Goa’s job scarcity and allure of the American dream spur desperate youths to trudge and trek via South America’s donkey route. Once they cross Mexico-US border, they are smuggled to small towns where they then hope to find work as petrol pump operators, gardeners or delivery agents after paying lakhs to unscrupulous agents.For two young…
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann (File photo) CHANDIGARH/JALANDHAR: The choice of Amritsar as arrival point for American planes carrying Indian deportees has become a hot-button political topic in Punjab, triggering a blame game between Congress, AAP, SAD, and BJP.Congress questioned why the deportees were flown specifically to Amritsar, alleging a political motive behind the decision. “Why…
A married couple who spent Rs 80 lakh to reach the US was arrested on arrival and deported. They landed in Amritsar Saturday night on the second US deportation flight and reached their native place at Lalru in Punjab’s Mohali district on Sunday.Gurpreet Singh (30) and Amanpreet Kaur (26) got married a year-and-a-half ago, left…
SGPC arranges turbans for bare-headed Sikh deportees AMRITSAR: Around two dozen Sikhs among the 116 illegal Indian immigrants deported from the US to Amritsar on Saturday were bareheaded, without any turbans or patkas. The turban is one of the articles of faith in Sikhism.A Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) team, with help from the airport…
Third US aircraft lands with 112 migrants AMRITSAR: A third American aircraft ferrying 112 illegal Indian immigrants landed in Punjab’s Amritsar at 10.05pm on Sunday, taking the number of arrivals over the weekend to 228 and the total number of people sent back to India since the start of the current deportation exercise on February…
<p>Ravi from Haryana faced a 220-day distressing journey after paying around Rs 35 lakh to an unauthorized travel agent to reach the US. <br></p> JIND: Ravi, a resident of Haryana’s Jind, faced a 220-day ordeal even after payment of around Rs 35 lakh to an unauthorised travel agent to reach the US. Of this, Rs…
After dairy biz & horse trading, US bet also fails BATHINDA: He tried his hands at a dairy farm but lumpy skin cattle disease put a spanner in his plans. He then got into horse trading but that didn’t run, either. Then 32-year-old Gurpreet Singh Bhangu tried to sneak into the US, only for his…
A batch of 116 illegal immigrants deported from the US arrived in Amritsar PATIALA/KURUKSHETRA: Deportees in the second batch of 116 illegal immigrants brought back to India by a US military aircraft late Saturday were arrested on arrival at Amritsar airport – two from Punjab for alleged murder and another from Haryana on charges of…
The fourth edition of TOI’s Art of India (AOI) opened on a heartening note with Maharashtra’s cultural minister Ashish Shelar announcing the launch of MAHARA – Maharashtra Art Recognition Award – as the state’s commitment to its rich artistic heritage. “Starting this year, MAHARA will honour outstanding contributions in the field of art and craftsmanship,”…
NEW DELHI: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that the announcement of a trade deal with the US has provided a lot of confidence to businesses on both sides and the agreement can help strengthen economic ties by leveraging the competitive strengths of the two countries.“The Prime Minister has brought back with…
