Articles tagged under: Canada

Deported Mehsana resident booked for passport tampering

February 05, 2024
Deported Mehsana resident booked for passport tampering

New Delhi: Indira Gandhi International Airport Police has booked a Mehsana resident after he was deported back from Canada, and pages from his passport were found to be torn. The 25-year-old Nirmal Patel from Visnagar in Mehsana was caught at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in the National Capital. It was found that he tore pages from his passport to eliminate evidence of his illegal travel abroad. According to an FIR filed with the IGI police, Patel arrived at the New Delhi air...Read More

Surge in flight fares from Ahmedabad to US, Canada

December 13, 2023
Surge in flight fares from Ahmedabad to US, Canada

Ahmedabad: With the Christmas-New Year holidays and the surge in NRI travel, the flight fares from Ahmedabad to the US and Canada have risen by approximately 30%, resulting in increased travel expenses for students. One-way airfares, which previously ranged from Rs 70,000 to Rs 90,000 per person, have now escalated to as much as Rs 1.7 lakh per person, according to data provided by travel operators. A student from Ahmedabad, who is scheduled to leave for Toronto next week to pursue her postgr...Read More

Canada suspends in-person services in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru consulates

October 20, 2023
Canada suspends in-person services in Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bengaluru consulates

Mumbai: Canada will put pause on all in-person services in its Consulates in Chandigarh, Mumbai and Bengaluru in India. Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly made this announcement today. Amid India-Canada diplomatic tensions, she said India's decision to unilaterally remove diplomatic immunities for all but 21 Canadian diplomats and dependents in Delhi by October 20 will impact the levels of services to citizens in both countries. Melanie Joly said "As of now, I can confirm that India h...Read More

MEA issues advisory for Indian nationals and students in Canada

September 20, 2023
MEA issues advisory for Indian nationals and students in Canada

New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, has issued an advisory for Indian nationals and students in Canada. The advisory emphasizes the importance of exercising extreme caution due to the rising instances of anti-India activities, politically-endorsed hate crimes, and criminal violence in Canada. In recent times, there have been specific threats targeting Indian diplomats and members of the Indian community who oppose the anti-India agenda. Therefore, Indian national...Read More

Mumbai customs pick up Surat youth for ordering weed online from Canada

September 15, 2023
Mumbai customs pick up Surat youth for ordering weed online from Canada

Surat: A team of Mumbai customs officers held a youth from Rustampura in Surat for ordering hybrid weed (Ganja, cannabis, or marijuana) online from Canada. A team from Mumbai's customs department raided Rustampura after receiving information that someone had ordered hybrid weed online from Canada. A 22-year-old man named Fenil Lekhadiya living in Faras Mohalla in Rustampura allegedly ordered the weed. A tussle occurred between the customs officials and the locals in the area after the locals s...Read More

VFS Global Ahmedabad staffers held over unauthorized biometrics for Canada visas

July 18, 2023
VFS Global Ahmedabad staffers held over unauthorized biometrics for Canada visas

Ahmedabad: Three individuals, including two current employees and one former employee of VFS Global Private Limited, have been booked for allegedly forging documents and fraudulently enrolling the biometrics of 28 individuals who were applying for visas to Canada. Vyomesh Thakar, a deputy general manager at VFS Global, filed a complaint with the city crime branch regarding the matter. According to the First Information Report (FIR), Mehul Bharwad, a former employee, along with employees Sohil...Read More

Gujarat youth from Bhavnagar dies in Canada

May 13, 2023
Gujarat youth from Bhavnagar dies in Canada

Bhavnagar: In a tragic incident, a young man hailing from Bhavnagar who had been missing for more than a week in Canada has been found dead in Toronto. The young man, identified as Ayush Rameshbhai Dakhra hails from Sidsar village in Bhavnagar and was studying at York University in Toronto, Canada. Ayush had been reported missing since May 5. However, his body has now been recovered. Ayush Dakhra's father, Rameshbhai Dakhra, is a Deputy Superintendent (DySP) of the Police currently serving...Read More

3 agents booked over death of 4 Indians on US-Canada border

May 04, 2023
3 agents booked over death of 4 Indians on US-Canada border

Mehsana: Over a month after four members of a family from Mehsana district died while trying to cross into the US from Canada, the Mehsana police have lodged an FIR against three agents allegedly involved in the illegal immigration racket, an official said on Thursday. As per the FIR, the three agents allegedly took Rs 60 lakh from the kin of the deceased here and compelled the four victims to take a boat ride to cross the St Lawrence river on the US-Canada border amid turbulent weather, whic...Read More

Four from North Gujarat die while trying to enter America illegally

April 02, 2023
Four from North Gujarat die while trying to enter America illegally

Mahesana: Chaudhary family from Manekpura village of Vijapur taluka in North Gujarat had gone to Canada as tourists. Four of the family died when they were trying to enter America illegally as a boat carrying them capsized. Farmer Pravin Chaudhary (50), his wife Daksha Chaudhary(45), Vidhi Chaudhary(23), and Mit Chaudhary (20) reached Canada around two months ago. They died while trying to illegally cross over to America from Canada. Total of 8 persons died in this boat tragedy. While 4 ...Read More

Surat man duped of Rs 29 lakh while attempting to send money to Canada via Hawala

March 06, 2023
Surat man duped of Rs 29 lakh while attempting to send money to Canada via Hawala

Surat: A gang has allegedly cheated a resident of Surat out of Rs. 29 lakh through an advertisement on Facebook claiming to send money to Canada from India via Hawala at cheaper rates. A complaint has been filed against the gang of 3 to 4 persons at Varachha police station by Alpesh Ravjibhai Ukani (age 39, occupation: diamond business, Shivdhara residency, Vedant Gate, Maharaja Farm house, Mota Varachha). In his complaint, Ukani stated that his maternal uncle, Kalyan Parsotambhai Jesani, set...Read More