​By a Staff Reporter
LOS ANGELES,CA - This year again on July 24, Global Peace Foundation  joined hands with One World Association to pack and donate more than 10,000 meals for distribution to needy children all around the world.  The food packaging drive deliberately involved a large number of youth...

By Pilar Marrero
LOS ANGELES - Every time there is a fire, natural disaster, or accident in one of 58 los Angeles Countycities —and unincorporated areas—LA County firefighters and paramedics must respond within 5 minutes. "Time is of the essence" LA county chief fireman Daryl Osby said on Thursday.

​BY A STAFF REPORTER
NORWALK, CA - Jagriti celebrated International Refugee day on July 7 at the Sanatan Dharam temple here. The main theme of the event was “Himalaya Ke Godh Se” and the main organizer was.  Kamlesh Chauhan, founder of Jagriti, a non-profit organization...

​By NIMMI RAGHUNATHAN
ONTARIO, CA –  On the evening of July 5 as thousands of Californians raced to duck under tables and get outdoors, 3,450 Jains at the Ontario Convention Center sat in prayer as a spiritual leader led them in the chant of the Navkar Mantra. It was a spectacular show of calm but...

BY A STAFF REPORTER
CERRITOS, CA-Donors Bhupesh and Kumud Parikh established the Kumud Parikh Family Endowed Scholarship at Cerritos College on June 27 in the amount of $125,000 for Cerritos College students. The Parikhs also pledged to raise $25,000 for additional scholarships, 

POMONA,CA - The Huntley College of Agriculture at Cal Poly here will get a jumpstart on a new minor focusing on plant-based food and nutrition, thanks to a $51,000 donation from Bipin Shah and his wife, Rekha. The minor would complement the college’s studies in nutrition and food science, which focuses on healthy eating and diets, food processing and chemistry, 

BY A STAFF REPORTER
LOS ANGELES,CA - Dr. Abhay Asthana, President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America visited Southern California recently. Asthana met VHPA’s executives and volunteers of Los Angeles and Irvine Chapter on June 8 & 9 to encourage members of both chapters. 

BY SONAM MIRPURI
ANAHEIM, CA- Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party U.S.A. Los Angeles Chapter and NRIs4Modi Group came together to hold a Vijay Sankalpa Yagnya to celebrate the Bharatiya Janata Party’s landslide electoral win in India on  June 2 at the All World Gayatri Parivaar here. The Vijay Sankalpa Yagnya was performed with...

BY SONAM MIRPURI
CERRITOS, CA- The Association of Los Angeles Physicians of Indian Origin, Inland Southern California Organization of Physicians of Indian Origin, Tri-Valley Indian Medical Association, and Indian Medical Association of Southern California , along with American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, 

​BY GINA DARGAN
LONG BEACH, CA –The Lotus Petal Foundation hosted its annual gala dinner here on May 18. Founded in 2011, this non-profit organization has expanded exponentially through the years as they continuously strive to provide fundamental healthcare and quality education to children living in the slums of India.