April, 2023
Ravinder Randhawa, 32, Among Fifteen Child Sex Predators Arrested During Undercover Operation
A multi-agency operation targeting online child sex predators led to 15 arrests on April 6-7, 2023. The two-day Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) joint operation included detectives and agents from the ICAC Task Force and FBI’s Child Exploitation Task Force, to include the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Henderson Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, US Air Force Office of Special Investigation, Nevada Attorney General and the North Las Vegas Police Department participated in organizing and conducting the operation out of North Las Vegas. Undercover agents posedRead More
Gujarati Samaj Annual Picnic – Date Changed to Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
Las Vegas Gujarati Samaj invites the local community to their annual spring picnic at Cornerstone Park in Henderson on Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 (originally scheduled for April 22, 2023). Picnic is open to everyone regardless of race, color, religion, gender, language, and/or national/state origin. Members – FREE; Non-Members – $15 per person.
DEMOCRACIES ON TRIALS! Guest Author – Satish Bhatnagar, Ph.D.
Finally, after ten days of political posturing, the curtain fell today. Donald J. Trump, the former President of the United States (45th), has been indicted by a Manhattan County Grand Jury (New York). In the US legal system, a District Attorney of a state can go after a citizen on his/her own accord, provided a Grand Jury votes in his/her favor. Alvin Bragg is the first Black or Afro-American to be elected as the District Attorney (November, 2021). George Soros, a 92-year old New York City billionaire, donated one millionRead More
Chand Raat Celebrations – Wednesday, April 19th, 2023.
Fatima Husain and Unique Indian Boutique invites the community to celebrate Chand Raat with carnival/mela showcasing exotic jewelry, alluring clothing collection, gourmet food, desi music and henna booth on Wednesday, April 19th from 4 PM to 10 PM. The event will be held at Allure Garden Center 1134 S. Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas. There’s NO COST to attend and enjoy the festivities. For further information, please call Fatima at 702-353-1435. Chand Raat is a celebration with family and friends on the eve of Eid ul-Fitr “Festival of Breaking Fast”. It is the night that culminatesRead More
EKAL Annual Fundraiser Raised over $100,000
In a quest to provide education in thousands of underserved villages across India, EKAL has come a long way to set up schools in Indian villages and has educated millions of poverty-stricken children. With chapters across the United States, EKAL national has raised millions of dollars to fund education across rural India. EKAL Las Vegas chapter, under the unassuming leadership of Ms. Girija Vijay, is no different. The annual sold-out fundraiser on Friday, April 7th, was a great success, with the largest crowd in attendance. As guests entered the libraryRead More
Global Charity Foundation’s 1st Annual Golf Tournament – Friday, April 21st, 2023
Global Charity Foundation (GCF), a non-profit led by President Reeta Thukral, announced its 1st Annual Golf Tournament on Friday, April 21, 2023, at the Revere Golf Club in Henderson. President Reeta Thukral has raised the copious amount from generous donors to achieve the GCF mission of educating at-risk youth in Las Vegas, tutoring at-risk and less privileged students from Kindergarten to 8th grade, and treating childhood cancer in rural areas in New Delhi, India. As per their website, GCF provides educational assistance for at-risk and less privileged children through their Nevada StudentRead More
My reflections on Muslim Salutation “Salaam Aaikum” – Guest Author Sulekh Jain, Ph.D.
A few weeks ago, Dr. Zohaib Ahmad who teaches Jainism at Islamia University in Bahawalpur in Pakistan invited me to meet and teach his class of 22 students. As is the custom, I said Jai Jinendra (a Jain Salutation) and then Salaam Aaikum (a Muslim salutation) to all. After the class, I spent quite a bit of my own personal time to understand and reflect on this beautiful Muslim salutation and in doing so, many questions and thoughts popped up in my mind. These are: What is the literal meaning ofRead More
Vaisakhi Akhand Path at Gurdwara Guru Nanak Prakash
Gurudwara Guru Nanak Prakash invites the community to celebrate Vaisakhi with Shri Akhand Path Sahib from Friday, April 14th through Sunday, April 16th, 2023. Rajinder Kaur Grewal and her family have graciously sponsored the 3-day program with langar sewa.
Vasant Utsav by Students of the Nritya Academy of Indian Dances – FREE Concert
Nritya Academy of Indian Dances invites the community for a FREE concert on Sunday, April 16th, at the West Charleston Library, by the talented students of the academy. Students will showcase a kaleidoscope of vibrant Indian dance traditions and cultural heritage. The FREE concert “Vasant Utsav” under the direction of Nritya Academy’s owner and creative director, Ms. Purbasha Banerjee, will showcase multiple Indian dances, from Southern India’s Kathakali to Bharatnatyam. Thirty-five students will be performing numerous dances featuring Baharnatyam, a Bollywood fusion, and folk dances from various regions of India. Ms.Read More
How are deepfakes dangerous? UNR Prof. Paromita Pain Explains
Dr. Paromita Pain, an assistant professor of global media in the Reynolds School of Journalism, explains how one can identify deepfakes. How can someone detect deepfakes? Detecting deepfakes is getting more difficult as the technology that creates deepfakes is getting more sophisticated. In 2018, researchers in the United States demonstrated that deepfake faces didn’t blink like humans do, which was considered a great way to detect if images and videos were fake or not. However, as soon as the study was published, deepfake creators started fixing this, making it evenRead More