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First batch of Amarnath 

pilgrims leave for Kashmir 

U.S. Supreme Court rules in 

Trump's favour on travel ban 

Amarnath Yatra delays due to heavy rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir 

Indo-Asian News Service 

Srinagar/Jammu: 

Heavy rainfall today delayed 

commencement of 

annual Amarnath Yatra 

to the cave shrine in south 

Kashmir Himalayas from 

Pahalgam and Baltal base 

camps. “The yatra has 

not commenced yet from 

either Baltal or Pahalgam 

base camps due to rain,” 

a spokesman of the Shri 

Amarnath Shrine Board 

(SASB) said. He said the 

yatra will commence only 

after weather improves 

and the tracks are safe for 

the pilgrims to move on. 

Amid tight security, 

the first batch of nearly 

3,000 Amarnath pilgrims 

from Jammu reached the 

twin base camps at Baltal 

and Pahalgam in Kashmir 

Ford will build Memorial to 

Honour Canadian Heroes of 

the War in Afghanistan 

TORONTO: Premier-Designate 

Doug Ford today 

committed to building 

Ontario’s first provincial 

public memorial to honour 

Canadian heroes of 

the war in Afghanistan. 

Ford made this announcement 

while addressing 

a joint Federal- 

Provincial-Territorial 

meeting with the Department 

of National Defence 

and Canadian Armed 

Forces. 

“A new generation of 

heroes, who fought bravely 

against the terrorists 

of Al Qaeda and the Taliban, 

walk among us,” said 

Ford. 

Continued on page 02 

Punjab: Mass movement against drugs launched on 

social media, Amarinder under fire for staying mum 

Divya Goyal (The Indian Express) 

Chandigarh: With 

several drug-related 

deaths reported from various 

districts in Punjab in a 

week, a non-political mass 

movement against drugs 

especially chitta (heroin) 

has been launched by the 

people on social media. 

The movement has been 

named ‘Chittey De Virodh 

Vich Kaala Hafta- Maro 

Jaan Virodh Karo’(Black 

Week Against Drugs- Either 

Die or Protest). 

last evening. Of this group 

of pilgrims, 1,904 have 

opted for traditional Pahalgam 

route while 1,091 

choose the Baltal route to 

reach the Himalayan cave 

shrine in south Kashmir. 

The batch comprises of 

2,334 men, 520 women, 21 

children and 120 Sadhus, 

officials said. 


Have faith in security forces: J&K Governor to pilgrims 

Jammu : Stressing on the security arrangements made 

for the Amarnath Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Governor 

N.N. Vohra on Thursday urged the pilgrims to have faith 

in the armed forces. Vohra, who is also the chairman of 

Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), told the pilgrims 

that they should have confidence in the security forces. 

"There won't be any difficulty in the yatra," Vohra 

said. In 2017, eight pilgrims were killed and 13 others 

injured in the attack on an Amarnath yatris bus. 

The 60-day-long Amarnath Yatra that began on Thursday 

will end on August 26, coinciding with Shravan 

Purnima festival. ians 

The U.S. Supreme 

Court handed Donald 

Trump one of the biggest 

victories of his presidency 

on June 26, upholding 

his travel ban targeting 

several Muslim-majority 

countries. 

The 5-4 ruling, with the 

court's five conservatives 

in the majority and Chief 

Justice John Roberts writing 

the decision, ends for 

now a fierce fight in the 

courts over whether the 

policy represented an unlawful 

Muslim ban. 


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Ludhiana. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh) 

Last week, a video 

from Faridkot’s Kotkapura 

went viral in which 

a youth Balwinder Singh 

was seen lying in a garbage 

dump with a syringe 

injected in his veins. Another 

video of Gurbhej 

Singh from Tarn Taran’s 

Dhotian village also went 

Faith leaders 

denounce ruling 

The pastor of the church that 

the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 

once led has condemned the 

decision. 

The Rev. Raphael Warnock of 

Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta 

said the ban was about 

imposing a "religious test" 

on those entering the United 

States. 

He said, "The Supreme Court's 

decision today was not only an 

injustice committed against our 

Muslim sisters and brothers, it's 

a threat to justice everywhere." 

Warnock stood with faith leaders 

from Atlanta's other religious 

communities in front of 

the church to denounce the 

ruling. 

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June 29, 2018 | Toronto 

Brampton MPs raise alarm with Peel police 

about videos of 'escalating violence' 

Brampton : Brampton 

federal MPs are raising 

the alarm about what they 

describe as "escalating violence" 

after several violent 

incidents involving local 

youths were reported recently. 

Those incidents happened 

particularly in the 

areas of Shoppers World 

Plaza and Sheridan College, 

the MPs said in a statement. 

Raj Grewal, the MP 

for Brampton East, Kamal 

Khera, who represents 

Brampton West; Ruby Sahota 

of Brampton North; 

and Sonia Sidhu, the MP for 

Brampton town hall on youth violence attracts hundreds 

More than 150 people crammed 

a sweltering recreation centre in 

Brampton on Sunday, June 24, with 

the hope of finding a solution to escalating 

incidents of violence involving 

youth. About 200 others had to 

be turned away from Jim Archdekin 

Recreation Centre by security guards 

because the room had been filled to 

capacity. 

People milled around outside, 

some sitting in cars, while others 

pressed themselves against the front 

door, with the hopes of getting into 

Sunday’s town hall meeting and panel 

discussion on youth violence. 

The event was organized by the 

Ontario Gurdwara Committee and 

United Sikhs in response to growing 

concern from the community as social 

media videos have gone viral, depicting 

people engaging in violent acts 

in the middle of the streets and parking 

lots in Brampton, mostly near the 

Sheridan College Davis Campus. 

“Everyone knows this is a complex 

Brampton West, attended 

a meeting with Peel Regional 

Police Chief Jennifer Evans 

Sunday to discuss the 

issue. 

"Videos of the incidents 

are widely being circulated 

on social media and our offices 

have received several 

calls and emails regarding 

the escalating violence," the 

statement said. 

The most recent incident 

caught on video appears 

to have occurred at 

College Plaza, near Sheridan 

College's Brampton 

campus at the corner of 

McLaughlin Road South 

Ford will build Memorial to 

Honour Canadian Heroes of 

the War in Afghanistan 

Continued from page 02 

“Too many of those heroes are struggling with the 

scars of their sacrifice. As a province and as a country, 

we must always remember the 159 Canadians 

who never returned from Afghanistan.” 

Ford announced 

that he intends to locate 

the Memorial to 

the Canadian Heroes 

of the War in Afghanistan 

within the legislative 

precinct at Queen’s 

Park. Additional details 

about the cost, the design 

and the timeline 

for completion will be 

shared with MPPs during an upcoming sitting of the 

legislature. 

“Supporting our troops and our military families 

should unite all Canadians,” said Ford. “This memorial 

will send a clear message about the sacrifices our 

fellow Canadians made to protect our values and our 

freedoms, lest we forget.” 

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on June 20. 

It shows more than 

a dozen people throwing 

punches and kicking at 

each other, with at least one 

person being dragged with 

a group of people tugging at 

issue,” said Peel Supt. Stephen Blom. 

“Everyone shares the same concerns 

and fears where this may be going.” 

As the temperature rose in the 

standing-room-only meeting room, 

tempers flared as people shouted at 

each other. Shouting is counteractive, 

said organizer Mandeep Grewal. 

“Let’s listen to what people have to 

say.” 

A lot of the discussion focused 

on whether the violence was being 

caused by international students or 

domestic students. 

“I don’t think it’s fair to blame it 

on any one issue,” said Ward 9/10 Peel 

District School Board (PDSB) trustee 

Harkirat Singh, adding that parent issues, 

abuse and culture are part of the 

problem. “It’s complex,” Singh added. 

“That why the solution is going to be 

complex.” 

“This is not an international student 

problem,” added Malton MPP 

Deepak Anand. “It’s a law and order 

problem.” 

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Anand was one of the many newly 

elected members of the legislature 

from Peel who came to the town hall 

meeting, in addition to several members 

of parliament. “Every level of government 

standing together,” Anand 

added. “I believe it’s a community issue, 

not a Brampton issue.” 

“We’re all here because of crime 

and violence,” said Brampton Mayor 

Linda Jeffrey, who was joined by 

Brampton city councillors Jeff Bowman 

(Wards 3/4) and Gurpreet Dhillon 

(Wards 9/10). “This is an issue we 

have been talking about (at Peel Police 

Services Board) since last November,” 

Jeffrey said, and additional funding 

has been allocated for front-line police 

officers. Blom confirmed 37 front-line 

officers and 10 additional dispatch officers 

have been hired. 

Peel Const. Manjit Basran urged 

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City Council unanimously passes motion 

to create community safety plan 

BRAMPTON, ON : At 

Council meeting, Mayor Jeffrey 

presented a motion that 

was seconded by all Council 

members to create a community 

safety and well being 

plan for the City of Brampton. 

Local Brampton MPs, 

Raj Grewal, Sonia Sidhu and 

Ramesh Sangha, delegated 

to City Council today in response 

to the disturbing social 

media videos that have 

recently gone viral. They expressed 

their interest to partner 

with the City to address 

public safety and in turn 

advocate at the Federal level 

for more resources to help 

tackle crime. Mayor Jeffrey, 

along with Council, agreed 

that public safety is everyone’s 

responsibility and that 

all levels of government need 

to work together. 

“I believe this motion 

is a collective call for action 

and demonstrates our intention 

to create a local community 

safety and well being 

plan that addresses Brampton’s 

needs,” said Mayor 

Jeffrey. “Community safety 

must start in the community 

and we at the City of Brampton 

will work together with 

our regional, provincial and 

federal partners in an integrated 

approach.” 

Mayor Jeffrey noted that 

Peel Regional Police Chief, 

Jennifer Evans, will be appearing 

at Regional Council 

on Thursday. Regional 

Region of Peel : Investigators 

from the Peel Regional 

Police Homicide and Missing 

Persons Bureau are investigating 

the 8th homicide of 2018 

which claimed the life of a 

Brampton man. March 19, 2018, 

at approximately 5:50 p.m., officers 

responded to reports of an 

assault taking place in the area 

Councillors will have the 

opportunity to discuss public 

safety concerns directly 

with the Chief during that 

time. Mayor Jeffrey noted 

that at last week’s Police Services 

Board meeting, Chief 

Evans agreed to increased 

participation in all local 

media to address this issue 

directly with residents. 

With the passage of 

today’s motion, City staff 

will begin working on a 

community safety and well 

being plan and will report 

back to Council with recommendations. 

Police Issue Warrants for Break & Enter Suspects 

Region of Peel : Investigators from the 12 

Division Criminal Investigation Bureau are 

investigating numerous commercial break 

and enter incidents in Peel and Halton Region. 

Between Wednesday February 28 and 

Tuesday June 19, 2018, three male suspects 

committed twelve commercial break and 

enters. The suspects stole approximately 

$200,000 in merchandise, including cellphones 

and cigarettes, and caused significant 

damage to commercial properties in 

the cities of Mississauga, Brampton and the 

town of Oakville. 

Arrest warrants have been issued for 

Family's Request to Keep 

Brain Dead Brampton Woman 

on Life Support Denied 

Bramptonian Taquisha McKitty has been on life 

support since September, and after months of fighting, a 

judge has denied McKitty’s family’s request to keep her 

on life support any longer. 

According to The Canadian Press, Ontario Superior 

Court Justice Lucille 

Shaw ruled that individual 

values cannot 

interfere with medical 

findings on June 26, 2018. 

The 27-year-old woman 

was ruled dead on September 

20, 2017, after 

a drug overdose. "The 

medical determination of 

death cannot be subject to an individual's values and beliefs," 

reads Shaw’s report. "Death is a finding of fact. To 

import subjectivity to the definition of death would result 

in a lack of objectivity, certainty and clarity." 

McKitty was reportedly found on a Brampton sidewalk. 

Her parents argued that the Christian faith defines 

death as when the heart stops, and that doctors should 

take people’s beliefs into consideration before delcaring 

them dead. McKitty’s family was hoping the hospital 

would rescind the death certificate, something that’s 

fairly unprecedented in Canada. 

Shaw dismissed the faith-based arguments in her 

findings. While there is no legal definition of death in 

Ontario, doctors generally follow the principle that that 

a person is considered deceased when his or her brain 

or heart ceases to function. According to The Canadian 

Press, McKitty's family has 30 days to appeal. An injunction 

keeping her on life support will remain in place for 

the 30-day period. The family's gofundme page claims 

that legal expenses are costing them $80,000. 

Brandon Dawson, William Barreira and 

Christopher Travassos-Alves for twelve 

counts of Break and Enter and Commit Indictable 

Offence. Brandon DAWSON and 

William BARREIRA are also wanted for one 

count of Dangerous Operation of a motor 

vehicle. Christopher TRAVASSOS-ALVES 

is also wanted for one count of Breach of 

Probation. Brandon Dawson, a 24 year-old 

male of Brampton, is described as male, 

white, 6’3’’ tall, 305 lbs, heavy build, blonde 

short hair, green eyes, with multiple tattoos 

including a moneybag with dollar sign on 

right ear, tear drop on his right cheek, and 

“DD” on left cheek. 

William Barreira, a 34 year-old male 

of Brampton, is described as male, white, 

5’6’’ tall, 190 lbs, heavy build, left eyebrow 

pierced, and multiple tattoos including “Isabella” 

over his right eyebrow, teardrops on 

his right cheek, and neck tattoo. 

Christopher Travassos-Alves, a 27 yearold 

male of Halton Hills, is described as 5’6’’ 

tall, 122 lbs, thin build, black straight hair, 

brown eyes, and numerous tattoos including 

“Trust No One” with two ace cards on 

his forearm, “RACA” on his left hand, and 

stars on side of left hand. 

Fifth Arrest Made in 8th Homicide of 2018 

Councillor Dhillon: City Of 

Brampton Does Not Understand 

Community’s Violence Concerns 

BRAMPTON, ON : Councillor 

Gurpreet Dhillon has 

expressed his disappointment 

that Brampton City 

Council rejected his proposal 

for an immediate, shortterm 

strategy into the recent 

spike of criminal activity in 

the city. Instead, a motion 

was passed which directed 

the formation of a ‘Community 

Safety and Well-Being 

Plan’ for the entire Region of 

Peel, including Mississauga 

and Caledon, but not specific 

to Brampton. The plan 

passed by Council on June 

27th, which did not give a set 

timeline, will include school 

boards, volunteer and faith 

groups, community and 

social agencies, Peel Police, 

as well as the City of Brampton. 

The requests made by 

Councillor Dhillon were 

amendments to the approved 

motion, and would 

have directed staff to provide 

a short-term strategy 

to respond to the immediate 

crime and nuisance concerns 

raised by residents 

recently. However, Council 

deemed these amendments 

‘out of order’, and only 

of Sandalwood Parkway East 

and Cedarcliff Trail in the City of 

Brampton. Upon arrival, officers 

located the victim suffering from 

life-threatening injuries. Paviter 

Singh Bassi was rushed to a Toronto 

Trauma Centre where he 

later succumbed to his injuries. 

On June 27, 2018 investigators 

arrested and charged Harman 

Singh, a 23 year-old male 

from Caledon, for First Degree 

Murder. Harman Singhwill appear 

at the Ontario court of Justice 

in Brampton on Thursday 

June 28, 2018 for a bail hearing. 

This is the fifth person to be 

charged in this case. Homicide 

investigators previously arrested 

and charged the following 

Councillor Dhillon voting 

in favour after it was challenged. 

The amendments 

proposed by Councillor 

Dhillon would have directed 

staff to report back at the 

July 11 Council meeting 

with an immediate action 

plan related to violence and 

safety, cracking down on 

lodging houses holding 20+ 

people, increased loitering 

and loud music issue, urging 

the Province to investigate 

illegal private colleges, and 

for the Peel Police to provide 

updates on recent attacks. 

“The City of Brampton has 

made it clear that it does not 

understand the community 

and its needs,” said Councillor 

Dhillon. “Hundreds of 

residents protested over the 

weekend, and are fearful for 

their safety.” 

Over the past few 

months, there has been escalated 

violence, mob attacks, 

intimidation of residents, 

and many videos containing 

the violence have circulated 

throughout international 

and social media. Staff has 

indicated they were made 

aware of the issue only last 

week. 

parties from the City of Brampton, 

with First Degree Murder: 

Karanvir Singh Bassi, a 22 

year-old male, Guryodh Singh 

Khattra, a 23 year-old male, Gurraj 

Bassi, a 20 year-old male, Harminder 

Bassi, a 24 year-old male. 

There is no familial relationship 

between the victim and any of 

the accused parties.

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Canada's refugee claims process 'ill-equipped' 

to handle surge in claims, says report 

Canada must overhaul its 

refugee claim system or create 

a new agency that reports 

to the immigration minister 

in order to streamline and 

expedite the asylum process, 

an independent review has 

concluded. 

The 147-page report 

makes 64 recommendations 

— among them calls for a 

more aggressive approach 

and increased resources to 

tackle the backlog of refugee 

cases over two years. 

Neil Yeates, a retired 

long-time senior civil servant 

in the federal and Saskatchewan 

provincial governments, 

led the government-commissioned 

review. He said Canada's 

refugee determination 

system is now at a crossroads. 

"Once again, it is dealing 

with a surge in claims that 

it is ill-equipped to manage, 

running the risk of creating a 

large backlog that, if not tackled 

promptly, may take years 

to bring to final resolution," 

he wrote in his report. 

Under the current system, 

various federal departments 

and agencies have a 

role in refugee intake, adjudication, 

removal or permanent 

residence approval, and the 

appeals process, but the Immigration 

and Refugee Board 

operates as an arm's-length 

body making independent 

decisions. 

The report recommends 

either maintaining that 

structure under an Asylum 

System Management Board, 

or shaking it up with major 

structural reforms under an 

integrated Refugee Protection 

Agency that reports directly 

to the immigration minister. 

A spokesperson for the 

IRB told CBC News it has "significantly 

improved efficiencies 

at the Refugee Protection 

Division" and reported "an 

increase in refugee claim finalization 

by 40 per cent over 

the past year." 

The Canadian Council for 

Refugees said it's "alarmed" 

by the proposals, arguing 

they could undermine the 

independence of the IRB. It 

called on the government to 

maintain the IRB as an independent 

quasi-judicial tribunal 

responsible for refugee 

determination. 

"People's lives hang on 

decisions on refugee claims," 

said CCR president Claire 

Roque in a statement. "We 

are not talking about traffic 

violations, we are talking 

about a decision that may 

determine whether a person 

lives or dies. When we make 

such important decisions, we 

need to guarantee due process 

and the basic protections 

of an expert and independent 

tribunal." 

The CCR said the current 

system — created in the wake 

of a 1985 Supreme Court decision 

that found refugee claimants 

are entitled to charter 

rights and a fair hearing — is 

a regarded as a model around 

the world. 

The CCR said any changes 

must be in line with the 

principles of fairness, respect 

for due process and compassion. 

A spokesman for Immigration 

Minister Ahmed 

Hussen said the government 

is committed to upholding 

Canada's "proud humanitarian 

tradition" of providing protection 

to those fleeing persecution 

while ensuring the 

asylum system is not abused. 

"The findings in the final 

report will inform our review 

of Canada's asylum system 

as we determine how best to 

maximize efficiency while 

ensuring that the system remains 

fair and continues to 

be in line with international 

standards," said Mathieu 

Genest in an email. 

"IRCC is studying the 

recommendations and will 

be consulting stakeholders, 

and provincial and territorial 

partners, on the findings over 

the course of the summer. It 

is premature to speculate on 

any changes that may be considered." 

Asylum over immigration 

In his report, Yeates noted 

the growing trend of people 

using the asylum process instead 

of regular immigration 

channels. 

"With the advent of human 

capital immigration 

models that place a high 

emphasis on education, language 

and skilled labour, 

asylum systems in countries 

like Canada risk becoming 

avenues of last resort for lower 

skilled economic migrants, 

who generally do not have access 

to other pathways to permanent 

residence," the report 

reads. 

Current approval rates 

for protection are about 65 per 

cent, so there are "ever present 

concerns" that the asylum 

system can be vulnerable 

to misuse, Yeates warned. 

"When there are lengthy 

waiting times for an initial 

protection hearing there are 

Trump again lashes out at Trudeau and G7 

summit: ‘What’s your problem, Justin?’ 

U.S. President Donald Trump again 

complained about Prime Minister 

Trudeau and his G7 Summit speech while 

boasting about how many televisions Air 

Force One has. 

During a campaign rally in South 

Carolina on Monday, Trump launched 

into a rant about the North American Free 

Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Canada’s 

dairy industry and the G7 summit. “Canada! 

Nice guy, nice guy, prime minister 

Justin. I say, ‘Justin, what’s your problem, 

Justin?’” Trump tells the crowd. “So, 

Canada. Oh Canada, I love their national 

anthem, O Canada. I like ours better, however. 

No, Canada’s great, I love Canada.” 

The president told the crowd that the 

world leaders at the G7 summit were “in 

love” and how he made “some change” to 

an agreement signed by the world leaders 

during their meeting in Quebec earlier 

this month. “I left and everybody was 

happy,” Trump said. “I get onto Air Force 

One, and he doesn’t understand that Air 

Force One has 22 televisions. They have 

televisions in closets they have televisions 

in areas that no place has televisions, unlimited 

budget Air Force One. 

“So I get onto the plane and I see Justin 

Trudeau, prime minister of Canada, 

saying ‘Canada will not be bullied by the 

United States,’ I said ‘What are we doing 

here?’” Trump said. 

Following Trump’s departure from 

the G7 summit, the president launched 

into a multi-day tirade over trade and 

Canada’s response to tariffs imposed by 

the Trump administration. The issue of 

trade was the most controversial heading 

into the G7 summit in La Malbaie, 

with Trump launching multiple barbs in 

Canada’s direction in the days leading up 

to his arrival. “That fact is that Canada 

has a 275 per cent tariff on dairy products, 

little thing called dairy products,” Trump 

told the crowd Monday. 

Canada’s dairy sector is heavily sheltered 

under a government system which 

controls how much it produces and also 

sets prices that are far above those in 

the United States for domestic consumers. 

The system falls outside of the North 

American Free Trade Agreement. Trump, 

who has frequently threatened to walk 

away from the pact, is now threatening 

tariffs on auto imports. “So, lumber is 

a disaster, energy is a disaster and I see 

Justin saying ‘We fought World War One 

together. We fought World War Two together,’ 

that’s true,” Trump said. “We love 

Canada, but Canada is charging almost 

300 per cent tariffs on dairy products and 

many other things. 

“I said, ‘Look if you wanna do that, 

we’re gonna put a little tariff on your cars 

coming in.’ And you know cars are a biggie,” 

the president said. 

further concerns that the asylum 

system may be abused to 

prolong temporary stays in 

Canada for healthcare, work 

permits, public schooling, 

direct access to Canadian 

citizenship for children born 

while in Canada and other 

benefits, all of which make future 

removal from Canada of 

many unsuccessful claimants 

difficult," the report reads. 

A series of reforms in 2012 

aimed to expedite the claims 

process, but the system is 

still strained by spikes in 

asylum claims and resources 

stretched thin. 

IRB spokeswoman Anna 

Pape said claims intake has 

been exceeding operational 

capacity by an average of 

2,300 cases per month for the 

last year, creating a growing 

backlog. As of May 31, 2018, 

there were about 57,235 pending 

cases. She said the IRB 

has taken steps to improve 

efficiency, and the number 

refugee claims finalized increased 

by about 40 per cent 

in 2017-18 compared to the 

previous year. 

The IRB is currently 

funded to finalize approximately 

24,000 claims per year. 

"The IRB continues to explore 

new and innovative ways to 

improve efficiency, with the 

objective of improving the 

timeliness of decisions," Pape 

said. 

Given the current caseload 

and existing resources, 

the projected wait time for 

claims for refugee protection 

before the IRB has increased 

to approximately 20 months. 

The report recommends 

stronger financial controls 

and tracking of overall system 

spending rather than 

incremental funding. It estimates 

that, following the 

reforms, the federal government 

has spent an average 

of $216 million a year on processing 

claims, social supports 

such as health care and 

legal costs. That figure does 

not include costs for the Federal 

Court and downstream 

provincial costs. 

Courtesy: Globe and Mail 

The report also recommends that 

• The minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship table an annual report in Parliament on the 

system as a whole; 

• The federal government develop an annual plan and budget based on forecasted intake and 

targets, with tracked expenditures, and establish an external advisory committee of experts; 

• Ottawa streamline the hearings process, using plain language on forms and making better use of 

technology; 

• The federal government integrate permanent residence processing of non-accompanying spouses/ 

dependents into the asylum intake process to minimize repetitive processes; 

• Government prioritize removals as soon as a removal order comes into effect; 

• specialized staff be tasked with asylum intake at major points of entry, and; 

• Ottawa establish a rapid-response contingency workforce to handle increased claim volumes. 

U.S. Supreme Court rules in 

Trump's favour on travel ban 


Trump can now claim vindication after lower 

courts had blocked his travel ban announced in September, 

as well as two prior versions, in legal challenges 

brought by the state of Hawaii and others. 

The president quickly reacted on Twitter: "SU- 

PREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. 

Wow!" 

The White House followed up with a statement 

from Trump touting the decision as a "tremendous 

victory for the American people and the Constitution." 

"This ruling is also a moment of profound vindication 

following months of hysterical commentary from 

the media and Democratic politicians who refuse to do 

what it takes to secure our border and our country," 

the statement added. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote 

in a dissent that based on the evidence in the case, "a 

reasonable observer would conclude that the proclamation 

was motivated by anti-Muslim animus." 

She said her colleagues arrived at the opposite 

result by "ignoring the facts, misconstruing our legal 

precedent, and turning a blind eye to the pain and suffering 

the Proclamation inflicts upon countless families 

and individuals, many of whom are United States 

citizens."

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What Canadian travellers need to know 

about U.S. travel ban upheld by the SC 

U.S. President Donald 

Trump’s travel ban, which 

doesn’t allow people from 

some predominantly Muslim 

majority countries to 

enter the U.S., has been upheld 

by the Supreme Court 

of the United States. 

The current version of 

the ban (announced in September) 

prohibits most people 

from seven countries — 

Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, 

Yemen, North Korea and 

Venezuela – from entering 

the U.S. 

While the ban has been 

largely in place since December, 

a legal challenge 

continued until Tuesday 

when the Supreme Court 

voted 5-4 to uphold it. 

Civil rights groups have 

denounced the ban, saying 

it amounts to religious 

discrimination, as five of 

the seven countries are 

Muslim-majority countries. 

Trump has said the ban was 

necessary for security reasons 

and to stop the spread 

of terrorism to the U.S. 

Canadians who are permanent 

residents and are 

from the countries affected 

by the ban will now have to 

apply for a “waiver” to enter 

the United States. 

“Case-by-case waivers 

could be appropriate in 

circumstances such as the 

following… the foreign national 

is a landed Canadian 

immigrant who applies for 

a visa at a location within 

Canada,” the executive order 

reads. 

However, it’s not clear 

what the case-by-case exceptions 

may or may not be. 

What a “waiver” could 

look like also remains unclear. 

Currently, Canadians 

travelling to the U.S. with 

criminal records need waivers 

to get across the border. 

When the policy was announced, 

American immigration 

lawyers told Global 

News the waivers can cost 

USD $585 and take roughly 

six months to be issued. 

The Canadian government 

advises that those 

travelling to the U.S. contact 

the U.S. embassy or 

consulate to confirm entry 

requirements. 

According to the order, 

waivers “could” be granted 

if “the foreign national 

has demonstrated to the 

officer’s satisfaction that 

denying entry during the 

suspension period would 

cause undue hardship, and 

that his or her entry would 

not pose a threat to national 

security and would be in the 

national interest.” 

Canadians with dual 

citizenships involving any 

of the named countries 

are not expected to be affected 

by the ban. However, 

there may be some issues 

if you’ve been to one of the 

named countries, Molnar 

said. Again, that’s because 

of the discretionary nature 

of the rules. 

“You can always be 

turned away based on your 

travel history. I’ve had that 

done to me because I’ve 

worked in some of those 

countries,” Molnar explained. 

She recommends making 

thorough preparations 

for border crossings 

– whether that’s preparing 

additional documents or allotting 

additional time for 

screenings. 

Molnar also said the 

court ruling could cause 

confusion and delays at the 

border – and even those 

with a Canadian passport 

could be affected. 

“It’s basically going to 

cause widespread confusion, 

both from the policy 

and operational side,” Molnar 

said. 

That could mean “huge 

lines, for example, and extra 

questioning and searching. 

And that is always the 

potential now, being denied 

entry into the United 

States.” 

Recently released internal 

notes from the U.S. 

Department of Homeland 

Security reveal Canadian 

government officials didn’t 

understand the impact of 

the ban either. 

World's most costly cities 

Trudeau Slammed for paying $17,000 

to chef for meal during India visit 

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such as the cost of housing, transportation, 

food, clothing and other expenses 

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This year’s ranking places Calgary 

at 154 — 11 spots lower than the previous 

year. Similar cities to Calgary in terms of 

their cost of living are Warsaw, Poland; 

Quito, Ecuador; Limassol, Cyprus, and 

Belfast, United Kingdom. 

Toronto advanced 10 spots to 109 and 

Vancouver fell two spots to tie with Toronto. 

To no surprise, both cities are the 

top two most expensive places to live in 

the country. Montreal’s ranking dropped 

18 spots to 147. Ottawa was listed as the 

fifth-Canadian city on the list, coming in 

at 160. Mercer says the drop comes due to 

relatively stable market conditions. 

The survey says Hong Kong, Tokyo, 

Zurich, Singapore and Seoul are the top 

five most expensive cities in the world. 

The most expensive city to live in 

across North America — New York City, 

which came in at No. 13 on the list. The 

least expensive city listed is Tashkent, Uzbekistan. 

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Recent evidence suggests India is 

beginning to crack its poverty problem 

India has held, for the longest possible time, 

the unenviable record of having the largest 

number of people living in extreme poverty. 

Recent research suggests that’s no longer the 

case, and if current trends persist the absolute 

number of Indians in extreme poverty – defined 

as an income below $1.90 per person per 

day – will also drop sharply. That, of course, 

would be reason to celebrate. The aim should 

also be to quickly enhance the living standard 

of large numbers who remain economically 

vulnerable. 

If all this is to be realised, policy makers 

need to heed lessons from domestic as well as 

global experience. Poverty has declined since 

the 1970s but the watershed was 1991-92. Since 

then poverty not only reduced at a faster pace, 

urban growth has emerged as a significant 

influence in reducing rural poverty. A couple 

of conclusions are inescapable. Economic 

growth matters. It influences poverty reduction 

through two channels. One, it increases 

the purchasing power of large swathes of population. 

Two, it provides governments with 

additional revenue to make strategic interventions. 

The rapid expansion of India’s social 

safety nets over the last two decades is an 

outcome of economic growth. 

Another positive phenomenon benefiting 

India has been globalisation. A fact seldom 

acknowledged is that globalisation has 

decreased global inequality, particularly in 

the last decade. Poverty declines in India and 

China have contributed substantially to this 

trend. In this context, it is in India’s interest 

to do all that it can to preserve a system which 

created the best living standards we have ever 

experienced. 

The primary vehicle to raise overall living 

standards will remain economic growth. In an 

evolving situation where globalisation is under 

attack, policy has to focus on unshackling 

wellsprings of growth at home. It is self-defeating, 

for instance, to shackle the farm economy 

with laws restricting cattle trade and slaughter 

or retain an overbearing regulatory structure 

for business. 

A lesson from China’s success needs to be 

emulated. Around 40 years ago, China was 

overwhelmingly poor. If every percentage 

point of growth in China has lifted more people 

out of poverty it is partly because people 

were better equipped to tap opportunities. 

Put simply, education will be the key to India’s 

future economic growth and well-being. 

Government needs to get its education 

policy right. Times news Network 

Most Dangerous For Women? 

Foreign media constantly single out India for more 

opprobrium than other countries 

Amrit Dhillon 

New Delhi: So India is 

the most dangerous place 

in the world for women, 

according to a survey of 

550 experts on women’s 

issues by the Thomson Reuters 

Foundation. One of 

the reasons for this assertion, 

apparently, was the 

level of sexual violence 

against Indian women. 

So, let’s start with 

some comparative statistics. 

Most comparisons 

are odious, rape comparisons 

are more odious than 

most, and no comparison 

in this article is intended 

to minimise the magnitude 

of the crime. But 

comparisons are the only 

way to understand whether 

it is right for India to 

be constantly singled out 

for more opprobrium than 

other countries. 

Something very odd 

has been going on in the 

Western media’s perception 

and portrayal of rape 

in India, something that 

is matched only by their 

own positively skewed image 

of themselves. The 550 

experts seem to have been 

hiding under a rock, reading 

only the papers that 

give wall-to-wall coverage 

of rape in India while quietly 

ignoring the epidemic 

in their own backyard. 

The per capita figures 

for rape for 2010 (nothing 

more recent is available 

on the net) are: India – 1.8 

(per 1,00,000 population); 

Germany – 9.4; the UK – 

17; Norway – 19.2; the US 

– 27.4; Sweden (yes, the 

most advanced society 

on earth) – 63.5. The last 

beggars belief, even if we 

assume that the definition 

of rape is much more 

stringent and reporting is 

infinitely easier than elsewhere. 

So what are we talking 

about when we say 

India is ‘the most dangerous 

place in the world for 

women’? India is deemed 

by much of the foreign media 

to be the rape capital 

of the world but the same 

media seem to be able to 

handle high rape figures 

in their own countries 

without experiencing the 

same outrage and horror. 

Even after taking into 

account the fact that the 

real figure for India is undoubtedly 

much higher 

owing to the factors that 

stop women from reporting 

it, statistics for the 

other countries are troublingly 

high. 

On Tuesday, the CNN 

website reported the ‘India 

is the most dangerous 

place in the world’ story 

and said: “India has long 

grappled with the issue 

of sexual violence.” Oh 

yeah? Pity America hasn’t 

started grappling with its 

rampant epidemic. 

When UK figures reported 

a 20% rise for rape 

in London, there was no 

BBC World bulletin running 

a headline story on 

this shocking figure and 

what might be the social 

and cultural factors 

that produced the British 

beasts who committed 

these crimes against 

women. Yet the same 

programme often holds 

discussions on rape in India 

with anchors shaking 

their heads mournfully 

about the vileness of it all 

and asking what exactly 

is it about Indian society 

that can produce such villainy. 

In reporting the 20% 

rise in February, the Independent 

merely noted 

the news quietly with a 

headline that went: “London 

sees 20% rise in rape 

reports in a year, but 

police admit they ‘don’t 

understand’ the reason: 

‘There is something going 

on with sexual offending 

in London that we don’t 

fully understand’ said the 

police.” 

What a temperate, 

calm response to an astonishing 

surge in rape. 

There was no broad discussion 

or analysis of culture 

or male behaviour, 

no hand wringing, no 

anguished revulsion, no 

self-hating editorials. But 

when it’s rape in India, 

journalists and anchors 

hammer away confidently 

at everything they find to 

be retrograde about Indian 

society, namely its 

brutish men and sickening 

patriarchy. 

While the British press 

have been bemoaning 

rape in India for several 

years now, the Rape Crisis 

Centre website says that 

“Approximately 85,000 

women and 12,000 men 

are raped in England and 

Wales alone every year; 

that’s roughly 11 rapes (of 

adults alone) every hour.” 

This, just a year after 

the 2012 Nirbhaya gang 

rape in New Delhi. Yet 

in their reporting of this 

crime – admittedly singular 

because of the sheer 

inhumanity of her tormentors 

– no one thought 

to say ‘Oh, and by the way, 

we’ve got a bit of a problem 

here at home too.’ The 

same depiction of India 

as demon country continued, 

notwithstanding the 

results in 2014 of a major 

EU survey showing one in 

three EU women experienced 

some form of physical 

or sexual abuse since 

the age of 15. 

It is bewildering why 

educated and well-informed 

journalists in Europe 

and America fail to 

be aware of what they are 

doing when they report on 

rape in India in one fashion 

– with great blasts of 

moral righteousness – and 

on rape in Europe and 

America in another. 

Is it the desire for easy 

sensationalism? Is it a 

certain latent racism that 

makes it easier for the media 

to portray India as a 

rapists’ paradise? Is it ignorance? 

Surely not when 

the statistics are available 

on all manner of reliable 

websites? Is it some nefarious 

strategy to deflect 

attention from their own 

shortcomings? 

None of these seems 

in the least bit plausible. 

It remains a mystery. The 

purpose of making this 

comparison is not to suggest 

for a moment that, 

just because America or 

anyone else has a higher 

per capita figure of rape 

than India that it somehow 

lets India off the 

hook. Not at all. Each rape 

in each country is a loathsome 

crime. 

The tragic fact is that 

rape is widespread all over 

the world and the West is 

no exception. So the sooner 

the Western media start 

treating it as a universal 

crime found (sadly) in all 

cultures and societies at 

present, the better it will 

be – for efforts to deal with 

the crime and for the sake 

of intellectual honesty. 

The writer is a freelance 

journalist 

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Amid Haley's visit, US-India 

2+2 Dialogue postponed 

Missing SPO joins Hizbul 


New Delhi : The first India-US 

strategic 2+2 Dialogue 

involving External 

Affairs Minister Sushma 

Swaraj and Defence Minister 

Nirmala Sitharaman 

and their US counterparts 

that was scheduled to have 

been held in Washington 

on July 6 has been postponed, 

the External Affairs 

Ministry said on Wednesday. 

The news came even as 

US Permanent Representative 

to the UN Nikki Haley 

met Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi and External 

Affairs Minister Sushma 

Swaraj here. 

External Affairs Ministry 

spokesperson Raveesh 

Kumar tweeted that US 

Secretary of State Mike 

Pompeo spoke to Sushma 

Swaraj "to express his regret 

and deep disappointment 

at the US having to 

postpone the 2+2 Dialogue 

for unavoidable reasons". 

According to him, 

Pompeo sought Sushma 

Swaraj's understanding 

"and they agreed to identify 

new mutually convenient 

dates to hold the 

Dialogue at the earliest, in 

India or the US". 

Though unconfirmed, 

speculations are rife that 

the postponement must 

have come after the US asserted 

its position on pulling 

out of the Iran nuclear 

deal during the course of 

Haley's visit. The 2+2 Dialogue 

format was agreed 

to between the two sides 

during the visit of Prime 

Minister Narendra Modi 

to Washington in June last 

year when he met US President 

Donald Trump for the 

first time. 

Minister of State for External 

Affairs V.K. Singh 

and US Deputy Secretary 

of State John Sullivan discussed 

the agenda for the 

2+2 Ministerial Dialogue 

on the sidelines of the G20 

Ministerial Meeting in 

Buenos Aires last month. 

During their meeting, 

they affirmed the strong 

US-India strategic partnership 

and India's status as a 

Major Defence Partner of 

the US. 

The 2+2 Dialogue was 

to have been held in April, 

but was postponed because 

of changes in the leadership 

of the State Department 

after Rex Tillerson 

resigned and Pompeo was 

in the process of taking 

over. 

Pompeo and Secretary 

of Defense James Mattis 

were supposed to host the 

Indian ministers at the 

meeting that was to focus 

on strengthening strategic, 

security, and defence cooperation 

with both countries 

confronting global 

challenges. 

The dialogue was being 

looked at as a centrepiece 

of the growing ties between 

India and the US which 

Washington wants to scale 

up by extending the strategic 

vision from the Pacific 

to the Indian Ocean. 

During his meeting 

with Haley on Wednesday, 

Modi voiced his appreciation 

for Trump's policies 

on South Asia and the Indo-Pacific 

region. 

According to a statement 

issued by the Prime 

Minister's Office, Haley, 

the first person of Indian 

descent to hold a cabinetlevel 

position in the US, 

noted the deepening relations 

between India and 

the US particularly in strategic 

and defence sectors. 


Srinagar : The Hizbul 

Mujahideen militant 

group has claimed that 

the Special Police Officer 

(SPO) who went missing 

with his AK-47 service 

rifle from Jammu and 

Kashmir's Pampore police 

station on Wednesday has 

joined the militant group. 

The KNS news agency 

quoted the operation 

spokesman of Hizbul Mujahideen 

Burhan-u-Din as 

saying, "SPO Irfan Ahmad 

Dar, a resident of Nehama 

Kakapora of south Kashmir's 

Pulwama district, 

who fled with the rifle has 

joined Hizb-ul-Mujahideen." 

The Hizbul spokesman, 

quoting Bin Qasim, 

appealed to the cadres of 

the Jammu and Kashmir 

Police to give up their jobs 

and "join Hizb-ul-Mujahideen 

to give a push to the 

resistance struggle." Muhammad 

Zahid Malik, the 

Superintendent of Police 

Awantipora had earlier 

confirmed that SPO Dar 

had been missing since 

last evening and that they 

had contacted his family in 

Kakapora, Pulwama. 

The disappearance of 

SPO Dar comes just days 

after an Army rifleman 

Aurangzeb, also belonging 

to Kashmir, was abducted 

and killed by terrorists in 

Kashmir. Aurangzeb had 

been allegedly tortured by 

Hizbul Mujahideen militants 

for being a part of the 

team that neutralised Hizbul 

commanders Sameer 

Tiger and Saddam Paddar. 

A video of Aurangzeb 

before his death was also 

released, allegedly by the 

militants. 

In the wake of the 

death of Aurangzeb and 

murder of Rising Kashmir 

senior editor Shujaat 

Bukhari, BJP withdrew 

from the PDP coalition 

government in Jammu 

and Kashmir, after which 

Chief Minister Mehbooba 

Mufti resigned and Governor's 

rule was brought in 

to the state. 

BJP will target Kashmiris ahead 

of Lok Sabha polls: CPI-M 

Vijay Mallya Offers To Sell Assets 

Worth 13,900 Crores To Repay Loans 


New Delhi : After bringing 

down the PDP-led government 

in Jammu and 

Kashmir, the BJP will target 

Kashmiris as anti-national 

and harbourers of terrorists, 

the CPI-M has said. 

"The BJP decision to 

bring down the government 

is a conscious political move 

keeping in mind the forthcoming 

Lok Sabha elections 

in 2019," said an editorial in 

the CPI-M journal "People's 

Democracy". "The BJP is going 

to target the Kashmiris 

as anti-national and harbourers 

of terrorists. It has 

already accused the PDP-led 

government of having failed 

to tackle terrorism." 

The Communist Party 

of India-Marxist said that 

the issue of Kashmir was 

necessary for the Bharatiya 

Janata Party for its political 

platform for the Lok Sabha 

elections in the whole country. 

"It wants to project a communal 

campaign that while 

it has relentlessly sought to 

suppress 'terrorism' and protect 

national security, it was 

thwarted in this effort by the 

PDP and the Kashmiri Muslims 

who are soft on terrorism 

and Pakistan." 

The reality, the editorial 

said, was the reverse. 

"The BJP has done the 

most damage to national 

unity and national security 

by alienating the Kashmiri 

people as a whole and driving 

hundreds of youth to 

militancy and taking up the 

gun... All told, the Modi government's 

Kashmir policy 

has been a disastrous failure. 

"For the BJP, Kashmir 

is expendable, for the larger 

design of mobilizing Hindu 

sentiments around the country," 

it said. 

The CPI-M said that now 

that Governor's rule had 

been imposed in Jammu and 

Kashmir, the situation in the 

Valley had never been as bad 

as it was now. 

"The bulk of the people, 

especially the youth, are not 

only alienated but do not 

want to have any truck with 

India. 

"The reason for this lies 

squarely with the brutal repressive 

policy pursued by 

the central government and 

by its dictates to the state 

government." 

It accused the Modi government 

of consistently refusing 

to initiate a political 

dialogue with all the political 

forces, including the separatist 

leadership of the Hurriyat. 

Fugitive tycoon Vijay 

Mallya said in a statement 

that he had sought 

approvals from a court in 

Karnataka to sell assets 

worth Rs. 13,900 crore to 

repay creditors including 

banks. He also released 

a two-year-old letter to 

Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi and said he was 

"making every effort" to 

settle his dues but he had 

been made the "Poster 

Boy" of bank default and 

a lightning rod for public 

anger. In a statement 

from the UK, where he 

has based himself in the 

past two years, Mr Mallya 

said he had appealed 

before the court on June 

22. If agencies like the CBI 

or Enforcement Directorate 

objected to his appeal, 

he said, it would demonstrate 

"an agenda against 

me beyond recovery of 

dues". 

"I respectfully say that 

I have made and continue 

to make every effort, in 

good faith to settle with 

the Public Sector Banks. 

If politically motivated extraneous 

factors interfere, 

there is nothing that I can 

do," said the 62-year-old. 

According to him, the 

two agencies were "determined" 

to frame criminal 

charges against him. He 

also alleged that two past 

offers to settle were rejected 

by banks, the second 

time by a junior SBI (State 

Bank of India) officer. 

"The surprising fact is 

that the ED has objected 

in court to my Group's 

applications for sale of assets 

in order to allow me to 

repay creditors," he said, 

questioning "whether the 

government wants me to 

repay the Public Sector 

Banks or not". 

"I wrote letters to both 

the Prime Minister and 

the Finance Minister on 

15th April 2016 and am 

making these letters public 

to put things in the 

right perspective. No response 

was received from 

either of them," Mr Mallya 

said. 

He also claimed that 

the bulk of his dues were 

on account of interest, 

which kept rising either 

because his properties 

were seized or because he 

was denied permission to 

sell assets.

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First batch of Amarnath 

pilgrims leave for Kashmir 


The pilgrims, coming 

from across the country, 

were taken to their respective 

base camps as security 

forces dotted the 400-km 

road length from Jammu 

to Baltal and Pahalgam. 

The government is for the 

first time using radio frequency 

(RF) tags to track 

Amarnath-bound vehicles, 

while the CRPF has introduced 

motorcycle squads 

with cameras and various 

life-saving equipment. 

Around 40,000 security 

personnel from the Jammu 

and Kashmir Police, paramilitary, 

National Disaster 

Response Force and the 

Army, have been deployed 


New Delhi,: Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi on 

Wednesday, noting that the 

second phase of Gram Swaraj 

Abhiyan is now underway 

in over 40,000 villages in the 

aspirational districts, called 

upon officers to work towards 

achieving the best possible 

outcomes in this context by 

August 15. 

Modi on Wednesday 

chaired his 27th interaction 

through PRAGATI - the ICTbased, 

multi-modal platform 

for Pro-Active Governance 

and Timely Implementation 

- and reviewed the progress 

of eight infrastructure projects 

in the railway, road, and 

power sectors. 

According to an official 

statement, he called upon all 

officers, both from the state 

and Central governments, 

involved with this effort to 

work towards achieving the 

best possible outcomes in this 

for this year’s pilgrimage. 

A total of 2.60 lakh pilgrims 

offered prayers at the 

shrine last year. Considering 

the carrying capacity 

of the existing tracks and 

other available infrastructure 

in the pilgrimage area, 

the SASB has decided to allow 

7, 500 pilgrims on each 

route daily. 

The fleet of 109 vehicles 

was escorted by security 

forces vehicles from Jammu 

upto the base camp as 

security has been heightened 

for this year’s yatra in 

view of the militant attack 

on a bus carrying Amarnath 

pilgrims that left eight 

of them dead and 18 others 

injured. While the pilgrims 

performing the yatra via 

shorter Baltal route usually 

return to the base camp 

within a day, those taking 

the traditional Pahalgam 

route have to trek 42 kms, 

with an overnight stay at 

one of the halting stations 

before they can pay obeisance 

at the cave shrine. 

Amarnath Yatra is a 

very significant annual 

event. With the cooperation 

of public, security 

agencies and development 

agencies, we have put a 

scheme in place and are 

trying our best to address 

concerns of the yatris and 

ensure smooth flow of traffic,'' 

Advisor Vijay Kumar 

said. 

Ensure best outcome of Gram Swaraj 

Abhiyan by Aug 15: Modi tells officers 

context (Gram Swaraj Abhiyan), 

by August 15. 

The 26 PRAGATI meetings 

so far have seen a cumulative 

review of projects with 

a total investment of over Rs 

11 lakh crore. Resolution of 

public grievances has also 

been reviewed across a range 

of sectors. 

"In the twenty-seventh 

meeting, the Prime Minister 

reviewed the progress of eight 

infrastructure projects in the 

railway, road, and power sectors. 

"These projects are spread 

over several states including 

Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, 

Madhya Pradesh, Himachal 

Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, 

Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, 

Odisha, Chandigarh, Andhra 

Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Rajasthan, 

West Bengal, Sikkim 

and Arunachal Pradesh," said 

the statement. 

The Prime Minister reviewed 

the progress in implementation 

of the scheme for 

establishment of new medical 

colleges attached with existing 

district/referral hospitals. 

Mentioning that the 

Union Government is taking 

many initiatives in the health 

sector, Modi called for expeditious 

upgradation of health 

infrastructure. 

"The Prime Minister said 

that the first phase of the 

Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, which 

ran from April 14 to May 5 

2018, had achieved great success 

in the implementation 

of seven key schemes of the 

Union Government in over 

16,000 villages," said the statement. 

BJP raising Vadra issue to 

divert attention from Nirav, 

Lalit, Mallya: Congress 


New Delhi : The Congress 

on Wednesday said 

BJP was raising the Robert 

Vadra issue just to divert 

attention from the questions 

being raised against 

the Narendra Modi government 

over "4Ms -- Nirav 

Modi, Lalit Modi, Vijay 

Mallya and Mehul Choksi". 

Days after the I-T Department 

served notice to 

Robert Vadra to pay Rs 25 

crore for evading taxes, 

the BJP on Wednesday alleged 

that his close aide 

Krishnan Srinivasan was 

appointed AICC Secretary 

as a "quid pro quo" for his 

services to the Gandhi family. 

Responding to the 

charge, Congress spokesperson 

Priyanka Chaturvedi 

said: "They are doing 

this just to divert attention 

from the questions being 

raised against Modi government 

on Nirav Modi, 

Lalit Modi, Vijay Mallya 

and Mehul Choksi." 

Giving details of IT 

Returns filed by Robert 

Vadra's company Skylight 

Hospitality, she said that 

on September 18, 2013, it 

disposed off 3.53 acre land 

for Rs 58 crore and there 

was "no corruption involved 

in selling a piece of 

land". 

"In the same year, Skylight 

filed Tax Return and 

said that its Capital Gains 

Tax is Rs 8.52 crore and 

also paid it. The tax return 

was also accepted." 

"This is also above 

board. They followed the 

guidelines at a set for the 

every single individual 

in this country and every 

single entity who files 

an income tax return in 

this country. Now, pressure 

is put on him by the 

Income Tax authorities 

at the behest of BJP 

on the retrospective tax," 

she added. 

Chaturvedi said: "They 

are arbitrarily telling him 

that this will be shown as 

business income and he 

cannot pay Capital Gains 

Tax. Now, attempts are 

being made to change the 

rules and norms for one individual." 

"Skylight has filed an 

appeal with the Income 

Tax Commissioner and 

has deposited Rs 3 crore 

under due protest," she 

said, adding Income Tax 

returns can't be leaked in 

this manner.

The International News Weekly Punjab 


09 

Punjab: Mass movement against drugs launched on 

social media, Amarinder under fire for staying mum 


Gurbhej’s mother said 

in the video that his son 

was an addict and went to 

washroom to inject himself 

and died minutes later.At 

least nine deaths have been 

reported leading to public 

anger against Chief Minister 

Amarinder Singh whose 

pre-poll promise was to 

eliminate drugs from Punjab 

within ‘four weeks’ after 

assuming office. 

The mass movement 

is already gathering massive 

support from youths, 

Punjabi singers, actors, advocates, 

theatre artistes besides 

others across the state 

who are planning to launch 

it as a mass movement on 

the ground as well. Initially, 

a map of Punjab in black 

colour is being circulated 

to protest the deaths and 

people have already made it 

their display photograph on 

Facebook and WhatsApp. 

Speaking to The Indian 

Express, advocate Hakam 

Singh from Chandigarh, 

one of the initiators of the 

movement said, “We have 

launched this non-political 

movement after witnessing 

the recent spate of 

deaths and ground level 

situation in Punjab. Nothing 

has changed in a year 

and youths are dying taking 

drugs. We are getting 

support of many Punjabi 

singers, actors, advocates, 

retired IAS and IPS offices, 

philanthropists among others. 

From July 1-7, there 

will be massive protests and 

demonstrations on roads 

against drugs. We will be 

reaching villages where 

people will be encouraged to 

come out and speak against 

drugs. If government is doing 

nothing, we cannot sit 

and keep mum. If they cannot, 

we have to save the 

youths of Punjab. People 

should wear black turbans, 

suits, dupattas, ribbons to 

show their protest.” 

Questioning why Chief 

Minister has not visited a 

single drug death family 

till now, he said, “Sitting 

in Chandigarh is not going 

to give him a real picture 

of what is happening in villages 

here. Why not a single 

word of sympathy for such 

families from our CM,” he 

asked. 

Mahinder Pal Loomba, 

a government employee 

(health supervisor) from 

Moga who too has joined 

the movement said, “After 

seeing the ground reality 

in Punjab, I am not afraid 

of anything. Even if I lose 

my job, I will speak against 

drugs and this government. 

I have done some ground 

work before declaring this 

war against drugs. There 

are 22 rehabilitation centers 

for addicts in the state 

and shockingly, there are 

not more than 10 inmates 

in any of them. The centers 

have failed to provide any 

skill development to addicts, 

thus failing the entire 

purpose of their existence. 

In Civil Hospital Moga, we 

have seen addicts injecting 

openly but none is there to 

help them. Where is Captain 

Amarinder Singh? Is 

he so busy that he cannot 

see what is happening in 

Punjab? Why he cannot 

travel and see condition of 

these families whose children 

have died injecting 

drugs?” 

Padma Bhushan awardee 

Dr Sardara Singh Johl, 

a world renowned food 

economist, who too has announced 

support for the 

movement said that he has 

failed to find any difference 

between Congress and SAD- 

BJP government. 

“If not 10, then Captain 

could have met at least one 

or two families where drug 

deaths happened. His promise 

of eliminating drugs 

within four weeks was anyways 

untenable. But now 

why this insensitivity? He 

did not even express two 

words of sympathy for families. 

Visibly, government 

has no plan ahead to tackle 

this menace because they 

are catching patients with 

small quantities of drugs 

not main suppliers. Both 

Captain and Badals are traditional 

politicians. According 

to me, entire Punjab 

should wear black badges 

and ribbons till drugs do not 

end because nothing can be 

expected from SAD-BJP or 

Congress both.” 

It was on March 11 that 

The Indian Express reported 

that government has no 

official data on drug deaths 

in Punjab. 

Health minister Brahm 

Mohindra maintains that 

due to social stigma, families 

hide actual cause of 

death and thus there is no 

data available. 

Punjab Groundwater Severely 

Depleted, State Will Have No 

Water in 15 Yearas, Says CM 


Chandigarh: Punjab 

may mean the land of five 

rivers but the agrarian state 

may not have any water left 

in the next 15 years, Chief 

Minister Amarinder Singh 

warned June 26. 

"Punjab would have 

no water left in the next 15 

years unless immediate 

steps are taken to control 

the situation. 

"With the highest rate 

of decline in ground water 

level, Punjab has the highest 

percentage of dark zones 

in the country," Amarinder 

Singh said, expressing serious 

concern over the depleting 

water levels. 

Mission Director of the 

Directorate of Ground Water 

Management Arunjit 

Singh Miglani said: "Punjab, 

which has the highest 

rate of groundwater exploitation, 

had during 2008-2013 

on an average withdrawn 

28.2 Million Acre Feet 

yearly, with yearly average 

replenishment of only 18.9 

MAF, thus causing a severe 

shortage." The chief minister 

underlined the need for 

a master water conservation 

plan and suggested including 

water conservation 

in school curriculum to create 

awareness among children 

about the importance 

of saving ground water. 

Assessing the critical 

situation, Amarinder Singh 

appealed to farmers to minimize 

the use of tube-wells 

and shift to canal-based irrigation. 

Miglani, who made a 

detailed presentation to the 

Cabinet highlighting the 

gravity of the problem, said: 

"Punjab uses 73 percent of 

its groundwater for irrigation, 

while only 27 percent 

of surface water is utilized 

for irrigation purposes. 

"The number of tubewells 

in the state had gone 

up exponentially – from 2 

lakh in 1971 to 12.50 lakh in 

2015-16 – with 41 percent of 

these having the availability 

of water at the depth of 

beyond 60 meters." 

The chief minister also 

exhorted farmers to diversify 

their crops, instead 

of sowing water-guzzling 

crops like paddies, which 

require 150 cm of water, 

though the actual requirement 

for plant growth is 

only 60 cm, as the remaining 

90 cm water is lost due to 

evaporation, a spokesman 

said here.


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Indo Canadian Golf Association raises $250,000 

for Trillium Health Partners Foundation 

Toronto: Indo Canadian 

Golf Association (ICGA) 

raised $250.000.00 for Trillium 

Health Partners Foundation 

(Cardiology and Cancer 

Wings) from its 21st Annual 

Charity Golf Tournament, 

which was held on June 19, 

2018 at Glencarin Golf Club 

in Milton. Over 175 golfers 

participated in the event 

from Greater Toronto Area, 

Niagara Falls, BC, USA, 

India, England. Pakistan 

and Australia. The team of 

George Saggu, Nazir Chaudhary, 

Azhar Bajwa and Balwinder 

Singh Daniel lifted 

the winner’s trophy and 

won the ICGA Blue Jacket. 

The golf was played under 

the perfect golfing conditions. 

Gian Paul, Communication 

Director of Indo Canadian 

Golf Association added 

that the cheque for the 

raised funds was provided 

to Steve Hoscheit President 

& CEO of Trillium Health 

Partners Foundation. 

During his speech to the 

attendees, sponsors, media 

and other dignitaries, Mr. 

Hoscheit added that “working 

with our community, 

Trillium Health Partners 

Foundation is dedicated to 

raising the critical funds 

needed to address the highest 

priority needs of Trillium 

Health Partners—Credit 

Valley Hospital, Mississauga 

Hospital, and Queensway 

Health Center—one 

of the largest communitybased, 

academically affiliated, 

acute care facilities in 

Canada. Our intention is to 

achieve the highest quality 

of care that is easily accessible 

for our community, at 

the lowest cost. We are committed 

to creating an exceptional 

experience for everyone 

who walks through our 

doors.“ 

He further added 

that financial support of 

$250,000.00 from ICGA Canada 

would further boost efforts 

to extend health services 

for all. The money will be 

used for purchasing critical 

equipment for the cardiology 

wing. 

Speaking on behalf of 

Mr. Rai Sahi, chairman and 

CEO of Morguard Corporation, 

Mr. John Finlayson 

appreciated the services of 

ICGA and its members for 

its of kindness and extended 

his support for the future 

such events of the organization. 

At the end of the event, 

Mr. Mohinder Singh, chairman 

of ICGA thanked all the 

players, sponsors and media 

outlets who supported the 

event and encouraged everyone 

to keep supporting future 

events and worthwhile 

causes. 

Indo Canadian Golf Association 

(ICGA Canada) 

was formed in 1996 is a 

non-profit charitable organization 

whose mission 

is to serve the community 

by raising funds for local 

charities through annual 

golf tournaments across 

the Greater Toronto Area. 

More than 21 years ago a 

group of young Indo Canada 

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entrepreneurs and professionals 

got together and 

organized their first charity 

golf tournament. Golf 

at that time was a relatively 

new game for the immigrant 

Indo Canadian community. 

Although we only had approximately 

50 participants, 

there was a great deal of 

enthusiasm in the community 

for both the game and 

for the cause. ICGA Canada 

has now established itself 

as a Canadian charitable 

organization that is always 

ready to help and serve the 

community through volunteerism, 

philanthropy and 

promotion of the game of 

golf. 

Over the last 21 years, 

ICGA Canada has donated 

close to $500,000 to various 

established Canadian, 

international and Indian 

charities who work hard 

to address needs in our 

community ranging from 

healthcare to child welfare. 

U N V E I L I N G 

I N F I N I T Y 

New Delhi : (IANS) The 

Global T20 Canada League 

has announced Cricnwin as 

its fan engagement partner 

for the inaugural edition, 

scheduled to start on June 

28. 

Cricnwin, the world's 

first cricket fan engagement 

platform connects all the 

fans through chatrooms, 

will take their questions 

or opinions directly to the 

franchise and create a more 

transparent engagement between 

fans and franchise. 

GT20 Canada's fans, 

while using Cricnwin app, 

will get a dedicated GT20 

Canada league section for all 

the updates. They can enjoy 

match chat forums to connect 

and discuss the prevailing 

scenarios in each game 

with other cricket fans. They 

can send their fan questions 

to cricnwin, and play a prediction 

game to virtually 

participate in matches, the 

official release stated. 

Vipul Agrawal, Co- 

Founder, Cricnwin said, 

"GT20 Canada league has 

been a revelation in the T20 

Cricket and fans are eagerly 

waiting to watch their favourite 

players in action on 

the field in the promising 

league. With players like 

Smith, Warner and Gayle 

you cannot expect an Indian 

fan to miss any game of the 

league." 

"Cricnwin's team is very 

excited to be part of this 

amazing league and will be 

bringing all-new experience 

for our fans. Since cricket is 

like a religion in the country 

and the timing of matches 

syncing with the local 

audience, the league sets to 

attract many eyeballs and 

drive engagement from the 

Indian fans," he added. 

Prashant Mishra, Director, 

Business Strategy 

at GT20 said, "This will be 

very exciting for cricket 

fans across the globe to get 

closer to their favourite 

stars. GT20 Canada has already 

created storms with 

its pool of some fantastic 

players and now letting 

their fans know more of 

their roles in this league 

through Cricnwin will only 

build up the goodwill". 

Cricnwin, in February, 

had also partnered with 

Switzerland based tournament 

ICE Cricket League 

and contributed in engaging 

their millions of fans 

across the globe. 

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