal year, as well as updated forecasting based on
“These are uncertain times, both on the inter national economic front and for British Colum bians struggling with rising global inflation,” Robinson said. “This gives us an early snapshot of the Province’s finances, just three months into the fiscal year. A lot can change between now and the end of the year, and we need to keep making thoughtful decisions – especial ly with everything that’s going on around the world. But this indicates that we’re in a strong position to continue investing in the things peo ple need to reduce costs, strengthen services and build a stronger B.C. for everyone.”
Economic highlights
BRITISH Columbia is well-positioned to sup port people through emerging global economic headwinds with preliminary numbers showing an improved fiscal forecast, the Province an
Real GDP is forecast to grow by 3.2% in 2022 and 1.5% in 2023. Nominal GDP is forecast to grow by 11.6% in 2022 and 3.5% in 2023.
*year-to-date.Housingconstruction activity remains elevat ed, well above the 10-year historical average, however, home sales activity has fallen below average historical levels in recent months as markets adjust to rising interest rates.
the current economic landscape and progress on B.C.’s capital plan. The report shows im provements in all three years of the fiscal plan, but notes ongoing risks amid global economic uncertainty. B.C. is now forecasting an oper ating surplus of $706 million for 2022-23, and smaller projected deficits in the next two years.
The provincial economy is expected to grow next year, however, persistent global inflation, rising interest rates across Canada, the war in Ukraine and uncertainty regarding the evolu tion of the pandemic remain.
The list of third party advertisers is available on Elections BC’s website and is updated Candidates,daily. elector organizations, and third party advertising sponsors should also be aware of contribution source restrictions and limits. Only eligible individuals can contribute to a candidate or third party advertising sponsor’s campaign, and they must not make contributions indirectly by using money or property of another indi
* In 2022, 84% of illicit drug toxicity deaths have occurred inside (57% in private resi dences and 27% in other inside residences, such as social and supportive housing, sin gle-room occupancies, shelters, hotels and other indoor locations) and 15% occurred outside in vehicles, parks, on sidewalks, streets, etc.
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The highest rates of death in 2022 contin ue to be reported in Northern Health (53 deaths per 100,000 individuals) and Van
* Analysis of post-mortem toxicology re sults shows no indication that prescribed safe supply is contributing to illicit drug deaths regionally or provincially.
*East.By local health area, in 2022, the highest rates of death have been reported in Lil looet, Mission, Terrace, Cariboo/Chilcotin and Powell River.
“AsService.they have for the past seven years, these numbers reflect the ever-present threat that illicit drugs pose to substance users across B.C.,” said Lisa Lapointe, Chief Coroner. “The unregulated drug mar ket continues to be volatile and toxic, and anyone using drugs purchased from illicit suppliers is at high risk for serious harm or death. We continue to urge those using illicit drugs to access drug-checking ser vices, where available, or visit overdoseprevention sites, where available.”
THE campaign period for the 2022 General Local Elections starts this Saturday, Septem ber 17 and Elections BC is reminding candi dates, elector organizations, and third party advertising sponsors that expense limits come into effect with the start of the cam paign period, and the definition of election advertising is broadened to include issuebased Expenseads.limits for candidates and third party advertisers differ by jurisdiction and office sought. The limits are available on Elections BC’s Electionwebsite.advertising is regulated during the pre-campaign and campaign periods. Precampaign period rules are currently in effect. Election advertisers must register with Elec tions BC, include an authorization statement in their ads, and file a campaign financing disclosure statement after the election.
Fraser and Vancouver Coastal Health Au thorities (404 and 360 deaths, respectively), with these two health authorities account ing for 59% of all such deaths during 2022.
Additional key preliminary findings are be low. Data is subject to change as additional toxicology results are received:
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Toxic drugs claim 192 lives in B.C. in July
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of election advertising is broadened to in clude any communication to the public that promotes or opposes, directly or indirectly, the election of a candidate or an elector or ganization endorsing a candidate, as well as any communication that takes a position on an issue associated with a candidate or elector organization. It also includes paid canvassing in person, by telephone or over the Thereinternet.areexceptions to what counts as election advertising. The following are not
vidual or organization. An eligible individual is someone who is a resident of B.C. and a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. Contributions in 2022 are limited to $1,250 per candidate or third party sponsor. In local elections, Elections BC is responsi ble for administering the campaign financ ing and advertising rules established by the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act. Elections BC is not responsible for admin istering voting, counting, or results report ing at the local level, and does not regulate where and when local election signs can be placed. Questions about local election sign placement should be directed to the local jurisdiction, or the Ministry of Transporta tion for signs placed on highway rights-ofForway.more information about the campaign financing and advertising rules in local elec tions, visit elections.bc.ca/localelections.
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AT least 192 lives were lost to toxic sub stances in B.C. July, according to prelimi nary reporting released by the BC Coroners
The largest numbers of illicit drug toxicity deaths in 2022 have been recorded in the
* No deaths have been reported at super vised consumption or drug overdose pre vention sites.
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The 192 lives lost in July represent a 31% increase over the number of deaths re corded in June 2022 (147), and equates to approximately 6.2 deaths per day. Nearly 1,300 deaths due to toxic drugs have been reported to the BC Coroners Service be tween January and July, which is a record number for the first seven months of a cal endar year.
* By health service delivery area, in 2022, the highest rates of death have been re ported in Vancouver, Northwest, Thomp son Cariboo, northern Interior and Fraser
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couver Coastal Health (49 per 100,000). Overall, the rate of death in B.C. in 2022 is 42 per 100,000 individuals, more than twice the death rate in 2016 when the publichealth emergency was declared. Illicit drug toxicity is the leading cause of unnatural death in British Columbia and is second only to cancers in terms of years of life lost. At least 10,158 British Columbi ans have been lost to the illicit drug supply since the public-health emergency of sub stance-related harms was first declared in April “Families2016. and communities across the province are continuing to suffer the sud den and tragic deaths of loved ones due to toxic drugs,” said Lapointe. “Whether they are chronically substance-dependent or using only occasionally, all of those who access the illicit drug market are vulner able to serious harms. The subject-matter experts on the recent death review panel urgently recommended significant ex pansion of safer supply in communities throughout the province in order to reduce the devastation caused by this publichealth crisis.”
North Vancouver RCMP seeking witnesses to shooting in Cloverley neighborhood
VANCOUVER Police are investigating a serious hit-and-run that sent one man to hospital with life-threatening injuries, and are asking wit nesses to come forward.
The following phone numbers are available to the public to report information: BC RCMP Major Crime Tip Line: 1 (877) 5434822 or (778) 290-5291 or email: Police Gon dola email at Gondola.Info@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
Sea to Sky Gondola LP, the op erator of the attraction, is doubling its reward money from $250,000 to $500,000 for infor mation leading to the conviction of those re sponsible for the crime.
Anyone with information is asked to call VPD’s Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012.
liberately cut by an unknown individual(s).
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Burnaby homicide victim identified
The BC RCMP released a video of the Sep tember 14 incident which shows the cables crashing into the mountain narrowly missing a security guard conducting checks on the
aby homicide victim has been identified by in vestigators, but is not being named at this time
“Investigators are in the area looking for wit nesses and collecting CCTV,” said IHIT Sgt. Timothy Pierotti. “We’re working closely with our partners to determine if this incident has any connection to the Lower Mainland Gang
“We are also releasing a photo of the suspect from the September 14 incident. Our inves
tigators believe the suspect is extremely fit, knew the area well, and had specific knowl edge about what tools to use in order to cut the cable in such a way that it would cause catastrophic damage to the gondola while protecting the suspect from harm,” said “WeManseau.know there are people out there, who have information that could assist police with this investigation. Someone nearly lost their life and police are urging anyone with information to please come forward.”
The North Vancouver RCMP Serious Crime Unit (SCU) and Investigational Support Team (IST) attended the scene to assist the frontline patrol in conducting the initial in vestigation. The Lower Mainland Integrated Forensic Identification Service also attended the location to process the scene and collect
“Theevidence.investigation is still in its early stages at this time, and it is unknown if this is related to the Lower Mainland Gang Conflict, how ever, we are exploring all avenues in this in vestigation,” said Constable Mansoor Sahak. Investigators would like to speak to any wit
On August 10, 2019 at 4:30 a.m. and on Sep tember 14, 2020 at 4 a.m., cables that attach the cars to the Sea to Sky Gondola were de
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THE Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) said on Wednesday that Tuesday’s Burn
to allow proper notification to the family. On September 13, at 11:08 p.m., Burnaby RCMP responded to a report of a shooting in the 4700-block of Hastings Street in Burnaby. Front line officers located a man deceased as a result of gunshot wounds. Shortly after, a burning vehicle was located in the 8200-block of Burnlake Road, Burnaby. IHIT has taken conduct of the investigation and is working closely in partnership with Burnaby RCMP, BC Coroners Service, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Co lumbia (CFSEU-BC) and the Integrated Forensic
The victim, a middle-aged man who has yet to be identified, was crossing Clark Drive at Grant Street from west to east around 9 p.m. on Sep
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“Thisgondola.video shows just how close the security guard came to being injured as he crossed by the tower and was within seconds from being hit by the cables,” said BC RCMP Me dia Relations Officer, Sgt. Chris Manseau. The BC RCMP Major Crime Special Projects Unit has taken conduct of the investigation and is pursuing a charge of mischief endan gering life for consideration by the British Co lumbia Prosecution Service. Major Crime is continuing to advance the investigation with the significant work done by the Squamish RCMP General Investigations Section since the incidents occurred.
ON September 14 at 5:15 a.m., North Vancou ver RCMP responded to reports of a shooting in the 1100-block of Cloverley Street. Frontline officers located evidence that indi cated multiple shots had been fired in the direction of a parked vehicle. There are no reported injuries at this time.
Identification Section (IFIS).
tember 14. He was hit in the middle of the road by the driver of a black 2011 to 2015 Kia Optima. The driver fled on Clark before police arrived. The victim was taken to hospital where he re mains in the Intensive Care Unit.
IHITConflict.”isasking any witnesses or anyone who was in the 4700-block of Hastings Street or the 8200-block of Burnlake Road between 10:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. with dash-camera video to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551IHIT (4448) or email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
THE BC RCMP on Wednesday released new details in connection with the Sea to Sky Gondola investigation on the second anni versary of the second incident. These details include a thermal image of the suspect and a video depicting how a security guard narrowly escaped serious injury as the cables crashed onto the side of the moun
nesses who have not already spoken to po lice, and anyone who may have dash cam era video, or residential video surveillance. If you have information that could assist with the investigation, you are requested to contact the North Vancouver RCMP at 604985-1311 and quote file 22-23366.
VPD search for vehicle involved in serious hit-and-run
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MP Bonita Zarrillo (far left) interacts with students. Photo submitted
MP Bonita Zarrillo meets with students on NDP bill to change voting age
If passed, 16- and 17-year-old Canadians would be allowed to vote in federal elec
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She pointed out that evidence demonstrates that a lower voting age also increases par ticipation in elections and improves trust in civic institutions. Several countries have already lowered their voting age to 16 in cluding Austria, Scotland and Wales, while
SURREY City Council ap proved the appointment of six new By-law Officers dur ing a Special Council Meet ing on Thursday, September
“Whethertions. it’s the housing crisis, health care, or the climate emergency, young Canadians are rightfully concerned about their future
Of the six individuals ap pointed on September 15, four are designated as Com munity Patrol Officers and two as By-Law Enforcement
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TheOfficers.City of Surrey employs 65 By-law Officers, and their roles range from Commu nity Patrol Officer, By-law Services Officer, By-law En forcement Officer to Animal Services Officer.
and deserve to have a voice,” said Zarrillo. “The decisions governments make today will significantly impact the lives of young people tomorrow. New Democrats believe that youth deserve to have a say in their fu ture by voting in federal elections.”
Thecome.”MPs visited with college and high school students about the proposal just a week before the Bill will be debated in the House of Commons with the vote happen ing at the end of September.
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He noted: “By-law Officers play an important role in supporting the community’s well-being and livability.”
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“I15.am happy to see six Bylaw Officers appointed in Surrey, including four desig nated as Community Patrol Officers,” said Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum. “It is cru cial that we have officers of all kinds patrolling our streets to help keep Surrey a safe, vibrant city as we con tinue to grow.”
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Germany and New Zealand are planning to do Bachrachso. noted: “Many young people 16 and 17 years of age are informed, passion ate and engaged in their communities. The challenges we face today have a big impact on younger people; they deserve a seat at the table. Supporting this bill will help us build a stronger democracy for generations to
Conservative candidate Harman Bhangu was third with 1,364 votes (12.70%).
100% of total ballot boxes reported: 10,742 / 100%
Leslyn Lewis won 9.69 per cent, Roman Ba ber garnered 5.03 per cent, and Scott Aitchi son got 1.06 per cent of the vote.
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PIERRE Poilievre is the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, winning on the first ballot with 68.15 per cent of the vote as compared to runner-up Jean Charest’s 16.07 per cent of the vote.
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Elenore Sturko is the new Surrey South MLA
ELENORE Sturko, the BC Liberal candidate, convincingly won the Surrey South by-elec tion, trouncing her closest rival, the NDP’s Pauline Greaves, by 2,347 votes.
As of September 10 at 10:12 p.m.:
* Elenore Sturko (BC Liberal Party): 5,568 / 51.83%
Pierre Poilievre
Muhammad Mehran Ali charged in stolen vehicle investigation in Surrey
* Simran Sarai (BC Green Party): 368 / 3.43%
Pierre Poilievre is the new Conservative Party Leader
On August 31, Surrey RCMP received a report that a vehicle was stolen while being shown to a potential buyer in the 9000-block of 148A Street in OnSurrey.September 1 at approximately 11:15 p.m., the Surrey RCMP Gang Enforcement Team (SGET) was conducting proactive patrols and located the stolen vehicle in the 7600-block of 124 Street.
Ali has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight from police, possession of property obtained by a crime, carrying a con cealed weapon, fail to comply with probation order and prohibited driving under the Motor Vehicle Act.
“Erratic driving behavior and excessive speeds through residential and commercial areas, plac es members of our community at risk,” said Surrey RCMP Media Relations Officer, Corporal Van essa Munn. “We are grateful for the invaluable support provided by the RCMP Air 1 Helicopter, that safely tracked the driver and stolen vehicle from the air, ultimately leading to the arrest of the suspect and recovery of the vehicle.”
SURREY RCMP announced on Tuesday that Muhammad Mehran Ali, 22, of Delta has been charged after allegedly stealing a vehicle that was for sale by owner.
Indeed, Bhangu did very well as a first-time Thecandidate.validvotes cast were only 10,742 as com pared to 27,387 in the 2020 general election.
* Harman Bhangu (Conservative): 1,364 / *12.70%Pauline Greaves (BC NDP): 3,221 / 29.99%
Elenore Sturko
Sturko garnered 5,568 votes (51.83%) as compared to Greaves’ 3,221 votes (29.99%).
Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop, how ever, the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed and drove in a manner that was a risk to public safety. Police did not pursue the vehicle and instead uti lized Air 1 to track the vehicle from the sky. Air 1 followed the vehicle to the 6400-block of 121A Street where the driver parked and exited the vehicle. The Surrey RCMP Community Re sponse Unit, SGET, and the Integrated Police Dog Service all converged in the area and the suspect was safely taken into police custody.
* Jason Bax (Libertarian): 221 / 2.06%
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Trump recorded this new catchphrase at his Mar-aLago residence recently for Shalabh Kumar, a Chicago-based businessman, Republican donor and strategist, who was also behind Trump's first Hindi slogan in 2016: "Ab ki bar, Trump Sarkar", which was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's poll slogan "Ab ki bar, Modi sarkar".
"I don't see how Mr. [Parag] Agrawal can maintain his position at Twitter" if Zatko's claims turn out to be accurate, he said.
In his testimony, Zatko confirmed Twitter had been warned about the presence of Chinese agents.
During a hearing with the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Twitter's former security chief said that Twitter's poor security practices harmed US national security, reports Engadget.
Kumar said Trump, who doesn't speak any Hindi at all, had an easier time recording the slogan than many people in Kumar's own team, who had trouble pronouncing the word 'Bharat' correctly. Most of them couldn't get it right, Kumar recalled with a laugh, despite "hundreds of takes".
Zatko also raised concerns about the presence of foreign agents from India which "forced" Twitter to hire government agents.
"We will use the slogan in the upcoming midterm elections in November," Kumar said, discussing the creation of the new slogan exclusively with this reporter.
The Indian American community has grown to more than four million -- said to be slightly more than 1 pert cent of the total population -- but registered voters among them are less than the total registered voters, which stood at 160 million in 2020. They are located all over the country -the largest concentrations are in California, Texas, New Jersey, New York and Illinois.
During the questioning, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley said that "the FBI notified Twitter of at least one Chinese agent in the company".
Washington (IANS) Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko on Tuesday claimed that the Parag Agrawal-led platform hired a Chinese agent working for the country's Ministry of State Security (MSS), and reiterated that the Indian government also "forced" Twitter to hire government agents.
According to Grassley, Twitter declined to make Agrawal available amid its concerns that his testimony could jeopardise the company's
ongoing legal battle with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, reports CNN. In a hearing that lasted more than two hours, Zatko told lawmakers that Twitter is extremely vulnerable to being penetrated and exploited by agents of foreign governments.
Trump had a far more difficult
The slogan is intended to mobilise Indian/Hindu American voters in support of Republicans, especially the key candidates endorsed by the former President - J.D. Vance in Ohio, Herschel Walker in Georgia, Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, Ron Johnson in Wisconsin - and party candidates in Arizona, a one-time Republican stronghold that President Joe Biden, a Democrat, won in 2020, blocking Trump's path to re-
election.Indian Americans have emerged as a crucial vote bank in swing states where election outcomes can turn on thin margins, as slim as a thousand or few thousands.
Clinton and Trump in the closelycontested 2016 Presidential race".
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A 2020 report by US thinktank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace noted that "in select swing states, the Indian American population is larger than the margin of victory that separated (Democratic Presidential nominee) Hillary
But they matter more in swing states such as Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia and, now, Georgia and Arizona, where their numbers, though smaller, are more than the margins of victory or defeat -- Biden had won Wisconsin by 20,000 votes (Trump had won the state by 22,000 in 2016), Pennsylvania by 80,000 votes (Trump won it by 50,000 in 2016), and Georgia by 12,000 votes (Trump had won it by 2,11,141 votes in 2016).
Grassley said that Twitter CEO should step down if Zatko's allegations are proven.
time with the first slogan though. In Kumar's telling, Trump had done 12 takes to finally get it right, recording it at his campaign headquarters at Trump Tower, which also served as the head office of the Trump Organization and, then, his residence. The former President now lives in Florida at his Mar-a-Lago club resort.
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The former President got it in "just three takes", Kumar said.
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"Zatko said that Twitter was not afraid of the US Federal Trade Commission as much as it feared actions by foreign regulators, such as France's data protection authority, CNIL," the report mentioned.Zatkoalso alleged that Twitter does not fully understand all of the user data it collects, why it is collected, and where it is stored.
Washington (IANS): Former US President Donald Trump is back with another Hindi slogan: "Bharat and US Sabse Achhe Dost (India and US are best friends)".
Karnataka surgeon runs to beat traffic to perform operation on time
He said that though the focus is on Rahul Gandhi, the yatra is the party’s programme and all are participants. While responding to pastor’s comment, he said, “We do not subscribe his views, but the RSS is rumour spreading society and the party.”
“Meet Dr Govind Nandakumar from Bengaluru who ditched his car in the heavy traffic and de cided to run towards the hospital to perform an important surgery. Not every hero wears a cap, some wear white coats,” said another user. The incident took place on August 30, when gastroenterology surgeon Nandakumar was en route to Manipal Hospital on Bengaluru’s Sarjapur Road for an emergency laparoscopic gallbladder surgery.
Ramesh said, “people who were respon sible for the killing of Mahatma Gandhi and the murders of people like Narendra Dab holkar, Govind Pansare, M.M. Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh are raising questions! What a morbid joke! Such attempts to damage the spirit of #BharatJodoYatra will fail mis erably! An atrocious tweet from the BJP hate factory is doing the rounds. It bears no relation whatsoever to what is recorded in the audio. This is typical BJP mischief that
Nandakumar has performed more than 1,000 surgeries in the past 18 years. He says this was not the first time he ran to arrive at the opera tion theatre at the scheduled time.
He said that the Congress yatra has got a good response in the last five days and it has got widespread media coverage. He thanked the media also for the spotlight.
The yatra will be in Kerala till September 30 and will enter Karnataka on October 1.
Elephant has woken up and surprised many: Jairam Ramesh on Bharat Jodo Yatra
A readout issued by the US Defense Depart ment of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s phone call with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday made no mention of the “concern” conveyed by the Indian official, as it talked about general ties and broad future contours for discussion and cooperation. Rajnath Singh noted in a post on Twitter that he had “conveyed India’s concern at the re cent US decision to provide a sustenance
Bengaluru (IANS): Karnataka surgeon Dr Gov ind Nandakumar’s efforts to reach the Manipal hospital by beating the traffic jam to perform surgery at the scheduled time has won numer ous hearts.
Sharing his experience, Nandakumar stated: “During the traffic, the Google map showed 45 minutes to get to the hospital. Normally, it takes 5 to 10 minutes to reach the hospital through that route.
Washington (IANS): The US has responded to Indian concerns over the proposed sale of F-16 spares and services to Pakistan with studied silence.
Rai praised the doctor on his social me dia as the unsung hero: “Proud of Bengaluru Dr Govind Nandakumar who was stuck in a traf fic jam and getting late for the surgery of his patient, so he runs 3 km to perform crucial sur gery on time, leaving his car behind.”
“I waited but time didn’t change on Google maps and I had an important surgery sched uled for morning besides several others during the course of the day.
New Delhi (IANS): The Congress is enthu siastic about the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra, party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh on Monday said the yatra will strengthen the party and spread it’s ideology, and added that ‘the elephant has woken up which has surprised AddressingBJP’.a press conference here, he said, “The elephant has woken up” while referring to the grand old party, which was not visible on the road but the “impact and effect will be seen in due course”. He said that the Congress’ activeness has surprised the BJP which is spreading rumours and false stories.
has become more desperate after the suc cessful launch of #BharatJodoYatra which is evoking such a huge response.”
He said the BJP was not used to aggressive response from the Congress, but now if they indulge in mischief they will get a befitting response, he said.
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The doctor had to run for 15 minutes to reach the hospital as his car was stuck in the traffic jam following heavy rains and waterlogging. His video of running towards the hospital has gone viral on social media, winning him ap preciation by netizens. “Saviour in white coat beats traffic to save a soul,” said Subodh Ku Ranjanmar.
US indifferent to Indian ‘concern’ over F-16 spares for Pakistan
“At that point, I just decided to walk. I run and workout, so I used that to my advantage, crossed over the street and finished 3 kilome tres in about 15 minutes.”
He further stated that his car driver took two and a half hours to reach the hospital.
package for Pakistan’s F-16 fleet”. India has been alarmed by the recent pro posal by the Biden administration to provide $450 million worth of sales and services for Pakistan’s fleet of F-16s, around 75 according to one count. The Congress was notified of the proposal late last week and it has 30 days to Theobject.UShas said the sale does not include new capabilities, it is part of a long-standing policy of providing “life cycle maintenance and sus tainment packages for US-origin platforms”, and that it will not alter the “basic military bal ance in the region”.
Varanasi (IANS): The Varanasi court on Mon day said that the Hindu petition for worship in Shringar Gauri was maintainable and the five Hindu women’s plea seeking right to worship in the Gyanvapi complex will be heard.
Gyanvapi Mosque.
If Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav manage to reduce the BJP to zero in Bihar, and the same is achieved by Mamata Banerjee in West Ben gal and Hemant Soren in Jharkhand, the BJP would automatically come down below the majority mark of 272 in the Lok Sabha, which is possible, Lalan Singh had said.
Hence, statements were issued by Sushil Ku mar Modi, Giriraj Singh, Sanjay Jaiswal, Vijay Kumar Sinha, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Tark ishore Prasad, among others, against Nitish SushilKumar.Modi said, “Nitish Kumar had humiliat ed George Fernandes, Sharad Yadav and R.C.P. Singh in the past. He will do the same with La lan Singh and Upendra Kushwaha. However, Lalan Singh and Kushwaha said sorry to Nitish Kumar and remained in JD-U while the others were Reactingremoved.”toSushil Modi, Lalan Singh said: “No one gets humiliation better than what you are undergoing. Despite all your efforts and state ments against Nitish Kumar and JD-U, your party has not given any post to you. Still, our good wishes are with you.”
The mosque committee made similar argu ments before the Varanasi district judge’s court in the ‘maintainability’ case, while lawyers for the Hindu petitioners claimed the law does not bar their case and that they could establish in court that the mosque premises was actually a temple as on the day of Independence.
He had also suggested that the opposition leaders should adopt the poll strategy of the BJP to defeat the BJP.
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If these leaders manage to conduct free and fair elections in their respective states, the BJP may be up against a tough competition.
District judge A.K. Vishvesha dismissed the pe tition filed by the Muslim side citing the Places of Worship Act and questioning the maintain ability of the petition.
Opposition leaders like Nitish Kumar, Mamata
“The BJP’s Bihar unit is dragging his name in the race for opposition PM candidate with the aim of creating differences among other op position leaders. Nitish Kumar is backed by his fellow political commanders such as JD-U national president Lalan Singh, state ministers Ashok Chaudhary, Vijay Chaudhary, among others, who always say that he has all the abili ties to be the next Prime Minister, but he is not in the race,” said Rajnish Singh, a Bihar-based political expert.
strength to challenge the BJP and defeat it. I am not in the race to be the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition parties in the runup to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,” he had
After severing ties with the BJP, JD-U’s Lalan Singh had said that the BJP has 16 Lok Sabha MPs in Bihar, 17 MPs in West Bengal and 11 MPs in Jharkhand.
Following Nitish Kumar’s three-day visit to Delhi, the BJP top brass reportedly gave a mes sage to its Bihar unit to attack Nitish Kumar, sources said.
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“We will fight the matter legally,” he added. In May, the Supreme Court had assigned the case to the Varanasi district judge’s court, shift ing it from a lower court where it was being heard till then.
This filming inside the centuries-old mosque was challenged in the Supreme Court by the Gyanvapi Mosque committee.
parties know how the BJP is at tempting to corner them, and that may be the reason why they are showing a positive intent towards Nitish Kumar’s initiative to unite the forces opposing the saffron camp. This may have something to do with BJP national Presi
While interacting with mediapersons in Delhi, Nitish Kumar had denied that he is in the race to be the next Prime Minister.
“Our idea is to unite the opposition against the BJP. The opposition parties have enough
The actual idea is to take poll benefits in crunch situations. The BJP has an advantage of double engine government on this count in states where it is in power.
Patna (IANS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Ku mar’s recent three-day visit to Delhi to unite the opposition parties to contest against the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections seems to have had a deep impact on the saffron brigade. Now, the question is whether Nitish Kumar is dreaming of being the main challenger to Nar endra Modi in the next general elections. Political experts believe that Nitish Kumar has one of the sharpest brains among the political leaders in the country. He is completely aware of his strengths and weaknesses and hence he is not pitching himself as the Prime Ministerial candidate of the opposition parties.
Banerjee, Hemant Soren, K. Chandrashekher Rao, Ashok Gahlot, Raman Singh, Naveen Pat naik and M.K. Stalin should look at cashing in on the anti-incumbency factor against eight years of BJP rule at the Centre.
Well known Sunni cleric Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahali said that their legal team
The petitioners said the filming goes against the Places of Worship Act of 1991, which maintains the religious status of any place of worship as of August 15, 1947.
dent J.P. Nadda claiming in Patna recently to achieve the target of an opposition-free gov Theernment.BJP in the recent past had successfully toppled governments in the states of Karna taka, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to as sume power. But in Bihar, it was Nitish Kumar who severed ties with the BJP and forged an alliance with the RJD, Congress and Left par ties to form a Mahagathbandhan government, much to the dismay of the saffron camp.
The judge hearing the case at the time had or dered the sealing of this pond.
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side said, “The court rejected the Muslim side’s petition and said the suit is main tainable. The next hearing in the matter will be on September 22.”
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would study the verdict and act accordingly. He expressed concern over the fact that the Places of Worship Act 1991 was being set aside and such cases were being raised.
“Muslim petitioners are likely to approach the Allahabad High Court in appeal,” petitioner Sohan Lal Arya said, but added that they will continue to contest the case.
The Supreme Court had ordered that “Keep ing the complexity and sensitivity of the mat ter in view, the civil suit before the civil judge in Varanasi shall be heard before a senior and experienced judicial officer of the UP judicial Aservice.”month before the Supreme Court’s interven tion in the case, the Varanasi civil court had ordered the filming of the Gyanvapi Mosque, based on the petition by the Hindu women who claimed that there are idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses in the Gyanvapi Mosque complex. A report of the filming at the mosque was then submitted to the Varanasi court in a sealed cover, but the Hindu petitioners controversially released details just hours later. The report claimed a ‘Shivling’ had been found in a pond within the mosque complex used for ‘wuzu’ or purification rituals before Muslim prayers.
“Such petitions and sealing of mosques will lead to public mischief and communal dishar mony, will affect mosques across the country,” the mosque committee had argued.
Asserting that AAP may be in the process of enacting a drama at the expense of the state exchequer, Majithia said, “The government may very well hold a special session to seek a vote of confidence in the same manner in which it did in Delhi.”
that Angural had been attacked but there was no information about this in the public sphere. It is also being alleged that Angural had received death threats from the BJP. Majithia showed a number of photographs of Angural with top BJP leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah, to prove that Angural had very cordial relations with the BJP. He also disclosed that Angural’s testimony could not be believed as he had nine criminal cases registered against him, including those of abduction and kidnapping of a minor girl, attempt to murder, gambling and bootlegging.
“Themeans.work of horse-trading adopted by the BJP has been going on in different states of the country. The BJP under its Operation Lotus had earlier changed governments in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Chandigarh (IANS): Following the complaint filed by AAP MLAs, Punjab Police on Wednesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act, and the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Police Station State Crime in Mohali near here for threats and money offers to the legislators to switch loyalties.
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Demanding a CBI inquiry into the alleged extortion tape, SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia said the minister was caught discussing a plan
SAD seeks CBI probe into AAP Punjab Minister’s ‘extortion’ audio clip
He also questioned the credentials of the pivotal AAP figure behind the allegations -- Sheetal Angural. He said the Finance Minister claimed
“It is not a matter about any particular party but a challenge to democracy and its very foundaHetions.”said SAD on its part would also file a complaint with Chandigarh Police on Friday to de-
Punjab Police registers case for offering ‘bribe’ to legislators
Institute CBI probe into allegation that BJP offered Rs 25 crore to AAP MLAs: Akali Dal
He also castigated the AAP government for having double standards on the Agnipath scheme. He said while Bhagwant Mann had opposed the scheme in the Vidhan Sabha, he was supporting it now.
Yadav for a fair probe into threats and money offers to its legislators.
to trap some officials and extort money from “Thethem.OSD (aide) has stated on record that the audio tape is genuine and now it is up to the government to hand over the tape as well as the entire set of allegations against Sarari to the CBI so that they can be probed thoroughly,” Majithia said.
Earlier in the day amid allegations of the BJP attempting to bring down the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab, the AAP said it has filed a formal complaint, along with all proof, with Director General of Police Gaurav
Demanding Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to explain why no action had been taken against Sarari, Majithia said, “In the case of former Health Minister Vijay Kumar Singla, the Chief Minister had asserted that he had seen a video which indicted Singla and that this was why he was sacking him, besides registering a case in the matter.”
Answering a question, Majithia said the Chief Minister had lowered the prestige of Punjab by lying about BMW establishing a car manufacturing plant in Punjab.
name was used while trying to woo AAP legislators probed thoroughly.
Chandigarh (IANS): An audio clip of a purported ‘extortion’ conversation allegedly between AAP Punjab Cabinet Minister Fauja Singh Sarari and his aide Tarsem Lal Kapoor on Monday caught the attention of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which demanded a CBI Theprobe.minister-aide can be heard discussing
ways to extort money from transporters and Sarari,officials.who holds Welfare Food Processing and Horticulture departments, has denied the allegations and filed a police complaint.
“Punjab has never witnessed a bribery charge of this scale ever and since Punjab Police is not acting in the matter, the case should be handed over to central agencies.” He said a high court-monitored probe could also be held on the Majithiaissue.also appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah to get the allegations that the latter’s
mand a thorough probe into the entire case in keeping with the sentiments of people of the state and their right to know the truth. The SAD leader also asserted that there were many loose ends in the entire bribery case. “Different leaders are giving different figures. If Cheema says 10 MLAs were approached, the Chief Minister has put the figure to six or seven, while minister Aman Arora has given a figure of He35.”said the AAP leadership had claimed that it had electronic evidence but the same was not being shared with the public.
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Chandigarh (IANS): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia on Thursday demanded institution of a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) inquiry into Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema’s allegation that the BJP had offered Rs 25 crore [Rs 250 million] each to 10 AAP legislators to switch loyalty. Majithia told the media here that this was also necessary because the AAP government had neither made the First Information Report (FIR) registered in this case public even after 24 hours, nor taken any action against any BJP leader or middlemen involved.
ers and agents has been submitted before the DGP for “offering Rs 25 crore [Rs 250 million] each to at least 10 MLAs in the state and also giving life threat to Jalandhar West MLA Sheetal Angural and others for exposing their wicked agendas before the public”. Stating that the BJP is baffled with “growing popularity” of the AAP and its supremo Arvind Kejriwal, he said the BJP is now afraid of Kejriwal and is trying to stop him by any
A police spokesperson said they have registered an FIR based on prima facie basis and investigation has been transferred to the Vigilance Bureau as per standard guidelines.
It lashed out at the saffron party, calling it a “serial killer” of democracy and condemned “Operation Lotus” for the “dubious manner” in which elected governments in the country are being brought down.
Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema told media here that the BJP has “murdered democracy” by toppling elected governments in various states after “using” central investigation agencies and through money lures. It tried the same in Punjab, but the staunch soldiers of AAP foiled the BJP’s “nefarious Heagenda”.alleged BJP agents and workers from Delhi and Punjab have “tried to break” 35 MLAs of the AAP to topple the government in Punjab. Cheema said a complaint against BJP lead-
“The BMW Group is firmly committed to its Indian operations with its manufacturing plant in Chennai, a parts warehouse in Pune, a training centre in Gurgaon-NCR and a well-developed dealer network across major metropolitans of the country. BMW Group India has no plans for setting up additional manufacturing operations in Punjab,” the statement added.
During Mann’s visit to Germany, the Indian diplomats had arranged a meeting. However, after that he announced that BMW had decided to set up a new manufacturing plant in his state.
The SAD chief, who was questioned by the SIT regarding the Kotkapura firing case which occurred in 2015, said all police actions are part of a laid down procedure.
However,government.releasing an official statement, the BMW Group denied such plan on Wednesday.
The case was registered in 2003 in Patiala. Daler Mehndi was subsequently arrested but released on bail after a few days.
is to report directly to it, AAP minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal is issuing statements that the SIT is likely to arrest him any time.
New Delhi (IANS): The diplomats in the External Affairs Ministry in India and the abroad are upset with the claims made by the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann about setting up of a new manufacturing plant by leading auto giant BMW in Punjab which was later refuted by the company.
Asserting that the AAP government is also following in the footsteps of the previous Congress government, Badal said, “I am being summoned repeatedly to divert attention from the scandals of this government, the latest one being the extortion scam of minister Fauja Singh StatingSarari.”thatthere were three cases which were being investigated, Badal said while investigation into the main case of sacrilege at Bargari was over with the AAP government submitting the final challan in the case, the two cases of firing at Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura are being probed “Peoplenow.want the culprits in all these cases to be brought to book and punished for their deeds, but this government is only playing poli-
High Court stays imprisonment of Daler Mehndi in human trafficking case police firing
According to a source with the ministry, the diplomats see it as a question of credibility and said that such tall claims should be avoided as it hurts the credibility of the country and the government
Complainant Bakhshish Singh alleged that the deal never matured and the accused failed to return the money.
SIT to be fair and objective, Sukhbir Badal, who was questioned for the second time this month for nearly five hours, told the media, “I am ready to face questioning 100 times, but this issue should not be politicised.”
cases to divert attention: SAD chief
Police had registered a case against the singer, his brother Shamsher Singh -- who died in October 2017 -- and two others, after it was alleged that the accused took money from people to the tune of Rs 10 million on the pretext of taking them abroad.
“The efforts of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to rope in major investments from Germany bore fruit on Tuesday as leading auto giant BMW agreed to set up its auto part manufacturing unit in the state,” said a statement from
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too. The source said that it has left the diplomats embarrassed.
Chandigarh (IANS): In a relief to singer Daler Mehndi, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday granted stay of the decision of a Patiala court that had sentenced him to two years of imprisonment in a 2003 human trafficking case. He was lodged in the Central Jail in Patiala. The artist was imprisoned after being given a two-year prison term on July 14 for illegally
President Sukhbir Singh Badal said on Wednesday that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is raking up the Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan cases purely to divert people’s attention from its ‘scandals’.
Chandigarh (IANS): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)
His younger brother, singer Mika, who accompanied him during the surrender in 2003, had to beat a hasty retreat near the police station when an “organized” mob surrounded their vehicles.
“The decisions are taken by the administration. I am repeatedly being asked questions about the firing incident even though it is clear that this action was taken by the authorised officer,” he Askingsaid.the
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Daler Mehndi’s arrest was quite controversial at a police station in Patiala in 2003 as he was
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“Under what authority is he making such statements?” Badal asked, adding that the minister is liable to be prosecuted for contempt of court.
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A lack of dietary fiber, which holds onto wa ter, sets the stage for constipation. Fiber will change bowel movements from hard rocks to stools as soft as toothpaste. When on a high-fiber diet, if you look in the toilet bowl, you’ll see stools that float. One reader of this my column said it gave her a stiff neck! But she was grateful for the relief provided. So how much vitamin C is required? It de pends on bowel tolerance. Vitamin C in high doses will cause diarrhea. So, take 2,000 milligrams (mg) at bedtime. If this doesn’t produce a result take 3,000 mg the following night, and so on. It will eventually have effect. A component of our natural physiology called the gastrocolic reflex also helps to prevent constipation. A high fiber cereal with fruit and a hot tea or coffee stimulates nerves in the stomach to trigger a bowel movement. The great concern with constipation is the possibility of fecal impaction, when a bowel movement becomes impossible. This de mands a visit to the hospital emergency room. The solution is an enema and some times manual removal of the impacted fe ces. Having this treatment just once quickly convinces anyone to use high-dose vitamin C and more fiber.
Diana MacKay writes in collaboration with her father under the pen name, Diana Gif ford-Jones. Diana is Special Advisor with The Aga Khan University. She worked for
Linus Pauling took 20,000 mg of C daily for
Chronic intestinal pressure may cause small hernias to appear in the large bowel. These bowel out-pockets are referred to as divertic ulosis and may be present for years without people knowing.
ten years in the Human Development sec tors at the World Bank, including health
Some worry about kidney stones. The major ity of renal stones occur in alkaline urine. But since vitamin C acidifies urine, there’s less chance of this happening.
Dr. Ken Walker (Gifford-Jones) is a gradu ate of the University of Toronto and The Har vard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecol ogy at Harvard.
COMMON SENSE HEALTH – W. GIFFORD-JONES, MD AND DIANA GIFFORD-JONES
Drug store remedies for constipation can fail to have effect. For many sufferers, the ailment involves days without a bowel movement. Ignoring the problem can lead to disturbing complications, to be avoided at all costs.
years. We take 4,000 mg and 10,000 mg re spectively of C daily – and one of us is 98. Are you among those suffering silently from constipation? The natural solution is one of nature’s best kept secrets.
So remember, vitamin C is nature’s natural laxative that cannot injure the intestines. It also decreases the risk of overall disease and has a positive effect on cardiovascular prob lems. Moreover, you cannot overdose with C. It’s a win, win situation.
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NOW and again, friends confide in friends that they have big problems. Dreaded are the occasions when the problem is a serious medical diagnosis. But when the problem is persistent constipation, it’s better to air the is sue and not suffer in silence.
Dr. Linus Pauling, a two-time Nobel Prize win ner, believed we are all living with sub-opti mal levels of vitamin C. His primary interest was in studying the effects of high doses of vitamin C in protecting against heart disease. But in an interview with him, he added, “High doses of C also resolve constipation.” It’s a natural remedy for constipation and a sad fact most people, including doctors, are not aware of this.
Busy doctors normally don’t spend much time on diagnosis of constipation unless pa tients complain of this trouble. Circus pro moters used to say, “There’s a sucker born every day.” They’re right, as millions of un suspecting consumers use over-the-counter laxatives which injure the large bowel.
Constipation causes more trouble than you think
For the unlucky, diverticulosis can change to diverticulitis when small particles of food be come stuck in one of the hernias. This can cause mild pain and inflammation, usually cured by antibiotics. Or it can be worse and trigger a severe inflammatory reaction caus ing acute pain and a life-threatening situation requiring an emergency operation and re moval of the inflamed bowel.
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