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Shiraz Restaurant Implements In-House Delivery Service Amidst Coronavirus Scrutiny
Shiraz Las Vegas has implemented an in-house delivery service due to the concerns surrounding the Coronavirus to better serve and accommodate their loyal guests and customer clientele. With recent reports of a second presumptive positive case in Clark County, Executive Chef Jainine Jaffer decided it was time to adapt for her customer’s sake, and are taking preemptive measures to provide their Halal-Indian and Mediterranean signature offerings straight from their kitchen to doorstep. “In light of the recent concerns about the Coronavirus and hesitancy to eat out, we are quickly adaptingRead More
EKAL Vidyalaya Annual Evening of Entertainment and Fund Raising. CANCELLED
With the concern for the safety and well-being of the community due to the ongoing issues with COVID-19, the Las Vegas EKAL Board has decided to CANCEL the upcoming EKAL fundraiser event. The Las Vegas Chapter of Ekal Vidyalaya invites everyone to its 10th annual fundraising & musical evening with a performance by entertainers from India, on Friday, April 3rd, 2020 at the Windmill Library, 7060 West Windmill Lane, Las Vegas. Dinner starts at 6:00 pm, followed by an entertainment around 7:15 pm. This year, the theme for the evening entertainment isRead More
Keshav Chander, M.D. on Coronavirus
Why we panic? The worldwide spread of Coronavirus brings back the memories of past pandemics. The Black Death killed 30-60% of Europe’s population in the 14th century. The Flu pandemic in 1918 is estimated to have killed 50 million people. Some recent pandemics include HIV and Swine Flu. Common factor impacting previous pandemics? IGNORANCE. In certain cases, it was not known what caused the disease or how it was spread. Other cases, it was social ignorance/bias as in HIV pandemic. In case of coronavirus we have a pretty good idea aboutRead More
HOLI “Nahi” Hai – Friends of India Postpones Holi Picnic
With Coronavirus, COVID-19, spreading like a wildfire in a dry forest, the executive committee of Friends of India has voted to postpone the Holi Picnic scheduled on Saturday, March 21st. No decision has been made on when, where and whether if the Holi will be celebrated this year. In an official communique, Mahendra Mehta, President of the Friends of India has informed the membership and this publication of the postponement. Below is the detail message from the Executive Committee, Friends of India. The friends of India annual Holi festival isRead More
Retired Las Vegas Banker Gopal Ramanan Publishes Radha’s Revenge
Longtime Las Vegas resident Gopal Ramanan is pleased to announce the publication of his book Radha’s Revenge & Other Stories. The newly published book is a collection of stories from Gopal’s real-life experiences impacting the society. Some of the stories in the book focus on children in India trying to advance their own future, the future of their families and how they try to overcome the vicious circle of poverty. The story on Shoeshine Boy was based on an article Gopal read on the life of young poor boys in DelhiRead More
Shivom Malhotra Accused of Sexual Assault
As per the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Las Vegas resident Shivom Malhotra is charged with a sexual assault in 2018 during the night out partying in a local night club. As per the Linkedin profile, Shivom Malhotra is currently working as a Manager, Supply Chain and Maintenance Business Systems at the Barrick Gold Corporation. Shivom Malhotra was booked at the Clark County Detention Center on both sex assault and attempted sex assault charges, according to police records. A woman told police she was visiting family in Las Vegas in May 2018Read More
Holi Picnic by Friends of India
Spring is here and so are the much-awaited colorful HOLI celebrations by the local Indian community. Holi gives an opportunity to members of the community to immerse into festivities with socializing, renewed friendships, along with an explosion of celebratory & vibrant dry colors, and plenty of freshly prepared delicious Indian food. Once again, the local club Friends of India invites the community, irrespective of religion, creed, national identity or for that matter any other political correctness label, to come and celebrate the colorful HOLI picnic with friends and family underRead More
Who am I – a Hindu, a Jain, a Sikh, a Muslim or what, you decide? – Guest Author Sulekh Jain, Ph.D.
When we are born, we all have our unique physical identity (Physique, facial and body features, and color of the skin, etc.) but none of us are born with a religion. There is no DNA for religion. Your family, looks and physique are from DNA but not religion. As we grow up, we acquire our beliefs, faith and religious identity from parents and the environment around us. Later on, in addition to one’s given name (by the parents), caste, religion, ethnicity, various kinds of titles (thru education and skills such as Ph.D.,Read More
Akanksha Gupta Joins United Way of Southern Nevada Board
United Way of Southern Nevada is pleased to announce the election of Akanksha Gupta, Scientific Games Global Immigration Counsel to serve on the Board of Directors of United Way of Southern Nevada. Akanksha Gupta serves as a Global Immigration Counsel for Scientific Games Corporation. She has over 10 years of experience in managing global immigration programs for multinational technology companies and practicing corporate immigration law. She has managed outside counsel and oversees in-house preparation of filings for U.S. visas, work permits for Canada, Australia, U.K., EU, and complex permanent residency petitions. AkankshaRead More
Jainine Jaffer, Executive Chef of Shiraz Restaurant Honored with the Best Female Chef
On Sunday, February 23, 2020, Las Vegas rolled out the red carpet for the highly anticipated 27th Silver State Awards – Women Awards. The evening event honored Jainine Jaffer, Executive Chef of Shiraz Restaurant with the 2020 Best Female Chef award. Janine is a graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Las Vegas, where she mastered the art of French cuisine and technique along with the ability to refine and expand her current versatile culinary skill set. This ranges from savory to sweet, baking and pastry, mezze/tapas, vegan and vegetarian to fusion, and she is alwaysRead More