VOL 12 ISSUE 05 ● NEW YORK ● FEBRUARY 09 - FEBRUARY 15, 2018 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news Miss World 2017, Manushi Chhillar to grace South Asian Women Coldest PyeongChang greets Empowerment In New York NEW YORK (TIP): Miss World 2017 Winter athletes with warmth Manushi Chillar from India has announced that she will be 3000 athletes from 95 nations will march in the presence of several gracing the South Asian Women heads of States at the Opening, February 9 Empowerment Gala 2018 BY PRABHJOT SINGHIN to be hosted by Bindu PYEONGCHANG Kohli in New York. This black tie gala PYEONGCHANG(TIP): Nearly 3000 event is title sponsored athletes from 95 nations will march in by Premal Badiani. unison in the presence of several heads of Today, women have States, including the US Vice President Mike excelled in all domains Pence, Canada's Governor General Julie and we have a lot to learn from Payette, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, each other. We believe in our to give a warm and colorful to the uniqueness and are happy to be PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games part of this event showcasing on Friday, February 9. Because of the women who have made a big extremely cold weather, perhaps the coldest difference ", said Premal Badiani. of the past four editions, the organizers have Manushi Chillar won the coveted done everything at their command, contd on page 6 including providing blankets, to those who Manushi believes she has to want to be part of the colorful bash that work for empowerment of showcases South Korea. women the world over cond on page 34 PAD MAN in Theaters in New York on February 9 Bangladesh ex-PM Zia gets 5-year RI in graft case ● The film depicts a man's crusade to make India a 100% pad Son, tried in absentia, and 4 others jailed for 10 years using country DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh's former Prime Minister ● Consul General of India in New York is hosting a show on Khaleda Zia was, on February8, sentenced to five years' February 12 rigorous imprisonment for corruption, a body blow for the main Opposition leader who may be disqualified from NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Pad Man, which hits theaters in contesting the next election in December, as thousands of her North America on February 9, aims to raise the curtain on all supporters staged protests against her jailing. The 72-year-old myths, taboos and beliefs around periods and menstrual hygiene, three-time PM was sentenced by Dhaka's Special Court in which have held women and girls back from empowerment for connection with the embezzlement of 21 million taka centuries. The curtain raiser gives us some of the exciting insights ($250,000) in foreign donations meant for the Zia Orphanage into what Pad Man has in store for us. It opens with an awestruck Trust, named after her late husband Ziaur Rahman, a Sonam Kapoor trying to come to terms with the fact that how can military ruler-turned-politician. contd on page 32 a man be so obsessed with 'chumming,' as menstruation is The 72-year-old three-time PM Khaleda Zia was sentenced commonly called. We are then taken to a festive scene in Akshay by Dhaka's Special Court in connection with the Kumar's village where a celebration takes place in honor of a embezzlement of 21 million taka ($250,000) young girl getting her first period. contd on page 6 Akshay Kumar has unveiled the curtain raiser for his much anticipated new film PAD MAN which releases in North American theaters on Feb 9. BREAKING NEWS Government Shutdown begins past midnight, Feb 9 WASHINGTON (TIP): Government shutdown has happened for the second time in three weeks. A midnight deadline passed as Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky prevented a budget deal from passing. But lawmakers think the shutdown could end sometime Friday morning, without adversely impacting government functioning. The next vote is at 1 a.m. ET. Paul will be allowed to speak again for an hour.Expect the final passage to happen after Paul's remarks. The bill then goes to the House, where a vote will happen between 4 a.m. ET and 6 a.m. ET. Lawmakers think the shutdown could be over before most federal workers wake up tomorrow morning. 104-02, 120th Street, S. Richmond Hill, NY 11419 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2018 Indian Origin Anesthetist Commits Suicide over Indian American Philanthropist's SM Divorce in UK Sehgal Foundation makes presentation at 56th Session of the UN Commission for Social Development NEW YORK (TIP): When citizens work When citizens work for prosperity, towards moving up on the ladder of development goals are automatically prosperity, development goals are met," says its CEO Ajay Pandey. automatically met, Ajay Pandey, the CEO of the SM Sehgal Foundation, told the United Nations' 56th Session of the Commission for Social Development in New York on February George Eapen killed himself just hours after 5. he received divorce papers from his second Making a presentation on the foundation's wife, Amy. The couple are pictured on their work with communities on rural wedding day in 2014 development, he said engaging all groups Photo / courtesy Daily Mail segregated by varied factors is imperative to achieve impact. LONDON (TIP): An Indian origin The 10-day 56th Session of the Commission anesthetist who was heartbroken after for Social Development, which began on receiving divorce papers from his wife January 29, concludes on February 7. It is committed suicide by taking an overdose of a primarily discussing "strategies for cocktail of drugs in the East Midlands region eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable of England, a probe into his death concluded. development for all." The 41-year-old George Eapen had Founded by the Indian American separated from his general practitioner wife philanthropist crop scientist and South Asia, Pandey said "investment in social governance initiative of the foundation that Amy after undergoing counselling to deal entrepreneur Suri Sehgal, the Gurugram, capital can thrust sustainable social forms the basis of every innovation or with angry outbursts and mood swings that India, -based SM Sehgal Foundation is present development." intervention, thus planned." had strained their relationship. in some 700 Indian villages, impacting more The work of the SM Sehgal Foundation Pandey said the foundation, through its Born in India George Eapen had than 230,000 villagers in five states. More than among the rural poor shows that "an effective 15,000 trained volunteers, who work as completed his medical studies in Chennai 50 percent of the people the foundation is amalgamation of empowered citizenry and effective citizen participants in addressing and worked at a Mumbai hospital before working with are women. accountable institutions of governance can the disconnect between promises of law and moving to the UK in 2001. Pandey named women, the elderly, the create inclusive spaces for equitable their grassroots reality, is helping bridge the The 41-year-old had separated from his youth and the infirm as vulnerable groups, development, he said. ever-widening gap between policy and people. general practitioner wife Amy after and said it is important to recognize the role "Bringing in innovations in water security, "The foundation is working tirelessly to undergoing counselling to deal with angry of local government institutions and food security and social justice, we have develop this initiative nationally and globally outbursts and mood swings that had strained engagement of citizenry in initiating and developed technologies and models such as such that law and policies become people- their relationship, 'Daily Mirror' reported. affecting any development initiative. the high pressure recharge well, bio sand centric in every sense - their formulations, "George made a number of attempts at "A prudent policy mix is therefore required filters and salt resilient crop varieties, some of implementation, correction should all be reconciliation, with letters and phone calls, that would strive for inclusive growth," he which have been recognized by the United inclusive of masses," he said. "Through this clearly he had a great deal of difficulty said in the written statement submitted Nations as adaptable and scalable solutions," initiative, communities work to secure good accepting it (separation), said Derbyshire before the Commission for Social he said. "These models are now being adapted governance as they participate to strengthen Assistant Coroner Peter Nieto. Development. "One that could provide the in several continents across the globe to democracy, rule of law, and justice. All this to It was when he received divorce papers in opportunities and improve capabilities of 'the create better future for all. Success of these break the difficulties that law, its language, its the post in October last year, that Eapen text farthest behind' so as to enable them to models is however reliant on the foundational structures and their language together weave some friends to say he was going to kill participate in a sustainable growth process," aspects of program designing which works on against the common people." himself. He drove to a secluded area of he added. the principle of creating constructive (Source: AB Wire) Derbyshire s picturesque tourist spot known Speaking from his experience in India and democratic spaces for all. It is the good rural as Peak District, where he was discovered too late to be resuscitated, Chesterfield Coroners Court was told. Eapen worked as a consultant Indian American community marches in support of Trump's immigration policy neuro-anesthetist at the Sheffield Teaching WASHINGTON DC(TIP): At least 800 Indian Americans participated in Hospitals NHS Trust and was also a a march outside the White House on Saturday, February 3rd , raising university lecturer.