Manav Dudhia, a graduate of the local CCSD Magnet School, Advanced Technologies Academy, is the winner of the 2022 College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship.  Manav is the only member of the Indian-American community in this year’s College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Beginning fall of 2022, Manav plans to join the University of Nevada – Reno to pursue a degree in Mechanical Engineering. The College-Sponsored Merit Scholarship is financed by the University of Nevada – Reno with up to $2,000 annually for the next four years of undergraduate study.

Nevada Republican U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt hosted an Indian American community meet and greet as he continues to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Ambassador Richard Grenell former Acting Director of National Intelligence for President Donald Trump made a surprise guest appearance. Rajesh Patel, Owner of Saffron Flavors of India, is excited to support Laxalt’s campaign for the U.S. Senate. He made the following statement: “Adam Laxalt, like President Donald Trump, is a great friend and supporter of the Indian American community. He stands with law enforcement, against illegalRead More

Devika Bhatnagar, a Sophomore at the Liberty High School, and Camilla Srinarayana, an eighth-grader at Hyde Park Middle School, are named recipients of the prestigious Academic Excellence Award by the Las Vegas Review-Journal. As per the Review-Journal, the selection process for this year’s Academic Excellence Award was challenging as many highly qualified students from Clark County competed for the prestigious award. Camilla Srinarayana is a ballet dancer and freestyle figure skater and plays the piano. Camilla has also logged over 100 volunteer hours with nonprofits, including the American Heart Association,Read More

Indian-American Kabir Singh Kamboj will go in the local history books to be the first police officer with a turban to join Las Vegas Metro.  The local Sikh community passionately lobbied Metro to adopt the new policy to accommodate Kamboj so that he can continue to practice his faith while protecting the community. Growing up Kamboj was profoundly enthralled in joining law enforcement to serve the community.  It helps Metro to meet the growing commitment for a diverse workforce to serve the changing local demographics.  After six months of gruelingRead More

University of Nevada – Reno, a Tier 1 University, honored the achievements of the three Indian-American scholars during the ‘Honor the Best’ ceremony held at the UNR campus. Sesh Commuri was bestowed with the Foundation Established Innovator Award. Dr. Commuri is a professor of electrical and biomedical engineering. Before joining the University in January 2016, he worked at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK, where he was the Gerald Tuma Presidential Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Revanth Konda was honored with an Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher – As per Revanth’sRead More