With over 25 supporters in attendance and County Commissioner Tick Segerblom on her side, Radhika Kunnel launched her campaign with overwhelming political energy on December 3rd at the Pancho Restaurant in Downtown Summerlin. County Commissioner Tick Segerblom, a sincere and committed friend of the Indian community, has overwhelmingly endorsed the candidacy of Radhika. Introducing Radhika, Commissioner Segerblom emphasized Radhika’s accomplishment and her commitment to the constituents of Assembly District 2. “With impressive resume, she is a rocket scientist on steroids and going to be a lawyer too, so watch out,”Read More

Hindus are urging Zorestina, an Indianapolis based t-shirt & accessories online company, for immediate withdrawal of some products, which they feel denigrate and trivialize sacred Hindu symbols and concepts. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed of Reno, Nevada, said that it was hurtful for the devotees to see highly revered Hinduism symbols/concepts juxtaposed with obscenity on the merchandise sold by this company.   Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, indicated that it was highly inappropriate and insensitive for a business to push their products which were seemingly disrespecting, ridiculing andRead More

Congresswoman Titus met with leaders of the Sikh Community to deliver a Congressional Record Statement recognizing the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, who is considered the founder of the Sikh Faith. Receiving the statement was Bhai Satpal Singh Khalsa, the Chief Religious and Spiritual Authority of the Sikh Religion for the Western Hemisphere. To celebrate the 550thbirth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the U.S. Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV 1st District) who serves as committee member on Foreign Affairs introduced a Congressional Record at the Proceedings and Debates ofRead More

Amrat Patel, Chairman of the Hindu Temple of Las Vegas is pleased to announce Ram Singh, M.D. has joined the Board of Trustee of the local Hindu Mandir by donating $50,000.  Dr. Ram Singh joins the exclusive club of donors through his contribution and philanthropic service to the growing and prosperous Hindu community in Las Vegas.   The current price, $50,000, to join the Board Trustee is an increase of $25,000 from the initial amount set by the original Board in 2001.  Dr. Ram Singh joining the Board is positive constructive news afterRead More

MGM Resorts International announced award-winning diversity, inclusion and sustainability leader Jyoti Chopra as its Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity and Sustainability Officer. Jyoti will be based in Las Vegas and will report directly to President and COO, Bill Hornbuckle. She will also serve as liaison to the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee of the company’s Board of Directors. “Jyoti joins MGM Resorts at an exciting time, as we embark on a bold new vision for our social impact and sustainability strategy, Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet,” saidRead More

On November 12, 2019, the whole world celebrated the 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji; an apostle of Peace, harmony, coexistence and respect between all religions and human beings. Same day India and Pakistan Governments inaugurated the opening of the Kartapur Sahib Corridor connecting the two holiest Sikh Shrines in India and Pakistan. This has already enabled thousands of devotees to go freely to the Holy places easily. Jainism is one of the oldest and Sikhism the youngest religions of the World.  In terms of population Sikhism is theRead More

Since 2017, Dr. Parvesh Kumar, the vice dean of research at the medical school, says the medical school has been awarded approximately $26.5 million in research grants, remarkable for a new school of medicine. Research by medical school faculty has appeared in peer-reviewed journals ranging from the American Journal of Surgery to Cancer Cytopathology.Research presentations have also been made at conferences around the globe, including an August presentation by Dean John Fildes, a trauma surgeon, at the 48th World Congress of Surgery in Poland. In addition, Dr. Kumar and hisRead More

The habitual swindler Mandeep Singh has defrauded another member of the local Indian community.  After tricking the local members of the Sikh community, including the former priest of the Gurudwara, Mandeep conned another Indian from Seattle who was visiting Las Vegas.   This time the local Indian Anshu Pathak has alleged and filed a lawsuit in the District Court claiming Mandeep has defrauded him of $15,000. As per the complaint, in December 2017 Mandeep met Anshu Pathak at the Sams Club’s (Serene and Eastern location) parking lot and introduced himself with anRead More