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Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners Files Complaint Against Dr. Priya Chib
Dr. Priya Chib was disciplined by the California Medical Board with a public reprimand and was required to complete 20 hours of an educational course aimed at correcting areas of deficient practice of knowledge, and was required to enroll in a medical record keeping course. The educational program/course was in addition to the CME requirements for renewal of licensure. In November 2018, Dr. Chib entered into a stipulated settlement and disciplinary order with the California Medical Board. The public reprimand was issued in connection with the care and treatment of aRead More
Global Charity Foundation Mixer
Global Charity Foundation invites the community for their summer mixer to support the local community education program at THE CAPITAL GRILLE in Fashion Show Mall on the Strip on Wednesday, August 28th. Tickets $35 per person.
Upset Hindus urge Georgia clothing firm to withdraw Lord Ganesh mat & apologize
Upset Hindus are urging Athens (Georgia) based apparel and home goods company Vision Lab for an immediate withdrawal of yoga mat carrying an image of Hindu deity Lord Ganesh; calling it highly inappropriate. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement, said that Lord Ganesh was highly revered in Hinduism and was meant to be worshipped in temples or home shrines and not to sit on or put feet/buttocks/legs on or sweat on. Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or other agenda was not okay asRead More
Landing in Las Vegas – A quest for a new challenge brought Abbas Badani to UNLV
Abbas Badani says the challenge of a new place and a more urban life brought him to UNLV. But considering he spent the last 14 winters in Pennsylvania, there’s a good chance the lack of snow factored in. The new senior director of integrated graphic services has been charged with providing strategic direction and a customer-centric perspective to the formerly named reprographics unit. It’s also known colloquially as the print shop, but Badani says the unit is responsible for so much more than course packs. “We handle anything graphics-related forRead More
Vegasdesi Completes 15 years of Community Service
This week vegasdesi “the fourth estate” celebrates 15 years of community service to the growing and prosperous community. For the past 15 years, Vegasdesi has been the pulse of our community and I am committed to continuing the delivery of the actual real news based on real facts & happenings. With growing readership there are definitely plenty of issues whether social or political, impacting our community. I am pleased to have published many news stories – community members achievements, celebrations, civil & criminal lawsuits & activities along with exposing conRead More
American Express Sues Azam Hakim for Unpaid Debt Totaling Over $165,000
In an ongoing effort to collect credit card debt from Azam Hakim, and Azam Hakin dba Hakim Enterprises, American Express has sued Azam for the unpaid debt on two accounts totaling over $165,000. The first lawsuit, and as per the AMEX statement, the payment due date for the unpaid $149,402 was February 2018. Azam Hakim is the President, and Azam’s wife Sara Hakim is the Registered Agent of the Hakim Enterprises. Many efforts were made by AMEX to collect the outstanding debt from Azam and his business, Hakim Enterprises. InRead More
Ramanjeet Guilty of Murder
Las Vegas resident Ramanjeet is found guilty but mentally ill of murder with use of a deadly weapon. In August of 2016, Ramanjeet was accused of committing a crime of murder with the use of a deadly weapon killing another individual named Dale Peppers. Ramanjeet was charged with a stabbing of the shopping center security guard named Dale at the Jiffy Lube area on Rainbow Blvd. After stabbing, Ramanjeet left the area and was followed by the Jiffy lube manager who at the same time called 911. Metro officers immediately responded and foundRead More
Rakitha Perera captured the second-place UNLV President’s Classified Employee of the Year award for 2019
When he was just a kid, Rakitha Perera told his father about a cool new computer program called Adobe Photoshop that he thought would be useful to his father in his job as a jewelry appraiser. Before long, Perera was using Photoshop to help his dad — and earning $100 a week, thus making it his first paying job. Today Perera is a graphic designer II in UNLV’s office of information technology and this year’s second-place winner of the President’s Classified Employee of the Year award. Years at UNLV I beganRead More
India’s 73rd Independence Day Celebrations
Friends of India, the oldest, since the early eighties, and the largest Indian American community club in Las Vegas, invites everyone to join the local Indian American community to celebrate India’s 73rd Independence Day on Saturday, August 17th, 2019 from 5 PM to 11 PM with Chief Guest County Commissioner Richard “Tick” Segerblom. Buy your tickets online in advance and take advantage of a substantial discount on tickets. The evening program includes local entertainment, drawing competition for kids, followed by an Indian dinner catered by India Palace. Friends of IndiaRead More
Bhagavat Katha Recital at the Radha Govinda/ISKCON Temple
The community is invited to the Bhagavat Katha recital by a renowned scholar His Grace Lal Govind Das for four days beginning Saturday, August 10th through Wednesday, August 14th from 6 pm to 8:30 pm at the Radha Govinda Temple, 8825 Escondido St., Las Vegas. During the Bhagavat Katha recital, the temple will also celebrate Jhulan Yatra – Sri Radha Krishna Swing Festival.