CHANDIGARH: A senior Haryana IAS officer is at the centre of a raging controversy after he was transferred in the wake of his decision to probe alleged undervaluation of properties dealt with by Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
Significantly, on the last day of his posting as Director General of Land Consolidation and Land Records-cum-Inspector-General of Registration...
SUNNYVALE, CA: Shirdi Sai Darbar temple, facing eviction from its present premises, is fighting a court case pleading for time to relocate to a new site. It has appealed to the Indian community at large to support them in their cause and help them fight to get enough time to vacate the current premises.
This temple is facing a crisis...
CUPERTINO, CA: "Diwali is the imperative Indian Festival. It is a festival of joy, color and beautiful beginning", says Mahesh Nihalani, Organizer of this gala event. The 10th annual Diwali festival was held at Cupertino's Memorial Park, 21267 Stevens Creek Blvd., 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 13. This free event brought approximately 10,000 people to beautiful Memorial Park in...
FREMONT: Ganesha Chaturthi was celebrated as Ganesha Mahotsava at Fremont Hindu Temple with full devotion and enthusiasm from September 18-30. The events started with daily prayers and hawans and on the last day the main attraction was the "Ganapati Cruise".
Ganapati Cruise means that on the last day according to tradition, the all the idols were taken for immersion in...
NOVATO, CA: Brahma Kumaris' Anubhuti Retreat Center in Novato, CA hosted Navratri to bring out the significance of the festival as well as to celebrate the rich tradition associated with it. A mixed crowd of 300 people from different cultures attended the celebration from as far as Sacramento, Fresno and Tracy.
Live Garba music by Kirit Bavishi and company inspired...
SUNNYVALE, CA: The 8th Annual Bathukamma Festival was held by Telangana Cultural Association at Ortega Park, Sunnyvale on October 14 from 11am to 4pm. It was organized by Vijay Chavva, Bikshma Palabindela and their TCA committee members. It was a grand event and was attended by about 300-400 people from different parts of Bay area. The event commenced with...
CHICAGO: The culmination of the 33rd national annual convention of the National Federation of Indian Associations(NFIA) held in Chicago last week was the election of 'Son of the Soil' Sohan Joshi as its President for the coming year and induction of two other 'Sons of the Soil' Kanti Patel as Executive Vice President and Satheeshan Nair as Secretary
Unlike the...
CHICAGO: An exclusive gathering of 100 elite Democrats from Chicago land area was held on Friday October 9 at Holiday Inn, Skokie, Illinois, to support the Democratic National Congressional Committee.
This event was held under DNCCC with the support of Balvinder Singh Dr Mehboob Kapadia, Iftekhar Shareef, Chairman FIA-Chicago, and Vinesh Virani. The Chief Guest of the event was Congresswoman...
ST LOUIS: It was a resounding success. The Hindu Temple Capital Fundraising Kickoff Event on Saturday, September 29 helped raise in excess of $757,000 with pledges & donations, including Bal Vihar St. Louis commitment of $ 250,000 surpassing the goal for that day.
Fundraising committee had set a goal of $5 million for the community center and all other temple...
CHICAGO: Chicago Art Circle, a front ranking organization promoting Gujarati art and literature, did it again successfully by organizing at a very short notice an entertainment program of Gujarati songs - Masti Amasti - at Manav Seva Mandir in Bensenville, a north side suburb of Chicago.
The near three hour rendering Gujarati songs interspersed with lively commentary from Tushar Shukla...