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Biden’s Giant Afghanistan Mess! – Guest Author Nirmalya Chatterjee
President Biden’s leadership in exiting Afghanistan has been a colossal mismanagement in any way you look at it – militarily, politically, and in humanitarian terms. He spent close to fifty years in Washington at the seat of the greatest power. You ask yourself what was he thinking? What were his top advisers telling him? He set a deadline of leaving Afghanistan before the twentieth anniversary of 9/11. You cannot make an arbitrary deadline based on some kind of symbolism. It has to be based on some serious, objective determination ofRead More
R. Patel Guilty of Child Abuse, Neglect/Endangerment. Handed Suspended Jail Sentence.
Ms. R. Patel is found guilty of child abuse and neglect and given a conditional suspended sentence with an informal probation for an indeterminate period not to exceed 18 months. Ms. Patel will not be incarcerated at this time. As per the agreement Ms. Patel needs to meet the following conditions: no use, possession or control of alcohol, marijuana or any other synthetic drugs. Status checks every six months with a written report from the Child Protection Services as to Ms. Patel’s compliance with their directives. The court can revokeRead More
Diverse South Asian Community Owned Businesses Receive Nevada State Pandemic Emergency Technical Support Program (PETS) Funding. Highest Amount, $60,000, went to Mirchandani Family Controlled Businesses
During the last NV State legislature session, the Assembly Bill (AB) 106 appropriated $50 million to provide grants for operational support to small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other similar entities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Combined with federal Coronavirus Relief Funds, the $50 million appropriations brought total funding available for the Pandemic Emergency Technical Support (PETS) program to $102,167,439. In partnership with the NV State Treasurer’s Office, the Office of Economic Development awarded PETS grants of up to $10,000 for businesses and nonprofits and up to $20,000 for arts and cultural organizations. Read More
SAVE the Date – Diwali Celebrations by Friends of India
As the Las Vegas economy is coming back to near normal, the Friends of India has announced an upcoming Diwali celebrations. Please SAVE THE DATE for the annual Diwali celebrations on Saturday, November 13, 2021. More information will be posted at a later date.
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Graduate Interns Needed for the Trade Show
b2b2csolustions.com is looking for any graduate interns who would like to gain some experience and assist with the trade booth at the upcoming trade show on September 1-2, 2021. Preferable with engineering and AIIOT experience. If interested, please contact Krish Karthik, Director krish@b2b2csolutions.com
India’s Independence Day Celebrations Goes Virtual
With the growing incidences of COVID-related cases across Southern Nevada and the newly announced restrictions for indoor gatherings, the Friends of India Executive Committee (EC) has decided to cancel the in-person celebrations of 75th India’s Independence Day. However, the EC is pleased to announce to have the virtual celebrations on Saturday, August 21st, 2021 beginning at 5:00 PM. Further details will be posted soon.
Hardeep “Dee” Sull and Swadeep Nigam Appointed Commissioner on the Asian American Pacific Islanders Community Commission
The Board of Clark County Commissioners is pleased to announce the appointment of Hardeep “Dee” Sull and Swadeep Nigam as Commissioners on the Asian American Pacific Islanders Community Commission (AAPICC) for the two-year term. The Commission serves as a support liaison between the Asian-American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community in Clark County, the Clark County Board of County Commissioners (County Commission), and the Clark County Manager’s Office. The AAPICC consists of 15 active community members of Southern Nevada’s diverse Asian American community. The Commission was formed and initiated by the Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom,Read More
Balvinder Batra Pleads Guilty to Battery Constituting Domestic Violence/Strangulation and Coercion Sexually Motivated
Local Indian-American Balvinder Batra pleaded guilty and admitted to two counts of battery constituting domestic battery/strangulation and coercion sexually motivated assault. In April of 2020, Balvinder Batra was charged on multiple counts from first degree kidnapping, battery with intent to commit sexual assault, assault with a deadly weapon constituting domestic violence, to robbery with a use of a deadly weapon, among other charges. As a part of the plea on both the counts the State and Batra stipulate to a sentence of 28 months to 120 months in the Nevada Department ofRead More
Hindu Temple Trustee Dr. Prem Reddy Pays $1.77 Million, while Dr. Reddy Owned Prime Healthcare Pays Over $33 Million to Settle with the U.S. Department of Justice. Whistleblower to Receive $10 Million.
Dr. Prem Reddy, Trustee of the Hindu Temple and Jain Center of Las Vegas and founder of the Prime Healthcare Services has reached a settlement with the United States and California Department of Justice. Prime’s Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Prem Reddy, and California interventional cardiologist Dr. Siva Arunasalam to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act based on kickbacks paid by Prime to Dr. Arunasalam for patient referrals. Locally, Dr. Reddy’s Prime Health Care Services owns and operate North Vista HospitalRead More