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# 1 Indian American Weekly: Since 2006 VOL 7 ISSUE 43 ● DALLAS ● NOV 01-07, 2019 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 www.theindianpanorama.news Will bring out a profusely illustrated State of Jammu and Kashmir is special edition to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the First Master of the Sikhs, on November 8. now Two Union Territories Articles and advertisements for thespecial commemorative edition SRINAGAR (TIP): The State of are invited. Please email articles by November 1 to Jammu and Kashmir has become a thing [email protected]. of the past on October 31, the birth Advertisers are requested to bookspace anniversary of Sardar Patel. It is now by October 30 and emailcreatives by two Union Territories- the Union November 3 to [email protected]. Territory of J & K , and the Union For more information, visit Territory of Ladakh. www.theindianpanorama.news Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Email to: [email protected]. tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Call 646-247-9458. October 31 on the Iron Man of India's 144thbirth anniversary said he had fulfilled the dream of Patel by Israeli spyware on abrogating the special status granted to WhatsApp used to target the State of J & K under Article 370, and fully integrating the State of Jammu & Indian journalists; GOI Kashmir in to India .As the clock struck seeks report 12 midnight on October 30 and a new day beckoned, Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday,October 31 transitioned from a Girish Chandra Murmu and Radha Krishna Mathur took oath of office as Lt. Governor of the contd on Page 20 Union Territories of J & K and Ladakh respectively Indian Journalist counters false US House Passes Resolution to Formalize Trump Impeachment Process reporting on Kashmir at WASHINGTON (TIP): NEW DELHI (TIP): WhatsApp on US Congress formally Thursday, October 31 said Indian Washington’s National Press Club opened a new, public journalists and human rights activists phase of its corruption were among those globally spied upon WASHINGTON (TIP): On investigation into Donald by unnamed entities using an Israeli Thursday, October 24th, the Trump on Thursday, spyware Pegasus, leading to a furor Hindu American Foundation October 31 as US over breach of citizens' privacy. hosted Aarti Tikoo Singh, Senior lawmakers voted for the Following the disclosure by Assistant Editor, Times of India first time to advance the Speaker of the House WhatsApp, the Indian government (New Delhi), for a press impeachment process Nancy Pelosi has asked the messaging platform to conference entitled "Locked targeting the US president. "Today the House takes the explain the matter and list out the Down or Liberated? The Story of next step forward as we establish the procedures for open measures that have been taken by it to Kashmir" at the historic hearings... so that the public can see the facts for safeguard privacy of millions of National Press Club in themselves," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. "What is Indians. "Government of India is downtown Washington, DC. at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy." concerned at the breach of privacy of Award-winning veteran The top Democrat and Trump's chief nemesis in Congress citizens of India on the messaging journalist Aarti Tikoo Singh has addressed fellow lawmakers shortly before her chamber platform WhatsApp. We have asked reported on and from the region took a Halloween morning vote along party lines (232 to WhatsApp to explain the kind of Hindu American Foundation hosted for nearly two decades, most 196) to pass a resolution that lays out rules for the next breach and what it is doing to Aarti Tikoo Singh, Senior Assistant recently from inside the Kashmir stages of the impeachment process. contd on Page 20 safeguard the privacy of millions of Editor, Times of India (New Delhi), Valley since August 5th, when Indian citizens," IT Minister Ravi for a press conference. the government repealed the Photo / Courtesy HAF Shankar Prasad said in a tweet. discriminatory Articles 370 and Indian American Thomas Abraham contd on Page 20 35A of the Indian Constitution. Members of the press were invited Appointed to Brazos River Authority to hear her eyewitness account, learn about the history of the Texas woman sentenced to region, particularly the ethnic cleansing of over 300,000 Kashmiri Board of Directors by Texas Governor 37 years for Armed Home Hindus (aka Kashmiri Pandits) in 1989-90, as well as her DALLAS (TIP): Texas contd on Page 20 Governor Greg Abbott has Invasions targeting Indians appointed Indian American DALLAS (TIP): A Texas woman Thomas Abraham, along with was sentenced to 37 years in prison Indian American Doctor in Tennessee four others to the Brazos River for her role as the leader of several Charged for Unlawfully Distributing Authority Board of Directors robbery crews that traveled across the for terms set to expire on United States in order to conduct Controlled Substances February 1, 2025. The Board armed home invasions of families of TENNESSEE (TIP): A Tennessee medical doctor of Indian formulates plans deemed Indian and Asian descent. Assistant origin and an advanced practice registered nurse were charged in essential to the operation of the Attorney General Brian A. an indictment unsealed Oct 29 for their roles in unlawfully District and its administration Thomas Abraham of Sugar Benczkowski of the Justice distributing controlled substances. Hemal V. Mehta, M.D., 49, of in the control, storing, Land is the president and Department's Criminal Division and Brentwood, Tennessee, and Heather L. Marks, APRN, 36, of preservation and distribution of chief executive officer of Special Agent in Charge Steven M. Murfreesboro, Tennessee, were charged in an indictment filed the storm and flood waters of Transtar AC Supply D'Antuono of the FBI's Detroit Field Oct. 23, 2019, in the Middle District of Tennessee with one count the Brazos River and its Photo / Courtesy Linkedin office made the announcement. of conspiracy to unlawfully distribute controlled substances and tributary streams. (Read full news on nine counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances. (Read full news on www.theindianpanorama.news) www.theindianpanorama.news) (Read full news on www.theindianpanorama.news) THE INDIAN PANORAMA 2 ADVERTISEMENT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019 THE INDIAN PANORAMA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019 INDIANS ABROAD 3 Seven Indian American Students Named Recipients of Siebel Scholars award Meena Jagadeesan, Raghuvansh Saxena, Sumegha Garg, Aniket Murhekar, Pranjali Beri, Vishwajith Ramesh, Abhishek Ravi NEW YORK (TIP): Seven Indian American and brightest minds from around the globe who are graduate students are among this year's recipients advancing innovations in healthcare, artificial The 2020 cohort joins more than 1,400 of the Siebel Scholars award. The scholarship is intelligence, the environment and more," said previous Siebel Scholars. This year's awarded annually by the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Thomas M. Siebel, Chairman of the Siebel Foundation in Redwood City. Scholars Foundation. "It is my distinct pleasure to recipients of Indian origin are: Now in its 19th year, the award this year welcome these students into this ever-growing, Graduate Schools of Computer Science recognizes 93 exceptional graduate students at lifelong community, and I personally look forward Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and leading schools of business, computer science, to seeing their impact and contributions unfold." Applied Sciences: Meena Jagadeesan bioengineering and energy science. Deans at each Founded in 2000 by the Thomas and Stacey Siebel Princeton University, School of Engineering and Applied school select the scholars based on outstanding Foundation, the Siebel Scholars program awards Science: Raghuvansh Saxena, Sumegha Garg academic achievement and demonstrated grants to 16 universities in the United States, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of leadership. China, France, Italy and Japan. Following a Engineering: Aniket Murhekar Siebel Scholars receive $35,000 for their final competitive review process by the deans of their Graduate Schools of Bioengineering year of graduate study. Through the program, respective schools on the basis of outstanding University of California, San Diego, Institute of scholars are expected to influence the future academic achievement and demonstrated Engineering in Medicine and Jacobs School of through technology, policy, and economic and leadership, the top graduate students from 27 Engineering: social decision-making. partner programs are selected each year as Siebel Pranjali Beri, Vishwajith Ramesh "Every year, the Siebel Scholars continue to Scholars and receive a $35,000 award for their final Graduate Schools of Business impress me with their commitment to academics year of studies. On average, Siebel Scholars rank Northwestern University, Kellogg School of and influencing future society. This year's class is in the top five percent of their class, many within Management: exceptional, and once again represents the best the top one percent. Abhishek Ravi Indian American Indian American Professor at SBU Indian American Journalist Meera Appointed to 2019-2020 Krishna Veeramah and Subramanian Taking Princeton Class of White House colleagues receive $10 students into core of climate debate Fellows million from ERC Indian American confused by it - and why they think the interventional Krishna gastroenterologist, Veeramah, PhD, way they do. She was in a panel titled Amit Sachdev is uses DNA analysis "Breaking the Logjam" at the Princeton among an elite group to look into the Environmental Forum on Oct. 25. of 15 people medieval past of Subramanian earned her graduate appointed to the European prestigious 2019-2020 degree in journalism from New York migration Class of White House University and has been a Knight Fellows Science Journalism fellow at MIT and a Photo / Courtesy Photo / Courtesy SBU Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research fellow Facebook Meera Subramanian is an award-winning in India. Her search for stories about the journalist and the Currie C.