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Hindus are asking for a Diwali holiday in all the 18 public school districts in Somerset County (New Jersey); while schools in only four of these districts are closing on October 24, the day of their most popular festival Diwali in 2022. Schools are closed only in Bernards, Bridgewater-Raritan, Hillsborough, Montgomery school districts on October 24 in 2022; while schools are open in Bedminster, Bound Brook, Branchburg, Franklin, Green Brook, Manville, North Plainfield, Somerset County Vocational and Technical, Somerset Hills, Somerville, South Bound Brook, Warren, Watchung Borough, Watchung Hills school…

Indian overseas Congress, USA strongly condemns the destruction of Gandhi statue and attack on the house of worship in New York. “Vandalizing and toppling of the statue of an icon of non-violence and apostle of peace world over is beyond comprehension and simply disgraceful,” said George Abraham, Vice-chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, USA. “This attack appears to be no more an isolated incident but rather a concentrated effort to tarnish his reputation and rewrite history. I urge the civilized world to condemn this cowardly action and appeal to the…

(Eastern Bergen County, New Jersey:  — The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County’s Racial Justice Project awarded mini-grants to local libraries in the area to create racial justice book displays.  The Chest awarded the mini-grants to public libraries in Closter, Englewood, and Cresskill.  The grants consisted of a bookcase to display a selection of books about racial justice and $100 to purchase additional books to add to the library’s existing collection,        The Racial Justice Project is a collaboration between The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County and the Coalition of…

Hindus are asking for a Diwali holiday in all the nine public school districts which lie completely within Collin County (Texas); while schools in only two of these districts are closing on October 24, the day of their most popular festival Diwali in 2022. Schools are closed only in Farmersville and Melissa Independent School Districts (ISD) on October 24 in 2022; while schools are open in Allen, Anna, Lovejoy, McKinney, Plano, Princeton, Wylie ISDs in Collin County. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that…

Hindus are asking for a Diwali holiday in all the 13 public school districts of Hudson County (New Jersey), while schools in only one of these districts are closing on October 24, the day of their most popular festival Diwali in 2022. Schools are closed only in Jersey City Public Schools on Diwali day in 2022; while schools are open in Bayonne, East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Hudson County Schools of Technology, Kearny, North Bergen, Secaucus, Union City, Weehawken, West New York school districts in Hudson County. Distinguished Hindu statesman…

A significant meeting hosted by Dr Rajmohan, Chair Centre for excellence Business, kick-started GIC’s activity in India. The Global President Mr. P. C Mathew visiting Kerala and attending added credence. Dr Jija Hari singh former DGP from Bangalore, GIC Global Goodwill Ambassador participated and delivered the inaugural address.The meeting began with a silent prayer followed by the National Anthem. Dr Mini Venu Gopal, Global Community Outreach, welcomed the gathering.. In his introductory speech, the host Dr Rajmohan Pillai, Chair Global Center of Business Excellence, stressed the importance of shared vision,…

Hindus are urging all six public school districts in Fort Bend County (Texas) to close on their most popular festival Diwali; which falls on October 24 this year. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, said that it was simply not fair with Hindu pupils in the public schools of Fort Bend County; as they had to be at school on their most popular festival, while schools were closed around other religious days. Zed, who is President of Universal Society of Hinduism, stated that since it…