March, 2024

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Wake up Surrey! Enough is Enough

The new grassroots group’s appeal to Surrey community — stop blaming each other for the increasing gang violence and join hands to find solutions By Surbhi Gogia A recent shooting of two young men in their teens left the Surrey community in shock. The shooting was part of serious problem of gang violence, the community has been grappling with, for …

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From freedom fighters to oppressors

  A part of Sikh culture has transformed from promoting social justice to a culture passion ate about violence and greed By Balraj S. Kahlon Battles fought by Sikh Gurus were not against any communalism and orthodoxy but they fought for the betterment of society, to protect people from tyranny and for the upliftment of their souls. Max Arthur Macauliffe …

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Q&A with Ahmed D. Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship

a)Please update us how are things at the US-Canada border with respect to illegal migrants? AH) It is important to note that there is a common misconception when referring to irregular border crossers. When someone crosses the border, it’s an illegal act but once they are on Canadian soil and they claim asylum, the charge of the crossing the border …

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Shawna Narayan: Empowering the future

“How stressful is the university?” “Will I still have time to hang out with friends?” “What are the scholarship available for me? or “How can I prepare for my university interview?” —  if you are all set to enter a higher education institute and all these questions are running through your mind — then help is on the way. Shawna …

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Because Serving Community, Matters

By Sagar Grewal Calgary’s Sagar Grewal was hand chosen by the Prime Minister as one of the of the ten new members of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council. He shares what made his application special out of the thousands of other My parents immigrated from India to Canada before I was born, with the hopes of providing my family with …

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Jaspreet Kalra: India’s own rubber boy

By Surbhi Gogia Jaspreet Singh Kalara, the 18-year-old boy from Ludhiana, Punjab, has got a body that can stretch like a rubber and is flexible beyond any human imagination. When he starts twisting and turning his body parts, it appears as if there are literally no bones inside his structure to obstruct him. Be it rotating his face 180 degree …

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 When Stroke strikes      

The South Asian community is at a higher risk of suffering with stroke. But lack of awareness makes it difficult for people to even detect when the stroke strikes. Read to know what you can do to save your loved ones By Surbhi Gogia Dr. Preet Chahal is an attending Neurologist at the Royal Columbian Hospital and is a part …

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St Louis: The gem of mid-west America

By Surbhi Gogia The city of St. Louis has always grabbed attention for its very successful baseball team of Cardinals. However, this major US port built along the western bank of the Mississippi river is home to a lot more tourist attractions and wonderful expeditions that many are unaware of. For what was supposed to be just a small family …

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Excellence in Action is Karma-Yogah

‘Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam.”       –Bhagavad Gita; Ch. 2; 50   By Suresh Kurl “Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam” refers to the therapeutic and philosophical conversation that took place between Lord Krishna and Arjuna, his cousin, friend and his follower, on Karma-yoga. The background is this conversation is on the succession of the Hasthinapur dynasty, and the question is, “Who has the right …

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The young achievers

Recently out of close to 100 nominations, the Surrey Board of Trade profiled Surrey’s Top 25 under 25 Award Winners. The winners were chosen based upon their business or community achievements, leadership ability, community involvement, professional achievements and uniqueness of their business or community projects. “To hear the winners speak of their journey in the community and entrepreneurial work represents …

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