VOL 6 ISSUE 5 ● DALLAS ● 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 Winter athletes with warmth 2017 Manushi Chillar from India has 3000 athletes from 95 nations will march in the presence of several announced that she will be gracing the heads of States at the Opening, February 9 South Asian Women Empowerment Gala 2018 BY PRABHJOT SINGH IN 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 20 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 22 BREAKING NEWS Government Shutdown begins past midnight, Feb 9 Amazon to Roll Out 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 Delivery at Whole Foods from passing. But lawmakers think the shutdown could end sometime Friday morning, without adversely impacting government functioning. DALLAS (TIP): The online retailing giant plans to roll out two-hour delivery at the organic The next vote is at 1 a.m. ET. Paul will be allowed to speak again for an hour.Expect the final grocer this year to those who pay for Amazon's $99-a-year Prime membership, an Associated passage to happen after Paul's remarks. The bill then goes to the House, where a vote will Press report says. happen between 4 a.m. ET and 6 a.m. ET. Lawmakers think the shutdown could be over before The move is the latest by Amazon to put its stamp on its recent purchase of Whole Foods. most federal workers wake up tomorrow morning. Amazon has cut prices on bananas, yogurt and other items, and began selling Kindle e-readers in some of its 470 stores. Since Amazon bought Whole Foods last year, rival Lawmaker slams Republicans grocers have been working to increase delivery, worried about what over security clearances amid Amazon might do. Target, for example, bought Porter scandal grocery-delivery company Shipt. Others have partnered with Instacart. WASHINGTON DC (TIP): A Democratic lawmaker is taking aim at his Republican Amazon said deliveries will start Thursday, February 8, in Austin, Texas; Cincinnati, Ohio; colleagues following reports that White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter was able to continue Dallas, Texas; and Virginia Beach, Virginia. The service will be nationwide this year, the to work in the West Wing despite being denied a permanent security clearance due to domestic company said. abuse allegations made against him. Shoppers will be able to order meat, seafood and other grocery items through Amazon's In a letter released on Thursday,February 8, Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the ranking Prime Now app and website. Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, slammed Republicans for stonewalling his Amazon.com Inc., based in Seattle, said there's no extra fee for two-hour deliveries above $35, efforts to obtain information about the security clearance process at but one-hour delivery will cost $8. the White House. "If you had agreed to any of our previous requests for information on these matters, the White House would have Bangladesh ex-PM Zia gets 5-year RI in graft case been required to answer key questions about why Mr. Porter was denied a final security clearance, who at the White House was aware of this information, and how Mr. Porter was Son, tried in absentia, and 4 others jailed for 10 years allowed to remain in his position," Cummings wrote in his DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh's former Prime Minister letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, Khaleda Zia was, on February8, sentenced to five years' R-South Carolina. rigorous imprisonment for corruption, a body blow for the "In this and many, many other areas, it appears that the main Opposition leader who may be disqualified from Oversight Committee has constructed a wall around the contesting the next election in December, as thousands of White House in order to prevent any credible oversight her supporters staged protests against her jailing. The 72- whatsoever," he wrote. year-old three-time PM was sentenced by Dhaka's Special A spokesperson for Gowdy declined Court in connection with the embezzlement of 21 million to comment on Cummings' letter. taka ($250,000) in foreign donations meant for the Zia Porter, who as White House Staff Orphanage Trust, named after her late husband Ziaur Rahman, a military ruler-turned-politician. contd on page 20 Porter resigned Wednesday, Feb 7, with an undetermined effective The 72-year-old three-time PM Khaleda Zia was date, amid the allegations of sentenced by Dhaka's Special Court in connection with domestic abuse the embezzlement of 21 million taka ($250,000) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 INDIANS ABROAD FRIDAY, EBRUARY 9, 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 Photo / courtesy Daily Mail development, he said engaging all groups 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.