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Temple desecrated with pro-Khalistan graffiti in Canada’s Surrey

The incident took place on April 19 at the Shree Lakshmi Narayana Mandir in Surrey, the temple said in a statement.

The incident took place on April 19 at the Shree Lakshmi Narayana Mandir in Surrey, the temple said in a statement. (Representational image)
Published on Apr 22, 2025 04:20 AM IST
ByPress Trust of India, Toronto

Ludhiana youth shot in Canada, ‘gangster’ among four arrested

Canadian official says Yuvraj Goyal had no police record. A pall of gloom has descended on Rishi Nagar in Ludhiana

Yuvraj Goyal
Updated on Jun 10, 2024 07:20 AM IST
ByAnirudh Bhattacharyya/Tarsem Singh Deogan, Toronto/ludhiana

Canadian cops warn 1985 AI bombing suspect’s son of potential threat to life

Warning comes as investigators probe possible Indian government’s links to Ripudaman Singh Malik’s killing in 2022.

A report mentions that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police has issued a “Duty to Warn” letter to Hardeep Singh Malik.
Updated on May 24, 2024 05:28 AM IST

Fourth Indian national linked to Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s murder in Canada arrested

The suspect, identified as 22-year-old Amandeep Singh by the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), divided his time between Brampton in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Surrey and Abbotsford in British Columbia

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with fire chiefs ahead of the anticipated fire season in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on Friday. (REUTERS)
Updated on May 12, 2024 01:04 PM IST

What led to Canada's arrests over killing of Sikh separatist?

The following is a timeline of key events leading up to the arrests in a killing that has frayed relations between Canada and India.

What led to Canada's arrests over killing of Sikh separatist?
Published on May 04, 2024 12:13 AM IST
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Canada supports the rights of citizens to ‘speak out’ even if it ‘irritates’ India: Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made this statement in the context of questions about allegations of Indian interference in Canada’s internal affairs

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right), tours a modular home construction facility before making a housing announcement in Calgary, Alberta, on April 5. (AP)
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 11:15 AM IST

YouTube blocks access to CBC story on Nijjar killing at India’s request

YouTube has blocked access to a report that appeared in Canada’s CBC that focused on the killing of pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey.

A banner with the image of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar is seen at the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple, site of his June 2023 killing, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 20, 2023. (REUTERS)
Updated on Mar 14, 2024 11:00 AM IST

SFJ protests disrupt event attended by Indian envoy to Canada

India’s High Commissioner to Ottawa Sanjay Kumar Verma held a meeting with a local trade board in British Columbia in tense circumstances on Friday evening, as the venue was surrounded by pro-Khalistan elements protesting the event.

India’s High Commissioner Sanjay Kumar Verma speaking at a function organised by the Surrey Board of Trade on Friday evening. (Official Photo)
Published on Mar 02, 2024 11:53 AM IST

Shots fired at house of Hardeep Nijjar's associate Simranjeet Singh in Canada

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed in the town of Surrey in British Columbia on June 18.

Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.(File)
Updated on Feb 02, 2024 12:10 PM IST

Mayors of Brampton, Surrey seek action as extortion attempts targeting Indo-Canadians rise

The mayors of two Canadian towns have expressed their “deep concern” over the increase in “extortion attempts and violent acts, including shootings”

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke addressing a community forum on extortion attempts targeting Indo-Canadian businesses on January 6. (Courtesy Vedic Hindu Cultural Society)
Updated on Jan 17, 2024 12:01 PM IST

Shots fired at house of Lakshmi Narayan temple head’s son in Canada’s Surrey

The temple was in the news when its members last month countered a protest of the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice against the killing of Khalistani figure Hardeep Singh Nijjar on June 18 in Surrey

There have been a series of cases of vandalisation of temples in British Columbia.
Updated on Dec 30, 2023 05:40 AM IST

Shots fired at house of Lakshmi Narayan temple head’s son in Canada’s Surrey

The businessman’s father is the head of a temple that was in the news when its members last month countered a protest of the secessionist group Sikhs for Justice

Khalistani elements earlier this year pasted posters targeting India’s senior-most diplomats on the Surrey temple’s gate and walls. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Dec 29, 2023 04:17 PM IST

Indian consular camps in Surrey go ahead despite heavy protests

Devotees and members of the Indo-Canadian community in the town of Surrey in British Columbia confronted pro-Khalistan elements who had come to protest a consular camp at the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir on Sunday.

Devotees and community members at the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir in Surrey, British Columbia, facing off against pro-Khalistan elements gathered there to protest against a consular camp organised by India’s Consulate in Vancouver at the temple on Sunday.
Published on Nov 27, 2023 12:21 PM IST

Amid diplomatic stand-off, Canada’s PM to take part in virtual G20 leaders’ summit hosted by India today

It is expected to deliberate on the Delhi Declaration that was adopted at the summit and will be the final meeting under India’s presidency of the G20 which is till the end of this month

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a photo opportunity during the Fall Economic Statement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada on Tuesday. (AP)
Updated on Nov 23, 2023 05:16 AM IST

‘Like a broken record’: Canadian MP on fresh Khalistani threat to Hindu temple

The Indian-origin MP urged the authorities to take action against hate crimes targeting Hindu-Canadians.

Khalistani extremist threatening to protest inside Hindu temple.
Published on Nov 21, 2023 07:18 AM IST

Pro-Khalistan convoy rattles Surrey residents

Even as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wished the Hindu community in Canada on Navratri, a convoy of vehicles driven by pro-Khalistan elements, featuring posters of separatist leaders and blaring divisive slogans, passed by the largest temple in the town of Surrey in British Columbia on Sunday evening.

HT Image
Published on Oct 16, 2023 07:09 PM IST

Probe into Nijjar’s killing ‘active and ongoing’, say Canadian police

The killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an “active and ongoing investigation”, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has said

The killing of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar remains an “active and ongoing investigation”, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has said.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 08:06 AM IST
ByPress Trust of India

Share evidence on Nijjar, not accusations, India tells Canada

The officials said one of India’s primary concerns is the safety of Indians and the Indian diaspora in Canada.

PM Modi and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau.(HT File)
Updated on Sep 21, 2023 05:19 AM IST

Who is Pavan Kumar Rai, Indian diplomat expelled by Canada over Nijjar killing?

The Canadian foreign minister's office identified the expelled Indian diplomat as Pavan Kumar Rai, the head of India's foreign intelligence agency in Canada.

A sign outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple is seen after the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. (REUTERS)
Updated on Sep 20, 2023 01:59 AM IST

Trudeau walked into a trap due to vote bank politics, says Amarinder

Senior BJP leader and former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday dismissed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claim of a “potential link” between Indian government agents and the killing of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in June this year

Senior BJP leader and former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday dismissed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s claim of a “potential link” between Indian government agents and the killing of pro-Khalistan terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in June this year.
Published on Sep 20, 2023 12:54 AM IST
ByPress Trust of India

SFJ announces another round of Khalistan referendum

The development comes days after the stand taken on pro-Khalistani activities by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre

SFJ had held another round of the referendum in Surrey on Sunday. (Representative file image)
Published on Sep 14, 2023 11:15 AM IST

Temple in Canada vandalised with anti-India, pro-Khalistan graffiti

The development comes a day prior to the threat from secessionist group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ)’s claim to “lock down” India’s Consulate in Vancouver

The vandalisation occurred at the Shri Mata Bhameshwari Durga temple in Surrey. (Representative file photo)
Updated on Sep 08, 2023 09:12 AM IST

Khalistan Referendum at Canada school cancelled amid concerns over AK-47 poster

The referendum was scheduled for September 10 at the Tamanawis Secondary School in the town of Surrey in British Columbia.

Concerned Indo-Canadians were upset over the referendum and a government school being used for the purpose, (File)
Updated on Sep 04, 2023 08:38 AM IST

Canada police investigate Surrey temple desecration

The temple’s board has decided to hold a meeting on Tuesday evening.

India has also formally raised the vandalisation of the temple with anti-India and pro-Khalistan posters
Updated on Aug 15, 2023 06:13 PM IST

Canada PM says govt takes surge in Khalistani activity ‘extremely seriously’

India has expressed consternation over the secessionist Sikhs for Justice circulating a poster online targeting the senior-most envoys in Canada

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with the media after visiting a public market in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada, on Wednesday. (REUTERS)
Updated on Jul 06, 2023 11:02 PM IST

Hardeep Singh Nijjar’s journey from a plumber to designated terrorist

Hailing from Bharsingh Pura village in Phillaur area of Jalandhar, Nijjar, as per Punjab Police dossiers, had moved to Canada in 1996.

Self-styled Khalistan ideologue Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead in Canada’s Surrey. (HT File)
Updated on Jun 20, 2023 04:43 AM IST
By, Chandigarh

Hardeep Nijjar worked with Avtar Singh: Who was Khalistan Tiger Force chief?

Hardeep Singh Nijjar was shot dead by two youths in the parking lot of a gurdwara in Canada's Surrey.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief.
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 01:27 PM IST
By | Reported by Neeraj Chauhan , Shishir Gupta

Prominent pro-Khalistan figure Hardeep Nijjar shot dead in Canada

Nijjar headed the organisation’s preparations for the so-called Punjab Referendum to be held in the Metro Vancouver region in September this year

Hardeep Nijjar at the Surrey Vaisakhi nagar kirtan in Canada in 2018. (Supplied photo)
Updated on Jun 19, 2023 11:55 AM IST

Punjab-origin crime gang boss jailed for drug smuggling, money laundering

An Indian-origin crime gang boss is serving an eight-year-10-month prison sentence after admitting to drug smuggling and money laundering charges in a British court.

The NCA caught the duo after intercepting their messages to buy and supply Class A drugs and guns on the encrypted communications platform EncroChat. (Representational Photo)
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 10:06 PM IST
ByPress Trust of India, London

Indo-Canadian receives death threats from Khalistani radicals for organising reception to honour Indian envoy

Khalistani radicals have been threatening me that I will suffer the same fate as Ripudaman Singh Malik who was shot dead in Surrey last year, says Maninder Gill

Protesters, some holding pro-Khalistan flags, block the entrance to the venue in Surrey which was to host India’s High Commissioner to Canada last month. (Supplied photo)
Updated on Apr 05, 2023 02:36 PM IST
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