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VOL 24 - ISSUE 11
www.theasianstar.com SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2025
Police investigating Khalistan graffiti at Surrey Hindu temple, Vancouver gurdwara Police in Surrey and Vancouver are investigating after places of worship were targeted with graffiti over the weekend. Vancouver police are looking for witnesses after a Sikh gurdwara was vandalized, while a Hindu temple in Surrey was defaced with spray-paint, organizers say. The Khalsa Diwan Society Gurdwara on Vancouver's Ross Street
Tight race in federal election, but Liberals still in the lead days before voting day: polls
The federal election is only days away and latest polling numbers show a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives nationally, but experts say the Liberals still hold a strong lead. A poll released by Liaison Strategies on Wednesday shows the Liberals leading with 42 per cent, and the Conservatives following closely behind with 39 per cent. The poll saw the Liberals lose one percentage point and the Conservatives gain two percentage points when compared to a Liaison Strategies poll released on Tuesday. The poll surveyed 1,500 Canadians using voice interactive technology, with a margin of error of plus 2.53 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. A Nanos Research poll released on Thursday also shows the Liberals leading with 42 per cent and the Conservatives climbing to 39 per cent. Continued on Page 10...
said the vandalism is part of "an ongoing campaign by extremist forces that seek to instil fear and division within the Canadian Sikh community." Meanwhile, organizers at Surrey's Lakshmi Narayan Mandir believe the vandalism is part of an effort to divide people of different faiths. Vancouver police say suspects spray-painted on the walls outside the Ross Street gurdwara with graffiti written in both English and Punjabi. A statement put out by the society when the vandalism was discovered says the walls were defaced with pro-Khalistan slogans. The pro-Khalistan movement calls for the establishment of an independent Sikh state, called Khalistan, in parts of northern India. Continued on Page 7...
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Vaibhav Suryavanshi, the 14-year-old with stunning IPL debut
Shy schoolboy Vaibhav Suryavanshi is in dreamland at just 14, becoming the youngest player in Indian Premier League history and marking the occasion with an audacious first-ball six. The fearless young left-hander is being touted as a superstar in the making after his instant impact opening the batting for Rajasthan Royals on Saturday, when he scored 34 off 20 balls in Jaipur with three sixes and two fours. Continued on Page 7...
Americans start arriving in Nanaimo to show support for Canada Americans have started descending on Nanaimo in what will be a show of support for Canada. Julie Wilson flew the final leg of her nearly 4,000-kilometre journey to arrive in Nanaimo on Wednesday. “I live in Kalamazoo, Michigan,” said Julie. “First of all, I did not know Vancouver Island was a place.” Julie is among a group of Americans arriving in Nanaimo to visit after an open invitation was posted on social media following
Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty. Continued on Page 10...
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Indian man sentenced for smuggling non-citizens into USA from BC
An Indian man has been sentenced to five months in a United States prison for helping to smuggle eight Indian nationals into the country by illegally crossing the border between British Columbia and Washington state. A statement from the U.S. District Attorney’s office in Seattle says 27-year-old Rajat Rajat was connected to two smuggling incidents at the Peace Arch border crossing in late 2023. Authorities say surveillance video caught five people jumping a fence near the Boundary
Village Apartments in Blaine, Wash., approximately 400 metres east of the Peace Arch crossing, and then running into a white minivan on Nov. 27, 2023. U.S. border officials stopped the van and arrested five citizens of India and a 68-yearold California man who was behind the wheel. Three of the Indian nationals told authorities that Rajat had instructed them on how to cross the border illegally, according to the statement. Continued on Page 10...