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02 Canadian Man Accused Of
SOUTH ASIAN Trial Begins For Indo-

Killing His Wife

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BHOLA DRUG SMUGGLING CASE

Capt.'s Push For Extradition of 10 Punjabi-Canadians

Creates Ripples in Community

SAO NEWS recently.
CHANDIGARH / TORONTO The video was an instant hit and it got
millions of views on you tube. When the
apt. Amrinder Singh's recent push for video was released there was a buzz on
extradition of 10 Punjabi-Canadians, social media and questions were raised
Cwho are accused in drug smuggling in saying that how come a person who is being
Punjab, has created ripples in Canada's chased by Indian authorities so hotly can be
Punjabi community. so bold to go public and boast of social status
All the persons mentioned in the Capt's as a video model for the singer.
list have been living in different cities of Writing letters Punjab Chief Minister
Canada and some of them are very Amarinder Singh on Monday last has urged
prominent faces of the community. Capt's the Union Government of India to take up
new initiative on the issue has brought the with Canada the extradition of 10 persons,
topic to the centre-stage with every one once all of Indian Punjab origin, who declared
again guessing that those persons may face proclaimed offenders in drugs-related cases
the music very soon. in the state and living in that country.
Punjab chief minister's office have In separate letters to Home Minister
written to the Centre Government of India Jalandhar district, Nirankar Singh Dhillon Kahlon. Rajnath Singh and External Affairs
giving the names of many people, such as of village Apra Mandi in Jalandhar, Ranjit Singh Aujla popularly known Dara Minister Sushma Swaraj, Amarinder said
Sarabjit Singh Sandhar, alias Nik, a resident Gursewak Singh Dhillon, Amarjit Singh Muthada has been roaming free despite his the extradition process in the cases had been
of village Balioun in Samrala, who is now Kooner, Lamer Singh Daleh, Pardeep Singh look out notice put up by the Central Bureau pending for up to four years, scuttling the
living in Vancouver, Ranjit Singh Aujla, a Dhaliwal, Amarinder Singh Chheena, of India and he even appeared in a song state government's efforts to bring the
resident of village Muthada Kalan in Parminder Singh Deo and Ranjit Kaur video shoot by a very popular Punjabi singer accused to justice. contd on Page 4
UNDERCOVER INDIAN

A Rising Star Bares Her Soul on Stage

Kumar-Ratta and directed and Brunswick Avenue in Toronto.
dramaturged by the Artistic Director Ankita studied Drama, Theatre and
ofSoulo Theatre, Tracey Erin Smith. Performance Studies at the University
Based on Ankita's experiences and of Toronto, and has been working as an
reflections as a first generation artist and arts educator in Toronto's
Canadian, born in Waterloo and raised theatre scene for several years with
in Brampton, Ontario, on returning to great passion. After finishing her
her ancestral homeland of India for two undergraduate degree, rather than
years, and then journeying back pursuing further studies to become a
Canada, this show is part of new kind of Doctor, Lawyer or Engineer, in the
theatre where the personal and summer of 2014 Ankita set off on a
universal merge on the stage. journey, which turned into a two year
This kind of theatre is what Director stay in India in search of her cultural
Tracey Erin Smith has been introducing and spiritual roots. For two years,
for the past five years here in Toronto, Ankitawent 'undercover' in India,
New York and Tel Aviv. Her recent probing and questioning everything:
productions have been theClergy India's social mores and traditions, its
Project about three of Toronto's chaos and tranquility, its affections and
prominent religious leaders from distances, its past and its future.
diverse faiths sharing their personal joys and struggles as In fact, Ankita calls her show a tribute to Mother India.
members of the clergy, and Newsgirl about the Toronto She says in her promotional material, "Thank you, Mother
boxing legend Savoy Howe. India, for everything that you taught me; I am forever
And now Undercover Indianby Ankita Kumar-Rattain grateful to be yours."
four shows on Nov 4, 5 and 11 at Kula Yoga Annex, 304 contd on Page 4

BY AMRITA KUMAR-RATTA
here is a new solo show in town, a 75-minute
immersive and site specific piece called Undercover
TIndian, written and performed by rising star Ankita