New Delhi, August 22, 2020: Butler School District (BSD) 53, which runs public schools in Oak Brook (Illinois); has said no to the request of Hindus of keeping schools closed on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals, starting 2021. Dr. Paul O’Malley, BSD 53 Superintendent, in an email to distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, […]
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Hindus campaign for Diwali Holiday in Illinois, starting 2021
New Delhi, August 19, 2020: Hindus want all public schools in Oak Brook (Illinois) to stay closed on Diwali; the most popular of their festivals; starting 2021. They are thus urging Christopher Edmonds and Dr. Paul O’Malley, Board President and Superintendent respectively of Butler School District (BSD) 53 in Oak Brook, to adopt Diwali as […]
Hindus seek Diwali holiday in Texas’ Coppell School District
Hindus are urging Coppell Independent School District (CISD) in suburban Dallas, with 47.4% students Asian, to proclaim official holiday on Diwali, most popular of Hindu festivals. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada said that Diwali holiday in CISD would be a step in the positive direction in view of presence of […]
USA: Diwali holiday in New Jersey’s Millburn Schools draft calendar
Hindu community has welcomed the reports of closing Millburn Township Public Schools (MTPS) in New Jersey on November seven in the Draft Calendar 2018-2019, the day on which most popular Hindu festival Diwali falls next year. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada today, urged the MTPS Board of Education to unanimously approve […]
Cyclone Vardah: 19 NDRF teams pre-positioned in Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
In view of development of cyclone Vardah over Bay of Bengal, 19 flood rescue teams of NDRF have been prepositioned by the Central government in the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu as a proactive deployment. In a press note, the center has revealed that eight flood rescue teams comprising of more than […]
Cyclone Vardah: Tamil Nadu government declares holiday tomorrow
Cyclone Vardah threats have been taken seriously by Tamil Nadu government which has declared tomorrow to be a holiday. Check the press release on Cyclone Vardah : R.Pradeep John (PJ) who goes by Tamil Nadu Weatherman said this about the Cyclone Vardah: “Chennai will see landfall of Severe Cyclone with 100km/hr winds since 1994 and Heavy to […]