Monday, May 16th, 2022
Kabir Singh Kamboj becomes the first Indian-American Turban-Wearing Sikh Police Officer to Join Las Vegas Metro
Indian-American Kabir Singh Kamboj will go in the local history books to be the first police officer with a turban to join Las Vegas Metro. The local Sikh community passionately lobbied Metro to adopt the new policy to accommodate Kamboj so that he can continue to practice his faith while protecting the community. Growing up Kamboj was profoundly enthralled in joining law enforcement to serve the community. It helps Metro to meet the growing commitment for a diverse workforce to serve the changing local demographics. After six months of gruelingRead More
A politically connected testing company, owned by Indian-American Family from Illinois, had contracts across Nevada. Its tests didn’t work.
A ProPublica investigation into the company’s operations in Nevada, including a review of more than 3,000 pages of internal emails obtained through public records requests, shows the Chicago laboratory’s testing was unreliable from the start. ProPublica’s investigation also found that Northshore used political connections, including contracting with the sons of a close friend to the governor Steve Sisolak, to fast-track its state laboratory license application and secure testing agreements with five government entities in the state. Northshore Clinical Labs has been in business for nearly three decades, but its leadershipRead More