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Dallas, Texas Edition www.theindianpanorama.news VOL 5 ISSUE 48 ● DALLAS ● DECEMBER 01 - 07, 2017 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 Dr. Satish Anand - A Unbought and Unbossed: Appeal to Community Leaders to Ivanka Trump, Feted In Portrait in Courage Honoring Shirley Chisholm, a Demand an Apology for Racial India, Calls Forclosing 3 8 West Indian/ American Icon 9 Slurs called for Indo-Americans 10-11 Gender Gap In Business Tillerson to be Replaced will bring out a special fully illustrated New Year Issue on December 29, 2017. with Mike Pompeo The New Year Special edition offers a great opportunity to grow business WASHINGTON (TIP): News reports through advertising. Please book space circulating on November 30 say Trump is contemplating replacing Secretary of for advertising by December 15. State Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Email to [email protected] or Pompeo. call 646-247-9458 to book space and for New York Times quoted unnamed any information related to publication. senior administration officials as saying Mr. Trump had soured on Mr. Tillerson Articles for publication in the and was ready for a change at the State special issue may please be Department, probably around the end of the year. submitted by December 15 to The two men have aired striking [email protected]. differences in public. Mr. Trump Please email with the article, surprised many observers when he a photograph and a brief bio. tweeted that Mr. Tillerson was "wasting his time" pursuing contacts with North Visit www.theindianpanorama.news Korea, and Mr. Tillerson was quoted as having said -- though he denied it -- that Call 646-247-9458 the President was a "moron." cont on Page 20 Tillerson and Trump diverging Dallas Sheriff Valdez to resign, run for governor Black money stacked in beds and pillows is now in DALLAS (TIP): Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez will resign banks, says Venkaiah Naidu her office, so she can challenge Greg Abbott in 2018, according to Dallas County Democratic Chair, Carol Donovan. Valdez has talked NEW DELHI (TIP): The black money stacked in beds and about the need for new leadership at the state level. pillows has come back to the banking system, thanks to She was even a featured speaker at the 2016 democratic national demonetization, Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu said on convention in Philadelphia. Donovan told WFAA that Valdez will November 30. The government had scrapped about 86% of the resign effective next Friday Dec. 8. The deadline to file to be a high value currency notes in form of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 in candidate is December 11. November 2016, leading to cash crunch for several months. Dallas County Sherriff's office on Wednesday night said that Almost 99% of the demonetized currency was returned into Lupe Valdez will resign Valdez has not submitted any official resignation paperwork and the banking system, as per Reserve Bank data. "Now banks "There is a debate going on, I and run for Governor in will make a final decision about her political future shortly.Valdez, again have money in India because all the money that was there don't want to get into that 2018 70, is in her fourth term as Dallas County Sheriff. - some that was there in beds and also pillows, bathrooms - has political debate because I am come back to banks. There is a debate contd on Page 20 not in politics now," the Vice- ‘Will ‘utterly destroy’ N. Korean Pope demands 'decisive President says. Consulate General of India to organize Consular regime: U.S. Ambassador to measures' to resolve Camp in Irving on December 16 the Unite Nations Rohingya exodus Punitive sanctions around the corner, says US HOUSTON (TIP): Consulate General of India, Houston in association with Indian Association of North Texas (IANT) and all Indian community associations in the region would be organizing a one-day Consular Camp on Saturday,16 December 2017 from 0930 hrs to 1630 hrs at Chinmaya Chitrakoot, 900 N Beltline Road, Irving, TX 75061. US passport holders of lndianorigin, who are in the process of applying for OCI Card, Visa and Renunciation of Indian contd on Page 20 Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Pope Francis has called for "decisive Nations, on November 29 warned that North measures to resolve Rohingya crisis Korea will be utterly destroyed if it pursued its (File photo) nuclear ambitions. She was speaking at an emergency meeting of Security Council DHAKA (TIP): The Vatican defended Pope Francis' silence in Myanmar, saying he UNITED NATIONS (TIP): "If war does wanted to "build bridges" with the come, it will be because of continued acts of predominantly Buddhist nation, which only aggression like we witnessed yesterday. And if recently established diplomatic relations war comes, make no mistake, the North with the Vatican. Korean regime will be utterly destroyed," Ms. Pope Francis demanded on Thursday, Haley said. November 30, that the international The U.S. on Thursday,November 29, warned community take "decisive measures" to Kim Jong-Un's regime that North Korea would resolve the causes of the mass exodus of be "utterly destroyed" if a standoff over its Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, breaking contd on Page 20 contd on Page 20 THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 INDIAN ABROAD FRIDAY, DECEMBER 01, 2017 Indian-American "Getting Involved Group" of Lexington to Organize White House Official Raj Shah Free Civic Engagement Seminar LEXINGTON, MA (TIP): becomes the first Indian-American to Indian-Americans of Lexington, who account for six percent of the town's hold press gaggle aboard Air Force One population and their children represent approximately 12 percent of WASHINGTON (TIP): It was a different retailers throughout the school enrollment, are historic moment when on Thursday, country," he said. organizing a free Civic "The main goal of the event is to November 30, Raj Shah, who holds a key "So, we're very excited about these Engagement Seminar on inform, encourage and engage position in the White House, gaggled remarks, and we're excited about the with Indian Americans who Saturday, Dec. 2, at the with reporters on board presidential Air developments on pushing tax reform would like to give back through Lexington Community civic participation," said Vineeta Force One, becoming the first Indian- and tax cuts. And the President is going Center in Lexington, MA. Kumar, one of the organizers of American to enjoy the privilege. to make a push for 'Yea' votes," Shah The event is organized by the Civic Engagement Seminar Shah did so in the capacity of said. Getting Involved Group, and a member of the Lexington Principal Deputy Press Secretary, a He took questions ranging from the known as GIG, which town government. position to which he was promoted by US president's controversial tweets, to consists of 13 Indian President Donald Trump in September North Korea, and tax cuts. The gaggle Americans who are elected members in town government of as he restructured his press office by lasted for about 12 minutes. Raj Shah, a senior White House official Lexington. making Hope Hicks Director of US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, became on November 30, the first "The main goal of the event is to inform, encourage and Communications. Indian American to hold a press gaggle had listed Shah among the top Indian- engage with Indian Americans who would like to give back Shah was accompanying Trump as he aboard Air Force One American performers working under the through civic participation," said Vineeta Kumar, one of the flew to Missouri to deliver a major Trump administration. organizers of the Civic Engagement Seminar and a member of speech on middle-class tax relief and middle-class tax relief and business tax Shah was born in 1984 to Indian the Lexington town government. business tax relief. relief," Shah said in his opening remarks. parents of Gujarati origin. Shah's In addition to Kumar, other members of GIG and elected town Mid-way to St Louis, Shah, the highest "The focus of today's remarks is going parents moved to Chicago in 1970s and members are: Narain Bhatia, Dinesh Patel, Aneesha Karody, ranking Indian- American ever in the to be on small businesses. He's going to then moved to Connecticut where he was Anil Ahuja, Anoop Garg, Hema Bhatt, Pam Joshi, Ravish White House press office, gaggled with feature two specific small businesses. born and raised. Kumar, Rita Pandey, Sanjay Padaki, Syed Ali Rizvi and Vikas the travelling press corp. One is a local small business incubator, His father was a mechanical engineer, Kinger. "We're looking forward to the and the other is a jewelry business -- but later moved in the business and "This is an information sharing session where people can President's remarks later today.It will be they're a retail business that also owned retail stores. His mother was a hear about town government, why they should get involved and in St. Charles, talking about the need for wholesales to about two and a half dozen dentist. how they can do so," Kumar said. "Those interested in running for a position in 2018 can also sign up to schedule focused planning sessions with the GIG team." NRIs in UK pledge ?500 crore for Indian American shot dead The event will be held from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm on December 2, 2017, at Lexington Community Center located at 39 Marrett Road Ganga in Mississippi robbery in Lexington. Keynote speaker at the event is Suzie Barry, LONDON Chairman of the Board of Selectman of Lexington. Other (TIP): Union JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI (TIP): Sandeep Singh, elected town officials will be present, including Indian Minister Nitin 21, was shot in the stomach and killed in what police American Town Meeting Members.
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