Prayers and tributes to Amritanandmayi Auckland, September 28, 2019 Venkat Raman from Fickling Convention Centre More than 250 men, women and children have gathered here to celebrate the 66th Birthday of Mata Amritanandmayi, known fondly as the Hugging Mother’ whose curative powers of mind, soul and body are legendary. Her actual birthday was marked in India yesterday. Simi Sethu, President…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, September 28, 2019 When Queen Elizabeth appointed her as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit as a part of her Birthday Honours List in June 2016, we said that Dr Pushpa Wood richly deserved the honour and that it was long overdue. She received the honour for her services to Financial Literacy and Interfaith…
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Peter Dunne Wellington, September 28, 2019 The gulf between the wonderful picture the government likes to paint on the world stage of New Zealand as a paragon of international environmental virtue and reality continues to widen. According to the Prime Minister at this week’s United Nations Climate change meeting, New Zealand is leading the world in sustainable food production, and…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, September 28, 2019 Tamil Association of New Zealand Inc (TANZI) has announced that its Deepavali celebrations will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2019. Called, ‘Deepaoli Thirunaal’ (Festival of Lights), the event will be held at the Panmure Community Centre, located at 7/13 Pilkington Road, Panmure. Association President Sowndra Rajan Palanisamy said that proceeds of the Programme will…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, September 28, 2019 The South-Indian State of Telangana took another step forward in the protection of the environment with eco-friendly Ganesha Idols distributed before the onset of the Ganesh Chaturthi Festival that was held from September 2, to September 12, 2019. The Zilla Parishad (District Council) of Vikarabad, a small town of less than 10,000 people…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, September 28, 2019 It is with regret we announce the death of Inder Singh, former President of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) based in Los Angles, USA. GOPIO International Chairman Dr Thomas Abraham said that Mr Singh was admitted to a Hospital near Los Angeles and that the end came this morning (Friday…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, September 28, 2019 South Asian communities suffer in Auckland with neglect and inadequate avenues for unlocking their potential, says a Mayoral Candidate, who is keen to work with the growing Indian community in the City. John Hong, who has been holding a series of meetings with people of Indian origin in groups as well individually over…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, September 28, 2019 Saturday, October 12, 2019 will be one of the busiest days for Aucklanders with several events on the cards, one of the most awaited of which would be the Grand Finale of Tamil Karaoke Star 2019. The Programme will be held on that day at Zeal West, located at 20 Alderman Drive in the…
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