A Diamond for Khalsa College, Ba Khalsa College, Ba, Fiji was established in 1959 by an enterprising group of Sikhs who saw education as a means to bringing success to their children and future generations. We honour those stalwarts and teachers particularly Jogindar Singh Kanwal, the first substantive Principal whose dedication and hard work brought such lasting success to…
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Watch the maiden video in this story Venkat Raman Auckland, October 24, 2019 A team of six youngsters is promoting New Zealand and its pristine beauty as a mission, focusing initially on the Tamil Diaspora worldwide. Dineshkumar Ravi, an employee in a Hamilton based engineering firm, has created a music video that captures in part the natural splendour of New…
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Wellington, October 24, 2019 As the interminable saga surrounding the Wellington Mayoralty election result drags on, some are already blaming the uncertainty on the fact that the election was carried out under proportional representation – in this case, the Single Transferable Vote system Wellington has used for several recent elections. Had this been a First Past the Post election, they…
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Supplied Content Wellington, October 24, 2019 Husband and wife, Paramjeet Singh Parihar and Kuldip Kaur Parihar, who owned two Super Liquor stores in Hamilton have been ordered by the Employment Court to pay a record $200,000 in penalties for serious employment law breaches. This is in addition to $250,470 they already repaid to six former employees for minimum wage and…
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Supplied Content Wellington, October 24, 2019 The Employment Relations Authority (ERA) has ordered the Noori family and their business, Indian Heaven Ltd, to pay $118,799 in penalties for employment law breaches. Earlier this year, husband and wife Sayed and Najima Noori and their daughter Fatima Noori were ordered to pay $41,688 in minimum wage and holiday pay arrears to seven…
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Brian Henry and Arifa Fiqria October 24, 2019 Of New Zealand’s population of 4.79 million people, 1.1% are Muslims, according to the World Population Review 2019 website. New Zealand is working hard to accommodate the needs of its Muslim community, ranging from places of worship to Halal food. It currently has 57 Islamic Centers, 17 Halal bakeries/cafes, 58 Halal meat/grocery…
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