Immigration agents’ offices sealed in Chandigarh
February 2nd, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) Offices of 20 agencies who were dealing in the multi-million rupee business of sending people to other countries by procuring work permits were sealed here Thursday ... Read more...
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Lok Bhalai Party merges with Akali Dal in Punjab
November 23rd, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ludhiana, Nov 23 (IANS) Led by its president and former union minister Balwant Singh Ramoowalia, the Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) Wednesday announced its merger with Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali ... Read more...
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Badal asks Ramoowalia to rejoin Akali Dal
November 22nd, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh Nov 22 (IANS) Ahead of the state assembly elections slated for early next year, Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday asked former ... Read more...
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Chandigarh Police arrest two for tourist visa fraud
November 21st, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) In a unique case of forgery and fraud for arranging tourist visas, Chandigarh Police Sunday arrested two immigration agents, including a former paramilitary trooper.The special investigation ... Read more...
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Immigration racket busted in Punjab, 1,200 passports recovered
June 21st, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, June 21 (IANS) Two travel and immigration agents have been arrested in the state's Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar (formerly Nawanshehr) district and 1,219 passports have been seized from them, ... Read more...
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H-1B workers with pending extension pleas can stay: US court
April 15th, 2011 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 15 (IANS) A US court has ruled that workers in the US on H-1B visas, which are coveted by Indian IT professionals, may not be arrested for "overstaying" ... Read more...
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New Canadian act targets ‘Ghost’ immigration agents
December 8th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Dec 8 (IANS) "Ghost" immigration consultants in India, who dupe people desperate to migrate to Canada, will be put out of business with the passing of new legislation by ... Read more...
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Pakistan orders probe into human trafficking to Iran
November 19th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said he has ordered an inquiry into reports that human traffickers are using the country's porous Balochistan border with Iran ... Read more...
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Canada sending dossier on fraud immigration agents to Punjab
September 26th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Sep 26 (IANS) Canada will soon send a dossier on "some of the worst fraudsters'' operating in Punjab to the state government to curb immigration fraud, including fake NRI ... Read more...
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Canada seeks action against travel agents
September 10th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 9 (IANS) Canada Thursday sought the help of Punjab Police to keep a tab on the unscrupulous travel agents, who are duping gullible youths on the pretext of sending them ... Read more...
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Asian women on student visas join sex trade Down Under
September 1st, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sept 1 (ANI): The Australian immigration department has found that young Asian women who come to the country on student visas are instead working in brothels.In its investigation, it found that ... Read more...
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Britain talks tough on abuse of visa rules
August 24th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 24 (IANS) Britain would not allow students, migrants or immigration agents from Punjab to abuse its visa rules, said Minister for Immigration Damian Green Tuesday, stressing that there would ... Read more...
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U.S. Border Patrol officer kills 14-year-old Mexican in Juarez, Mexico
June 9th, 2010 - 3:23 am ICT by BNO News
JUAREZ, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) – A Border Patrol officer allegedly killed a 14-year-old Mexican who was playing in the mud under the international bridge between Juarez, Chihuahua and El Paso, Texas, local ... Read more...
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Canada to act tough against ‘ghost’ immigration agents
June 7th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, June 7 (IANS) "Ghost" immigration consultants, including India-based agents, involved in duping people wishing to immigrate to Canada will face tough action with the introduction of a new legislation in the ... Read more...
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Texas Governor Perry says Arizona’s immigration law is not appropriate for Texas
April 30th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by BNO News
AUSTIN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – Texas Governor Rick Perry on Thursday said that Arizona's immigration law would not be appropriatre for his state, saying the focus must remain on border security.Texas has ... Read more...
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Pennsylvania Governor urges residents to answer 2010 U.S. Census
January 28th, 2010 - 2:34 am ICT by BNO News
HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA (BNO NEWS) – Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell on Wednesday said that it’s essential that every state resident answer the 2010 U.S. Census.To ensure the most accurate count result possible, Governor ... Read more...
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Report says students being recruited in Victoria’s Asian-dominated prostitution racket
January 21st, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan.21 (ANI): A confidential study of Victoria's sex industry has revealed that students are being recruited into the Australian state's Asian-dominated legal and illegal brothels by college staff, immigration agents and ... Read more...
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Government to look into lapse of granting visa to Rana
November 17th, 2009 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) The government Tuesday said it will examine if there was a security lapse in granting Pakistan-born Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suspect Tahawwur Hussain Rana multiple entry visas by the ... Read more...
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Over 60 illegal Punjab migrants stranded in Spanish city
September 20th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), Sep 20 (IANS) Over 60 young men from Punjab are stuck in Melilla, an autonomous Spanish city in north Africa, while attempting to illegally enter Spain, representatives of a social ... Read more...
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Krishna discusses safety and security of Indian students in Australia
August 7th, 2009 - 10:25 pm ICT by ANI
Cairns (Australia), Aug 7 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Friday met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith in Cairns, and discussed issues related to safety and security of Indian ... Read more...
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Indian journalist attacked in Australia, migration agent’s office raided (Second Lead, changing dateline)
July 27th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 27 (IANS) An Indian journalist working undercover to expose migration and education scams in Australia was assaulted over the weekend following which officials Monday raided the office of an agent ... Read more...
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Indian scribe assaulted in Australia (Lead)
July 27th, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, July 27 (IANS) An Indian journalist working undercover to expose migration and education scams in Australia was assaulted over the weekend after being threatened earlier, it was reported Monday.
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Promoting ’safe Australia’, immigration minister heads to India
July 19th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Neena Bhandari
Sydney, July 19 (IANS) Australia sure is going all out to win back the confidence of Indians, specially students, after the spate of attacks on members of the community in ... Read more...
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Canada seeks Punjab government’s help to stop visa fraud
January 15th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Jan 15 (IANS) Canada Thursday sought the cooperation of the Punjab government to curb the menace of fraudulent visas being issued by unscrupulous travel and immigration agents in the state while ... Read more...
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US arrests Interpol-sought paedophile suspect
May 9th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Lyon (France), May 9 (DPA) Within 48 hours of Interpol sending a worldwide alert for a suspected paedophile, a man was arrested by US customs and immigration agents, Interpol said. The suspect, ... Read more...
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Illegal immigration to Britain could lead to 10-year ban
March 28th, 2008 - 6:51 pm ICT by admin
Chandigarh, March 28 (IANS) Illegal immigration to Britain could lead to a 10-year ban by the British government when submitting an application for legal migration later, a senior British official said here ... Read more...
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