MISSION VIEJO, CA: On Friday, March 21, the Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) held first of its five community forums on "Manzanar Revisited: Civil Rights and Liberties in America" before a packed hall, in conjunction with the Orange County Islamic Foundation (OCIF).

ATLANTA, GA: Dr Harcharan Singh Ranu, President, American Orthopaedic Biomechanics Research Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, became the first Indian to travel to Lhasa, Tibet (roof of the world) by train from Beijing. The Train journey took over 47 hours.

LOS ANGELES: Sarfaraz Khan, president of Friends of Pakistan has demanded overseas Pakistanis representation in Parliament and in the Senate of Pakistan. He was addressing a press conference in St. Mary's Welcome Center in east London.

SACRAMENTO: This fall, more than 450,000 children in California will start kindergarten. To get the most out of all of the benefits of kindergarten, families should enroll their children now and use the next several months to help them get ready.

HAYWARD, CA: Prosecutors in Alameda County, California decided to drop criminal charges against Maninder Singh, a Sikh who was arrested for carrying his kirpan. The charges were dismissed as a result of a collaborative effort between the Sikh Coalition and Singh's defense attorney.

NEW YORK: A group of Indian American activists for India is coordinating and sponsoring the India Rural Development Action Program Conference in Chicago, Illinois the weekend of May 3rd and 4th. The primary purpose of the Conference is to develop concrete action programs for water development, healthcare, primary education and economic development of rural Indian villages.