Toronto: V 5 Passionz` organized Holi Milan`, to celebrate the Indian Festival of Colours on Sunday, March 24 in Mississauga. Around 400 people attended the fun- filled cultural event and celebrated Holi in traditional styel. Holi Milan is an event that caters to the entire family – kids, teenagers, middle aged and seniors and includes, [...]
Brampton: Conservative MP Bal Gosal welcomed the new federal budget and its continued focus on job creation, economic growth, and long-term prosperity as good news for Bramalea-Gore-Malton. The Plan, which will see Canada return to balanced budgets in 2015, keeps federal taxes at their lowest level in 50 years. “While Canada has the best job [...]
Bharatiya Seniors Parivar, the newly formed senior’s wing of Bharat Mata Mandir, Brampton, hosted its first annual charity dinner on Sunday 10th February 2013 at Grand Empire Banquet & Convention Centre. The event was attended by nearly 500 guests, who were treated to an exhilarating evening of music and dance performances by some of the [...]
Toronto: Indo-Canadian Unity in Diversity was the theme of Panorama India-organized celebrations of India’s 64th Republic Day on Sunday at the Pearson Convention Center in Brampton on Sunday January 27. The ceremonies began, with Jake Dheer introducing the guests to the audience and former Idol Contest Winners – Ferzana Bohra (2010), Subash Gandhi (2012 seniors) and Anusha Shivalingam (2010) singing patriotic songs. This was followed by `Veena Symphony’ from [...]
Mississauga: Over 450 guests including lawyers, judges and members of Provincial Parliament attended the Canadian Association of South Asian Lawyers (CASAL) annual gala on April 20, 2011 at Versailles Convention Centre in Mississauga. The chief guest of the evening and keynote speaker was Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario. On the occasion, CASAL honoured two South [...]
Mississauga: At a joint meeting between the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs, held at the Radisson Hotel in Mississauga, Jason Kenney, Canada’s Minister for Immigration, emphasized that the overhaul of the immigration system proposed in the 2012 federal budget is aimed at ushering in the immigration system that [...]
Vaughan: Humanity First – a Canadian humanitarian relief organization held a very successful awareness event and fundraising dinner on March 29 at Woodbine Banquet Hall, to support the expansion of its local projects including Feed a Family, Seniors First and Vocational Training. The event was attended by over 700 donors and supporters of Humanity First. [...]
Toronto: Dr. Asha Seth’s recent appointment to Canada’s Senate was celebrated by group of friends, family and well-wishers at the CNIB Centre. Prominent attendees included Senator Consiglio Di Nino, and Senator Vim Kochchar and CNIB President John M. Rafferty. Photos by Bashir Nasir
Toronto: A frank assessment of Pakistan’s political, geographical and social life by a non South Asian can become a point of heated discussion but in the hands of a savvy and seasoned retired diplomat it turned into a progressive and open forum to provoke critical and constructive thought process. Canada Pakistan Business Council [...]
Rajasthan Association of North America, RANA (Canada) in association with Vishva Hindi Sansthan, Canada organized Holi Milan Celebration on March 11 at the Sant Gyaneshvar Temple (Bharat Mata Temple), Gore Road, Brampton. The Holi Milan was enjoyed by more than 200 members and guests of both the organizations present at the celebration. Deepak Obhrai, [...]
