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Gurpreet Singh writes from Vancouver
THE portrait of Bhagat Singh that was installed at
the Canadian Auto Workers’ office in Vancouver in
2008 has been removed.
The picture was donated by Harbhajan Atwal on the
occasion of Bhagat Singh’s birth centenary. It was
displayed alongside the picture of Che Guevara.
The installation ceremony had been attended by
many prominent leftists from the Indo-Canadian
community. More
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The Employment Halton Office opened |
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SAP Bureau
GOVERNMENT of Canada congratulated ‘The Employment
Halton Office’ on its official opening on January
24. In a press release issued on January 24 on
behalf of Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship
and Immigration and Multiculturalism (CIC),
Terence Young, MP, said, “The Employment Halton
office plays an important role in helping
newcomers find a job and settle into their new
community here in Halton.”
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| Refusing information,
in the name of sovereignty |
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SAP Bureau
ASSOCIATION of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP)
sought information under Right to Information Act
2009 regarding the unmarked graves and mass graves
in all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir but they
were refused the information on the pretext that
would be “prejudicial to the maintenance of public
peace and tranquility, as the anti-national
elements may use the same for incitement of
commission of offence in the state”.
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| Dimple Kapadia: A talent wasted? |
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Harjap Singh Aujla
 RAJ Kapoor was the leading showman of India during
the 1950s and a master lover too. A married man,
he got in a romantic relationship with his co-star
Nargis and the unmarried Nargis responded with
sincerity that is expected of a woman from the
Indian society. However, when it was time to
confront the fact of marrying Nargis or rejecting
her in favour of his orthodox domestic life, Raj
Kapoor spurned Nargis’ offer and saved his family
life.
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PMO seeks inputs from depts on controversies |
PAN to be most potent tool against tax evasion:
I-T Dept | India 'doesn’t need peanuts aid'
offered by UK | SBI waives service fee on SME
loans under CGT scheme | Yuvraj undergoes
treatment for lung cancer in US
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inputs from depts on controversies |
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The Budget Session of parliament may be some time away but
the Prime Minister's Office has initiated an exercise to
collect inputs on "controversies" surrounding various
ministries to prepare itself against the opposition
onslaught. The PMO has written to various ministries and
departments asking them to furnish notes on the
controversial issues that could be raised by opposition in
parliament, a source said. More
Updated on February 5, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.
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PAN to be most potent tool against tax evasion: I-T
Dept More
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India 'doesn’t need peanuts aid' offered by UK More
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SBI waives service fee on SME loans under CGT scheme More
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Yuvraj undergoes treatment for lung cancer in US More
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Liquor, money and the largest democracy |
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 ON January 30, people of Punjab recorded the
highest ever turnout of voters in elections. As
per the records of the Election Commission of
India, there were total 1.77 crore registered
voters in the state this time. Out of these, 76.63
per cent voters exercised their right to vote.
Amongst the three regions of Punjab, Malwa topped
with 80 per cent turnout and Majha lagged behind
with 71 per cent.
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Transcript of the speech |
Transcript of the speech made by Mr H K Dua,
MP, Rajya Sabha during the debate on The Lokpal
and Lokayukta Bill in the Rajya Sabha on December
29, 2011.
Let’s pass the Lokpal Bill, please
Shri H.K. Dua (Nominated): Thank you, Mr
Chairman. I rise to support the Bill. I would like
to compliment Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi not only
for the brilliance of his speech, but also for the
way he led the Standing Committee, whose report is
the basis of this Bill. It was a marvellous job
done, and, even those who have given dissenting
notes – there are quite a few – have complimented
his effort. More
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| FOCUS |
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The impotency of Indian political leadership
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Gurpreet Singh writes from Vancouver
THE electoral system and the current assembly
polls in India have once again exposed the
impotency of the country’s political leadership.
A series of incidents have revealed to what
extent the Indian leaders can go to appease
religious extremists and regressive forces.
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My struggles against racial discrimination and
racist conspiracy
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Sawraj Singh
 MY family and I have become victims of racial
discrimination and racist conspiracy because we
were vocal minorities, and our views came in
direct conflict with the prevailing dominant
American and western thinking at this time.
To me, it appears that America and the other
western capitalist countries are thinking of
starting a new world war to preserve the status
quo in the world and that is to preserve the
American hegemony and the western domination and
to maintain the present unipolar world order based
upon these.
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Gandhi and the path of Ahimsa
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Vinod Anand
THE concept of Ahimsa occupies a central position
in Gandhi’s thoughts. It would not be correct to
say that the inspiration behind the idea of Ahimsa
came from Mahatma Gandhi solely, from the
spiritual traditional in India, or from any
unified religious tradition for that matter. The
idea is to be found in the teachings of Buddha,
Mahavira and Jesus Christ. More
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Swami Agnivesh urges NRIs to follow Gadar ideals
and return to India
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Gurpreet Singh writes from Vancouver
 CIVIL society leader, Swami Agnivesh has a piece
of advice for the Non Resident Indians. He wants
them to return to their home country and fight
against religious fundamentalism and other social
ills.
In an interview with SAP, Agnivesh said that the
NRIs should follow the ideals of the Gadar Party
that was formed in 1913 in USA by the
revolutionary Indian immigrants.
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| LAW & JUSTICE |
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Law during and after election
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Joginder Singh Toor
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election has wheels within wheels. The fight
continues in courts after the same finishes in the
field. Now that the election in the States of
Punjab and Uttrakhand are over, the second round
is likely to start, to claim redressal of
grievances caused by misconduct, violation of
rules and corrupt practices prohibited under the
Representation of Peoples Act 1951 to ameliorate
prestige and ego. More
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| BOOKS & BEYOND |
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Padma Shri for Punjabi poet Surjit Patar
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SAP Bureau
RENOWNED Punjabi poet Surjit Patar has been
selected for Padma Shri award this year.
Ludhiana-based Patar retired as professor of
Punjabi from Punjab Agricultural University,
Ludhiana. He started writing poetry in the
mid-Sixties while his major writing began in the
1970s. More
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Kartar Singh Duggal passes away
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SAP Bureau
WHILE India was celebrating its 63rd Republic Day,
Punjabi language lost one of its most committed
soldiers in the death of prominent Punjabi writer
Kartar Singh Duggal. He died at Delhi’s All India
Institute of Medical Sciences due to old age
related illness. He was 94. Duggal was born on
March 1, 1917 in Dhamial village of Rawalpindi,
Pakistan and was brought up there itself. More
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Demanding justice for Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims
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Civil society activists have drafted a petition
to demand that the government of India rectify its
figures on Bhopal Gas disaster related deaths and
injuries
 Dear Friends,
PLEASE sign and forward the below petition
demanding the Central Government to rectify its
figures on disaster-related deaths and injuries in
its petition filed in the Supreme Court of India
so that rightful compensation from Union Carbide
and Dow Chemical Company. More
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