Category: Indians Abroad
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Punjabi driver, woman arrested for trying to smuggle 100 kg cocaine into Alberta
The Canadian Bazaar December 12, 2017 TORONTO: In what has been described as the biggest-ever haul of cocaine in Alberta, a Punjabi truck driver and a woman passenger from California have been arrested for trying to smuggle almost 100 kg of cocaine into Canada. Gurminder Singh Toor, 31, and Kirandeep Kaur Toor, 26, from California…
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Brampton Councillor Gurpreet Dhillon votes against salary, fare hike
The Canadian Bazaar BRAMPTON: Brampton Councillor Gurpreet Dhillon has opposed hike staff salary in the city’s budget for 2018m approved by City Council on Wednesday. “Though I am excited about the growth of the city through new jobs, projects and initiatives, I am disappointed in the $21.6 million in staff salary increases and lack of cuts…
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Sringeri ambassadors in Toronto
The Canadian Bazaar ETOBICOKE: Devotees at the Sringeri temple here might have seen Ramakrishna Bhat guide them through rituals, puja and havan, but few know that this young priest is also a great scholar of Sanskrit. “I am a specialist in Advaita Vedanta, the Yajur Veda and puja vidhi (rituals) and it took me 10 years…
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Toronto film director Brinda Muralidhar gets going with award-winning Knot Not!
Brinda Muralidhar has definitely made an impact with her insightful and hilarious cross-cultural comedy film Knot Not! The Canadian Bazaar BRAMPTON: Indo-Canadian director Brinda Muralidhar, whose debut film Knot Not! won accolades at international festivals this year, says she is very happy from the response her film got. An engaging and hilarious Indo-Canadian family drama with gender…