Tag: barj Dhahan
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How Barj Dhahan created Sandhurst Group of Companies
One of the biggest Esso dealers and Tim Hortons franchisees in British Columbia, Barj Dhahan has set up the first global prize for Punjabi literature By Gurmukh Singh VANCOUVER: Barj Dhahan presides over the diversified Sandhurst Group of Companies in Vancouver. Starting from scratch in the late 1970s, he has built his group into a…
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Barj Dhahan business success story in Canada
Barj Dhahan business story began when still a student at the university in Vancouver, he leased a gas station (petrol pump) in 1979 By Gurmukh Singh VANCOUVER: Few first-generation Canadian immigrants have succeeded like Barj Dhahan (Barjinder Singh Dhahan) of Vancouver. And even fewer have benefited their home state Punjab in India with charity work…
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Avtar Singh Billing accepts Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature
By Balwant Sanghera VANCOUVER: This year’s first Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature worth $25,000 went to California-based Avtar Singh Billing for his book Khali Khoohan Di Katha (The Story of Empty Wells). The second prize of $5,000 each was shared by Jasbir Singh Bhullar (Gurmukhi) and Zubaid Ahmad (Shahmukhi). Started by Indo-Canadian businessman Barj Dhahan, the Dhahan…
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Canada India Foundation lauds `another milestone’ in India-Canada nuclear deal
India-Canada nuclear deal: Canada India Foundation made it as its primary policy recommendation at the Canada India Energy Forum in 2009 News East-West TORONTO: The Canada India Foundation (CIF) has welcomed the recent signing of the Appropriate Arrangement pursuant to the India-Canada Nuclear Cooperation Agreement which was inked in June 2010. Calling the India-Canada nuclear…