NORWALK: An enthusiastic crowd of over 300 people got together at the Sanatan Dharam Mandir here in Norwalk for an evening of food, fun and festivities. However it was not all about fun and frolic. The evening's proceedings raised over $25,000 for the Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation.

LOS ANGELES: On Wednesday, December 19, over six million Muslims in America celebrated Eid-al-Adha, or the Festival of Sacrifice. Eid-al-Adha is the most important Islamic holiday of the year and is celebrated by the world's 1.3 billion Muslims.

CHINO, CA: Hundreds gathered to offer Eid prayers under the leadership of Imam Shamshad Nasir of Baitul Hamid Mosque.Because of the renovations activity at the Mosque itself, the congregation was held in a large gymnasium hall. Nearly 800 people joined from Chino,

LOS ANGELES: Mohan Sharma was unanimously elected as the President of Federation of Indian-American Associations, Southern California, for the year 2007-2008.The Federation has number of services and activities besides the celebration of Republic Day function and the India Independence Day mela.

LOS ANGELES: Dilip Butani was unanimously elected as the President of Federation of Indian-American Associations for the year 2007-2008.The Federation is the parent Organization of Indian-American Associations.

FREMONT: The OFBJP (Overseas Friends of BJP) has in a message congratulated the people of Gujarat, BJP and Narendra Modi for the spectacular and historic victory in the Gujarat elections. The OFBJP message said,

NEW YORK: A major television program, 'In God's Name', addressing some of the most challenging and profound questions of modern time, broadcast Dec 23 on the CBS television network in the US, featured two of the most revered of Indian spiritual leaders.

CHICAGO: As part of his Keep Warm Illinois campaign, Governor Rod R. Blagojevich last week announced the start of the Good Samaritan Initiative for the 2007-2008 winter season that seeks to provide more affordable reconnection terms to Low Income Heat and Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) recipients who have had their utility services disconnected.

CHICAGO: Khalid Saghir came to this country two decades ago for training in the travel line at the behest of an international airliner. He felt intuitively that a shot in the travel business as a travel agent would be a better proposition in the context of the burgeoning Indian-Pakistani community