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Upcoming Elections – Four “Unknown” Indian-Americans Running for an Elected Offices
The filing period for the upcoming election ended on Friday, March 16, 2018, and surprisingly four Indian Americans have filed for four elected offices, two for the statewide races and two for the regional/local offices. With growing community and intense political climate, the four Indian American vying for numerous offices are Mahendra Sujeet “Bobby” running as a Democrat for the United States Senate (6-year term); Reuben D’Silva running as a Democrat for the Congressional Representative from District 1 (2-year term); Asheesh Dewan is running as a Democrat for the NevadaRead More
Vaisakhi Celebrations at the Guru Nanak Gurudwara…Free Family Event
Check out the event pictures…https://photos.app.goo.gl/BT3NFrSCbbgejtPQ2 Guru Nanak Gurudwara invites the community to celebrate Vaisakhi festival on Sunday, April 22nd, with activities for all ages from savory food stalls and entertainment specially geared towards kids. No tickets required. It’s a FREE event (including no-charge for delicious food) for the community irrespective of your background, ethnicity and religious beliefs.
Hard Rock Casino in Dominican Republic apologizes & removes “Hindu Pizza” after Hindu protest
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), which had a “Hindu Pizza” on its menu containing “chicken tikka masala with yogurt, cilantro and mint”, has removed the pizza and apologized to the protesting Hindus. Anmarí Pérez, Customer Care Manager of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana, in an email to Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who spearheaded the protest, wrote: “We sincerely apologize and addressed the issue immediately.” “Hindu Pizza” has now reportedly been removed from both restaurant and online menus and all other materials. Zed, whoRead More
Annual Spring Picnic by Las Vegas Gujarati Samaj
Las Vegas Gujarati Samaj invites you to become a member and enjoy their annual picnic on Sunday, April 22nd, 2018.
Dr. Prem Reddy’s North Vista Hospital Faces Mental Health Care Issues
Review-Journal reports an inhumane treatment of mental health patients at the North Vista Hospital. Dr. Prem Reddy, a trustee of the Las Vegas Hindu Temple and Jain Center, owns a national health care company Prime Health Care Services which owns North Vista Hospital in North Las Vegas. As reported, the allegations against North Vista raise questions about the lace of mental health services in Nevada. Jacob Delgado says he was tackled, put into a headlock and sedated for no reason. David McCovy says he got slammed to the ground and punched in theRead More
Indian Classical & Bollywood Music Training
Dhruvit Shah, a trained Indian Classical Vocalist is conducting classes in Las Vegas in Indian classical, semi-classical and Bollywood singing.
Financial Analysis of Indian Community Non-Profit Organizations
On the financial ladder, the top rank in 2016 goes to Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh with a year-end cash position of close to $600,000, followed by Dr. Reeta Thukral’s Global Charity Organization which is holding over $ 521,000 in cash and other liquid investments. During the same year, Friends of India’s year-end cash position fell to just over $39,000. Auditing the 2016 tax returns of the Indian community non-profit organizations in Las Vegas reflects organizations are doing well financially and are serving the spiritual and social needs of the localRead More
Rajan Zed to Open Councils of 10 Utah Cities & Counties with Hindu Prayers
Hindu mantras will open the meetings of ten city and county councils in Utah between June four to seven, containing verses from world’s oldest existing scripture. These include Weber County Board of Commissioners (Ogden), Wasatch County Council (Heber City), Juab County Commission (Nephi), Payson City Council, Centerville City Council, Heber City Council, Woods Cross City Council, Salem City Council, West Bountiful City Council and Charleston Town Board. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed will deliver the invocations from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before these city and county councils. After Sanskrit delivery, he then willRead More
Indian Community Celebrates Holi, Accused Congressman Ruben Kihuen in Attendance
The local Indian community came together under the beautiful cloudy Las Vegas sky to celebrate the colorful Holi festival. The Holi picnic, organized by the Friends of India, was well attended by over 200 members of the community with special Holi themed Bollywood dance performances by the local kids and adults alike. The beautiful calm cool Vegas spring weather was the perfect background for the Holi festivities with a vibrant riot of dry colors. For the first time, Friends of India started charging for the Holi festivities and luncheon fromRead More
Now Open – Gopal Patel’s Indian Market and Cafe
With great pride, Gopal Patel, owner of India Market announces an opening of a new location of the longest-running Indian grocery store in Las Vegas. The gleaming new internationally inspired grocery store, though still focused on Indian and Pakistani groceries, is located on Tropicana Avenue – few hundred yards East of Maryland Parkway not far from the previous location. It took Gopal over a year of meticulous planning, redesigning, and remodeling the complete interior of over 12,000 square feet of a self-standing retail building, previously owned by Smart & FinalRead More