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First & Foremost Asian Weekly in Europe
Vol 46 | Issue 8
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24th June to 30th June 2017
Let noble thoughts come to us from every side
THE LOOMBA FOUNDATION CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY 1997-2017 By launching a project to provide skills training to 30,000 impoverished widows 1,000 widows in each of the 30 states in India in partnership with the Rotary India Literacy Mission at a Gala Ball at the Dorchester on International Widows Day, 23rd June, 2017
Training will be provided in Beauty & Wellness, Healthcare & Care giving, Security industry, Telecom, Tourism & Hospitality, Handicraft, Food processing, Textile & apparel, Agriculture and food processing and Automotive industry.
For more information, visit www.theloombafoundation.org or Email Safdar Shah: safdar@theloombafoundation.org
Photo Courtsey: David Crick
London Rathyatra 2017
Devotees dressed up as Radha and Krishna at the Rathyatra in Trafalgar Square, London which was organised on June 18th (Sunday)
Dalit leader Kovind set to be India's next President
Rupanjana Dutta
The Grenfell tower inferno is a national shame for authoritiesthe proof of the vulnerability of lives- especially those of poor people. Most of the people who lived in the Grenfell tower were from the BAME communityquite a few of Muslim faith, but of different origin including Middle East, Africa, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Continued on page 15
Full report on page 26
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