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Primary Elections – Swadeep Nigam and Radhika Kunnel Move to November General Election
The just-concluded mostly mail-in primary elections resulted in two Indian-Americans candidates winning the nominations and are moving on to the general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020. The final announcement of results took longer than normal due to mostly all mail-in election. Swadeep won a non-partisan Regent University System, while Radhika won Democratic nomination for the State Assembly District 2 seat which covers most of the Summerlin Area. Both Swadeep and Radhika ran for an open seat as the incumbents were termed out. Democrat Radhika will be facing RepublicanRead More
Virus forcing legal system to consider overdue changes – Guest Author Attorney Paul Padda
Years from now, I hope we’ll remember this strange time in our history as a turning point where we began to rethink the way we do many things we’ve been doing just because it was how we always did things. As an attorney, I would argue that the legal system is especially ripe for change. For starters, we should be embracing new technologies that not only protect people by promoting social distancing, but also save time, energy and money. We should make better use of technologies, in particular video conferencing,Read More
Hindus welcome proposal of Diwali holiday in Virginia’s Fairfax County Schools
Hindus have welcomed inclusion of Diwali holiday (November four, 2021) in the Draft Calendars 2021-2022 of Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in Virginia. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, urged the Fairfax County School Board to unanimously approve this Diwali holiday, as included in the calendar drafts presented to them, when it takes final action on the calendar on July 23; thus respecting the feelings of Hindu community. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, suggested that all other public-school districts and private-charter-independent schools inRead More
Seven Students Named National Merit Scholarship Corporation Winners
Seven Indian-American high school students are named National Merit Scholarship Corporation winners. College-sponsored Merit Scholarship winners are a part of the distinguished group of about 7,600 high school seniors who will receive National Merit Scholarships for college undergraduate study. All the National Merit Scholarship Corporation winners are graduating from the local public schools. Ajith J. Mathew – Coronado High School. Probable career field: Environmental Engineering. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SCHOLARSHIP Abeerah N. Siddiqui – Ed W. Clark High School. Probable career field: Ophthalmology. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP Ameya A. Singh – Ed W. Clark High School. Probable careerRead More
2020 Primary Elections – Candidate Endorsements
For the past 15 years, this publication has been endorsing candidates for various local, state, and national level political races. This year is no different, vegasdesi is endorsing the candidates below in the primary election. This publication has endorsed all the Indian sub-continent candidates, except for Deepen Kothari for County Commission as no information is available on candidate Kothari. vegasdesi.com election advisory panel members consisting of 3 Democrats, 1 Independent, and 1 Republican, have a wide, diverse political experience & an in-depth knowledge of the local politics. The endorsements below are the resultRead More
Life Management Skills Teleconference by Jeevanvidya Center
Las Vegas resident and Board member of Jeevanvidya Center Ganesh Kadam in conjunction with Jeevanvidya Center invite the community to an online Life Management talk beginning Friday, May 29th. “The Jeevanvidya philosophy has transformed the life of many people through the knowledge of Jeevanvidya”, said Ganesh. This Philosophy is an excellent combination of psychology, parapsychology, and metaphysics and has the potential to help man to achieve both material prosperity as well as psycho-spiritual progress by making concerted efforts under the circumstances as they exist.
Paul Padda Law Announce People’s Recovery Award for Southern Nevadans
In an ongoing commitment to the Southern Nevada community, Paul Padda Law has announced cash to the struggling families. The firm has launched the People’s Recovery Awards program to help locals during the current challenging environment due to COVID-19. The firm will be giving away $1,000 each to two individuals or families weekly through May 28. For the first award, the locals can enter for a chance to win by listening to 97.1 The Point or 92.3 KOMP from Monday through Thursday. The winners will be announced on Fridays. The second $1,000 will beRead More
Directly from the frontlines of COVID pandemic – A three-part diary: Guest Author Bidur Mukherjee, PT
With the current ongoing situation with COVID-19, Physical Therapist Bidur Mukherjee is sharing his real-life experience at the frontlines of managing patient care at the local hospital in Las Vegas. March 20, 2020, Directly from the frontlines (Part 1) I am a healthcare worker in a US hospital directly involved in the care of patients including those with COVID-19 positive. There are hundreds of thousands of workers like me. In the following few passages, let me share some of my experiences with you. Hospitals are never the most pleasant placeRead More
Dirty Dining to Dirty Doctor – KTNV Channel 13 Investigates Dr. Dhaval Shah
Darcy Spears of KTNV Channel 13, known for investigating the local Las Vegas restaurants for her segment on Dirty Dining moves to Dirty Doctor investigating Dr. Dhaval Shah’s medical practice. For the past few years, Dr. Shah has been investigated on numerous occasions by the Board of Medical Examiners and also by the US Department of Labor for unethical business practices. Please go to the link below for the complete story… https://www.ktnv.com/13-investigates/bad-medicine-patients-healthcare-professionals-say-doctor-poses-danger-to-public Disclaimer – By providing links to other sites, vegasdesi.com does not guarantee, approve, or endorse the information orRead More
Las Vegas Sun and Nevada State Education Association Endorse Swadeep Nigam for Regent, University System, District 3
Las Vegas Sun and the Nevada State Education Association are pleased to announce their 2020 primary election endorsement for Swadeep Nigam, Candidate for Regent, University System The Sun editorial noted, “Of the two seats that will be on the ballot, the Sun will offer an endorsement on only one: Nigam in District 3. Nigam is a financial analyst who has served on the Nevada Equal Rights Commission and numerous other boards, including the Las Vegas chapter of the NAACP. He is exactly the kind of person who should be on theRead More