South Asian Women’s Alliance of Nevada (SWAN), in alliance with the Asian Community Development Council (ACDC), invites the less fortunate low-income South-Asians for their free food distribution event. This program is intended to provide culturally familiar food items such as rice, dal (lentils), atta (flour), cooking spices, fruits and  vegetables that are most familiar to our South-Asian community.  Pre-registration is required by March 15th. Sign-up at www.swanlv.org/events  When: Saturday, March 25th, 2023, 1pm-4pm PT Where: 4460 S. Arivlle St, Las Vegas, NV, 89103 To volunteer and for further information, please call 702-570-2900 or visit www.swanlv.org

In continuous efforts to provide the community with diverse activities, the Hindu Mandir invites everyone to their annual rummage sale.  Community members are invited to bring their gently used items they don’t need anymore for sale to the attendees at throw-away prices. The rummage sale is an opportunity for the community members to have a fun way of recycling those items that others no longer have much use for.  Moreover, the garage sale will bring much-needed additional revenues to the Mandir. The sale will be held on Saturday, March 25th, 2023, from 11Read More

The local Indian community got a taste of what is yet to come in the future with the first Indian classical concert organized by the recently formed India Fine Arts Association of Nevada (IFAAN). Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya, the Master of Santoor, a classical musical instrument, and Tabla player Shivam Sudame mesmerized attendees with their flawless dazzling Santoor-Tabla performance.   Tabla, a popular and known Indian instrument, is a pair of twin-hand drums that accompanies almost every musical setting. Santoor, a trapezoid shape complex instrument with over 100 strings, played with two woodenRead More

Newly elected Indian-American Assemblyman D’Silva’s bill prohibits the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of  Regents from denying an exemption from tuition charges to a  student solely on the basis that the student or the family of the student is not lawfully present in the United States if the student or family of the student has been granted temporary protected status by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services;  or received a grant of deferred action under the federal policy of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.  Recipients of the Deferred Action for ChildhoodRead More

In February 2022, the Investigative Committee of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners filed a formal Complaint against Dr. Konchada, M.D. alleging two (2) violations of Nevada Revised Statutes Count I: Alleges a violation of Malpractice and Count 2: Alleges a violation of Standards of Practice Established by Regulation. The patient (name withheld) was seen by Dr. Konchada at the St. Rose Dominican Hospital, St. Martin Campus, complaining of severe headache, slurred speech, and right-hand weakness. The patient had a CT Scan and later an MRI. Dr. Konchada wronglyRead More