HOUSTON: A newly-built Sikh temple in Austin may soon be razed or moved following a Texas appellate-court ruling that it violated zoning laws, resulting in an outcry from members of the community.

VANCOUVER – Surrey-Panorama Liberal MLA Stephanie Cadieux will be taking the plunge for Easter Seals kids this September as she rappels down the side of a 20-storey downtown Vancouver office building.

Former federal Liberal cabinet minister Herb Dhaliwal was looking dapper at the first Golf Tournament for charity held by the Deepak Binning Foundation at the Tsawwassen Golf and Country Club recently.

SURREY – The Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara held a children’s gurmat camp, titled Roots & Wings, from August 2nd to the 6th, got rave reviews from parents and children. The camp concluded on August 6th with a fun filled day.

NEW YORK – An Indian-American candidate for the US House of Representatives has become a victim of a racially charged slur emanating from the rival camp.

The Shere Punjab Soccer club of Vancouver won the over 40 tournament last weekend in Kelowna under the management and guidance of Bhinda Sahota and Lucky Sanghera.

NEW DELHI – Already caught in corruption scandals, the Commonwealth Games faced another controversy with reports claiming that original bid documents of the Delhi event were allegedly tampered with to help Suresh Kalmadi become chairman of the Organising Committee (OC).

CHICAGO – An Indo-American cardiologist has been sentenced to five years in prison for defrauding the US government’s Medicare scheme and other public and private health care insurance programs of a whopping $13 million through false medical claims.

LONDON – An Indo-British convict, on day release from jail, ran a thriving brothel that netted him thousands of pounds, as the prison staff failed to verify where he spent his time during the day.
Rashpal Singh, serving a six-year term for aggravated burglary, had served less than two years when he was granted day release [...]

LONDON – A fourth man has been charged with the murder of an Indian-origin woman, whose hand was cut off and who was left dying in a London suburban street.