Panjab marriages and exodus

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5 hours ago, dallysingh101 said:

Did you watch it? 

I haven't watched it yet. 

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4 hours ago, MisterrSingh said:

Cringy bhainchods. A guaranteed way to push away any Sikhs who aren't into this crass, low-IQ tatti. Who wants to identify with a community where this is the extent to which creativity is expressed? 

[dallysingh101]

4 hours ago, MisterrSingh said:

Cringy bhainchods. A guaranteed way to push away any Sikhs who aren't into this crass, low-IQ tatti. Who wants to identify with a community where this is the extent to which creativity is expressed? 

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UBCO homicide victim a new resident to Canada

Harmandeep Kaur is being named as the victim from Saturday’s attack

Harmandeep Kaur is being named as the homicide victim of Saturday’s attack at UBC Okanagan.

Paramjit Singh Patara, vice-president of the Okanagan Sikh Temple, confirmed the 24-year-old woman’s name, saying she moved to Canada six years ago from India.

Kuljit Pabla is a family member of Kaur’s and resides in West Kelowna. “We are devastated,” he said.

“We just can’t comprehend why it happened,” said Pabla. “It just seems so senseless.”

“She came to Canada, trying to progress her life.”

She made the decision to move to Canada after discussions with her family. Pabla explained that her family chose Canada because they consider Canada a safe place. “Usually it is,” said Pabla.

She initially went to school in the Lower Mainland, but to improve her chances of being granted permanent residency she decided to start working. Pabla said that she was a hard worker and worked many jobs, including being a supervisor at a Five Guys restaurant.

“She worked many jobs to fast-track her permanent residency,” said Pabla.

Kaur had been granted her permanent residency just three weeks prior to the devastating attack. Pabla said she and her family were elated.

Most recently, she had been working for Paladin security as an officer at UBCO, hoping to one day attend school there, said Pabla.

“Her goal was to continue (her) education as she saved up money, with support from the family,” he said.

She would tell Pabla and his wife “I want to be like them,” when she saw the kids studying at the university while she worked security. “She wanted to be there as a student,” said Pabla.

A tribute to Harmandeep Kaur is displayed on the UBCO campus. (Jordy Cunningham/Capital News)

She was attacked early in the morning on Sat. Feb. 26 after working an overnight shift on campus.

Kelowna RCMP announced Monday that Kaur had succumbed to her injuries and that officers were investigating her death as a homicide.

The attacker was identified shortly after the incident and was apprehended under the Mental Health Act. His identity has not been released and he remains in hospital and faces possible murder charges.

A press release from Kelowna RCMP indicated that the suspect was an employee of the university at the time of the attack.

Lesley Cormack, deputy vice-chancellor and principal at UBCO, issued a statement regarding the attack stating the campus is working with RCMP to provide any assistance required in the investigation.

“All of our security personnel are deeply valued members of our campus community. They work tirelessly every day to keep our students, faculty and staff safe and to be a welcoming, friendly and reassuring face when help is needed,” she said.

Patara explained that Kaur’s family is currently travelling from India to Canada and added that the temple has offered to pay for the funeral and expenses.

Kaur also has family in Squamish, the lower mainland and the U.S.

“No one deserved this, but she definitely didn’t deserve this,” said Pabla.

During Monday’s Kelowna City Council meeting Kara Triance, Kelowna RCMP superintendent stated that three of four homicides in the city last year involved a mental health component.

RCMP calls for service involving mental health-related issues were up slightly in 2021, at 3,105, compared with 2,899 in 2020. Triance said there is a need to respond to multiple different areas, such as the need for care while incarcerated, the need for mental health and substance use support and dealing with mental health calls in general.

https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/news/ubco-homicide-victim-new-resident-to-canada/

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Suicides Have Spiked Among Canada’s International Students

February 12, 2022

 

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, international students are being pushed to the point where mounting pressures have led to an escalation of deaths by suicide, not only in Brampton, but all over Canada.

According to a National College Health Assessment survey (Fall 2021), 14% of students surveyed have you told someone that you were going to commit suicide, or that they might do it? From the survey, 2.7% actually did attempt suicide in the past 12 months.

Some families in South Asia save for decades in order to have one of their children come to Canada and acquire a post-secondary education. However, once these international students arrive in Brampton (and Canada), they experience many challenges settling and adopting to their new environment. The challenges include financially pressures (primarily for housing and food security), mental health (depression and stress) and language barriers.

 

International students are more vulnerable to mental health issues in this COVID-19 pandemic, given that they are further isolated from potential support systems.

“The rise in suicides is very concerning,” says Harkirat Singh, Brampton Councillor for Wards 9 & 10. “I’ve personally gone to many funerals myself for international students, who unfortunately have taken their own life. There is a dire need for more support for these students.”

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“We have seen a recent spike in suicides by international students in Canada, especially Punjabis/South Asians. Besides that, the number of heart attacks is also on the rise. For years, students suffered from mental health issues, but with covid-19 the situation became worse,” confirms Jaspreet Singh from the International Sikh Student Association.

However, mental health issues are not the only cause of problems. There are many other factors that contribute to mental health problems as well.

Singh states, “Including unfair behavior by colleges/professors, fraudulent employers or job agencies, as well as immigration lawyers/counselors that bait the job market and charge thousands of dollars just to find a job in restaurants.”

There are a lot of international students from South Asia in Canada, but there is a gap in resources.

“It’s not a communication gap, but a gap in culture,” says Singh.

https://bramptonist.com/suicides-have-spiked-among-canadas-international-students/#:~:text=They advise that International student,is also on the rise.

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On 2/3/2022 at 10:05 AM, proudkaur21 said:

Our people are totally a gone case. So greedy. Literally I feel ashamed now.

 

On 2/15/2022 at 7:43 AM, proudkaur21 said:

Why do parents just send their daughters like this to any random country?

It's sad how many young international Sikh/Panjabi students die, get attacked or are caught in wrong things. Many leave for a better life but face awful loneliness and struggle to settle.  

International Student Crisis: Funeral home sending alarming number of bodies back to India

International students are being exploited in Peel and they’re dying, say advocates

2 girls from Punjab die in Canada mishap

Moga youth murdered in Canada in suspected hate crime

Suicides Have Spiked Among Canada’s International Students

UBCO homicide victim new resident to Canada (Harmandeep Kaur)

Tarn Taran youth murdered in UK (his family had pledged 2 acres of agricultural land for arranging cash to settle him abroad)

Student attacked for speaking Punjabi in Winnipeg park and his car destroyed by a group of teens

22 year old Gurjit Pal Singh shot dead in Texas

Indian student (Harmanjot Singh Bhattal ) shot dead by uncle in Canada

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, 5aaban said:

 

It's sad how many young international Sikh/Panjabi students die, get attacked or are caught in wrong things. Many leave for a better life but face awful loneliness and struggle to settle.  

International Student Crisis: Funeral home sending alarming number of bodies back to India

International students are being exploited in Peel and they’re dying, say advocates

2 girls from Punjab die in Canada mishap

Moga youth murdered in Canada in suspected hate crime

Suicides Have Spiked Among Canada’s International Students

UBCO homicide victim new resident to Canada (Harmandeep Kaur)

Tarn Taran youth murdered in UK (his family had pledged 2 acres of agricultural land for arranging cash to settle him abroad)

Student attacked for speaking Punjabi in Winnipeg park and his car destroyed by a group of teens

22 year old Gurjit Pal Singh shot dead in Texas

Indian student (Harmanjot Singh Bhattal ) shot dead by uncle in Canada

 

 

 

That's what I was saying. Everyday there is news about a punjabi student dying.

[dallysingh101]

17 minutes ago, proudkaur21 said:

That's what I was saying. Everyday there is news about a punjabi student dying.

What, in Canada? We don't hear this stuff in the UK. 

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2 minutes ago, dallysingh101 said:

What, in Canada? We don't hear this stuff in the UK. 

Yes accidents, suicides, murders. Every other day Day some news.

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10 minutes ago, proudkaur21 said:

Yes accidents, suicides, murders. Every other day Day some news.

What do you think are the causal factors for this? Why doesn't it happen in the UK to that extent?