Gurpreet Gosal admitted he lied to detectives when he told them he flew into Sacramento the night before the shooting death of Parmjit Pamma Singh to celebrate the sacred Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan with a beloved cousin.

Many first- and second-generation residents from India enjoy dancing and performing on stage. They’ve had a special stage performance annually for 18 years in San Joaquin County, but this time they held their annual Diwali Night in Lodi.

Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, delivered the first Hindu prayer before a Lodi City Council meeting Wednesday evening.

Rajan Zed, president of the Universal Society of Hinduism, just delivered a prayer before the Lodi City Council meeting. Zed came from Reno to give the invocation. 

I saw on the news that the Lincoln School District in Stockton has prohibited any "religious" decorations, including — now get this — trees, poinsettias and even Santa Claus (you know, that right-wing radical fundamental Christian evangelist who proselytizes every home he visits in December). The only decorations allowed are things like snowflakes and snowmen (Frosty must be a card-carrying member of the ACLU and the FFRF).

Community members gathered to munch on popcorn, sip on ice tea and discuss the impact September 11th had on the Lodi community during a special screening of the film "My Name is Khan" Saturday.

Lodi's Breakthrough Project hosted roughly 40 people in the city's Public Library community room and after viewing half of the film, group members divided up the room into smaller discussion groups.

Dear Jennifer: I understand there is a push by Hindus to have a new holiday observed by school districts. Have you heard of this?

Masayuki Kinoshita was looking for more financial security when he walked into a local credit union last week.

Just like India is a Hindu nation and Thailand is a Buddhist nation and Saudi Arabia is an Islamic nation and Japan is a Shinto nation and France is a humanist nation, the United States of America is a Christian nation. There is no comparison necessary.

Lodi High School student Priyank Patel is among the 300 high school seniors in the United States named Dell Scholars by The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.

The following is a list of public meetings in the Lodi and Galt areas this week:

Since religion is for people who want something, I think people should just give God a break and quit praying for so much.

The prayer of invocation at the City Council meeting is now under fire.

From Delta to Gold Country: Experience spring