Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Indian Association in Uganda celebrated the milestone of 101 years of its existence in Uganda with a pompous event that was held at the Lugogo Cricket Oval. The event not only celebrated the Association’s 101-year journey but also marked India’s 76th Independence Day, which …
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Muromba whose gun was used by Wabwire has been dismissed from the Police Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Constable Ivan Wabwire acted with his full conscious when shooting an Indian money lender, Uttam Bhandari, last Friday afternoon according to police surgeons. Bhandari was the Director of TFS Financial …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six suspects accused of shooting and killing an Indian businessman have been committed to the High Court. The incident occurred on October 27, 2022, when Eliod Gumizamu, attached to the Nyakabande Refugee Transit Centre, allegedly shot and injured Patel Kuntaj, a 24-year-old Indian national …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A private guard from Accurate Security Company Limited is on the run after allegedly robbing Sh8 million from an Indian businessman he was guarding. The suspect has been identified as Amos Ecidu. He is wanted for robbing Indian businessman, Shintole Nisnant at gunpoint in Makanga village, …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to provide land in Mbarara to prospective Indian Investors who are proposing to set up a factory that uses banana stems to produce liquid fertilizer, thread, cloth, and biogas. The President made the commitment on Friday while meeting the …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Indian national has been found dead in a guest house in Kikuube district. The deceased is 40-year-old Mike Sultan, a resident of Hoima city. His lifeless body was found lying in his room in Kasonga guest house, Kasonga village, Kasonga parish in Kangwali sub-county …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) is hunting for a one Gurjinder Singh for allegedly defrauding manufacturers and distributors of pharmaceuticals in Uganda of more than sh20 billion. Gurjinder, who holds double citizenship, is believed to have fled to India. He has allegedly been procuring …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Indian and Pakistani investors operating in Lira city have been duped by a business company in Oyam district. The four businessmen; Dev Patel of Pramukh millers, Frook Wakas of Farook Agro Uganda Limited, Muhammmad Shahid of Mian Agro Uganda Limited, and Basra Gurcharn of Guru Nanak …
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Roshani Madina Siliban is a Uganda-Indian artist who has been actively practicing painting since 2014 when she graduated with a diploma in Industrial Art and Design from the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Kampala Uganda, writes Nathan Kiwere. Her specialty is painting and textile design. She is likely more …
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By Julius Businge The Uganda government has promised tangible support to the Indian community eying Uganda as their immediate investment destination, Amelia Kyambadde the Trade and industry minister said. Speaking to the Confederation of Indian Industry and the members of the visiting Indian delegation in Kampala on Oct. 16, the …
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