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શ્રી લક્ષ્મીનારાયણ મંદિર, બર્મિંગહામ ખાતે જલારામ કથાનું ધામધૂમપૂર્વક યોજન કરાયું હતું.

From fighting to improve borough services, to securing millions in funding for local schools and helping bring an end to child detention, Sarah Teather’s record as MP for Brent Central has been nothing short of stellar.

Rafiq Ahmad, manager of the Press Trust of India’s office in London, passed away on Thursday 6th November after a brief illness.

Ahmad, 61, was posted to London in the 1980s from New Delhi to take administrative charge of PTI operations in the UK. He also served as Treasurer of the Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA).

He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. 

Asian Voice readers are urged to join a campaign to combat the effects of a neglected disease which affects some of the world’s poorest people and causes disability. Lepra, a 90-year-old charity whose patron is Her Majesty the Queen, works in Bangladesh and India. They want everyone to sign a pledge to “Beat Leprosy” (http://www.lepra.org.uk/beat-leprosy).

Last week on Remembrance Sunday of the First World War Centenary, Britons paid homage to the contributions of the fallen British and Commonwealth soldiers. From the symbolic ceramic poppies in the moat around the Tower of London to celebrations in the Parliament, schools, churches, military bases- special tributes were paid nationwide.

On this occasion, the British Parliament commemorated the remarkable but largely unknown contribution of one of the world’s smaller communities, the Sikhs. Their disproportionate large role was marked by a special reception in the usually Members’ Only dining room, the Churchill Room in the House of Commons.

British police have arrested four men on suspect of preparing terrorist acts on Britain. The men range in age from 19 to 27. More searches are continuing. 

The recount of thousands of votes by a High Court in Britain that were cast for Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman in May's election has uncovered 'significant irregularities', that may be sufficient to over turn the result, a UK daily has reported.

Publishers 'Trinity Mirror' announced that they were closing seven of its local newspapers including The Reading Post, Harrow Observer and Woking Informer to establish a more online focused platform. This has caused outrage in the regional print-journalism community.