A 46-year-old man of Tavua was acquitted by the High Court in Lautoka on January 24 after he was found not guilty by the assessors. The verdict followed a three-day trial. Appearing before Justice Sudharshana De Silva, Praveen Kamal, a panel beater, who was charged with one count of rape, one count of wrongful confinement and one count of abduction…
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Teenager’s death mourned
A young woman who was rushed to hospital after being found at the bottom of a motel swimming pool in Hamilton died on January 27. Eighteen-year-old Deepika Kumar was due in her native Fiji the following day to begin training as a teacher. She was discovered in the Classic Motel’s pool on Ulster Street at 4pm on January 26 by…
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Read MoreMukherjee calls for higher education standards
Educational institutions in India should lift their game and rise up to international standards, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee said. “India needs world class universities. We have not produced a single Nobel Prize winner since Sir C V Raman,” he said, delivering the valedictory address of the 12th Annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Delhi on January 9. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman…
Read MoreDames and Knights lead Honours List
A world-renowned fashion designer and a woman respected for her expertise and success in Governance have been made Dame Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the Government in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. This is the second highest honour in the country. The highest honour, known as the ‘Order of Merit,’ is restricted to 20 living…
Read MoreSamman Award for Fiji Ramakrishna Mission
The Indian Government honoured the Ramakrishna Mission in Fiji with the ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award,’ at the Annual Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in Delhi on January 9, 2014. President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Award to Swami Tadananda, Secretary General of the Mission on the final day of the three-day convention of the Indian Diaspora at Vigyan Bhavan. Impressive credentials A…
Read MoreSFO Chief keen to enhance public confidence
New Zealanders have the right to be protected against dishonest people and fraudsters and the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) will perform its role to fulfil its obligations, Chief Executive and Director Julie Read said. “This Office has set good precedents with excellent team work and I am privileged to have the opportunity to bring fresh perspectives and do our job…
Read MoreSikh leader guilty of election fraud
A leader of the Sikh community has been found guilty of forging election documents in a bid to win a local body election three years ago. Daljit Singh was found guilty in the High Court in Auckland on December 12, 2013 of two charges of dealing with forged documents. He had changed residential addresses to show that people from places…
Read MoreOCI Card a must for ‘Overseas Citizens of India’
Former Indian citizens on ‘Overseas Citizen of India’ (OCI) status must carry their OCI Card while travelling to India to avoid problems at the destination, an official of the Indian High Commission in Wellington said. Head of Chancery and Counsellor Sanjay Verma said that OCI cards are a form of identity which must be presented with the holder’s valid non-Indian…
Read MoreImmigration scam targets Indians
Indian Newslink reader Rachana Piu had sent us the following email prior to Christmas Holidays. I received a call from a person named Ryan Johnson saying that he was calling from Immigration New Zealand (INZ) Customer Service and that I had made an error while filling the immigration form when I visited India in September 2013. He had my correct…
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