WALNUT, CA: The 401st Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjan Devji was solemnly organized on a large scale by Sri Guru Singh Sabha of Walnut at Gurudwara Sahib Walnut, on July 4, 2007. Thousands of devotees attended the 11 hour program.

CHICAGO: In an extra-ordinary session of the Regional Executive Committee of the AAHOA held at Indo American Center in Chicago, Regional Director Sunny Gabhawalla lamented the fact that certain elements at the highest level in AAHOA are trying to dump Chicago as the venue for 2008 Convention and are canvassing for holding it in San Antonio, Texas.

CHICAGO: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich indicated here that he planned visiting India early next year or thereabout for cementing relationship between the burgeoning Indian economy and Illinois.Blagojevich was a guest speaker at the dinner reception hosted by tow prominent Indian Americans - Niranjan

NEW YORK: Sixty million children in India will get added help in basic math, reading and writing from the non-profit organization Pratham, thanks in part to a $9.1 million grant from the William and Flora Hewlett and Bill & Melinda Gates foundations, Pratham leaders announced recently.

Anaheim Hills, CA: The So Cal Sikh sangat officially launched the 2007 Directory of Gurdwaras in USA. Gurbaksh Singh Bhasin, Ken Singh and Jagjit Singh Bains officially released the directory on behalf of the community. This was done at a breakfast reception at the home of Priti and Dr Anil Shah.

LOS ANGELES: Nearly two years after his last visit, and haunted by similar flooding that is going on right now in his beloved city of Mumbai, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh brought a delegation to the home of Nadadur Vardhan for a signing of a Memo of Understanding

San Jose: A cultural program called "Bhakti Kala Sagar", was organized by devotees to raise funds for the Balaji temple which is to be built in the city.