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Vandana Slatter — First Indian American city councilmember in Bellevue has public service in her DNA

November 26, 2015 By James Tabafunda

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Bellevue is the fifth-largest city in Washington and, just a few weeks after this month’s election, its city council continues to reflect the 28 percent of citizens who are Asian, the highest share of any city in the state. Vandana Slatter, a biotechnology professional and community leader, won Position […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Bellevue City Council, British Columbia, DNA, Governor Gregoire, James Tabafunda, King County Library System, MPA, Mahatma Gandhi, Northwest Asian Weekly, Overlake Hospital Foundation, President Bill Clinton, Prince George, Senator Maria Cantwell, Top Contributors 2015, Uttar Pradesh, Vandana Slatter, Vandana Slatter First Indian American, Vol 34 No 49 | November 28 - December 4

2.3 million answer Indian state’s post for 368 menial jobs

September 26, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Biswajeet Banerjee Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — When a northern Indian state announced a few hundred job openings for low-level office workers who run errands and make tea, the response was staggering. About 2.3 million people applied for the 368 jobs with the government of Uttar Pradesh. Hundreds of candidates with doctorates and […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Alok Ranjan, Associated Press, India, LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh, Vol 34 No 40 | September 26 - October 2

Indian villagers live in fear of man-eating tiger

February 22, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Tim Sullivan Associated Press MANIWALA, India (AP) – She lies in wait while her victims are collecting firewood, or taking cattle to graze, or working in the fields. She has grabbed people in broad daylight, carrying them away silently into the forests or the sugarcane fields. By the time the victims are found, often […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Associated Press, Corbett National Park, Corbett Park, Govind Singh, India, MANIWALA, Mahipal Singh, Samar Jeet Singh, Shiv Kumar Singh, Uttar Pradesh, Vijay Pal Singh, Vijay Singh, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28

Race for land hits India’s poor farmers

November 22, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ravi Nessman The Associated Press ROZAJALALPUR, India (AP) — The farmers of Rozajalalpur knew what was coming. They saw others closer to India’s expanding capital city pushed off their land to make way for malls, apartments and offices. They saw billboards rise along nearby potholed roads and tiny sales offices sprout in the grassy […]

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: Chetan Bijesure, Congress Party, Dalchand Sharma, Formula One, Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority, India, Leisure Park, Mumbai, National Advisory Council, New Delhi, Noida Extension, Panscheel Greens, ROZAJALALPUR, Ravi Garg, Reliance Power, Rupesh Verma, Subhash Nagar, Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh

Health officials say India is close to wiping out polio

October 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Nirmala George The Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has not had a case of polio in nine months, raising hopes the country is on the verge of defeating the disease, health officials said Monday, Oct. 24.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Afghanistan, Asia, Australia, Europe, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, India, Nata Menabde, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rod Curtis, UNICEF, Uttar Pradesh, Vol 30 No 44 | October 29 - November 4, WHO, West Bengal, World Health Organization, World Polio Day

India mothers accused in honor killing 2 brides

May 21, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

NEW DELHI (AP) — Two Muslim mothers in a northern Indian town have been arrested on accusations that they killed their daughters for dishonoring the family

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2011, Across India, Anil Kumar Kusan, Indian Express, Newlyweds Zahida, Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh, Vol 30 No 21 | May 21 - May 27

Powerful low-caste Indian leader holds huge rally

March 18, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — On Monday, March 15, hundreds of thousands of cheering supporters marked the 25th anniversary of a political party representing India’s lowest castes and feted its bejeweled leader as a “Goddess,” who currently leads the country’s largest state.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2010, Baburam Kushwaha, Bahujan Samaj Party, Bharatiya Janata Party, India, Jawitri Devi, Kanshi Ram, LUCKNOW, Uttar Pradesh, Vol 29 No 12 | March 20 - March 26

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