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Amarinder wants
10 Canadian NRIs
extradited in
drug cases
3 die in multi-vehicle pileup on
Highway 400 near Toronto
Agencies
Agencies
CHADIGARH: Punjab Chief
Minister Amarinder Singh
has urged the Centre to take
up with Canadian authorities
the extradition of 10 Non-
Resident Indians (NRIs) declared
Proclaimed Offenders in drugs
cases.
Continued on page 06
Canada to admit 340,000
new immigrants each year
The Canadian Press
COOKSTOWN: Three people
have been killed in a multi-vehicle
pileup that sent a wave of fuel
and flames rushing down a highway
north of Toronto, prompting
motorists to run for their lives,
police said Wednesday.
Provincial police confirmed
the number of fatalities Wednesday
evening after first responders
combed through the burned-out
wreckage of some 14 vehicles.
"The damage to those involved vehicles
is absolutely catastrophic,"
OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt told reporters
near the scene earlier in
the day. Continued on page 02
OTTAWA: The federal
government sought
Wednesday to introduce
more stability into Canada's
immigration system
by introducing a plan that
sets out a gradual rise in
admissions over the next
three years.
By 2020, Canada will
see an increase of 13 per
cent in overall immigration
numbers, with the
vast majority coming under
economic programs
designed to address skills
shortages and gaps in the
labour market as the population
ages and the birth
rate declines.
At 340,000 people, the
increase by 2020 represents
the highest intake since before
the First World War,
though it stops short of the
450,000 target suggested
by the government's economic
advisory council in
a report last year.
Continued on page 10
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Sisters Fatima and Mumtaz entered
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Thursday afternoon after all formalities
for their release and repatriation
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daughter, Heena, who was born
during her imprisonment here.
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Madhu Aggarwal
Ashwani Aggarwal
Rapist mamas get life
term after 10-year-old
victim gives birth to baby
Indo-Asian News Service
Chandigarh: A fast track court
here on Thursday sentenced two maternal
uncles (mamas), guilty of raping
a 10-year-old girl, to life imprisonment
and imposed a fine of Rs 3.5 lakh on
them.
The uncles, brothers hailing from
Nepal, were convicted on Tuesday for
raping the minor victim. The victim
gave birth to a baby girl in August after
the Supreme Court turned down her
plea for abortion as she was over 30-
week pregnant.
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November 03, 2017 | Toronto
3 die in multi-vehicle pileup
on Highway 400 near Toronto
Continued from page 01
"There are cars everywhere,
twisted transport
trucks, destroyed vehicles,
metal that is unrecognizable
as to whether or not
it is a vehicle at all or not."
Police said in a tweet
that the southbound lanes
of the highway opened at
about midnight Thursday,
but the northbound lanes
remained closed.
The crash took place
in the northbound lanes
of Highway 400 south of
Barrie, Ont., late Tuesday
night, when police said a
transport truck crashed
into slowing traffic, triggering
a pileup that involved
at least four transport
trucks and two fuel
tankers that spilled thousands
of litres of fuel on the
road. The impact caused a
fireball.
"The temperatures that
were achieved in this fire
are apocalyptic," Schmidt
said. "It is unbelievable to
see that kind of damage
and destruction from a motor
vehicle collision."
Police said the northbound
lanes of the highway
— between Country
Road 88 and Highway 89
— may need to be repaired
before traffic can resume.
The names of those
killed have not been released.
Police also said several
people were injured in
the crash but have since
been released from hospital.
On Wednesday morning,
the area around the
crash was littered with
twisted metal, pieces of
what looked like molten
debris, and the shells of
burned out vehicles. The
highway itself was covered
in soot in areas and
Schmidt said molten aluminium
from the wreckage
was draining down the
road.
OPP commissioner
Vince Hawkes, who just
days earlier had sounded
the alarm about fatal collisions
caused by distracted
truck drivers, said the latest
crash could have killed
many more people.
"It's a miracle that we
don't have 25 bodies down
there," Hawkes said, adding
that he's putting the
trucking industry on notice.
Luba Zariczny, 25, said
she felt the heat from the
towering flames from the
other side of the highway
as she drove past the crash
on her way home to Mississauga,
Ont.
"I felt a lot of heat coming
off it and just a lot of
cars burnt up and people
just off to the side. It looked
like some people tried to reverse
back and then there
was other cars that I could
see emergency lights on so
they just literally left their
cars and ran," she said.
"I automatically assumed
that there was definitely
casualties in there,
like fatalities. Just seeing
how on a big scale it was, it
gets you a little bit."
Officials said the fatal
accident had come less
than hour after a threevehicle
collision that
happened a few hundred
metres further north on
Highway 400.
Kevin Gallant, fire
chief for the neighbouring
town of Bradford-West
Gwillimbury, said heavy
traffic from that collision
likely set the scene for the
pileup.
Gallant said he was on
the scene of the first collision
when the second one
happened just before 11:30
p.m.
"When I looked to the
south from the accident I
was already on, all I saw
was a big ball of fire," Gallant
said.
Doctor who stroked, kissed female patient loses licence, fined $40K
The Canadian Press
TORONTO: A Toronto
doctor has been stripped
of his licence and ordered
to pay tens of thousands
of dollars after Ontario's
medical watchdog found he
made sexual remarks and
inappropriately touched
a female patient during
psychotherapy sessions
over several years.The discipline
committee for the
College of Physicians and
Surgeons ruled in August
2016 that William (Art)
Beairsto behaved inappropriately
toward the patient,
who alleged he had stroked
her buttocks while restricting
her movement, rolled
up her shirt and looked at
her breasts when she had
bronchitis, and kissed her
on both cheeks after each
visit.
In a penalty decision released
earlier this month,
the committee ordered that
Beairsto's licence to practice
medicine be revoked,
that he reimburse the college
$16,060 in funding for
therapy and counselling for
the patient, and that he pay
the college $24,420.
"The committee is persuaded
that revocation of
Dr. Beairsto's certificate of
registration is required to
address public safety," the
decision reads.
The punishment is
significantly stricter than
what Beairsto had requested.
His lawyer had requested
that he only be barred
from practising for three
additional months — he
hasn't practised since November
2016 — that he continue
an educational program
on boundaries and
that he be supervised by
another doctor for twelve
months.
According to the penalty
decision, dozens of
patients sent letters in
Beairsto's support, and 16
testified on his behalf in
person.
The committee also
heard from two expert witnesses
who testified they
had spent time with Beairsto
since the discipline
committee released its
decision, and they found
that his understanding of
boundary issues had improved.
But the committee said
the punishment for Beairsto's
actions was needed to
maintain the public's confidence
in the standards
to which doctors are held.
It also noted that Beairsto
had previously been
brought before another college
committee for similar
but unrelated allegations,
and was required to take
training courses on boundaries.
According to the penalty
decision, "Beairsto did
not change his practice despite
the boundary training
he had taken."
The decision also said
it gave "little weight" to the
character evidence provided
by other patients, "given
that these patients lacked
knowledge of the incidents
being considered, and that
the sexual abuse and other
elements of professional
misconduct, which Dr.
Beairsto was found to have
engaged in, occurred in private."
In a victim impact statement,
the woman at the centre
of the case said Beairsto's
comments made her
feel "violated" and "dirty".
She said she wondered if
she'll ever be able to trust
a doctor again, particularly
a male doctor, should she
decide to go back into counselling.
The committee is part
of a regulatory body and its
decisions don't require the
same level of scrutiny as a
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Ruby Sahota welcomes raise in child benefit
The Canadian Parvasi
BRAMPTON: Brampton South MP
Ruby Sahota has welcomed the 2017
Fall Economic Statement that proposes
more Canada Child Benefit
Support, cut the federal Small Business
Tax Rate, enhance the Working
Income Tax Benefit, and other measures
to help the middle class and
those working hard to join it.
In a statement, Sahota, who attended
the event in the House of
Commons on October 24, said people
and businesses will benefit from new
measures announced in the Fall Economic
Statement including:
1: Strengthening the Canada
Child Benefit (CCB) by making annual
cost of living increases starting
in July 2018 - two years ahead of
schedule. For a single parent of two
children making $35,000, a strengthened
CCB will contribute $560 more
in the 2019–20 benefit year towards
the cost of raising his or her children.
That means more money, taxfree,
for books, skating lessons or
warm clothes for winter. The added
confidence the CCB brings to families
has been shown to have an immediate
impact on economic growth.
2: Enhancing the Working Income
Tax Benefit (WITB), which
is a refundable tax credit that cuts
taxes for eligible people already in
the workforce and encourages others
to get a job, by an additional
$500 million per year starting in
2019. Our enhancement will allowincome
workers—including families
without children and the growing
number of single Canadians—to
keep more hard-earned money from
every paycheque by further enhancing
the Working Income Tax Benefit.
This enhancement is in addition to
the $250 million annual increase that
will come into effect as part of the enhancement
of the Canada Pension
Plan. Taken together, these two
enhancements will boost the total
amount the Government spends
on the WITB by about 65 per cent
in 2019, increasing benefits and expanding
the number of Canadians
who qualify.
3: Helping small businesses invest,
grow and create jobs by lowering
the small business tax rate
to 10 per cent, effective January
1, 2018, and to 9 per cent, effective
January 1, 2019. This will provide a
small business with up to $7,500 in
federal corporate tax savings per
year to reinvest in and grow their
business.
4: Make important changes
NDP slams Wynne for overcrowding at Brampton Civic
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BRAMPTON: Slamming
the Liberal government for
the crisis in Ontario hospitals,
the opposition NDP
says between April 2016
and April 2017 Brampton
Civic Hospital treated 4,352
patients in its hallways because
of overcrowding.
The accusation comes a
week after the Liberals announced
to add six temporary
new beds fat the hospital.
“The premier and her
Liberal government just
don’t get it. They do not
grasp the severity of the
overcrowding and hallway
medicine crisis inside Ontario’s
hospitals,” said NDP
leader Andrea Horwath.
“This crisis has been
years in the making, caused
by Liberal budget cuts and
freezes piled on top of Conservative
budget cuts and
freezes. It’s absolutely disgusting
that health care in
Ontario is coming to this,’’
Horwath was quoted as saying
a party statement.
Highlighting overcrowding
in hallways at Brampton
Civic, the NDP said in addition
to the 4,352 patients who
were treated on hallways
last year. It also an internal
memo written by the CEO
of the William Osler Health
System that points to an occupancy
rate of 114 per cent.
The party said though
Brampton Civic’s Emergency
Room (ER) was built to
serve 90,000 visits annually,
last year the ER saw 138,000
visits. The hospital was built
with 18 operating rooms, but
10 years later, two of those
ORs have never been used,
because the government has
not funded their operation,
the party said in its statement.
“This crisis in our hospitals
is the result of years
of cuts, underfunding, and a
stunning lack of leadership
by this Liberal government
and their Conservative predecessors,”
said Horwath.
“The Wynne government’s
offer of a few temporary
beds falls so far
short of what is actually
needed, it just shows that
she doesn’t get
it. She has let
patients down
again and
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The International News Weekly REGIONAL
November 03, 2017 | Toronto 04
Canada's Jews dispute census results
showing big decline in their population
Agencies
OTTAWA: The country's
Jewish community appears
to have seen its most dramatic
decline in decades,
with newly released census
data suggesting more than
half of Canada Jews disappeared
over a five-year period.
The drop of about 54 per
cent between 2011 and 2016
is the largest such drop for
any group recorded in ethnicity
data released late last
month.
It also far exceeds smaller
declines noticed in previous
census cycles that have
been chalked up to changing
demographics seen in
the wider Canadian population,
namely an aging cohort
with a low birth rate.
The noticeable drop
raises questions about
whether the finding is an
accurate portrait of the
Jewish population and has
already raised concerns
among community groups
that the data from the national
statistics office is useless
for planning.
Statistics Canada said
the figures are an accurate
reflection of how respondents
self-identified on the
long-form census.
Community leaders
plan to lobby Statistics Canada
for changes to the 2021
long-form questionnaire
to prevent a replica of the
results and, in their eyes,
further skewing the size of
the community. If their efforts
are unsuccessful, they
would have to find a way to
conduct their own community
count.
"We are concerned and
the issues are definitely on
our radar," said Linda Kislowicz,
president and CEO
of Jewish Federations of
Canada.
"We have every intention
of working both with
the civil servants and the
politicians involved in this
to see if we can lobby them
to change the way they're
doing this." But the figures
also reflect an age-old question
for the community
about how to define Jewish.
There are Jews who see
the identity as religious and
ethnic; others only see it as
a cultural affiliation.
Similar questions may
face groups that have a cultural
and religious identities,
said Jack Jedwab, president
of the Association for
Canadian Studies, but not
in the same way as it does in
the case of the Jewish community.
Jewish groups use census
data on religion — a
question that's only every 10
years — as well as language,
country of origin and ethnicity
to create as accurate
a picture as possible about
Jews in Canada. A six-point
definition was established
to counteract a long-term
decline in the number of
Jews who identify themselves
on the census as ethnically
Jewish, a category
that on its own may miss
swaths of Canada's Jews.
"An accurate portrait of
Canadian Jewry requires
a survey designed to address
the nuances of Jewish
respondents, for whom
Jewish identity is a blend
of religion, ethnicity and
peoplehood," said Shimon
Fogel, CEO of the Centre for
Israel and Jewish Affairs.
"On the census question
of ethnicity, this seems to be
where the 2016 survey falls
short."
On the 2016 survey,
143,665 Canadians indicated
Jewish as their sole ethnic
origin or one of several.
In 2011, the national household
survey found 309,650
ethnic Jews, meaning
that almost 166,000 people
vanished between the two
surveys. "Obviously, the
Jewish community didn't
shrink by more than half
in the past five years," said
Fogel.
Statistics Canada's
long-standing practice is
to ask respondents for the
ethnic and cultural origins
of their ancestors, and lists
almost two dozen examples
based on the most frequent
responses from the previous
census. Jewish came
off the list of examples for
2016 after falling out of the
top 20 responses in 2011.
The examples then may
act as prompts for Jews
who may not identify as
such on the questionnaire,
Kislowicz said. Statistics
Canada disputes that idea,
saying the "examples do
not limit in any way the
choice respondents make."
Now that the Jewish
ethnicity figures have fallen
further, it is unlikely to
appear on the example list
on the 2021 survey that will
also ask about religion and
further reduce the size of
the recorded population,
which is why lobbying is
underway for a change in
wording to questionnaire.
The findings then have
potential implications for
other ethnic groups that
use the census figures to
lobby governments on
policy and help community
groups make decisions
about where to invest
resources and programs,
Jedwab said. "Those people
who are ethnically Jewish,
but religiously not, will
probably not appear in the
census in 2021 unless there
is some rectification and
the Jewish community can
persuade Statcan to restore
Jewish as part of the examples."
In an emailed statement,
the agency cautioned
about making comparisons
between census counts.
Figures can fluctuate over
time because how people
identify ethnically and culturally
can change from
one census to another, the
agency said.
Sonia Sidhu hails move
on dependent children
Terrorist sentenced to jail for 4 1/2 years
The Canadian Parvasi
BRAMPTON: Brampton South MP Sonia Sidhu has welcomed
her Liberal government’s decision to change the
definition of age of dependent children from “under 19”
to “under 22”.
“The changes that go into force today demonstrate
our government’s commitment to keeping family reunification
a priority,” Sidhu said in a statement.
“When newcomers are able to come together as a
family, Canada benefits economically and socially”.
She said this change, following Phase 2 of the Liberal
Government’s Parent and Grandparent Program that accepted
up to 10,000 new sponsorship applications, shows
Liberals’ commitment to family reunification and bringing
families together.
The new definition of dependents will apply to all
new applications received by IRCC on or after October
24, 2017. If an application was made on or after May 3,
2017, with a child aged 19, 20, or 21 years of age should
contact IRCC, advises Sidhu.
Agencies
TORONTO: An Ontario
man who travelled to Syria to
support an Islamic militant
group will spend another
two years behind bars after
pleading guilty to a terror
charge, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Kevin Omar Mohamed
was sentenced in a Toronto
court to 4 1/2 years in prison,
with 2 1/2 years credit for
time already served, his lawyer
Paul Slansky said.
Mohamed, 25, has been
in custody since his arrest
in March 2016 on weaponsrelated
charges, which were
later changed to a terror
charge.
He pleaded guilty in early
June to one count of participating
in or contributing to,
directly or indirectly, any activity
of a terrorist group for
the purpose of enhancing the
ability of any terrorist group
to facilitate or carry out a terrorist
activity.
"Although there was no
evidence presented to support
this and, accordingly, no
finding made to support this,
my client did what he did
to help the Syrian people to
secure the overthrow of the
(Bashar al-Assad) regime,"
Slansky said in an email.
"Obviously, this was not
the way to proceed. He now
recognizes this and accordingly
pleaded guilty."
Details of the case were
made public for the first time
Monday at Mohamed's sentencing
hearing.
An agreed statement of
facts read in court laid out
how the former University
of Waterloo student flew to
Turkey in the spring of 2014
and made his way into Syria,
where he met with members
of Jabhat-Al-Nusra, a listed
terrorist group.
"His purpose was to
enhance the ability of that
group to commit terrorist
activity," the statement said.
Mohamed returned to
Canada roughly a month
later after his mother and
brother convinced him to
come home, it said.
Court heard Mohamed
also encouraged others
to join militants in Syria
through social media, which
he used under several pseudonyms.
On one of his accounts,
he described himself
as "a supporter of international
terrorism," the statement
said.
While overseas, he tweeted
a public invitation for others
to join him, stressing how
easy it was to enter through
Turkey, court heard. On another
occasion, he suggested
it was easy to avoid detection
from "security agencies"
when travelling to Syria.
Later tweets urged those
who share his beliefs to move
to "lands of jihad" or consider
carrying out attacks in their
own communities, the statement
said.
Mohamed left his mother's
home in Whitby, Ont.,
east of Toronto, in February
of last year and was put
under police surveillance,
the document said. But Mohamed
caught on, withdrew
$3,500 and went offline, managing
to evade police for several
days, it said.
His mother reported him
missing to both local police
and RCMP later that month.
Police tracked Mohamed
in March of last year to the
University of Waterloo campus,
where he was sleeping
in empty rooms, the statement
said. He was arrested
on March 25.
Officers found a black
computer bag that belonged
to him and that contained a
large hunting knife, heavy
work gloves, a wallet and two
sets of keys, court heard.
They obtained a warrant
to search lockers that
matched they keys and found
a number of items, including
pages of handwritten notes
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November 03, 2017 | Toronto
Sexual harassment suit against former
premier David Peterson dismissed
Agencies
By Jasneet Bhullar
TORONTO: A sexual harassment
lawsuit against former Ontario
premier David Peterson has been
dismissed, his lawyers said Tuesday,
noting that the woman who
launched the legal action had apologized
for doing so.
The lawsuit was brought in
2015 by a former Toronto Pan Am
Games manager, Ximena Morris,
and initially sought $10 million in
damages, and was later amended
to $3 million in damages. It alleged
a history of flirtatious remarks
from Peterson — who was chair of
the board for the Games — that escalated
into unwanted hugs, sexually
tinged remarks and public
humiliation.
Peterson had denied the allegations,
calling them "wild and
untrue."
In a statement issued Tuesday,
his lawyers said the lawsuit had
been dismissed by Ontario Superior
Court and Morris had apologized
to Peterson and his wife. The
court order does not award costs
to either party.
"David Peterson is a public
figure who has contributed enormously
to the service of the people
of Ontario, both as premier and
through continued volunteering
activities, including chairing the
Pan Am games," Peterson's lawyer
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RECO freezes
bank accounts
of RE/MAX
Right Choice
Agencies
TORONTO: The real estate professional
regulatory body in Ontario says it has frozen
the bank accounts of a Toronto brokerage to
protect consumer deposits after discovering a
discrepancy.
Real Estate Council of Ontario spokesman
Daniel Roukema says a substantial amount
of money is missing from the accounts of RE/
MAX Right Choice Inc., but could not elaborate
further on the sum.
RECO froze the brokerage's accounts on Nov.
1 and is urging homebuyers and sellers who
are involved with the agency or their lawyers
to contact the council. RE/MAX Right Choice,
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and its website appeared to be down.
The mall's answering service informed The
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Roukema said it is very rare for the council
to issue a freeze order and this is the first time it
has done so in about six years.
Canada Career Month to focus on
millennials and baby boomers
The Canadian Press
OTTAWA: The Canadian
Counselling
and
Psychotherapy Association
(CCPA) kick off Canada
Career Month on Nov 1.
This month, which aims to
increase awareness on issues
pertaining to employment in
Canada, is recognized across
the country, and provides a
valuable platform to address
some of the concerns that
exist when it comes to
planning one’s career.
“Making career-related
decisions and transitions
such as pursuing education/
training, looking for
suitable employment,
balancing life/work roles
and responsibilities, and
preparing for retirement are
faced by almost everyone
at some point,” said CCPA
National President, John
Driscoll. “Now more than
ever, Canadians are more
frequently working in
multiple jobs throughout their
lifetimes, and navigating that
process can be complicated
and overwhelming. Career
counsellors and the services
that they provide can be
extremely helpful for those
seeking support.”
Career counsellors,
an essential component of
CCPA’s membership, act as
resources to those considering
their educational paths,
employment opportunities
and life transitions. From
facilitating self-awareness
to reviewing labour
market demands to helping
determine educational
requirements for a given
sector, career counsellors
play a crucial role in assisting
those individuals entering
the labour force for the first
time, or those considering
career changes at a later age.
“Often, career counsellors
meet with individuals who
might not be satisfied in
their current job, and want to
explore new opportunities,”
continued Driscoll. “Given
the amount of time spent
at one’s job and its impact
on one’s mental health and
well-being, it is critical that
employment be as fulfilling as
possible. Career counsellors
help individuals discover
and prioritize what is most
important to them so they can
explore work options that are
personally meaningful and
satisfying.”
To find out more about
activities taking place across
Canada during Career Month,
visit www.careermonth.ca.
Amarinder wants 10 Canadian
NRIs extradited in drug cases
Continued from page 01
The extradition has
been pending for three-four
years, scuttling the efforts to
bring these NRIs to justice,
the Chief Minister said in
separate letters to Union
Home Minister Rajnath
Singh and External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj.
"Punjab's Congress
government has scaled up
efforts for their extradition
from Canada as part of
its war on drugs but was
hampered as these cases are
pending at various levels,"
Amarinder Singh said.
The state government
has decided to aggressively
pursue the extradition
issue since the custodial
interrogation of these NRIs
was vital to expose the drugs
network in Punjab and those
patronising the trade, an
official spokesperson said
here. The Chief Minister
said Sarabjit Singh Sandhar
alias Nik of Balioun village
and now living in Vancouver
was declared a Proclaimed
Offender on October 19, 2013.
Request for his
extradition was sent to
Canadian authorities
through proper channels and
thereafter prepared afresh
as per guidelines shared
by them and again sent to
the Home Ministry, which
forwarded it to the External
Affairs Ministry on July 20,
2017.
The extradition request
in case of Ranjit Singh Aujla
of Muthada Kalan village
was pending since July
25, 2017. He was declared
a Proclaimed Offender on
August 31, 2013.
Amarinder Singh said
that in case of Nirankar
Singh Dhillon of Apra Mandi
village who was declared
a Proclaimed Offender
on October 19, 2013, the
extradition request was
pending since September 19.
The extradition request
for Gursewak Singh Dhillon
of Leela Megh Singh
village who was declared
a Proclaimed Offender on
April 1, 2014 was sent to the
central government on July
20 but there had been no
progress since.
The other cases
concerned Amarjit Singh
Kooner of Mehmadpur
village, Lamer Singh Daleh
of Mehsampur village,
Pardeep Singh Dhaliwal,
Amarinder Singh Chheena
and Parminder Singh Deo,
the Chief Minister said.
Another extradition
request relates to Ranjit Kaur
Kahlon, wife of Anoop Singh
Kahlon, of Jhandu Singha
village in Jalandhar district
in whose name her husband
had purchased properties in
Jalandhar and Zirakpur from
proceeds of drug money, the
spokesperson said.Punjab
Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh has urged the Centre
to take up with Canadian
authorities the extradition
of 10 Non-Resident Indians
(NRIs) declared Proclaimed
Offenders in drugs cases.
The extradition has
been pending for three-four
years, scuttling the efforts to
bring these NRIs to justice,
the Chief Minister said in
separate letters to Union
Home Minister Rajnath
Singh and External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj.
"Punjab's Congress
government has scaled up
efforts for their extradition
from Canada as part of
its war on drugs but was
hampered as these cases are
pending at various levels,"
Amarinder Singh said.
The state government
has decided to aggressively
pursue the extradition
issue since the custodial
interrogation of these NRIs
was vital to expose the drugs
network in Punjab and those
patronising the trade, an
official spokesperson said
here.
The Chief Minister said
Sarabjit Singh Sandhar alias
Nik of Balioun village and
now living in Vancouver
was declared a Proclaimed
Offender on October 19, 2013.
Request for his
extradition was sent to
Canadian authorities
through proper channels and
thereafter prepared afresh
as per guidelines shared
by them and again sent to
the Home Ministry, which
forwarded it to the External
Affairs Ministry on July 20,
2017.
Canada to admit 340,000 new immigrants each year
Continued from page 01
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen
said the plan he unveiled Wednesday is the
right mix for Canada, for now. The gradual
increase over time was designed so the system
could adjust, he said. "Bringing a newcomer
to Canada is half of the job; we have to make
sure people are being given the tools they need
to succeed once they get here," Hussen told a
news conference in Toronto.
"We have to make sure we have the absorptive
capacity, we have to make sure that our
partners on the ground with the settlement
and integration processes that they engage
in every day have the tools necessary so they
can plan ahead, so they can adjust to the numbers."
The switch to a longer-term planning
approach marks a major pivot for the federal
government, which has for decades relied on
setting only annual targets. The last time there
was a multi-year approach was in the 1980s
and it was shelved after a recession.
Hussen's predecessor, John McCallum,
had suggested last year the government was
contemplating a switch and consultations on
the idea have been ongoing ever since.
The Conference Board of Canada — among
the groups advocating for a multi-year plan
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Mayor Crombie says small businesses
are backbone of Mississauga
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MISSISSAUGA: In
Mississauga, we mean
business when it comes
to supporting thought
leaders, start-ups and
small and medium-sized
enterprises to develop
concepts, secure capital
investments and launch
their next big ideas into
the marketplace, said
Mayor Bonnie Crombie
on Wednesday while
addressing the Mayor’s
Small Business Forum
attended by 300 people at
City Hall.
The event, jointly
hosted by Mayor Crombie
and the Mississauga
Business Enterprise
Centre, coincided with
Small Business Month and
Small Business Week .
The mayor said, “I
also invite businesses
to take part in the 2nd
Annual Mayor’s Youth
Employment Expo which
will take place on Sunday,
November 19, 2017, from
12-4PM at Mississauga
Civic Centre (City Hall).”
Since booth space for
businesses is free and
available on a first come,
first served basis, Mayor
Crombie said, “Don’t miss
out on this recruitment
opportunity young,
ambitious and smart local
talent.
She said as many as “97
per cent of all Mississauga
businesses are small
businesses, Mayor
Crombie said. “When
small businesses succeed,
Mississauga succeeds.
Small businesses are the
backbone of our economy.”
Mayor Crombie also
highlighted other citybuilding
initiatives that
will help small businesses
better compete, namely
breaking gridlock and
building regionallyintegrated
public transit.
“Council and staff are
committed to creating the
right environment to help
small business owners
succeed, like building
transit and infrastructure
so you can better reach
and serve customers,” the
Mayor said.
“We gather here this
evening City Hall which
will one day be plugged
into the new Hurontario
Light Rail Transit (LRT) –
the largest infrastructure
investment in Mississauga
history. We will be
walking distance from four
different stops that will
loop around downtown
Mississauga and move
workers faster and more
efficiently to work.
"As part of our
small business efforts, I
encourage small business
owners to ensure they make
workplace mental health a
priority by completing the
MindsMatter assessment
tool," Mayor Crombie said.
"My office has
partnered with the
Healthy City Stewardship
Centre and CivicAction to
raise awareness about this
online tool and the need to
address such an important
health issue that continues
to impact the lives of so
many people."
She added “We have
more planned to help
small businesses reach
higher. As part of our
ongoing efforts to help
small businesses and startup
companies we launched
First Look – an annual
event that brings together
entrepreneurs and angel
investors looking for their
next big opportunity.
"It was at First Look
– where experts from
GreenSky Capital – got
their first look – at AOMS
Technologies. First Look
put AOMS on course to
secure an investment of
$925,000 in financing from
GreenSky Capital. This
funding is enabling the
company to expand its
sales and marketing efforts
and improve product
development.
"And we will be back at
it again, with our next angel
investor networking event
in the spring of 2018. Stay
tuned for more information
once it is available. I
also encourage you to
join us."Susan Amring,
Director of Economic
Development and David
Wojcik, President and
CEO of The Mississauga
Board of Trade, also spoke
about local resources,
programs and networking
opportunities available to
small business owners.
Attendees also heard
presentations, and
asked questions from
representatives from the
Mississauga Business
Enterprise Centre; the
Ontario Investment
Office; the Ministry of
International Trade; and
Peel Career Assessment
Services Inc. Presentations
were made on:
- Local Small Business
Support Service
Programs
- Government Programs
and Services
- Building Your Business
Beyond Canadian
Borders
- Hiring and Training
Resources and
Incentives
Major changes coming to policing in Ontario
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TORONTO: Sweeping
changes to Ontario's policing
laws were introduced
Thursday, including
strengthening oversight,
making it possible to
suspend officers without pay
and redefining police duties.
The new rules, contained
in a massive piece of
legislation years in the
making, would include the
first update to the province's
Police Services Act in more
than 25 years.
"The issues faced by
police services and their
members today are far
more complex than when
the act was developed,"
said Community Safety
and Correctional Services
Minister Marie-France
Lalonde. Attorney General
Yasir Naqvi said he has "deep
respect and appreciation" for
the more than 26,000 police
officers in Ontario who risk
their lives to keep people
safe, but it's also important
to establish checks and
balances.
"We have all heard the
growing concerns that some
communities, in particular
black and Indigenous
communities, feel unjustly
harmed at the hands of
police," he said. "We have
witnessed such tensions
across North America and
we have learned that Ontario
is not immune."
An Inspector General
would be established to
oversee police services, with
the power to investigate and
audit them, and Ontario's
ombudsman would be able
to investigate complaints
against the police oversight
bodies. The three police
oversight agencies that
already exist in Ontario
— the SIU, the Office of
the Independent Police
Review Director (OIPRD)
and the Ontario Civilian
Police Commission (OCPC)
— would get expanded
mandates.
The OIPRD will be
renamed the Ontario
Policing Complaints Agency
and would investigate all
public complaints against
police officers. The OCPC
would be renamed the
Ontario Policing Discipline
Tribunal, dedicated solely
to adjudicating police
disciplinary matters, so
that isn't done by the police
services themselves. As
well, the SIU would be
able to investigate not just
current, but also former
police officers, volunteer
members of police services,
special constables, off-duty
officers and members of First
Nations police services.
Police officers who
don't comply with such
investigations could be fined
up to $50,000 and/or be sent
to jail for up to one year.
The SIU said it
"wholeheartedly welcomes"
the new Policing Oversight
Act, tabled as part of the
larger bill. Selwyn Pieters,
a lawyer who frequently
takes on issues of anti-black
racism, said the expanded
mandates and more layers
of oversight will serve the
public well. Suspending
police officers without pay
was one of the most discussed
issues during the five-year
process to update policing
legislation, Lalonde said.
Ontario is currently
the only province in which
chiefs can't revoke the pay
of suspended officers, who
collect millions of dollars
each year. Right now,
suspended officers have to
be paid even when convicted
of an offence, unless they are
sentenced to prison.
The new legislation
proposes to allow
suspensions without pay
when an officer is in custody
or when they are charged
with a serious federal
offence that wasn't allegedly
committed in the course of
their duties.
But if an officer wants
to fight that, the matter
would go to the disciplinary
tribunal, which would make
the final decision. If the
officer is ultimately found
not guilty of the charge
they faced, they would be
reimbursed for the lost pay,
Lalonde said.
Local police boards
would also be created for the
Ontario Provincial Police,
similar to the structure of
municipal police services
boards — which will be
required to undergo more
training, such as on diversity.
The new act would also
allow First Nations police
forces to establish their
own police services boards.
An amended Coroners Act
would require coroner's
inquests when police
kill through use of force,
another one of Tulloch's key
recommendations.
The government's stated
approach is to share the
burden of community safety
with municipalities. They
will be required to implement
community safety plans,
such as identifying a need for
more addiction and mental
health programs, aiming
to prevent problems before
police get involved. The
new act will also for the first
time clearly define police
responsibilities as those that
can only be performed by an
officer. That will be worked
out in regulations, but
Lalonde said for example,
sworn constables may not
be the best people to monitor
construction sites.
The Police Association
of Ontario warned Thursday
that those changes would
open the door to privatization
and could risk public safety,
but Lalonde disputed the
suggestion. "When you call 911
and you need a police officer,
a police officer will respond,"
she said. Two new pieces of
legislation would also allow
police to track a cellphone
and search a home in missing
persons cases — something
they can only do now when
a crime is suspected — as
well as making accreditation
and oversight of forensic labs
mandatory.

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Canada should take in
more immigrants
Canada has done well to announce to admit
340,000 new immigrants each year from 2018
leading up to 2020. This figure is about 13
percent up from the number of immigrants
which will be admitted in 2017.
Because of its fast aging population and
falling birth rates and shortage of skilled
workers, Canada needs more and more new
immigrants.
In fact, the government’s own advisory
committee has recommended that Canada
should admit 450,000 new immigrants each
year.
It goes without saying that this country
simply cannot do without immigrants.
Immigrants not only increase the population
of this country but also bring in billions of
dollars. They are the mainstay of many sectors
today. Real estate and auto sectors bank on
newcomers to keep up their sales. The trucking
industry is so much dependent on immigrants.
Today, the Philippines, India and China are
the major sources of immigration for Canada.
Newcomers from these countries bring their
own unique strengths to Canada.
Eastern Europe and Latin America are
the two areas which can be major sources of
immigration for this country.
At present, Canadian politicians and
policymakers seem to be too obsessed with
having a proportionate number of immigrants
from different regions of the world. This may
be good for their self-imagined nice-guy image
on the global stage, but they must not forget
that some immigrants melt in quickly and add
real skill value to the system.
And there is a strong case for Canada to
ramp up the annual intake of immigrants
because soon there may not be enough lure
for skilled people in fast growing economies
of the world to leave their countries. This may
happen sooner than later.
Thought for the week
Life is like that old Spanish saying: He who
plants the lettuce doesn't always eat the salad.
~Actor Anthony Quinn
We are all aware how
well UPA-I performed
under the leadership of
Manmohan Singh. Our
progress was so fast
that whole world started
looking at India with respect.
Then came UPA-
2. Most ministers and
even the party president
became so complacent
that they allowed almost
open loot through scams
after scams. One wonders
why PM Manmohan
Singh didn’t resign.
Only history will reveal
what compulsions
forced him not to resign.
His weakness or inability
to stand up to
those scams gave rise
to BJP and PM Modi became
our leader. He was
painted a messiah by the
corporate media that everyone
believed that he
will remove corruption,
eradicate black money
and ensure progress of
the country.
Intentions of the
new bovernment were
revealed, when asked
about eradicating black
money, PM Modi’s aid
Amit Shah commented
that “well those were
the election Jhumlas”.
Most intellectuals were
disappointed by that
statement.
However, PM Modi
did take initiatives on
three most desirable reforms,
one demonetization,
two enforce GST
and lastly, Aadhaar
Card for every citizen.
Most intellectuals know
GST, Aaadhaar moves
Brig Nawab Heer and
Ms Preet Heer
that these were
desirable reforms
and were
not implemented
by the past governments
due
to pressure of coalition
parties. It was the first
time when NDA had a
majority and they could
press on with reforms.
Yes they did it and politically
it was a very bold
decision.
But let us see what
went wrong. Firstly, demonetization.
We have
been talking about lots
of black money with
many business houses
accumulated by evading
taxes and one method
suggested was to ban the
currency in which this
money was stacked. Accordingly,
the NDA Government
took midnight
decision to ban all 500
and 1000 rupees notes
and gave very little time
to react. For almost
three months the whole
country remained in
turmoil. What followed
were long lines, job
losses, orders and counter
orders, corruption
by banks, rumours, suicides,
mild protests and
uncertainty. Yet, the
whole process was completed
to the satisfaction
of the rulers. The initial
reason given for demonetization
was that it will
eradicate black money
and curb funding for
terrorism. We will keep
debating whether it was
a success or failure. But
one thing is clear that
India has entered the
digital revolution even
though people have to
pay a very high price for
that.
As for the GST, once
again the Modi government
started with good
intentions, but miserably
failed in its implementation.
As many as
232 amendments in four
months, 25 types of taxes,
32 reports to be filed
by businessmen in one
year, software not working
properly, fear, ignorance,
curse for small
business and very poorly
executed.
The government
violated the good old
military saying,”Orders
Counter Orders NO Orders.”
Exactly the same
is happening about GST
at present. All businesses
are confused, scared,
and in a state of shock.
The gamechanger "one
nation one tax" has not
lived up to expectations.
No test bed seems to
have been carried out
before implementing
a major policy change.
The software support is
also glitch-prone. The
end-user was untrained,
ill-informed and at loss
as to how the system
would work. The stringent
penalties envisaged
against evaders
also brought focus back
on 'license raj' that had
taken years to blunt. No
agency took GST payers
in confidence.
One day things will
get stabilised again, but
at a very big cost and
loss of revenue. While
Gabbar Singh Tax may
be an over-the-top statement,
there certainly is
a lot that can be done to
ease the burden on the
common man (I do not
use the term "Aam Aadmi"
as I have no political
leanings). Will Mr Jaitley
oblige the common
man?
The last issue relates
to making it compulsory
to link Aadhaar Card
with bank accounts.
Wherever you go - bank,
cell phone shop or hospital-
and everyone asks
you for Aadhaar Card
first. You get 5 to 6 messages
daily from your
banks telling you to link
your account with Aadhaar
Card by Dec 31, failing
which your bank account
may be frozen.
Experts say Aadhaar
cards are being made by
an American company
which gives no guarantee
of safety of your personal
information. It is
a blacklisted company
and there are no proper
cyber laws in India.
Some persons have gone
to the Supreme Court
against linking of Aadhaar
Cards with your
bank accounts.
Supporters of the
move say that as in many
countries Aadhaar will
ensure that the government
has can check money
laundering and terror
funding. But the manner
in which the government
is forcing people
to get it linked by 31 Dec
is creating tension, fear
and revolt in the public.
To my mind, all these
three decisions will be
beneficial for India. But
these have been implemented
without proper
planning, resulting in
confusion. Citizens are
confused, angry and
scared and feel agitated
against these decisions.
I am convinced that if
this time reforms fail in
India no political party
will talk about any reforms
for the next 100
years, like it happened
in the case of population
control launched by the
Congress government in
the seventies.
I only hope that the
NDA Government listen
to people and take
good control of smooth
implementation of GST
and Aadhaar Card with
consensus and not try
to force them down the
throats of the people.
(Brig Nawab Heer
can be contacted at
nawabheer@gmail.com)
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November 03, 2017 | Toronto
Hamilton Sikh scholar Dr Devinder Singh Sekhon starts
6-year mission to translate Granth Sahib into English
The Canadian Parvasi
MISSISSAUGA: Many Sikh
scholars such as Dr Gopal
Singh, Manmohan Singh and
Gurbachan Singh Talib have
already translated the holy
Guru Granth into English and
now Hamilton-based scholar
Dr Devinder Singh Sekhon has
undertaken fresh translation of
the scripture.
The 73-year-old Sikh scholar
says he has undertaken this
project to bring out the ``real essence’’
of the holy book so that
the new generation of Sikh children,
particularly those born in
the diaspora, can easily understand
it.
Born at Chak 73 in Lyallpur
district of Pakistan, Dr Sekhon
grew up at Sathiali village in
Gurdaspur district where his
family moved after the Partition.
In his childhood, the
works of Sohan Singh Seetal
fostered in him a lifelong love
for the study of Sikhism.
After his M.Sc from Kurukshetra
University, Dr Sekhon
taught at Khalsa College Amritsar
and Sikh National College
at Qadian for seven years
before coming to the University
of California at Davis (UCD) for
his Ph.D in chemistry.
He moved to Edmonton after
finishing his Ph.D from the University
of California in 1975. He
also got another PhD in Education
Administration from the
University of Alberta.
Having taught college-level
chemistry at Grande Pairie Regional
College in Alberta, and
masters-level leadership for the
University of Northern British
Columbia in Prince George,
Dr Sekhon retired in 2009 and
moved to Hamilton.
Author of nine books and
dozens of articles on Sikhism,
Dr Sekhon currently runs his
website www.gurbanisandesh.
com to spread message of Sikhism.
The Sikh scholar, who earlier
this year undertook to translate
the holy Granth, spoke to
Canadian Parvasi about his
mission:
Q: Why another translation
of the Guru Granth Sahib?
My idea of translating Guru
Granth Sahib in English is not
to criticize the previous translations.
Each of the scholars
have been highly qualified
and well respected in the Sikh
world. I am doing it for two reasons
- my deep reverence for the
Guru Granth Sahib to spread
its word, and my confidence in
my own style. It has been quite
some time since these translations
appeared, and I believe
the readers need something
fresh.
Q: Is something missing in
the previous translations?
Not really; but some of the
translations are quite literal
at times, and do not convey the
true essence of the Granth Sahib.
In fact, they are likely to
deliver a negative impression
of the Bani to the non-Sikhs,
and even to the Sikhs. I am, in
no way, an authority on the
Guru Granth Sahib (and, in
fact, nobody can ever be), but I
am confident of my hard work
and dedication, and hope to
bring out the true essence of the
divine message. An important
thing which is missing in most
of the previous translations is
the background to some holy
shabads (hymns) which is badly
needed to clarify the essence
of the shabads.
Q: How will your work be different?
In some ways, yes. I make
certain that there is absolutely
no contradiction in my translation
and the fundamental principles
of the holy book. I check,
and double check, for any possible
contradictions. That is the
main reason that my translation
of quite a few shabads will
be different from the accepted
meanings. I also try to keep the
language as simple as possible
for a common person to understand.
Q: What prompted you to undertake
this work and who
will benefit from it?
I believe the answer to this
question is already covered in
the first three questions. But, I
will say it again that, it is my
approach, my different style,
and my reverence for the holy
book - the wish to convey the
divine message as accurately as
possible - were the prompts.
As far as who will benefit,
I am not putting any restrictions
on my readers. Anybody
with reasonable knowledge of
English can benefit if he/she
is interested. But, I believe the
younger generation living outside
of Punjab, and the interested
non-Sikhs can benefit the
most.
Q: What is your timeline for
it?
At the present speed, Waheguru
willing, I hope to complete
the translation in 5-6 years provided
my health does not fail
me. I started the project on
January 29 this year. Exactly 9
months later, I have completed
200 pages.
Q: What is your daily work
schedule?
I start my day at 7am and
work till about 4pm with two
hours of breaks. I put in about
2 hours more after 6.30pm.
Q: What resources do you
consult?
I have been studying the
holy book diligently since 1992
with a view to grasping its fundamentals,
reading mostly the
Punjabi translation of Principal
Sahib Singh Ji along with
some other translations to some
degree. But, with a few exceptions
where I differ with his
interpretations, I found Sahib
Singh Ji's translation to be the
most convincing and accurate.
So, now, I rarely need to consult
any translation. I still use "Mahan
Kosh" by Bhai Sahib Kahn
Singh Ji Nabha where I need
more clarification.
Film on Komagata 'Lions of the Sea' wins major award
TORONTO: Just in time
for film festival season,
the Canadian film "Lions
of the Sea'' - written by
Jessi Thind based on his
novel published in 1998
- has picked up a prestigious
Indian honour,
winning Best Feature
Script at the Calcutta International
Film Festival.
"I’ve been working on
this project for twenty
years and it’s great that
world-wide audiences are
suddenly recognizing the
importance of the Komagata
Maru event and the
multiple perspectives I
have used to tell the story
in the film,” said Jessi
Thind on winning the
hnour.
“I am amazed and delighted
especially at the
unbelievable response
from producers and distributors
interested in
the emotional impact of
the story.”
"Lions of the Sea'' began
pre-production in
2003, but was stalled due
to production set-backs.
Thind has stated he had
to wait to resume the adaptation
of his novel in
2010 as he considered several
co-production deals.
“There has been interest
from several production
companies and now these
awards are opening doors
and making things happen
fast.”
“Lions of the Sea” is
set in 1914, against the
backdrop of World War
One, and tells the story of
Edward Bird, the lawyer
who represented the passengers
of the Komagata
Maru as well as Munshi
Singh, the passenger used
as a test case for the passengers.
The film has taken
over 20 awards in the
festival circuit including
Best Feature Script
at the TMC London Film
Festival, Feel the Reel,
the Tribal Film Festival,
Views of the World Film
Festival, and the Calcutta
Film Festival.

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November 03, 2017 | Toronto 10
Congress is a laughing club
out on bail, says Modi
Agencies
KANGRA: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on
Thursday tore into the
Congress government
in poll-bound Himachal
Pradesh, saying the party
leadership had made
itself a "laughing club"
that vows zero tolerance
towards graft but was
out on bail on corruption
charges.
"We all need to look at
the Congress. We should
appreciate their courage.
Yesterday, they released
a manifesto vowing zero
tolerance on corruption
if the Congress returns
to power. They have a
gall to claim there will
be zero tolerance against
corruption," Modi told an
election rally in this town
ahead of Himachal's November
8 Assembly polls.
He targeted Chief Minister
Virbhadra Singh,
who has been charged by
the CBI of holding assets
disproportionate to his
known sources of income:
"Singh 'saheb' is claiming
there will be zero tolerance
against corruption.
Can anyone believe him?
Can you digest it?"
Modi asked this to the
crowd repeatedly.
"The Congress has
become a laughing club.
Their Chief Minister has
a corruption case against
him. He is out on a bail.
Nothing is left for them
and they have lost their
hold from every part of
the country."
He said this was not
the Congress of Mahatma
Gandhi or of freedom
fighters "but of corruption,
dynasty politics and
casteism.
"The Congress is an
epitome of rotten thought.
When we say we want the
country rid of the Congress,
we mean to rid the
country of this rotten
thought."
Modi said the Congress
needed to introspect
why a "forgiving country
like India" was out to punish
its leaders "by turning
away from them one by
one".
Donning a Himachali
cap, the Prime Minister
called the state a land of
"martyrs and soldiers"
and said the Congress
government had patronised
"mafias in the Devbhoomi".
"There are five
monsters in Himachal
Pradesh - mining mafia,
forest mafia, drug mafia,
tender mafia and transfer
mafia.
"These five monsters
are looting your resources,
future, spreading corruption
and nepotism and
snatching away the future
of the youth."
The BJP's Chief Ministerial
candidate Prem Kumar
Dhumal and former
Chief Minister Shanta
Kumar were present at
Modi's rally. Trying to reconnect
with voters, the
Prime Minister said: "I
have worked extensively
in Himachal Pradesh, am
familiar with its cities
and know each and every
street here. On November
9 you have the opportunity
to bid farewell to the
people who have looted
the state. "The lotus will
bloom in Himachal and
there will be an end to
corruption," he said.
He also took a dig at
Congress Vice President
Rahul Gandhi for meeting
the Chinese Ambassador
at the height of a military
standoff between Indian
and Chinese troops in
Doklam.
He alleged that Gandhi
sought Doklam details
from the Chinese
envoy but didn't believe
what the government had
to say about the disputed
plateau.
"Instead of asking Indian
diplomats and the
foreign ministry, you
go and ask the Chinese
envoy. Isn't it insulting
when these people talked
to Chinese on Doklam instead
of asking the elected
government?
"Sorry to say, this
shows lack of primary understanding.
The country
knows how the Doklam
issue was dealt with, but
the Congress even questioned
that," he added.
As tomato price hits Rs 100, Chandigarh app offers it at Re 1
Indo-Asian News Service
CHANDIGARH: With people
feeling the pinch after tomato
prices soared to Rs 100
per kg, an "on-demand hyperlocal
transport and logistics
app" Jugnoo has offered to
make doorstep delivery of
tomatoes at just Re 1 per kg.
With its "Tomato Loot" initiative,
Jugnoo has offered to
deliver tomatoes at only Re 1
per kg for one week (November
3 to 10).
Samar Singla, CEO and
founder of the app, said: "We
are increasing the supply
and reducing prices to bring
relief to the people, so that
skyrocketing prices of such
common vegetables don't discourage
them to buy these."
About two years back,
Jugnoo had launched a similar
campaign to sell onions at
lower prices when the company
noticed a spike in the
market.
"The recent increase in
the prices of two most commonly
used vegetables in the
Indian household -- tomatoes
and onions -- is predicted to
remain high this month. Offering
tomatoes at such a low
price, Jugnoo aims to benefit
the residents of the city,"
Aditi Arora, a senior executive
with Jugnoo, told IANS.
The company was ready to
leverage this opportunity to
build its customer base and
create a buzz in the market,
she added.
"The traders and vendors
blame this increase in
price to limited supply owing
to weather conditions including
unseasonal rains but
past data shows that hike in
prices is now an annual feature,"
Singla said.
Founded in 2014 by two
IIT graduates and headquartered
in Chandigarh, Jugnoo
is an on-demand hyper-local
transport and logistics app
that thrives on its expansive
network of auto-rickshaws.
Rapist mamas get life term after
10-year-old victim gives birth to baby
Continued from page 01
The police had initially
arrested one uncle
based on the victim's
statement. However,
when the DNA of the newborn
did not match with
that uncle, the case took a
curious turn.
The Central Forensic
Sciences Laboratory
(CFSL) report, which was
submitted before a trial
court here in October,
had pointed out that the
DNA sample of the child
and the alleged rapist (uncle),
arrested earlier, did
not match.
The Chandigarh Police,
which launched reinvestigation
into the
matter, arrested the second
uncle in October,
nearly two months after
the rape victim delivered
the child. The DNA
of the second uncle, who
is the younger one of the
two, matched with the
newborn. The prosecution
told the trial court
that the younger uncle
had first raped the girl in
December last year. The
older uncle raped her repeatedly
from April to
July this year.
The girl had told her
parents and police investigators
earlier that her
maternal uncle (cousin
of her mother) had raped
her. She had also identified
the accused.
The victim's plight
made national headlines
after the Supreme Court
on July 28 disallowed her
advanced pregnancy to be
terminated. The victim
delivered a girl child in
the Government Medical
College and Hospital in
Sector 32 here on August
17. The girl's pregnancy
was discovered in July
after her parents took her
to the hospital when she
complained of stomach
pain. They discovered
that the child had been repeatedly
raped.
A medical board, set
up by Chandigarh's Postgraduate
Institute of
Medical Education and
Research (PGIMER) on
the court's orders to examine
the pregnant child,
warned that an abortion
would risk the girl's life.
The order came on
a PIL by advocate Alok
Srivastava, who moved
the top court after a plea
for the medical termination
of pregnancy was refused
by a district court
in Chandigarh on July 18.
The plea was made
while pointing out that
the victim's body was not
ready for child birth.Continued
on page 06

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November 03, 2017 | Toronto
11
Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes'
2017 list of richest Indians
Agencies
NEW DELHI: With a net worth of
$38 billion, Reliance Industries Ltd
(RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani
has topped Forbes' annual list of
India's 100 richest tycoons of 2017,
a statement said here on Thursday.
"Reliance Industries Ltd chairman
Mukesh Ambani has topped
Forbes's annual list of India's 100
richest tycoons, with a net worth of
$38 billion. To put it in context, this
is equal to the entire GDP of the former
Soviet republic of Azerbaijan,
as per World Bank Data 2016 estimates,"
the statement said.
Forbes India will release the
2017 India Rich List by way of a
special issue that hits the stands on
November 6, 2017. The richest newcomer
in the list is Wadia Group of
companies Chairman Nusli Wadia
(No. 25, $5.6 billion).
At $19 billion, the net worth of
Wipro's Azim Premji -- who jumped
two places up over last year to become
the second richest Indian
on the list -- is almost equal to Afghanistan's
GDP of $19.4 billion, the
statement said. The Hinduja family
maintained the third position ($18.4
billion) in the list.
Last year's second richest Indian,
Dilip Shanghvi of Sun Pharmaceuticals
(No. 9, $12.1 billion) is the
biggest dollar loser on the list as his
net worth fell by $4.8 billion.
"The Indian economy is still
grappling with the impact of demonetisation
and GST. This makes
The Forbes India Rich List 2017 edition
special since it features those
who have faced the challenges head
on and continued to deliver phenomenal
results. The list has come
to stand as a testament to brand
India and also puts many emerging
successful entrepreneurs on the
global map," said Forbes India CEO
Joy Chakraborthy.
According to the list, the total
wealth of India's top 100 billionaires,
which stands at a whopping
$479 billion, is more than the country's
foreign exchange reserves estimated
at $402.5 billion in September
2017. The entry point to the list is
at its highest ever, at $1.46 billion.
Last year, the minimum amount
required to make the list was $1.25
billion, 17 percent lower than this
year.
The aggregate wealth of the top
100 has risen 26 percent over last
year.
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November 03, 2017 | Toronto 12
Modi gifts football to young Bhutan prince
Agencies
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi gifted a
football to Bhutanese Prince
Jigme Namgyal Wangchuk
when the Himalayan kingdom's
royal family called on
him at his official residence
here on Wednesday evening.
"Had a wonderful meeting
with the King, Queen
and Prince of Bhutan," Modi
tweeted, along with a picture
of the Prince who will
turn two in February next
year. "Presented the Prince
of Bhutan an official football
from the FIFA U-17 World
Cup and a chess set," he said.
In the first-ever event of the
world football federation
held here, India hosted the
FIFA U-17 World Cup this
year.
Bhutanese King Jigme
Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck,
along with Queen
Jetsun Pema Wangchuk and
the Prince, arrived here on
Tuesday on a four-day goodwill
visit to India. The Bhutanese
royal family's visit
assumes significance in the
wake of an over two-month
standoff standoff between
Indian and Chinese troops in
the Doklam region of Bhutan.
While India and Bhutan said
that Beijing's move violated
the status quo in the India-
Bhutan-China international
trijunction, China claimed
that it was their territory.
President Ram Nath Kovind
appreciated the Bhutanese
King's role in resolving the
Doklam issue during a meeting
earlier on Wednesday.
External Affairs Minister
Sushma Swaraj also
called on the royal family
here.
2 Pakistani sisters
freed by India after
11 years
Continued from page 01
Although both sisters were happy to be returning
to Pakistan, they had mixed feelings since their
mother, Rashida Bibi, who was arrested with them
in May 2006 passed away in the prison in 2008 due
to illness.
They were arrested by security agencies at the
Attari Railway Station for carrying drugs as they
alighted from the Samjhauta Express -- the peace
train between India and Pakistan.
The sisters and the mother, who were heading
for Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh in 2006 to meet
relatives, were tried by a court here and sentenced
to 10 years in prison and imposed a penalty of Rs 4
lakh.
They, however, claimed that they had been
framed in the drugs case.
Fatima, who is from Gujranwala and was pregnant
at the time of her arrest, gave birth to Heena in
jail in 2006. The newborn girl lived with her mother
in the prison.
Although their prison term ended in November
2015, they were lodged in the prison transit camp as
they did not have the means to pay the penalty of
Rs 4 lakh.
The plight of the Pakistani sisters was taken up
with the court and the union government by local
lawyer Navjot Kaur.
With the help of a Batala-based NGO, Sarbat Da
Bhala Humanity Club, Kaur arranged the penalty
money to be paid. Despite that it took almost seven
months for their file in the union ministries of
Home and External Affairs to move.
The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi
completed the formalities to confer Pakistani nationality
on Heena.
"We are happy to be returning to Pakistan," both
sisters told the media before crossing over.

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November 03, 2017 | Toronto
13
'Punjabi should be given its rightful place'
CHANDIGARH: “Chandigarh
is the natural capital
of Punjab. It was formed by
displacing Punjabi villages.
English, which is a foreign
language, has been made
the official language here
which is totally illogical,”
said Member of Parliament
from Patiala, Dr Dharamvira
Gandhi, while demanding
the official status for
Punjabi in the city. Gandhi,
who was addressing the protesters
at the city’s Sector-17
Plaza on Wednesday, further
said, “We are not against the
use of Hindi or English, but
want the Punjabi language
be given its rightful place in
the region.”
PROTESTERS WARN OF
HUNGER STRIKE
Hundreds of people from all
over the Punjab had joined
the protest organised by
Chandigarh Punjabi Manch
in Sector 17.
They sent a memorandum
to Punjab governor
and UT administrator VP
Singh Badnore demanding
the status of first and official
language for Punjabi in
Chandigarh.
It was decided during
the protest that a nationallevel
convention will be organised
on the issue and if
it remained unresolved, the
protesters will sit on a hunger
strike on the International
Mother Tongue Day
on February 21, 2018.
Slogans supporting the
language issues were also
raised during the protest.
“Sade dil vich wasdi
Punjabi” (Punjabi resides
in our hearts) and “Punjab,
Punjabi, Punjabiat zindabad”
(Live long Punjab,
Punjabi and quintessence of
Punjabis) were two of them.
Meanwhile, Badnore
told the five-member delegation
that he will raise the issue
with the home ministry
and further steps will be
taken after that.
‘TEACH ENGLISH AS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE’
Sukhdev Singh, president
of the Manch said, “Until
the formation of Punjab and
Haryana in 1966, the official
language of Chandigarh had
been Punjabi.”
“English should be
taught as a foreign language
in a scientific manner. If the
children are taught in their
mother tongue, they are able
to learn other languages easily,”
he added.
‘SAD THAT STATE EDU
MINISTER DOESN’T SPEAK
IN PUNJABI’
Bir Devinder Singh, former
deputy speaker of the Punjab
legislative assembly,
said, “Punjabi has to be, and
will be, the official language
of Chandigarh.”
He even said that it
was sad that the education
minister of Punjab, Aruna
Chaudhary, speaks Hindi
and took her oath in the
same language.
“She should be the one
responsible for the promotion
of Punjabi language in
her state but we can imagine
the state of the mother
tongue in Punjab through
the language she speaks,”
he added. Eminent Punjabi
poet and chairman of Punjab
Kala Parishad, Surjit
Patar, said, “We have created
a wing ‘Sadi Jind Jaan
Punjabi’.”
Pattar, however, said
that official announcement
about the wing was yet to be
made.
Harwinder Singh, president
of Punjabi Lekhak
Sangh (Haryana); Surinder
Gill, Punjabi writer; Sarabjit
Singh, president of Kendri
Punjabi Lekhak Sabha;
JS Dayal, member of central
secretariat of CPI; Devi
Dayal Sharma, Tarlochan
Singh, Sukhjeet Singh
Sukha, Baba Sadhu Singh,
Deepak Sharma Chanarthal,
Sukhi Brar, Punjabi
folk singer and Raj Kakra,
Punjabi lyricist along with
student leaders were also
present at Sector 17 and addressed
the gathering.
Sukhpal Khaira hits out at Amarinder for court summons
Agencies
CHANDIGARH: Punjab's Leader
of Opposition Sukhpal Singh
Khaira was on Wednesday summoned
by a court in Fazilka
town in connection with a drugs
case, leading to a war of words
between his Aam Aadmi Party
(AAP) and the ruling Congress.
Khaira's name had come up
in a heroin smuggling case after
the arrest of some drugs smugglers
by police in Fazilka in
2015. Admitting an application
under Section 319 of the Criminal
Procedure Code providing
for adding additional accused,
the court of Additional District
and Sessions Judge in Fazilka on
Wednesday ordered issuance of
summons to Khaira in the case.
Slamming the Congress government
for unleashing political
vendetta against him, Khaira
said that his summoning by the
Fazilka court was "wrongful
and erroneous" and "done at the
behest of (Chief Minister) Capt.
Amarinder Singh through his
politically motivated prosecution
machinery".
"These maliciously false
allegations of the Amarinder
government are yet another attempt
to intimidate me and gag
my voice against corruption and
other misdeeds. The conspiracy
to nail me in an utterly false
drugs case amounted to shooting
the messenger and silencing the
voice of whistleblowers," Khaira
told media here.
"It is sad to note, that while
Amarinder Singh is blatantly
shielding the actual drug kingpin
Bikram Majithia despite sensational
evidence against him, I
am being framed falsely to settle
scores," he said, wondering how
the additional Public Prosecutor
of Fazilka could move a vague
application seeking his summoning,
when he was neither named
in the FIR nor in the chargesheet
nor in any statement of independent
witnesses. Khaira said that
when the drug scandal broke out
in March 2015, the then Parkash
Singh Badal government has set
up a Special Investigation Team
(SIT) headed by the then IG Bathinda
Zone, DIG Ferozpur Range
and SSP Fazilka as its members.
"The SIT went deeply into the
case but could not find anything
incriminating against me because
of which my name never
figured in FIR, chargesheet and
the trial. It is also astonishing
how a court could summon him
when the trial in the said drug
case has concluded," he argued.
He said that it was surprising
that he is being summoned
on the basis of call records which
have been wrongly presented by
the Additional PP to the Fazilka
court accusing him calling the
accused in the drugs case 78
times.
Yogi blames Nehru for Kashmir problem
Agencies
LUCKNOW: Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday
blamed late Prime
Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
for the problems in
Kashmir, saying had the
policy of first Home Minister
Sardar Vallabh Bhai
Patel been followed, things
would have diametrically
opposite.
Speaking at a function
to mark the 142nd birth
anniversary of Patel, the
Chief Minister went on
to say that the situation
in Kashmir spiralled out
of control because the
proposals of Patel were
sidelined and Nehru had
his way in handling the
situation.
The Chief minister also
urged the young generation
to know about Sardar
Patel and his contributions
to the nation.
"Nation building is
only possible by following
and emulating the ideas of
Patel and the life he lived,"
Yogi said, adding that it
was because of his steely
determination that 543
small and big provinces
merged and the union of
India was formed.
He also flagged off
the "Run for Unity" marathon,
which has been
taking place on Patel's
anniversary ever since
the NDA government
came to power at the
Centre in 2014.

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1984 riots: Court orders lie detector
test of Jagdish Tytler accuser
Agencies
NEW DELHI: A court here
on Wednesday directed
that the lie detector test
of arms dealer Abhishek
Verma, a witness in a
1984 anti-Sikh riots case
against Congress Leader
Jagdish Tytler, should be
concluded by the end of
November.
Additional Chief
Metropolitan Magistrate
Amit Arora's direction
comes after defence
counsel gave consent to
the appointment of noted
advocate B.S. Joon as the
commissioner to monitor
Verma's polygraph test.
The court slated the
matter for December 15 for
further hearing.
On October 24, Verma's
polygraph test was
conducted in the FSL in
Rohini here after which
he moved an application
alleging that forensic lab
was unfair and biased.
He sought that
a detailed standard
operating procedure for
conducting polygraph
test be filed by the FSL,
Rohini in the court to
bring on record complete
transparency.
The court was hearing
a Central Bureau of
Investigation plea for
permission to conduct the
lie detector tests on Verma
as well as Tytler, accused
of leading a mob in the Pul
Bangash area in 1984 that
led to the killing of three
Sikhs.
The Congress leader
has refused to undergo
the test. The agency's
move came after Verma's
accusation that Tytler
influenced witness
Surender Singh through
money and a promise to
send his son Narender
Singh to Canada.
The CBI had earlier
given a clean chit to Tytler
in the case but reopened
investigation following a
December 4, 2015, court
order in the wake of
Verma's allegation.
On the court's
direction, Verma had been
provided round-the-clock
security till his polygraphy
test is conducted after he
had told the court that
he apprehended serious
threat to his life as well as
that of his wife and mother.
Modi is a 'jumla
babu', says
Congress' Surjewala
Agencies
SHIMLA: Prime Minister
Narendra Modi is a "jumla
babu" as he is known for
making "false promises"
and discriminating with
the hill states, including
Himachal Pradesh,
Congress spokesperson
Randeep Surjewala said
here on Thursday.
"The 'jumla babu' is
here again with false
promises. But he will not
be able to fool the people
of Himachal, who are
prepared to give him a
befitting reply in the polls,"
he told reporters here.
His remarks came on
the day Modi held two
public meetings in the
poll-bound state to garner
votes for the BJP. This was
Modi's maiden visit since
the pronouncement of the
elections.
"While he (Modi)
snatched the special
category status from
the state in 2015 (while
restoring it temporarily in
2017), he has not fulfilled
his promise of raising
import duty on apples or
laying the railway line
from Mandi to Leh," the
Congress leader said.
Regarding the launch
of the 'Ude Desh ka Aam
Nagrik' (UDAN) scheme
between Shimla and Delhi,
Surjewala said the central
government's scheme has
failed completely.
He said the Modi
government's policies have
made the life of common
people very tough, with
rising prices.
The hill state will go
to polls for 68 assembly
seats on November 9. The
votes will be counted on
December 18 along with
those in Gujarat.
In Himachal Pradesh,
Congress won 36 of the 68
seats in 2012 with a vote
share of 42.81 per cent,
while the BJP bagged 26
seats with a 38.47 per cent
vote share.
Now multi-crore scholarship
scam in Punjab
Agencies
CHANDIGARH: A multi-crore
scholarship scam involving various
educational institutions has been
unearthed in Punjab, a minister
said here on Thursday.
Scheduled Castes, Backward
Classes and Minority Welfare
Minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot
disclosed that the scam came to
light in the special audit of the 'Post
Matric Scholarship Scheme' carried
out by the department.
"Two departmental officers
have been placed under suspension
for scam in the academic welfare
scheme, hobnobbing with the
scamsters and gross negligence of
duty," he told media here.
Dharamsot said Chief Minister
Agencies
NEW DELHI: As Italian Prime Minister Paolo
Gentiloni was on an India visit, there were reports of
attacks on Indian students in Milan. External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday assured the
students not to worry as she was personally monitoring
the situation.
"Attack on Indian students in Milan: I have got the
detailed report. Please do not worry. I am monitoring
the situation personally," the External Affairs Minister
said in a tweet.
Sushma Swaraj's remarks came a day after the
Indian Consulate in Milan said that it has received
reports of attacks and cautioned students to stay away
from any area perceived to be of risk.
"The Consulate has received reports of unfortunate
incident of attacks on the Indian students in Milan. All
Indian students are urged not to panic," the statement
said. "Students are also requested to report such
Amarinder Singh had, on June
16, ordered the special audit of all
the educational institutions of the
state with regard to the Post Matric
Scholarship Scheme for SC or OBC
from 2011-12 to 2016-17.
While the special audit was still
going on and would be completed
by December 31, the scam had been
detected in the audit done so far.
"Under the scheme for OBC,
the Universal College, Dera Bassi
claimed Rs 1.18 crore from the
Welfare Department in the name of
311 students belonging to the OBC
category which was thoroughly
probed by the department resulting
in the college returning the amount
to the tune of Rs 1,17,62,000 to the
department," the minister said.
He said that during the course of
the probe, two officials were found
guilty of collaborating in the scam
and indulging in gross negligence.
The Minister also revealed
that during this specialised audit,
Devraj Group of Colleges from
Ferozepur also tried to defraud
the department of Rs 4.4 crore by
showing bogus students.
"This institution had
approached the Punjab and
Haryana High Court regarding
pendency of Rs 4.40 crore with the
Welfare Department. When the
special audit of this institution
was conducted, the claim of Rs 4.40
crore pertaining to this institution
was found to be fraudulent."
The Minister added that he
has ordered registration of FIRs
against both the institutions.
Indian students attacked in Italy
matters to the Consulate on Consul General's Cell
3290884057 immediately," the Consulate said sharing
the helpline number.
"This will help the Consulate take up the issue with
the higher authorities in Milan so that all efforts can
be made to prevent recurrence of such incidents in
future.
"In the meanwhile, students are advised to be
in touch with each other (particularly when they
go out) as well as with the Consulate and spread the
information among other students about the areas
where they face such incidents so that such areas can
be avoided or approached with greater caution," the
statement added.
According to reports, the attack took place on
October 17. Three Indians students were allegedly
attacked with beer bottles, in an apparent racist attack.
There is a 180,000-strong Indian community in Italy,
the third largest in the European Union after Britain
and the Netherlands.

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Trump could send NY terror attacker to Gitmo
Agencies
WASHINGTON: US
President Donald Trump
has said he will consider
sending the suspect in
Tuesday's terror attack
in New York to the
Guantanamo Bay military
prison.
Trump also said he
would ask Congress to
terminate the visa lottery
program under which the
suspect Sayfullo Saipova,
a native of Uzbekistan,
entered the country.
During a meeting with
his Cabinet at the White
House on Wednesday,
Trump told reporters the
US government needed
to be much tougher and
smarter and less politically
correct and accused
previous administrations,
particularly that of
predecessor Barack Obama,
of being overly soft on
immigration and terrorism,
Efe news reported.
"Send him to Gitmo - I
would certainly consider
that," Trump, using a
nickname for Guantanamo,
said when asked about that
possibility by one reporter.
No one detained on
US soil has ever been sent
to the Guantanamo Bay
detention camp, located on
a US military base in Cuba,
and no suspected terrorists
captured abroad have been
transferred there since 2008.
Obama vowed to
close Guantanamo upon
taking office in early 2009;
although he did not keep
that promise, he reduced its
population from 242 inmates
to 41 by transferring nearly
200 individuals to third
countries.
While awaiting fresh
details about the 29-yearold
Uzbek suspect, the
Department of Homeland
Security confirmed to Efe
news on Wednesday that
Saipov had entered the
country under the so-called
Diversity Visa Lottery
Program, which offers up
to 50,000 visas per year to
nations with a low rate of
immigration to the US.
Trump had been critical
of that program prior to
Tuesday's attack, but on
Wednesday he went a step
further.
China again blocks move to ban Jaish chief
By Gaurav Sharma
BEIJING: China on
Thursday again stymied
India's efforts to impose
an international ban on
Pakistan-based Jaish-e-
Mohammad chief Masood
Azhar by vetoing a US
resolution at the UN.
"Due to the lack
of consensus at the
UNSC committee, the
application seeking a ban
on Masood Azhar has
been rejected," a Chinese
Foreign Ministry official
told IANS. This is the
second time Beijing has
vetoed the proposal which
was first moved by India
at the Al Qaida Sanctions
Committee of the United
Nations Security Council
in March last year.
It did the same to a US
proposal backed by France
and Britain, first blocking
it in January and then put
a technical hold for three
months in August. new
resolution will have to be
moved now.
China has cited lack
of consensus among the
15-members of the UNSC
and no solid proof against
the Jaish-e-Mohammad
chief who is accused of
plotting the deadly attack
on an Indian airbase.
India says only
China is not in favour
of branding Azhar as an
international terrorist.
China is one of the five
veto-holding members
and its vote for or against
the resolution is decisive.
Action against Azhar
has become a contentious
issue between China
and India, though the
former agreed to include
Azhar's outfit in the joint
statement issued by
BRICS members at their
summit in China.
Ontario woman to sue Weinstein for
millions over alleged sex assaults
Indian re-arrested
after serving 10
years in US jail
Indo-Asian News Service
WASHINGTON: An Indian man was re-arrested in
the US after he was released from prison following the
completion of his 10-year sentence for posing a threat
to public safety, authorities said.
Jerald Peter Dsouza, 58, was arrested by the US
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after he
was released from a jail where he was lodged for using
the Internet to induce a minor, believed to be a 13-yearold
girl, to engage in criminal sexual activity.
He was convicted in March 2009, ICE said in a press
release.
"ICE places a high priority on identifying, arresting
and removing foreign nationals with criminal records
who pose a threat to public safety -- whether they're
in the US legally or illegally," said William P. Joyce,
Acting Field Office Director for Enforcement and
Removal Operations (ERO) in El Paso city. ICE said
that as a result of his criminal conviction, Dsouza
violated the terms of his legal status in the US.
2,600 Sikhs reach Lahore
for Guru Nanak birthday
The Canadian Press
TORONTO: An Ontario actress
plans to launch a civil
suit against disgraced Hollywood
mogul Harvey Weinstein
seeking millions for
allegedly sexually assaulting
her nearly two decades ago.
The woman's proposed
statement of claim says she
was sexually assaulted by
Weinstein while she had a
part in a movie being filmed
in and around Toronto.
She says she has suffered
mental distress, extreme social
anxiety and depression,
as well as social isolation and
feelings of guilt, worthlessness
and shame as a result of
what happened.
The actress, who cannot
be named, alleges documents
filed with a Toronto court
that she was approached by
Weinstein while leaving the
set of the film, and was told
she looked like someone
the producer described as
his "ex-girlfriend." The proposed
statement of claim said
someone identifying herself
as Weinstein's assistant then
called the woman, saying
Weinstein found her "very
talented." The assistant invited
the woman to breakfast
with the producer at a hotel
to discuss her career, according
to the document.
The woman was thrilled,
the claim said, and believed
the meeting was a once-ina-lifetime
opportunity. She
met the assistant at the hotel,
was invited up to a suite
to meet with Weinstein and
was left alone with the producer,
the document said.
On a tour of his suite,
Weinstein allegedly overpowered
the actress, pushed
her onto a bed and exposed
himself, the proposed statement
of claim said.
"He said words to the effect
of 'I do think you are a
very talented young girl but
the best thing you could do
for your career...' He then
gestured and looked at his
penis," the document alleged.
Weinstein then allegedly
forced down the woman's
skirt and held her down by
her wrists as she said "no"
either two or three times, according
to the document.
The producer then allegedly
forcibly performed oral
sex on the woman without
her consent, the document
said. The woman was able
to break free, escape the
room and eventually met up
with her agent and a friend,
the proposed statement of
claim said. Weinstein allegedly
called her repeatedly in
the hours that followed, the
claim said. "Weinstein said
that there had been a misunderstanding
and that things
between them were unresolved.
He again implored
her to return to the hotel," the
document said.
The woman went back to
the hotel later that day with
her agent and friend, the document
said, and Weinstein's
assistant insinuated the producer
wanted to apologize in
private.
The actress was then allegedly
assaulted again, the
proposed statement of claim
said. "He threw his weight
onto her and tried to stick
his tongue down her throat,"
the document alleged. "She
pushed herself free. She got
down to the lobby and left
immediately." Weinstein repeatedly
called the woman
from time to time for about a
year to ask for further meetings
and to "otherwise harass
her," but she refused to
see him again, the document
said. The proposed statement
of claim also said the woman
reported the alleged sexual
assaults to Toronto police on
Monday last week.
Agencies
LAHORE: Over 2,600 Sikh pilgrims arrived at the
Wagah Railway Station here on Thursday from India to
take part in the religious and cultural rituals to mark
the 549th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.
The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), which
looks after Hindu temples, churches and gurudwaras
in Pakistan, said it will provide foolproof security,
transport, accommodation and other facilities to the
pilgrims, Dawn reported.The Pakistan High Commission
in Delhi said it had issued visas to over 2,600 Indian
Sikhs who planned to make a pilgrimage to Gurdwara
Punja Sahib.The visas were issued "in line with the Pakistan
government's efforts to promote religious tourism
and people-to-people interactions", a statement said.
Soon after their arrival, the pilgrims left for the
birthplace of Guru Nanak at Nankana Sahib.
The main function will be held at Nankana Sahib
on November 4. After that, the devotees will leave for
Punja Sahib and return to Lahore on November 9. The
pilgrims will leave for India on November 11.

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Self-driving cars will be better drivers than humans
The Canadian Press
MONTREAL : Experts
attending an international
convention on intelligent
transport systems
say the increasingly
interconnected world is
good news for motorists.
Claude Arpin, a Bell
Mobility product specialist,
says it all comes down to
providing access to realtime
information.
He cites as one example
putting data on a car's
dashboard to allow a
motorist to find a parking
spot without having to
drive all around the city.
"Information is really
going to be the key," he said
in an interview Wednesday,
pointing to Montreal as an
example of a smart city.
"Montreal
did
something fantastic two
years ago when they
equipped their snowplows
so the citizens can actually
know when the plow is
going to be on their roads.
You're getting information
before your car is towed."
Arpin said that with the
move toward self-driving
vehicles, carmakers are
asking mobile service
providers what services
and content can be provided
inside their vehicles.
"We're talking about the
future here," he said at the
Intelligent Transportation
Systems World Congress.
"If you're not driving the
car, you might as well read
a book, watch a movie, do
a video conference or even
some office work."
Joanna Hazelden,
a policy adviser with
the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation, sees a
number of benefits to
autonomous vehicles.
"Primarily it's taking
the human driver out of
the equation," she said
in an interview at the
convention." Right now,
humans cause the majority
of accidents on roads, so
take them out. "Machines
will eventually be better
drivers." She added that
autonomous vehicles will
be a boon for people who
have limited mobility.
Hazelden said seven
companies have already
been testing their
automated technology on
the open roads of Ontario.
"We're the first and
only province that allows
autonomous vehicle
testing," she said.
But if the experts are
to be believed, don't expect
self-driving cars to take
over anytime soon.
Hazelden said it is going
to happen, but only after a
gradual process. The first
step will be under certain
conditions, including good
weather conditions and
driving at lower speeds.
"So at first, you'll be able
to take control of the vehicle
at any time," she said.
But eventually selfdriving
vehicles will be
able to manage all types of
conditions and do all the
getting around.
"There are debates as
when exactly we all will be
able to take our hands off the
wheel and not drive," she
said. "It's down the road." In
the meantime, one company
that supplies traffic barrels
to construction companies
uses technology to try to
make congestion problems
less stressful.
James Delamere, the
president of Stinson-Owl
Lite, a traffic management
firm, says some of the big
orange barrels also have
traffic sensors inside them,
which measure vehicle
volume and speeds.
"From that we can use
analytics to send a message
down to a sign on the side
of the road that will tell the
driver how long it will take
to get downtown or some
other point in between," he
said.
"It's all about giving the
public information to reduce
their level of frustration so
they can understand what's
happening ahead."
Delamere said the
average person sitting in
his or her car doesn't realize
what's going on behind the
scenes.
"We're trying to make
it better for everybody and
the internet of things (and)
cellular technology is really
accelerating our ability to
manage traffic," he said.
Oldest recorded solar eclipse occurred 3,200 years ago
Indo-Asian News Service
LONDON:
Cambridge
University researchers have
pinpointed the date of what
could be the oldest solar eclipse
yet recorded. The event, which
occurred on October 30, 1207 BC,
is mentioned in the Bible, and
could help historians to date
Egyptian pharaohs.
"Solar eclipses are often
used as a fixed point to date
events in the ancient world,"
said Professor Colin Humphreys
from University of Cambridge's
Department of Materials Science
& Metallurgy.
Using a combination of the
biblical text and an ancient
Egyptian text, the researchers
were able to refine the dates of the
Egyptian pharaohs, in particular
the dates of the reign of Ramesses
the Great, according to the
study published in the journal
Astronomy & Geophysics.
The biblical text in question
comes from the Old Testament
book of Joshua and has puzzled
biblical scholars for centuries.
It records that after Joshua led
the people of Israel into Canaan, a
region of the ancient Near East
that covered modern-day Israel
and Palestine - he prayed: "Sun,
stand still at Gibeon, and Moon, in
the Valley of Aijalon. And the Sun
stood still, and the Moon stopped,
until the nation took vengeance
on their enemies." "If these words
are describing a real observation,
then a major astronomical event
was taking place - the question
for us to figure out is what the text
actually means," Humphreys said.
"Modern English translations,
which follow the King James
translation of 1611, usually
interpret this text to mean that the
Sun and Moon stopped moving,"
Humphreys said.
"But going back to the original
Hebrew text, we determined that
an alternative meaning could
be that the Sun and Moon just
stopped doing what they normally
do: they stopped shining. In
this context, the Hebrew words
could be referring to a solar
eclipse, when the Moon passes
between the earth and the Sun,
and the Sun appears to stop
shining," Humphreys said. This
interpretation is supported by
the fact that the Hebrew word
translated 'stand still' has the
same root as a Babylonian word
used in ancient astronomical texts
to describe eclipses, he added.
Independent evidence that the
Israelites were in Canaan between
1500 and 1050 BC can be found in
the Merneptah Stele, an Egyptian
text dating from the reign of the
Pharaoh Merneptah, son of the
well-known Ramesses the Great,
the study said.
The large granite block, held
in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo,
says that it was carved in the fifth
year of Merneptah's reign and
mentions a campaign in Canaan
in which he defeated the people
of Israel. Earlier historians had
used these two texts to try to
date the possible eclipse, but
were not successful as they were
only looking at total eclipses, in
which the disc of the Sun appears
to be completely covered by the
moon as the moon passes directly
between the earth and the sun.
What the earlier historians failed
to consider was that it was instead
an annular eclipse, in which the
Moon passes directly in front of
the Sun, but is too far away to
cover the disc completely, the
researchers said.
In the ancient world the same
word was used for both total and
annular eclipses.
The researchers developed a
new eclipse code, which takes into
account variations in the Earth's
rotation over time.
From their calculations, they
determined that the only annular
eclipse visible from Canaan
between 1500 and 1050 BC was
on 30 October 1207 BC, in the
afternoon.
If their arguments are
accepted, it would not only be the
oldest solar eclipse yet recorded,
it would also enable researchers
to date the reigns of Ramesses the
Great and his son Merneptah to
within a year.
Using these new calculations,
the reseachers determined that
Ramesses the Great reigned from
1276-1210 BC, with a precision of
plus or minus one year.
Human brain is not as exceptional as thought
Agencies
NEW YORK: When it comes to
brainpower, humans may not be as
exceptional as we like to think as
researchers have found that some
animals including the world's
smallest monkeys devote a large
proportion of their body energy
to the brain, just as we do. Even
the ring-tailed lemur and the tiny
quarter-pound pygmy marmoset,
the world's smallest monkey,
devote as much of their body
energy to their brains as humans
do, said the study published in the
Journal of Human Evolution.
"We don't have a uniquely
expensive brain," said study
author Doug Boyer, Assistant
Professor at Duke University in
Durham, North Carolina, US.
"This challenges a major dogma in
human evolution studies," Boyer
added.
The study compared the
relative brain costs of 22 species.
The results suggest that the
ability to grow a relatively more
expensive brain evolved not at
the dawn of humans, but millions
of years before, when our primate
ancestors and their close relatives
split from the branch of the
mammal family tree that includes
rodents and rabbits, said Arianna
Harrington from Duke University.
Previous studies calculated the
amount of energy needed to fuel a
brain based on neuron counts.
But because the current study's
method for estimating energy
use relies on measurements of
bone, rather than soft tissue such
as neurons, it is now possible to
estimate brain energy demand
from the fossilised remains of
animals that are extinct too,
including early human ancestors,
according to the researchers.
"All you would need to take the
measurements is an intact skull
and some of the neck vertebrae,"
Harrington said.

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Society doesn't like strong women
who stand up, says Amitabh
Agencies
MUMBAI: Megastar
Amitabh Bachchan rues
how patriarchal mindsets
still dominate most part
of India, where the society
has not allowed women to
freely use the fundamental
right of legal recourse in
cases of harassment.
"Many crimes against
women go unreported
because women are
scared to go to the police
station, where they may
face further harassment.
Legal recourse is the
fundamental right of
every citizen and women
have been denied that
right because society does
not like a woman who
confronts her tormentors,"
Amitabh, 75, has penned
in a foreword for "Pink:
The Inside Story"
(HarperCollins/226 pp/Rs
299).
The book, by film
historian Gautam
Chintamani, chronicles
the making, impact and
script of "Pink", which
bagged the National
Award for Best Film on
Social Issues for proviking
discussions on crimes
against women.
Amitabh's statement
fits in a pertinent way as
far as the current scenario
in the global entertainment
industry is concerned.
After multiple women
stood up and raised their
voice against Hollywood
producer Harvey
Weinstein for sexual
harassment and rape, more
women have spoken out
about their experiences
with filmmaker James
Toback and even actors
Kevin Spacey and Dustin
Hoffman.
"Women today are
more educated and
financially more secure;
they are ambitious and
assertive; and yet, there
seems to be no end to the
atrocities perpetrated
against women. You
just have to pick up the
newspaper every morning
to know this," Big B writes.
He says he himself
chose to feature in a film
like "Pink" (2016) -- which
highlighted how "no means
no" -- because "as an older
member of the industry,
I felt there needed to be a
change in my engagement
with my profession".
In the film, he essays
Deepak Sehgal, a lawyer
who fights in favour of
three girls and makes valid
arguments to highlight
the issue of consent and a
woman's right to say no.
Big B says in the book
that his relationship with
the three girls reminds
him of his own bond with
his granddaughters.
"It's important for me
that they grow up in a
society that offers them
the necessary protections
and privileges."
Music world is free from racism,
says Grammy winner Jeff Bhasker
By Radhika Bhirani
The world of music is largely untouched
by racism, says five-time Grammy winning
producer Jeff Bhasker, who has worked
with celebrated artistes like Jay-Z, Kanye
West, Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson to
Katy Perry, Alicia Keys, Rihanna as well as
India's very own Jasbir Jassi.
Bhasker, whose father was born in India
and had moved to the US in 1955, was at the
MTV India Music Summit here. It's his first
visit to India in 30 years, and he was buoyed
by the hospitality and warmth which gave
him a "crash course in Indian culture".
Of late, diversity and racism have
been two of the most discussed issues in
Hollywood. How prevalent and relevant are
they in the context of music in the US?
"I have to say that maybe actually, it's
not as prevalent as in many other areas,
because we have music in common to bind
us together. There's less of emphasis on race
and more emphasis on talent and ideas.
Like people go 'Wow, I love what you're
doing, and I like what you're doing'... Your
race doesn't matter as much," Bhasker told
IANS during a tete-a-tete.
He, however, said that while "it kind
of seems to be less", but when it comes to
genres like hip-hop, R&B and rap, "from
the business side, there used to be huge
racism and emphasis on separating people,
whereas in reality, music should bring
people together". Bhasker's Grammy credits
include awards for the songs "Run this
town" by Jay-Z, "All of the lights" by Kanye
West, "We are young" by Fun, and "Uptown
funk" by Mark Ronson. He received the 2016
Grammy Award for Producer of the Year,
Non-Classical for co-producing Ronson's
album "Uptown Special" and producing Nate
Ruess's album "Grand Romantic", among
other records. It was in 2010 when Bhasker
had collaborated with Jassi on the album
"Jassi - Back with a Bang". He's up for more.
"Yes, absolutely. Look out for that one," he
said, adding that he finds doing fusion "very
surface-level and a bit predictable".
"You take a little Indian thing and put
it in a track and it sounds kind of exotic on
the nose... That does not appeal to me. But
maybe, taking a rhythm or a scale and doing
a little more undercover where people didn't
think 'Oh, that's Indian'... The possibilities
of helping a new scene emerging in
Indian music, that's very exciting to me,"
said the talented artiste, who is also a
songwriter, keyboardist, vocalist and multiinstrumentalist.
He enjoys how young talents are
changing the landscape of music globally.
"They have grown up with different
tools to create music. I think it's fantastic.
There are so many new, supremely-talented
youngsters out there. I think combining
what they're doing on their own, and
combining with some old-fashioned songwriting
and craft and techniques, can be so
exciting in creating new forms.
"At the summit here, I heard a lot
about a clash between traditionalism and
the future, and independent music and
Bollywood. But there, in the US, it doesn't
have to be one or the other. There, it's about
taking the best of things and the cream
is going to rise. You cannot keep talent
down. It's going to emerge," said Bhasker,
who has worked very closely with Bruno
Mars and Kanye West. Celebrities from
America's popular culture have been very
vocal in condemning the country's current
political scenario under President Donald
Trump.
Commenting on that, Bhasker said: "I
hate to be a party pooper, but a lot of people
have been jumping on to the bandwagon of
protest politics. "In the past, in the 1960s,
there was this tradition of protest music,
and even that was kind of trendy... to be a
hippie and protest. I think music can be a
force, but it's almost an easy way out.
Veganism: From fad to growing food habit
By Madhuri Ruia
Veganism as a concept
comes from a sense of
responsibility towards
animals and animal
products and towards the
need for a healthier lifestyle.
In a world where people are
looking to turn to healthier
foods and lifestyles,
veganism could just be the
need of the hour.
While many have
considered turning vegan
at some point, the most
predominant reason people
do not go through with it is
the struggle to maintain a
vegan diet. However, being
conscious and keeping these
few things in mind can help
achieve success in your
effort to become a vegan:
1. Don't forget to include
protein in your diet: Once
you give up the meats, eggs
and milk products, you may
end up depriving your body
of this essential nutrient.
While plant-based foods can
provide you the required
amount, remember to
include adequate amounts
in your daily diet.
For example: almonds
are a source of 15 nutrients,
including essential ones
such as protein. In fact,
these nuts are a richer
source of protein when
compared with other nuts.
Hence, snacking smart
with almonds is a great way
to start leading a healthy
lifestyle.
2. Don't limit your food
choices, find alternatives:
You may assume becoming
vegan would mean
fewer food options. This,
however, is a myth. There
are alternatives for almost
everything. For instance,
milk can be replaced with
soya or almond milk. Eggs
and cottage cheese (paneer)
can be swapped with tofu,
and meats can be replaced
with soya chunks or
nuggets. While it does take
a little getting used to, but
once you do, you may not
even miss what you have left
behind.
3. Reduce dependency
on processed snacks: It
is easy to fall prey to the
processed food available off
the shelves, when hungry,
in between your meals.
However, processed food is
usually high in sodium or
sugars which make them
unhealthy.
Hence, reduce the
intake of processed foods
by carrying your snack
with you. Vegan foods
like sunflower/flax seeds
and almonds are fuss free,
convenient snacks that
can be eaten anywhere
and at any time of the day.
Whether at home, work
or on the go, snacking of
these alternatives instead of
unwholesome snacks, can
make a healthy difference to
your life.
4. Drinking water is not
passé: While veganism does
increase your consumption
of fruits, including those
with a high water content,
you must still strive to
consume at least two litres
of water every day. If you get
bored or tired of drinking
plain water, you can mix
it up by adding slices of
citrus fruits like lemon,
sweet lime and/or orange
or add mashed fruits like
strawberries, cranberries,
or even just fresh mint leaves
with slices of cucumber.
5. Start small and stay
positive: Going vegan
suddenly can be a big
adjustment for your body
and may end up making
you uncomfortable. Try
starting your transition by
being a part-time vegan --
keep one meal/snack time
in a day in which you will
consume moderate servings
of non-vegan food items that
you have been used to like
chicken, fish or eggs.
Gradually decrease your
cheat days from once a day
to once a week and so on till
your body has transitioned
successfully into the
vegan diet. Eating fresh,
healthy food and exercising
regularly can help bring
positivity and stay calm.
This World Vegan
Day, let us celebrate the
compassion that vegans feel
towards animals and their
own bodies and let us also
make a conscious effort to
make our lives healthier and
fulfilled.
(Madhuri Ruia is a
nutritionist. The views
expressed are personal)

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November 03, 2017 | Toronto
Toronto, Vancouver home sales above average in October
The Canadian Press
VANCOUVER: Canada's
two hottest housing
markets experienced
above-average home sales
last month, according to
local real estate board
figures, as buyers appear to
be snapping up properties
ahead of new mortgage
requirements in January.
Vancouver area home
sales jumped 7.1 per cent
from September to October
with 3,022 properties sold,
and 35.2 per cent from the
same month last year,
according to the Real
Estate Board of Greater
Vancouver.
The
federal
government's plans
to tighten mortgage
requirements helped spur
short-term activity, said
the board's president Jill
Oudil in a statement.
Among the changes
being considered is
a requirement that
homebuyers who do
not require mortgage
insurance still have to
show they can make their
payments if interest rates
rise.
In Toronto, home sales
rebounded by 12 per cent
from September to October
with 7,118 homes sold,
according to the Toronto
Real Estate Board. That's
down about 27 per cent
from Oct. 2016.
Every year, the board
generally sees a jump
in sales between the
two months, said board
president Tim Syrianos,
but this year's "was more
pronounced than usual"
compared to the previous
10 years.
"While the number
of transactions was still
down relative to last year's
record pace, it certainly
does appear that sales
momentum is picking up,"
he said.
The Greater Toronto
Area's hot housing market
was dampened after the
provincial government
imposed a number of
measures, including a tax
on foreign buyers, earlier
this year.
In addition, the Bank of
Canada raised interest rates
twice in recent months to
the current overnight rate
of one per cent, signalling
a clampdown on cheap
borrowing and driving the
big bank prime rates and
the cost of variable-rate
mortgages higher. The cost
of new fixed-rate mortgages
have also risen as yields on
the bond market moved up.
The policy-driven
changes in the Toronto
market, which include a
tax on foreign buyers, have
followed the trajectory of
the Vancouver market,
with a pullback directly
after new rules were
introduced followed by a
pick up after a relatively
short time, said TREB's
director of market analysis
Jason Mercer.
"It appears that the
psychological impact of
the Fair Housing Plan,
including the tax on
foreign buyers, is starting
to unwind."
TREB will conduct its
annual poll this month and
next, which will include
a look at whether recent
and proposed government
policy changes impacted
potential homebuyers and
sellers' intentions, he said.
The average selling
price for a home in
Vancouver last month was
$1,042,300 — up half a per
cent from September and
12.4 per cent from the same
time last year, according
to the Vancouver board.
In Toronto, the average
selling price was $780,104,
up less than one per cent
from September but up 2.3
per cent compared with
October 2016, according to
the Toronto board.
Price growth in
both cities was driven
by appreciation in
townhomes and condos.
In the Vancouver area,
the benchmark price of
a condo rose to $642,000
in October. That's up one
per cent from the previous
month and 22.7 per cent
from Oct. 2016. The
townhouse price jumped
to $802,400 — up two per
cent from September and
17.7 per cent from the
same month last year.
Oudil attributes that to
high demand with limited
supply, as well as shifting
preferences for smaller
yards due to hectic lives.
The average price of
a townhouse in the GTA
was up 7.4 per cent yearover-year
at $629,507,
while the average condo
price was $523,041 up 22
per cent year-over-year,
the most of any housing
type.
Canada auto sales
to cross 2-million
mark in 2017
Agencies
RICHMOND HILL: DesRosiers Automotive Consultants
says annual vehicle sales are easily on track to cruise past
two million for the first time after another record-setting
month. The consulting firm says October sales hit about
164,200 vehicles for a 6.3 per cent increase from the same
month last year. October's numbers brought total sales this
year to about 1.76 million, up 5.6 per cent from last year,
with every month but April hitting a new record.
General Motors led the pack last month with its sales up
26.5 per cent at 26,847 units.
GM's chief rival Ford followed closely behind, with its
sales down two per cent at 21,068 units.
That puts GM within 10,000 units of Ford, the biggest
overall seller in 2017, for total sales so far this year.
DesRosiers says October's total sales included about
115,400 light trucks, up 13.6 per cent, while passenger car
sales were down 7.9 per cent at about 48,800 units.
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Agencies
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday
accused the government of trying to hide
behind World Bank reports to mask the
"grim reality" regarding the economy
and said Arun Jaitley has proved to be
"the worst Finance Minister in Indias
history".
Reacting to Jaitley's press conference
over India jumping 30 places in World
Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings,
Congress leader Randeep Singh
Surjewala said the BJP government was
clutching at straws to stay afloat "as it
sinks the economy and hurts trade and
businesses".
He said the Narendra Modi
government has failed India's economy
by "sheer adhocism and inexperience".
"The hurriedly convened press
conference by the Finance Minister to
seek manufactured relevance from the
World Bank report was evidence of the
actual distance from ground realities
and suffering of people of India,"
Surjewala said in a statement.
He said the government lives in
"a make believe cuckoo world" as it is
blinded by the blinkers of "Achhe Din"
and was unable to "see, feel, judge or
address India's pain".
He said private Investment is "in dire
straits", ‘Make in India' is floundering,
exports were plunging, credit growth is
at a 63-year old law and inequality is the
highest in 100 years. "Crores of job losses
in the informal sector have resulted in a
‘Cease of Doing Small Businesses'.
All this is due to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi's "personal adventurism
in policy making. The double whammy
of demonetisation and GST has wreaked
havoc for the economy". Surjewala said
that ‘Ease of Doing Business' rankings
have not taken into account the "utterly
flawed implementation of the GST."
"The cut-off date for implementing
any reforms for the said study was June
1 while the GST was imposed on July 1,"
he said, adding that numerous slabs and
complex filing requirements has turned
GST into a "Gabbar Singh Tax". He said
inherent flaws in the GST has crippled
micro, small and businesses, stunted the
economy and has led to insurmountable
job losses.
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November 03, 2017 | Toronto
Shah Rukh turns 52, Bollywood wishes him well
Agencies
MUMBAI: Charming, chivalrous
and caring are ways
in which a string of Bollywood
celebrities have described
the "Badshah of Bollywood"
Shah Rukh Khan on
his 52nd birthday on Thursday.
A host of celebrities like
Karan Johar, Farah Khan
and Farhan Akhtar took to
Twitter to share their birthday
wishes for SRK, who
rang in his birthday with his
family members and close
friends at his farmhouse in
Alibaug here. Present were
wife Gauri Khan, daughter
Suhana, son AbRam, and
friends Karan, Katrina Kaif,
Alia Bhatt, Malaika Arora
Khan, Sidharth Malhotra,
Farhan, Deepika Padukone
and Ritesh Sidhwani among
others.
Shah Rukh began his
career with appearances in
several television series in
the 1980s. He made his Bollywood
debut in 1992 with
"Deewana". He was lauded
for portraying grey roles in
the films "Darr", "Baazigar"
and "Anjaam".
He was given the title
"king of romance" after starring
in films including "Dilwale
Dulhania Le Jayenge",
"Dil To Pagal Hai", "Kuch
Kuch Hota Hai" and "Kabhi
Khushi Kabhie Gham..."
He has portrayed a myriad
roles in his 25 years of acting
career.
Here's what the celebrities
have tweeted:
Karan Johar: Happy birthday
Bhai Shah Rukh Khan! So
much love always and forever.
Farah Khan: Happiest birthday
to my handsome friend
Shah Rukh Khan. Love you
always.
Farhan Akhtar: Happy birthday
Shah Rukh Khan. Love,
light, peace and thank you
for a cracking evening.
Shine on!
Shraddha Kapoor: Happy
happy birthday Shah Rukh
Khan! Keep being your awesome
self! Big big hug and
lots and lots of love.
Kunal Kohli: Shah Rukh Khan
the birthday of all birthdays.
Sajid Khan: Wishing the king
of romance a very happy
birthday.
Dia Mirza: A very happy
birthday to one of the most
charming, caring, considerate
people in the world --
Shah Rukh Khan!
Vishal Dadlani: Happy Birthday,
Shah Rukh Khan! I'm
sure all your 'Jabra Fans'
are gonna turn it into a national
festival, like they always
do! Much love!
Rahul Dholakia: Celebrate
'Raees' ka birthday. Open
the Daru, dabav the
kheema, dance with your
'Zaalimas' and 'Lailas' in the
mohalla.
Abbas Mustan: Dear Shahrukhbhai
Happy Birthday.
Be happy always. God bless
you with best of everything
in life. Lots of love.
Vivek Anand Oberoi: Happy
birthday to the king of
hearts. Still remember how
nervous I was and how kind
you were while shooting
'Saathiya'. Thank you for
your incredible cinema.
Divya Dutta: To the most
charming guy I know! Happy
happy birthday Shah
Rukh Khan ! Big hug!
Bipasha Basu: Happy birthday
to the most charming
man - Shah Rukh Khan.
Stay blessed and amazing
always.
Maniesh Paul: Wishing you a
very happy birthday Shah
Rukh Khan sir. Stay blessed
and loved always.
Armaan Malik: You taught us
the true meaning of love.
The world is blessed to have
you in it! Have the best year
ahead of you Shah Rukh
Khan.
Aamir Khan wishes Shah Rukh on his birthday
Agencies
MUMBAI: Bollywood star Aamir Khan on Shah Rukh Khan's 52nd birthday on Thursday, said
he hopes the 'King of Romance' continues to rule hearts. "Dear Shah, Wishing you many
happy returns of the day. May you always have good health, and may you continue to rule
our hearts for all time time to come. Have a great day and a wonderful year. Love. a," Aamir
tweeted. The actor's tweet was among a host of posts from the Hindi film fraternity, wishing
the charismatic and charming Shah Rukh.
Sonakshi gushes over Shah Rukh
Agencies
NEW DELHI: After working
in Shah Rukh Khan's
production venture, actress
Sonakshi Sinha says
she harbours a dream to
share screen space with
the superstar, who turned
52 on Thursday.
Shah Rukh and filmmaker
Karan Johar have
co-produced Sonakshi's
forthcoming thriller "Ittefaq"
under the banner Red
Chillies Entertainment
and Dharma Productions.
"I would love to (work
with him) as well! Other
than being the superstar
that he is, I think he is a
wonderful and humble
person! Possibly the most
chivalrous actor I've met,"
Sonakshi told IANS.
"He has been my producer
on 'Ittefaq'. So I've
worked with him in that
capacity, but I would
definitely want to share
screen space with him,"
she added. The film, also
co-produced by B.R. Studios,
also stars Sidharth
Malhotra and Akshaye
Khanna. It is slated to release
on Friday.
"Ittefaq' is the remake
of the original film of the
same name made in 1969,
produced by B.R. Chopra,
directed by Yash Chopra
and featuring Rajesh
Khanna.
What Yami Gautam wants next?
Agencies
NEW DELHI: ess of "Kaabil", actress Yami
Gautam says she wants to explore the world
of a costume drama or be part of a dancebased
movie.
Asked about the kind of projects she is
looking for, Yami told IANS in an email:
"Costume drama or a dance-based movie."
The actress, who got associated with
Quaker Oats to talk about the importance
of consuming a healthy breakfast through a
live Facebook session, is willing to change
her physical appearance as long as a project
is convincing enough.
"It totally depends. It's not easy, but I cannot
give a subjective answer to this question.
But I feel if there is a role that I love and
love the team, then I would take it as it
comes," said the model turned actress.
Apart from her work, the "Sanam Re"
actress is also known for being fit. She
says she makes a "conscious effort to stay
fit and feel good".
"The kind of profession I am in, and
the active lifestyle we all lead, requires
us to be on our toes all the time. Which is
why it becomes all the more important to
maintain a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
Keeping fit is not about a good core, or a
good body, it is a lifestyle choice which reflects
every day. It even translates to little
things like good skin and hair, amongst
others," Yami said.
Bieber and Selena
are together again!
Agencies
LOS ANGELES: Singers Selena Gomez and Justin
Bieber, who dated each other on and off between 2011
and 2014, are having a good time together again.
After being spotted together several times earlier,
Gomez and Bieber were seen enjoying each other's
company during a bike ride here on Wednesday, report
eonline.com.
"Selena and Justin took a bike ride from her house
on Wednesday morning. Justin was very sweet and
held up Selena's bike for her as she got on. They were
having a blast together," a source said.
"Justin was singing loudly and dancing with his
arms in the air while riding down a busy street. Selena
was laughing so hard she had to cover her mouth and
try not to fall off her bike. She clearly thinks he is hilarious,"
the source added.
People on the streets were amazed by Gomez and
Bieber's outing, the source said.
"Justin was leading the way and giving the middle
finger as a joke. Selena was following along and cars
stopped to watch them.
"They had a really good time together and seem to
be able to pick up right where they left off. They got off
their bikes and stopped and talked for a minute before
they continued their ride back to her house."

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21
November 03, 2017 | Toronto
Dhoni among best stumpers, says Adam Gilchrist
Indo-Asian News Service
NEW DELHI: Legendary
Australian wicketkeeperbatsman
Adam Gilchrist
on Thursday picked former
India skipper Mahendra
Singh Dhoni as his successor
in the world's best
stumpers' list.
"Dhoni, the way he has
carried every role that he
has under his job description.
A wicketkeeper, batsman,
captain every thing.
He is a brand and he has
carried all these things
with amazing success,"
Gilchrist said at the Royal
Stag Barrel Select Perfect
Strokes event here.
The 45-year-old left
hand batsman also picked
the innings that he played
in the 2007 World Cup final
as his perfect performance.
Gilchrist slammed 149
runs in 104 balls in the final
match against Sri Lanka,
which Australia won
by 53 runs via Duckworth
Lewis method.
"My perfect innings
would be the final of the
World Cup 2007. And all
top athletes know that we
build up so much for the
big events and it does not
always go perfectly," Gilchrist
said.
"In the previous World
Cup finals the performances
were okay but everyone
wants to score a hundred
and that happened in 2007
and that was my perfect
performance," he added.
With Ashes starting
from November 23, both
England and Australia
want to overpower each
other but Gilchrist said
he wanted the series to be
evenly fought.
"I expect Ashes series
to be evenly fought. Both
teams are equally matched
but Australians would
start as the favourites because
of the bowling unit.
And if Australia kept their
bowlers fit throughout the
series, then they are the
favourites," Gilchrist said.
Gilchrist praised
England all-rounder Ben
Stokes and said he was the
leader of the team and his
absence might give Australians
an advantage.
Stokes is still in England
awaiting the outcome
of a police probe into his
involvement in a brawl
outside a nightclub.
Williamson blames bowling for loss to India
Agencies
NEW DELHI: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson rued
his team's poor bowling effort for the loss to India in the opening
clash of the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I)
series here on Wednesday. India dominated all departments
of the game, putting together a massive total of 202/3 before
restricting the visitors to 149/8.
"It was a disappointing performance tonight. We were
very poor on the field. India played superbly. There are no
excuses. We needed to play better. India were outstanding
and never gave us a sniff," Williamson said after the match.
"The spinners bowled really well but the bowlers around
them went for a lot of runs," he added.
WWE champion Jinder Mahal to take on
Canada's Kevin Owens
Agencies
NEW DELHI: The current WWE champion, India's Jinder
Mahal, is all set to defend his title against Kevin Owens in
the World Wrestling Entertainment Live India event here
on December 8. Jinder retained the title against Shinsuke
Nakamura at Hell in a Cell recently and will be up against
Canadian professional wrestler at the Indira Gandhi Indoor
Stadium. Apart from them, Roman Reigns will face Braun
Strowman in the second championship match.
In the RAW Tag Team championship match, Dean Ambrose
and Seth Rollins will hock horns with Cesaro and
Sheamus and Finn Balor will face Bray Wyatt.
Kapil Dev says Bumrah's bowling
action makes him deceptive
Indo-Asian News Service
NEW DELHI: India's first
World Cup winning skipper
Kapil Dev on Wednesday
hailed the current new
ball duo of Bhuvneshwar
Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah
for their brilliance during
the death overs.
Kapil had a special
word for Bumrah's unorthodox
bowling action,
which he felt made him a
deceptive option for skipper
Virat Kohli against any
opposition.
"When I saw Bumrah
for the very first time, I told
myself how will this guy
play with such an unorthodox
action? But I am very
impressed with this youngster's
performance and the
way how he has cemented
his spot in the team," Kapil
told reporters here.
"Twenty years back no
coach would even allow
players with such unorthodox
action in the field. But
things have changed. Today
it is about that uniqueness
and variety which sets
players apart," he added.
Kapil also spoke highly
of all-rounder Hardik Pandya,
who has been the find
of the side this season.
Pandya has quite often
been compared to the legendary
Kapil Dev for his
all-round abilities but the
legend expects the Baroda
lad to go a step further than
himself.
"We all expect the next
generation to be a step further
than us. No one expected
Sachin (Tendulkar)
to break (Sunil) Gavaskar's
records, but then the next
generation needs to get
something fresh.
"Hardik is a real talent
and needs to be groomed
properly. He has the ability
in him to achieve much
more than what I have
done," he said.
I am happy to retire on a high, says Nehra
Agencies
NEW DELHI: Very few cricketers
bid adieu to international
cricket with both the bowling
ends named after them and that
too in their home ground but veteran
pacer Ashish Nehra called
himself "fortunate" to have all
these during his farewell game
-- the first T20 International
against New Zealand at the Ferozshah
Kotla here.
Nehra could not have asked
for a better send-off as the menin-blue
also won the contest by
53 runs on Wednesday to register
their first victory against
the Kiwis in the shortest format.
Recalling his debut Ranji match
against Haryana in 1997 from the
same end where he was asked to
bowl the final over on Wednesday,
the 38-year-old said he was
satisfied and happy to end on a
high.
"I still remember my first
match in 1997 when I bowled my
very first over in professional
cricket against Haryana from the
same end. There is no doubt that
it's emotional but I am happy
and satisfied to end his career on
a high," Nehra told reporters in
the post-match press conference.
"I am very lucky to play my final
game in front of my home crowd.
This is where I have played my
20 years of cricket. It feels great
to retire when you are on top of
the game.
"When I informed captain Virat
(Kohli) and head coach Ravi
Shastri of my decision during
the first T20I against Australia
at Ranchi, Virat asked me
'Are you sure'" "I said 'this is
the time when you are on top of
your game and fortunately got
a match in Delhi', what better
occasion could I get to hang my
boots," he further said.
After undergoing a dozen
surgeries during his 18-year-long
injury-littered international career,
Nehra said it is his body
that will be at peace post retirement.
"I will miss all this. That's
what you train for. One thing
which will definitely be at peace
will be my body.
"I said earlier that I can go
a couple more years, but there
can't be a better time to walk
away," Nehra said.
"I last played Test cricket
when I was 24 or 25, but at the
end, to have played for 18 years
and to be here standing in blue
clothing and to have played my
final match, I could not have
asked for anything more. "I have
no regrets. I am always happy,
retired or otherwise," added Nehra,
who took 44 scalps from 17
Tests.
Asked about his future plans,
Nehra said he is yet to take a call
on whether to go for coaching or
commentary roles.
Nehra finished his international
career with 34 scalps from
27 T20 Internationals besides
taking 157 wickets from 120 Oneday
Internationals.

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