Rachna Singh SURREY community activist Rachna Singh is putting her name forward for the BC NDP nomination in Surrey-Green Timbers after the surprise announcement last week that long-time MLA Sue Hammell is retiring. “I am honoured and humbled by the outpouring of support and encouragement from grassroots New Democrats who’ve asked me to run for the nomination,” said Singh. “I …

THE 26 newest members of the Vancouver Police Department, Recruit Class 153, who were sworn in on Thursday, included four South Asians – three Punjabis and one Tamil: Gary Athwal, Mandy Grewal, Gurpal Mann, and Kevin Regie Gnanaseelan, who becomes the department’s only Sri Lankan-Tamil police officer.  GARY Atrhwal was born in Vancouver and raised in North Delta, B.C.. He attended …

GURDEEP Pandher says he’s “citizen of the universe, born in village Siahar (Punjab), lives in Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada)” on his Facebook – and he has just got that universal recognition with his video teaching Whitehorse Mayor Dan Curtis how to wear a turban and then dance the Punjabi traditional dance, the Bhangra, in the city council chambers. The seven-minute video has …

 Outgoing US President Barack Obama bid farewell to Americans in an emotional speech here on Tuesday night with the same message of hope and optimism that brought him into the White House eight years ago. From his adopted hometown of Chicago, the city where he found purpose in public life, the 44th President of the US called on the country …

ON Monday (January 9) at 5:30 am, the Abbotsford Police were called to the 2900-block of Flagman Place for a report of shots fired at a residence. A man had come out of his home and was walking toward his truck when he heard the sound of a vehicle’s engine nearby.  Suddenly a male dressed in dark clothing advanced upon …

Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s popularity has diminished not a whit even after he quit the limited overs captaincy. A devoted fan on Tuesday breached security and ran into the Brabourne Stadium ground here to touch the iconic wicketkeeper-batsman’s feet during a warm-up match against England. As Dhoni officiated in his farewell warm-up match as skipper of India …

New Delhi, Jan 10 : She broke the monotony of Indian actors playing blink-and-you’ll-miss appearances in Hollywood by grabbing the lead role in American show “Quantico”. With a lot of appreciation — and awards — for her role, actress Priyanka Chopra says what worked for her in Bollywood also works for her in Hollywood. “I think the same thing that …

                BY RATTAN MALL   THE Indo-Canadian Voice’s website www.voiceonline.com is the most popular South Asian website in Canada because of its reliability, the quality of its content and its swift response to news that matters. Indeed, it attracts a lot of mainstream readership as views on our stories, especially those on crime, indicate. (You can …

Photos: Twitter THE New York Police Department on Wednesday announced that it would allow Sikh officers to wear beards and blue turbans. Before this policy change, Sikh officers were only allowed to wear a “patka” beneath their official police cap. This decision is bound to have a tremendous effect on the policies of police departments across the U.S. Only about …

BC Assessment will issue regional news releases on Tuesday, January 3 with highlights of 2017 property assessment changes in local communities. All news releases, as well as statistics and general information about the 2017 assessments, will be posted on bcassessment.ca on January 3 and can be accessed by selecting the Property Information & Trends tab at the top of the …