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Interfaith Ramadan Dinner
Khalid Khan, Indian-American Muslim leader, invites the community from all faiths to celebrate Ramadan with an Interfaith Iftar dinner on Wednesday, May 29th at the Shiraz Restaurant. Dinner event is open to all and there is no cost to attend the dinner. Please contact Khalid Khan at 702-768-4919 for further information and attending the interfaith dinner. “The once-a-year dinner event will bring in the leaders of different faith-based communities of Las Vegas for their immense contributions towards spreading the message of peace and prosperity,” said Khalid Khan, President of theRead More
South Asian Bar Association Business Mixer
South Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas invites the community to their Networking Mixer with Honorable District Court Judges Susan and Eric Johnson on Thursday, May 23rd at 5:30 pm at the Shiraz Restaurant. The business mixer is not limited to legal professionals. Everyone is welcome. There will be a No Host Bar with special happy hour pricing on drinks. Grand Sponsors Paul Padda Law and Las Vegas Radiology are providing complimentary Hors D’oeuvres.
Ananya Sahiba Dewan Named 2019 US Presidential Scholar
Northwest Career and Tech Academy Senior Ananya Sahiba Dewan is named a Presidential Scholar for 2019. Along with Ananya, her science teacher Dr. Richard Green who nominated Ananya is named 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program’s Distinguished Teacher from Nevada. Ananya is a daughter of the former candidate for the Nevada State Governor and a Pediatric Endocrinologist Dr. Asheesh Dewan and dentist Dr. Ritu Dewan. Ananya is an accomplished cellist and is preparing for pre-medical studies. Recently, Ananya was named to the National Merit $2,500 Scholarship winner. Ananya will receive a PresidentialRead More
Three Indian American Students Named National Merit $2,500 Scholarship Winners
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced this year’s National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners. This year three Indian American students are named National Merit $2500 Scholarship winners. The winners are… Ananya Sahiba Dewan of North Las Vegas– Probable career field: Medicine. Currently attending Northwest Career and Technical Academy, Las Vegas Yatin J. Chandar of Reno – Probable career field: Aerospace Engineering. Currently attending The Davidson Academy, Reno. Nikesh O. Mishra of Reno – Probable career field: Medicine. Currently attending The Davidson Academy, Reno. The 2,500 Merit Scholar designees were chosen from a talent poolRead More
Saran & Reddy Brothers Win 2019 International Conrad Challenge Competition
Clark High School students, Jaiden Reddy, Deven Reddy, sons of Ravi & Tina Reddy, along with Shivam Saran, Rishi Saran and Tanush Saran, sons of Praveen and Namita Saran won the annual Conrad Challenge, an international competition for high school students with a challenge to come up with a real life solutions to issues impacting the communities worldwide. The competitors have to apply actual science to solve a real life problem. The 2018-2019 Conrad Challenge drew over 450 student teams from around the world. There were 35 finalists. Reddys’ and Sarans’Read More
Indian Food Festival Attracts Diverse Crowd to Downtown Las Vegas
2019 marked the 16thyear of Vaisakhi/Indian Food Festival celebrations organized by the Baba Deep Singh Gurudwara. The event was attended by over seven-thousands Southern Nevadans with higher participation from non-Indians compared to the previous years. The diverse attendance, superb continuous entertainment – bhangra teams from various University of California campuses, scrumptious Indian vegetarian and non-vegetarian cuisine along with shopping for Indian outfits and costume jewelry showcase the finest of what Southern Nevada Indian community has to offer. The organizers and the volunteer teams’ dedication & hard work was clearly visibleRead More
Celebrate Rath Yatra Festival at ISKCON Temple
ISKCON Las Vegas invites the community from all faiths to celebrate the 1st anniversary celebrations and Lorg Jagannath Rath Yatra at the ISKCON Temple on Sunday, May 19th at the Desert Bloom Park. The Chariot “Rath” Yatra festival will start from the community park, flowing through the neighborhood streets followed by celebrations at the ISKCON temple. The celebrations at the temple will include food festival with many food stalls selling diverse Indian vegetarian cuisine along with entertaining children activities.
Congresswoman & Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard in Vegas
After a whirlwind visit to Las Vegas in March, Congresswoman and Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard is set for a return trip to Las Vegas to meet with her supporters to promote her message of Peace, Prosperity and Service before self. Congresswoman Gabbard’s March visit was well attended by the local Indian community where she raised close to twenty thousand dollars. Congresswoman Gabbard will be in Vegas on Friday, May 10th and Saturday, May 11th. Everyone is invited. Please RSVP to reserve your spot at the upcoming town hall meetings. AsRead More
Art Manteris Inducted to the Sports Betting Hall of Fame
Art Manteris, husband of Sue Manteris, is inducted into the Sports Betting Hall of Fame at a ceremony in midtown Manhattan, New York. Currently, Art is serving as Vice President, Race and Sports Operations for the Station Casinos. For Art Manteris, the honor could not have come at a more auspicious moment. As the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s historic decision approaches, approximately 1,500 industry experts convened this week in New Jersey for a conference on the changing landscape of sports betting in the post-PASPA era. After a seriesRead More
Indian American Seniors Housing “Anand Milan” Moving Ahead
In their continuing quest for providing a retirement place “Anand Milan” for aging Indian American community, the two local investors Kanjibhai Patel and Satish Bhatnagar, along with other local and out-of-state investors, are pleased to announce the zoning change and completion of site survey, environmental site assessment, geotechnical exploration and soil study. The final development plans were approved in February, 2019. The project is located at NE corner of Lone Mountain and Simmons Street in North Las Vegas Anand Milan is a gated community for independent seniors (55+) with plansRead More