Category: Indo-Canadians
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Another arrest in stick beating murder of Brampton Indo-Canadian Paviter Singh Bassi
The Canadian Bazaar BRAMPTON: Peel Regional Police have arrested the third suspect in connection with the murder of Brampton Indo-Canadian youth Paviter Singh Bassi, 21, who was beaten to death with sticks on March 19. Gurraj Bassi, 21, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on Friday. He is the cousin of Karanvir Singh Bassi…
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2 Brampton Indo-Canadian men arrested for murder of fellow Punjabi
The Canadian Bazaar MISSISSAUGA: Two Brampton Indo-Canadian men have arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Paviter Singh Bassi on March 19. While Karanvir Singh Bassi, 22, was arrested a day after the crime, Guryodh Singh Khattra, 22, was taken into custody on Marhc 21. Both appeared at the Ontario court of…
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Sikh real estate tycoon Bob Dhillon donates $10 million to Alberta university
The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: Canada’s top Sikh real estate tycoon Bob Dhillon donated $10 million to the University of Lethbridge in Alberta on Wednesday. The university has renamed its business school after him and it will henceforth will be called the Dhillon School of Business. Calgary-based Bob (Navneet) Dhillon is the president and CEO of…
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How Brampton dentist Terry Papneja is changing poor lives in India
The Canadian Bazaar MISSISSAUGA: Terry Papneja is one of the few Indo-Canadian immigrants who have made a name not only in their professions but also charity work back in India. Papneja, whose family migrated from Bhatti Chak near Gujranwala in Pakistan to India during the Partition, is known as one of the most successful dentists…