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Prakash Purab Celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Gurdwara Baba Deep Singh Ji invites the community to celebration Prakash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji on Sunday, November 21st beginning at 12 Noon. FREE event to be held at the newly built Gurdwara premises – 6341 West Lone Mountain Rd., Las Vegas.
Diwali Mela at the ISKCON Mandir
The Hindu community festival season is in full swing and the Las Vegas ISKCON Mandir invites you and your family along with friends to join the community for the upcoming Diwali Mela and Goverdhan Puja. Diwali celebrations will be at the Mandir premises on Saturday, November 6th from 4PM to 9PM. Mela will highlight children activities along with Indian street food stalls. FREE EVENT. Location ISKCON Mandir at 8825 Escondido St., Las Vegas [Maryland Pkwy & Pebble St.] Goverdhan Puja will be held at the Mandir on Sunday, November 7thRead More
Diwali Celebrations at the Mandir
Hindu and Jain Temple of Las Vegas invites the community to celebrate Diwali on Wednesday, November 3, 2021.
Stopping the spread of misinformation in India
Professor Dr. Paromita Pain, Assistant Professor of Global Media at the University of Nevada Reno, partnered with other University researchers to train participants to identify and counter online misinformation with special reference to stopping the spread of misinformation in India. The grant’s principal investigator Dr. Paromita Pain (pictured with University student Nour Sarsangi) partnered with other University researchers to train participants to identify and counter online misinformation. Photo credit: Damian Gordon Three University of Nevada, Reno faculty members recently received a grant from the U.S. Consulate General, Public Affairs SectionRead More
Devika Bhatnagar Named to the Nevada Youth Legislature
Devika Bhatnagar, currently a Sophomore at the Liberty High School in Henderson, is named as the Youth Legislator to the Nevada Youth Legislature for the two years beginning August 2021. District 5 State Senator Carrie Buck appointed Bhatnagar to the position to represent youths from the Senate District 5. The Nevada Youth Legislature (NYL) is a two-year program that gives high school students an opportunity to learn about representative government and take an active role in the legislative process. Bhatnagar, with public service in mind, had to go through aRead More
Diwali Celebrations Kicks Off with Ramlila Play Based on Ramayana
Festival season is here! Hindu and Jain Temple of Las Vegas invites the local community to celebrate Dussehra and Diwali festival. To celebrate Dussehra, a festival to celebrate good over evil, the local community members have come together for an epic re-enactment of the life of Hindu God Rama as depicted in Holy Ramayana. Cultural festivities along with the Ramlila play will be held at the West Las Vegas Library on Sunday, October 31st, 2021 beginning at noon. Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the Hindu MandirRead More
Two Indian Americans Arraigned for Lewdness with Child Under 14
In two separate incidents, the Clark County law enforcement authorities have charged two Indian Americans with committing a lewd act against a child under the age of 14. A. Metha/Mehta is charged on two counts of lewdness with a child under the age of 14. On both counts, Mehta is accused of willfully, lewdly, and feloniously committing a lewd or lascivious act on a child by touching and/or rubbing and fondling with the intent of arousing. Earlier Mehta’s attorney requested third-party independent investigative services to provide effective representation as MehtaRead More
URGENT APPEAL – LOOKING FOR A LIVING KIDNEY DONOR
Longtime Las Vegas resident Alka Kalla is looking for a kidney donor at the earliest. Ms. Kalla is looking for a donor with a blood type B+ or O. Living kidney donation is safe and is widely accepted practice around the world and have saved thousands of precious life with no negative impact on donors’ health. Currently national kidney transplant list has a long wait with thousands of people on the waiting list. Living kidney donation is the fastest and the best option for the recipient to live a normal healthyRead More
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag; Drama of Human Life. Guest Author Sulekh Jain, Ph.D.
Milkha Singh (1929 –2021) also known as The Flying Sikh (also popularly known as Bhaag Milkha Bhaag) was an Indian track and field sprinter. He is the only athlete to win gold at 400 metres at the Asian Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. Even at 91 years of age he was always running. For many, human life too from birth to death is also like constant running. If you have already lived 40/50 years of life then start preparing to return now before it is too late, before everything you have done becomes useless. Why & Where to ReturnRead More
Obituary – Shakuntala Singh
Forty years Las Vegas resident Shakuntala Singh passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, October 22nd at home. She is survived by her 3 children and 10 grandchildren. Singh family has announced the final rites/funeral to be held on Tuesday, October 26th from 12 noon to 2 pm at the La Paloma Funeral Services, 2551 S. Fort Apache Rd.