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CARLE PLACE, NY (October 26, 2022) – Today, New York State Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-Port Washington) announced a partnership with The American Red Cross of Greater New York to help save lives by ensuring all families have access to free smoke detectors for their homes. Senator Kaplan previously brought the Red Cross initiative, known as Sound the Alarm, to the community, but installations were paused due to the pandemic. With installations now resuming, residents are encouraged to sign up to take advantage of this vital free resource. Senator Anna M. Kaplan said “home fires happen more frequently…

Hindu population has reportedly more than doubled in Canada during 2001-2021, and Hinduism is now third largest religion of the country after Christianity and Islam. According to Statistics Canada, as reported in the 2021 Census, Hindus rose from 1.0% to 2.3% (close to 830,000 people) of total Canadian population from 2001 to 2021. Hindus now comprise 4.1% percent of the Ontario population. According to reports, here is the 2021 Hindu population in various provinces and territories of Canada: Alberta 15,835, British Columbia 16,845, Manitoba 3,475, New Brunswick 375, Northwest Territories…

Hindu community is upset and feels that it is simply not fair for Hindu pupils in New York City (NYC) to be at school on their most popular festival Diwali coming Monday, while schools are closed around other religious days during the school-year. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, wondered that while over 79 school districts were closed for students in many areas of USA on October 24 (the day this year of Diwali), including 12 in next door Long Island, why could not NYC…

Prestigious award presented to UST for its commitment to “Transforming Lives” and outstanding CSR efforts in the Community Initiative category Thiruvananthapuram: UST, a leading digital transformation solutions company, has won the ‘Mahatma Awards 2022’ for CSR Excellence in the ‘Community Initiative’ category. Mahatma Awards were founded and instituted by social entrepreneur and philanthropist Amit Sachdeva, better known as ‘The CSR Man of India’ and are supported by Aditya Birla Group. Smita Sharma, Global Program Manager – CSR and Sustainability, UST, and Rajan Aggarwal, CSR Ambassador at Noida Center received the…

• To combat crime and improve public safety in North Shore Nassau communities, Senator Anna Kaplan has launched an over $1 million Public Safety Initiative to provide grants to local Police Departments • Through her initiative, Senator Kaplan has delivered $150,000 grants to 7 local police departments to purchase license plate readers to help local law enforcement to fight crime and solve cases CARLE PLACE, NY (OCTOBER 17, 2022) – In order to combat crime and improve public safety in North Shore Nassau County communities, Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-Port Washington) has launched…

The Food Trade exhibition will be held from Saturday 15 to Wednesday 19 October 2022 at the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte and is expected to highlight more than 7,000 exhibitors this year. Dubai, UAE: Dubai retailer ‘Union Coop’ announced its participation at ‘SIAL Paris 2022’, which will be held at the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte, from Saturday, 15 to Wednesday, 19 October 2022. *Exchanging experience and knowledge* Union Coop through its participation in the global event aims to exchange its experience and knowledge with prominent industry…

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, sending early Diwali greetings to 1.2 billion Hindus of the world, has urged them to take a vow of undertaking at least one charitable project during the coming year for less fortunate members of the community. Zed, who is the president of Universal Society of Hinduism, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, wished “joy and light in every heart” to all Hindus on Diwali, which falls on October 24 this year and is considered the most popular Hindu festival. Quoting scriptures, Rajan Zed said…