New York Street Named Punjab To Honour South Asians In Richmond Hill

The Avenues between 111th and 123rd in the New York suburb of Richmond Hill has now been co-named Punjab Avenue. The move was also to acknowledge the community that helped shape Richmond Hill for 50 y...

FACEBOOK CENSORSHIP: Is The Social Media Giant Doing India’s Dirty Work By Removing Posts Highlighting Sikh Genocide

Dozens of Sikh social media pages and posts have been censored on Facebook and Instagram over the past 24 hours. This censorship campaign coincides with the commemoration of the 1984 Sikh Genocide. An...

PUNJABI CINEMA: Desperate Punjabi Producers Announcing New Projects Like There Is No Tomorrow While COVID-19 Is Raging

One prominent Punjabi film producer told PUNJABIFILMWORLD the minimum Punjabi film industry should have done is waited till next spring to start production as the industry has no outlets other than ci...

LIFE IN METRO VANCOUVER: Moving From Donald, BC To The Big City For My Education

By Balwant Sanghera – THIRD IN A SERIES ON MY LIFEIn order to get ready for my education at Simon Fraser University on Burnaby Mountain in September, 1966, I said goodbye to my friends in Donald and...

Indo-Canadian Students Top Surrey Libraries’ Winners Of 2020 Young Adult Writing Contest

Gurleena Sukhija won first prizes in both the Junior Short Story and Junior Poetry categories while Akash Ranu won first place in the Senior Shorty Story. The winners were acknowledged at a Virtual Aw...

Indo-Canadian Man With History Of Sexual Assaults Arrested Posing As Phony Uber Driver During Latest Assault

VPD LOOKING FOR MORE VICTIMS: An Indo-Canadian man with a history of sexual assaults was arrested by Vancouver Police posing as a phone uber driver during the latest assault in Vancouver. Vancouver po...

Indo-American Girl Named America’s Top Young Scientist For COVID Cure Work

Anika Chebrolu takes home top prize and Improving Lives Award at this year’s 3M young scientist challenge. Chebrolu, 14, researched Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Virus to develop a novel antiviral dru...

PREMIER HORGAN’S NEW DIVERSE CABINET: Surrey’s Got Many Deserving Ministers But Jagrup Brar Deserves To Be In The inner Circle

Premier John Horgan and the NDP won a landslide victory Saturday night, including seven seats in Surrey. When deciding on his cabinet choices, Horgan should not forget one person who deserves to be in...

Surrey Puts Out A Hearty Welcome For The New Consul General Of India

By Zile SinghOn October 26, 2020, the Chetna Association of Canada in association with Sri Guru Ravidass Sabha, Burnaby and Ambedkar International Association, Vancouver arranged a welcome dinner in h...