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Indian Cancer Drug Manufacturer To Pay $50 Million For Concealing And Destroying Records In Advance Of FDA Inspection
Indian drug manufacturer Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited (FKOL) was sentenced to pay $50 million in fines and forfeiture after pleading guilty to concealing and destroying records prior to a 2013 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plant inspection. In a criminal information previously filed in federal court in the District of Nevada, the United States charged FKOL with violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by failing to provide certain records to FDA investigators. As part of a criminal resolution with the Department of Justice, FKOL agreed to pleadRead More
NV State Attorney General Indicts Mandeep Singh
In an ongoing multiple cases against Mandeep Singh, the Nevada State Attorney General has indicted Mandeep Singh with various charges related to theft and securities fraud. In February 2020, the office of the NV Attorney General charged Mandeep Singh and his wife Jaspreet Kaur with two counts of theft in the amount of $3,500 or more, a category “B” felony. Additionally, Mandeep Singh is charged with one count of multiple transactions involving fraud or deceit in the course of enterprise or occupation, a category “B” felony. As per the complaint by theRead More
Nephew Sue Uncle for Peonage and Forced Labor Without Monetary Compensation
H Singh has filed a lawsuit in the federal court for not paying wages for over two years for managing the gas station and a motel in Northern Nevada owned by his uncle R Singh. As per the lawsuit, H Singh provided labor at defendant R Singh’s commercial businesses, performing non-managerial tasks beginning April 2018. Plaintiff Singh routinely worked long hours, often as many as 15 hours per day, seven days per week. Singh is accusing his uncle employer of paying him next to nothing. On at least one occasion, defendants purported to payRead More
Spelling, Geography, Math and Science Bee Contest
The Las Vegas Chapter of the North South Foundation (NSF) invites local students from grade 1st through 8th to participate in their 6th annual competition to be held on April 10th and 11th 2021 NSF, a non-profit foundation, run by nation-wide dedicated volunteers to promote academic excellence. The annual competition attracts over 10,000 students. The funds generated by the annual competition are used to fund scholarships for economically underprivileged high-achieving students in communities in India. The last day to register is March 26th, 2021.
UNLV Professor Shubhra Bansal, Ph.D., Receives Prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award Project
National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced UNLV Professor Shubhra Bansal, Ph.D. a recipient of CAREER award project to advance solar cells. The prestigious CAREER award project aims to develop high efficiency Pb-free (lead-free) perovskite solar cells and determine the stability of these novel materials. Pb-based organic-inorganic halide perovskite (OIHP) solar cells have shown tremendous promise with big leap in efficiency in less than a decade. The National Science Foundation (NSF) project award totaling $398,240 is for five-year period beginning March 1st,2021. The project will develop air-stable and low defect density Pt-NiRead More
Healthcare policy priorities for the Biden administration – Soumya Upadhyay, Ph.D., MHA
In January 2021, the Biden administration took charge of a country that is fatigued due to the COVID-19 pandemic, hurt due to domestic terrorism, and impacted with ongoing structural racism. Health is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being. Given the current socio-political and economic situation in the United States, our citizens are bound to suffer from health issues both physical and mental. At this juncture, it becomes imperative for the Biden administration to open the channels for anRead More
M Singh Pled Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Burglary
In an ongoing criminal case, M Singh pled guilty to conspiracy to commit burglary. Originally, M Singh, along with another co-conspirator, was indicted by the grand jury for the crimes of conspiracy to commit robbery, burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon; attempted robbery with use of a deadly weapon; coercion with use of a deadly weapon; and extortion with use of a deadly weapon. As per the plea bargain, the State has agreed to make no recommendation on sentencing Singh for the crime of conspiracy to commit burglary. Singh,Read More
EKAL Vidyalaya Presents EKAL Ke Sur – Virtual Concert
To continue the community schooling in the remote areas of India, Las Vegas EKAL Vidyalaya is pleased to announce an evening of virtual entertainment on Saturday, March 13th at 5:30 pm. The virtual music concert is in place of Las Vegas EKAL’s annual fundraiser banquet. The virtual fundraiser will help EKAL’s efforts toward improving the education and lives of those villages in India Ekal is honored to help. The program is choreographed and presented by talented singers from India. Some of the eminent singers entertaining the EKAL support include Mukhtar Shah, Kavita Murti,Read More
Abhay Mahajan at the Forefront of Preventing Crime Against Women in India
Abhay Mahajan, a Junior at the prestigious Clark High School magnet program, was stunned to hear the increasing violence against women in India has decided to pursue a safety program for women across India. Abhay has started a non-profit group in conjunction with credible socially conscious individuals and groups in Chandigarh, Punjab, to kick start the crime promotion program with the goal of mass distribution of Hamari Shakti spray to women. “The Hindi name Hamari Shakti means our strength. Our organization aims to empower young women in India with the tools necessaryRead More
Hindu mantras to open both Nevada Senate & Assembly daily for an entire week
Both Nevada Senate and Assembly in capital Carson City will start their day with ancient Hindu prayers for one whole work-week during current legislative session, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has been scheduled to deliver the daily invocations from ancient Sanskrit scriptures before the Assembly (March 22-26) and Senate (May 03-07). After Sanskrit delivery, he then will read the English interpretation of the prayers. Sanskrit is considered a sacred language in Hinduism and root language of Indo-European languages. Zed, who is the President ofRead More