YEARS # 1 Indian American Weekly : Since 2006 VOL 15 ISSUE 26 ● NEW YORK / DALLAS ● JUNE 25 - JULY 01, 2021 ● ENQUIRIES: 646-247-9458 ● [email protected] www.theindianpanorama.news J&K parties find common ground on will bring out a special profusely illustrated edition on July 2 to deepening democracy, early polls mark the Independence Day of America on 4th of July RESTORE THE SPECIAL STATUS OF J&K: GUPKAR LEADERS NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, June 24, told a group of leaders from Jammu and Kashmir that the Assembly elections there will be held after the completion of Articles and advertisements for the ongoing delimitation exercise, the edition may please be People's Conference leader Muzaffar e-mailed by June 25, 2021 to Hussain Baig said after a crucial [email protected] meeting to chalk out the future course of For any question, please action in the Union Territory call 646-247-9458. This is the first interaction between the Central leadership and the mainstream parties since August 5, 2019, when the Centre revoked Jammu U.S. ALLOWS SOME H-1B and Kashmir's special status under VISA SEEKERS TO Article 370 of the Constitution and bifurcated it into union territories, RE-SUBMIT THEIR Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. Modi stressed that holding Assembly APPLICATIONS elections, just like the successful WASHINGTON (TIP): Some foreign conduct of the District Development guest workers in the U.S. will be able to Council polls, is a priority and that the re-submit their applications for the H1-B visa, the most sought-after non- Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Farooq Abdullah and other leaders from Jammu and CONTD ON PAGE 42 Kashmir in New Delhi on June 24, 2021 - Photo / PTI immigrant visa among Indian IT READ ALSO PAGES 16 & 17 professionals, if their petition was solely rejected because it was based on BIDEN ACCEPTS A DEAL ON RUDY GIULIANI'S NY LAW LICENSE the initial registration period, SUSPENDED OVER ELECTION CLAIMS according to a federal agency. INFRASTRUCTURE BROKERED BY According to the U.S. Citizenship and Attorney Ravi Batra Tweets "Expected and needed. Immigration Services (USCIS), such re- BIPARTISAN GROUP OF SENATORS Law abhors lies, and yearns for Truth." submission of applications is for those WASHINGTON (TIP): NEW YORK CITY whose applications have been rejected President Joe Biden said Thursday, (TIP): Former Mayor or administratively closed solely June 24, he has agreed to a deal on Rudy Giuliani is because the requested start date was infrastructure with a bipartisan suspended from after October 1, 2020. group of senators after White practicing law in New The H-1B visa allows the U.S. House officials and the senators York after court officials companies to employ foreign workers in had a massive breakthrough the found he made numerous specialty occupations that require night before in their infrastructure "demonstrably false and The Trump attorney and former theoretical or technical expertise. negotiations. misleading" claims about mayor made "false and Technology companies depend on it to Both Republican and Democratic the 2020 election. misleading" claims about the President Joe Biden told reporters 2020 election, according to court hire tens of thousands of employees he wouldn't sign the bipartisan senators said Wednesday, June 23 A blistering 33-page officials. each year from countries such as India infrastructure bill unless key evening there was an agreement decision released provisions that are not in the plan and China. "If your FY 2021 petition was reached with White House officials Thursday, June 24, bars Giuliani from practicing law are addressed through the rejected or administratively closed reconciliation process. - and 10 senators on a bipartisan "immediately." It details a trail of outlandish and solely because your petition was based Photo / Courtesy CNN infrastructure deal. And on completely refuted claims Giuliani made on behalf of on a registration submitted during the Thursday afternoon, Biden said he former President Donald Trump, who sought to overturn initial registration period, but you had signed off on the agreement. Though hurdles remain -- it's his loss in the presidential election. requested a start date after October 1, unclear if the proposal will have enough support from GOP "For the reasons that follow, we conclude that there is 2020, you may re-submit that previously senators or progressive lawmakers to end up as law -- the uncontroverted evidence that respondent communicated filed petition, with all applicable fees," announced agreement is a significant development that could pave demonstrably false and misleading statements to courts, USCIS said on Wednesday. the way for passage of a chunk of Biden's domestic agenda. lawmakers and the public at large in his capacity as CONTD ON PAGE 38 CONTD ON PAGE 42 CONTD ON PAGE 42 YET ANOTHER BANK FRAUD IN INDIA: GAUTAM THAPAR, OTHERS BOOKED IN USD3.3 BILLION BANK FRAUD CASE Accused borrowed funds by misrepresentation, falsified books of accounts' NEW DELHI (TIP): The CBI on Thursday, June 24, conducted searches in connection with a case registered against C.G. Power and Industrial Solution Limited, its former chairman-cum-managing director Gautam Thapar and others Gautam Thapar and others for allegedly cheating a allegedly cheated a consortium consortium of banks of Rs 2,435 crore (USD 3.3 billion). of banks of Rs 2,435 crore CONTD ON PAGE 38 (USD3.3 billion) THE INDIAN PANORAMA EDITORIAL FRIDAY JUNE 25, 2021 YEARS 02 -: GUEST COMMENT :- PRESIDENT/PUBLISHER: Prof. Indrajit S. Saluja VICE PRESIDENT: Restore J&K statehood Chitagam Saluja CHIEF EDITOR: Will refurbish democratic credentials of Indian State Prof Indrajit S. Saluja CONSULTING EDITOR : he two-year-long hiatus, the sad connect of the mainstream parties. The vindication of mainstream Deepak Dwidedi, Chairman, interregnum in democracy in The PAGD could have won more than politicians - who have braved the Bhaskar Group, Delhi TJammu and Kashmir, seems to be its tally of 110 seats had the parties militants' bullets, agencies' shenanigans, ASSISTANT EDITOR: getting over finally, with the People's contested separately, particularly the intellectuals' vilification and the Bidisha Roy Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration National Conference. Just as it did for ignominy of electoral reverses - is the SPL. REPORTER UNO: (PAGD), the Congress and others New Delhi, the abrogation of Article 370 validation of Indian democracy. These H.S. Panaser deciding to attend the Prime Minister's and the bifurcation of the state gave an are the people who had held the Indian GRAPHICS DIRECTOR: all-party meeting today. The Home opportunity to the people of J&K to flag high in the Valley and the hills, who Om Parkash Malik Ministry,the Prime Minister's Office and understand who their real stood against the Islamist theocratic DIRECTOR the Lieutenant Governor have, representatives are. The mainstream enterprise founded and funded by the ADMINISTRATION: obviously, put in an effort to restart the leaders suffered stoically long neighbor's army. Now, when they meet Gauri Beri democratic process in the troubled state. incarceration and seemingly the Prime Minister, he should patiently They deserve to be applauded for interminable indignities for a cause and listen to them and offer them statehood. CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: appreciating the ground reality, albeit the people could see an octogenarian - The restoration of statehood would only late, and for identifying the real always ridiculed by the separatists - refurbish the credentials of the Indian Baldev Singh / BJ Videos Gunjesh Desai / Masala Junction leadership of the people of J&K. The holding up and not giving in. When so- State. The Centre should also offer Jay Mandal, District Development Council elections called separatists got tamed overnight concessions. All political prisoners who Mohammad Jaffer, in December last year were no substitute and even began talking of health and have not indulged in violence or terrorist SnapsIndia for political activity, though they proved civic issues, the much-maligned activities should be released Mohammad Shahzad, yet again the extent of the grassroots politicians stuck to their demands. immediately. (Tribune, India) Zia Khan, Nisha Rani Vaaho Photographers, -: READERS WRITE :- Vijay Shah - Photo Journalist. CORRESPONDENTS : SACRAMENTO: NYC District 23 Elections: Identity politics at its best Parminder S. Aujla NEW YORK : Chitagam FRESNO: Tarlochan Singh DALLAS: GEORGE ABRAHAM Harjit Dhesi, Amarjit Dhillon OVERSEAS CORRESPONDENTS had a front seat view of the recently LONDON concluded NYC council elections and Nirpal Singh Shergill Ihave witnessed how much these SPL CORRESPONDENT contests have changed over the years. DELHI BUREAU CHIEF: The district that includes Bellerose, Chandan Singh Floral Park, Queens Village, Hollis, and CHANDIGARH: Oakland Gardens has seen a very Manjit Sidhu spirited campaign by a diverse group of LUDHIANA: candidates. The demographic shift is A.S. Arora, evident everywhere one looks as Queens R.P.Sharma has been a favorite destination for new JAIPUR : immigrants over the past five decades. It is estimated that about 45% of the employed all the resources at their candidates focused their efforts Dr. Yashpaul Goyal population in District 23 is foreign-born. disposal to reach the voters in the primarily on theirown communities. DALLAS BUREAU CHIEF & VP Some of the major boulevards in District district and convince them of their plans Sanjeev Jindal appeared to have Lovllien Kaurr 23, such as Hillside Avenue, are dotted and proposals on how to improve the garnered more support from the Hindu 972-330-3139 with South Asian businesses selling services to the community while community, while Toor has benefited [email protected] Masala Dosa and Shish Kabab, replacing assuring them of safety and security. In from the Sikh community support and The Indian Panorama Italian Ice and Irish Whisky. addition, there were three other Koshy Thomas from the Kerala P.O. Box No.