Marco Omizzolo: The Italian Activist Punjabi Immigrants Hail as ‘Sent by God’
Omizzolo not only organised the largest ever strike of exploited immigrants in Italy, but rescued one of them from horrific conditions of near slavery. One morning in 2009, young sociology student Marco Omizzolo was driving past the lush green fields of Lazio, Italy, when he noticed a Sikh immigrant lying injured on the road. He […]Read More
Rampant and Unchecked, Punjab’s Fake Travel Agencies Are Fronts of Human Trafficking
With offers of phony jobs in other countries to a population desperate for work, the ‘agencies’ extract lakhs of rupees in exchange for illegal border crossings and near entrapment at the other end. Last November, at the time when Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) usually head home to India for eagerly awaited family reunions, seven Punjabi immigrants […]Read More
April 1, 1983, Forty Years Ago: Voted out
The Meghalaya United Parliamentary Party coalition government, headed by B B Lyngdoh, came to its expected end when the state assembly voted a Congress (I)-sponsored no-confidence motion by 31 votes to 27. The Meghalaya United Parliamentary Party coalition government, headed by B B Lyngdoh, came to its expected end when the state assembly voted a […]Read More
Birdwatch: Black-rumped Flameback’s repeated knocks on dry trees gives a musical experience
The species also called Lesser Goldenback can be identified from its overall golden yellow upper parts with spotting on black throat, shoulders, and folded grimparies, black rump and tail. Black-rumped Flameback also known as Lesser Goldenback is one of the very common resident birds in the Inter-State Chandigarh Region (ISCR). The male and female of […]Read More
What Explains Amritpal Singh’s Mystifying Rise as the New Poster Boy of Radical Sikh Politics?
The 29-year-old is accused by mainstream politicians of creating tensions in Punjab. His followers hail him for addressing ‘festering wounds’. An unknown figure until a few months ago, 29-year-old Amritpal Singh is now being spoken of as the new poster boy of Sikh radical politics in Punjab. Amritpal, who returned to India from Dubai just a […]Read More
Why investors in Punjab are expanding their base to other states
Ahead of the investor’s summit in Punjab, the industrialists in the state looked disgruntled on a slew of issues, including the law and order situation. By Manjeet Sehgal: The Punjab government will be hosting an investor summit on February 23. The step by the AAP-led government is seen against the backdrop of the state’s business […]Read More
Little ‘Badlaav’, High on Propaganda: How Has AAP Govt Fared So Far in Punjab?
Ten months into government in Punjab, chief minister Bhagwant Mann and his team are accused of being remote-controlled by the party bosses in Delhi and being obsessed by ‘Delhi model’ of governance. The Aam Admi Party (AAP) came to power in Punjab after winning an unprecedented 92 out of 117 assembly seats bringing an end […]Read More
Hope of cure lures people to churches
While Punjabis, especially Sikhs, had reined in local deras where self-styled godmen “cured diseases” and helped people in many ways such as getting a better job and spouse, in the last decade, a void was created after the deras were shut. It paved the way for independent churches to “flourish”. However, with the rising economic […]Read More
Indians Abroad: The dentists who never make their patients wait
Dr Navreet Sidhu and Dr Venus Sidhu moved to Canada in 2007 and started practising after clearing their local professional exams in 2013 and 2017, respectively. Meet the dentist couple from Punjab who have made a name for themselves in Canada by dint of sheer hard work. Name: Dr Navreet Sidhu and Dr Venus Sidhu Claim […]Read More
This Karnataka Professor Is On A Mission To Promote Punjabi
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann last November called for a mass movement for putting up signboards prominently in Punjabi along with other languages as a mark of respect to the mother tongue. A 47-year-old professor has been going around Punjab and exhorting shopkeepers and business owners to put up signboards in Punjabi language. The man […]Read More
