22nd November 2024 – On Wednesday, Brampton City Council unanimously passed a new By-law to protect places of worship against nuisance demonstrations. Though, this by-law has received the usual fanfare from the mainstream media and city council patted its own back, it is far from bringing the desired results. Firstly, the ambiguous definition of ‘nuisance […]
15th November 2024 – Peel Regional Police issued an arrest warrant for Jaspal Singh Thiara in a Music and Sporting Ticket Event Fraud investigation. Police reported that from February to October 2024, a comprehensive investigation was conducted after a series of fraud reports were received which alleged that a suspect has fraudulently sold concert and […]
Opinion piece by Gaurav Sharma 8th November 2024 – Like the past few years, this November was to be a month of celebrating Hindu Heritage Month across Canada. In the past few years, the month of November did bring joy, happiness and an opportunity to celebrate the rich culture and heritage of arguably the world’s […]
7th November 2024 – In a series of questions raised by Hindu Forum Canada (HFC), the premier Hindu advocacy group in Canada has questioned the way the recent violence in Brampton was mishandled. Earlier today, HFC wrote on X about the alleged video of the Hindu Sabha priest which was deemed as inciting violence. The […]
7th November 2024 – A strong reaction has come from BAPS Toronto and Hindu Federation after the recent attack on the Hindu Sabha temple on Sunday, 3rd November 2024. In a strongly worded letter, the Hindu Federation wrote that “the recent unprovoked attacks on Hindu temples in Brampton and Surrey, allegedly by Canadian Khalistani extremists, […]
6th November 2024 – Indian Consulate in Toronto has informed that it has canceled some of the upcoming consular camps due to security reasons. In a tweet, it said that “In view of the security agencies conveying their inability to provide minimum security protection to the community camp organizers, Consulate has decided to cancel some […]
2nd November 2024 – Investigators of Peel Regional Police have arrested two more individuals in a shooting homicide investigation. On 30th August 2024, police responded to a residential address on Milestone Drive in Brampton where they located an adult male deceased in a vehicle who had been shot. The family of the victim has requested […]
29th October 2024 – Peel Police has made progress in a historical sexual assault investigation. The Special Victims Unit has charged two men from Brampton in the case. A 59-year-old man named Gursharan Singh Sidhu was arrested on 23rd September 2024 and was charged with: Gang sexual assault Sexual assault Attempt to commit an Indictable […]
28th October 2024 – Between July and September 2024, officers from the Specialized Enforcement Bureau conducted Project Sledgehammer, an investigation targeting a group suspected of drug trafficking in the Region of Peel and across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In September 2024, investigators with the assistance of the Peel Regional Police, Waterloo Regional Police, York […]
24th August 2023 – Peel Regional Police has arrested and charged one 34-year-old driving instructor in a sexual assault investigation. Allegedly, 17-year-old victim was taking driving lessons which she was sexually assaulted by the accused. On August 19, 2023, police arrested Muhammad Farooq, resident of Mississauga and charged him with the below offences. Sexual Assault […]