www.theasianstar.com Vol 17 - Issue 31
Saturday, September 1, 2018
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South Asian journalist beaten up for posting unfavourable video of politician Calgary police say they are investigating an alleged attack on a journalist outside a music event. Calgary Forest Lawn MP Deepak Obhrai held a news conference Monday about the incident, which police say
occurred Aug. 19 during an outdoor Punjabi concert. Obhrai alleges the attack was linked to a social media post that was critical of an aspiring candidate in a UCP nomination race. Continued on page 6
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BC’s newest high school opens in Surrey
Ravish Malhotra, Astronaut See story on page 8
B.C.’s newest high school, the $55-million Salish Secondary in Surrey’s Clayton Heights, is set to open its doors for the first time to students next week and it’s state of the art. Stepping through the front doors, the first thing visitors notice is the bright wide-open space. Principal Sheila Hammond says she feels light can have a calming effect. “When
[students] come in, they just calm right down‌ because of the natural light,â€? said Hammond. She adds there will only be two school bells a day because bells can create anxiety. “We’ll have a welcome bell in the morning and a lunch bell and that’s it.â€? There is also a rooftop deck where yoga classes will
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Surrey Mayoral candidate and Councillor Tom Gill speaking at South Asian Business Association (SABA) luncheon attended by business owners and members on Thursday in Surrey.
India faces lynch mob crisis as angry youth attack minorities The two young men at the leadership camp were soft-spoken yet assured, from well-off families, wearing aviator sunglasses and flipflops. The right-wing activists say they have beaten men they suspected of violating core Hindu beliefs and threatened interfaith couples because they fear Muslims are stealing their women. They say they’re ready to kill for their faith if necessary. “Even if a life is lost, we don’t care,� said Ram Kumar, 23. It’s been a summer of rage in India. Continued on page 6
21-yrs jail for South Asian man who murdered Abbotsford mom in staged hit and run An Abbotsford man has been handed a 21 year prison sentence for his role in an elaborate and violent murder-for-hire plot after he admitted to driving a pickup truck into Kulwinder Kaur Gill (pictured) on Townshipline Road in Abbotsford in April, 2009. Gurpreet Singh Atwal, 32, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in May of 2018.
On Monday the judge ruled five years and two months will be taken off his sentence as credit for the time he has already spent in custody. Atwal hit the 42 year old mother of two so hard with the vehicle that she was sent flying about 30 metres into a ditch. Atwal’s hands trembled and his voice shook as he read a brief apology Continued on page 7
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