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Bill Gates hosts first-ever India Day celebrations in Seattle – Times of India

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4 months ago

August 17, 2024

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, inaugurated the first India Day celebrations in the Greater Seattle Area. The event included a flag hoisting ceremony and drew participation from notable dignitaries. Numerous balloons decorated in the colors of the Indian flag were flown to commemorate the occasion.
The ceremony featured speeches from various dignitaries, including Bill Gates.US Congresswomen Suzan K DelBene, Kim Schrier, and Congressman Adam Smith attended the event. Washington Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck and Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs were also present.
Adding to the significance, mayors from Bellevue, Tacoma, Kent, Auburn, Renton, SeaTac, Snoqualmie, and Mercer Island also joined in the celebrations. Various local leaders came together to honor and support the Indian community in the Greater Seattle Area.
“Thank you, Mr. Bill Gates, for flagging off the First India Day celebrations in the Greater Seattle area,” the Indian Consulate General in Seattle stated in a post on X.
“Deeply appreciate the participation of Congresswomen Suzan K DelBene and Kim Schrier and Congressman Adam Smith, along with Washington Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck and Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs. Thanks also to the Mayors of Bellevue, Tacoma, Kent, Auburn, Renton, SeaTac, Snoqualmie, and Mercer Island for joining in to support the Indian community,” the post added.
Prior to this event, the 78th Independence Day of India was also celebrated at the Indian Consulate General in Seattle on August 15. India marked 77 years of independence from British colonial rule on August 15, 1947.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hoisted the national flag at the Red Fort in New Delhi for the 11th consecutive time to celebrate India’s 78th Independence Day. The theme for this year’s Independence Day was “Viksit Bharat @ 2047,” highlighting the government’s goal to develop India into a developed nation by 2047.

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2024 in pictures: Memorable moments of the year in Seattle

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2 hours ago

December 18, 2024

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2024 in pictures: Memorable moments of the year in Seattle

Ludmela, left, and Jo, right, place candles at a vigil for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish American activist who was killed by Israeli soldiers while participating in an anti-settlement protest in the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Alki Beach Park in Seattle.

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Boeing Resumes Full Jet Production in Seattle Area After Strike

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December 18, 2024

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Boeing Resumes Full Jet Production in Seattle Area After Strike

Boeing Co. said it has resumed production across its range of aircraft programs at factories in the Pacific Northwest after they were shut down for weeks because of a lengthy workers strike.

Following the resumption of output of its popular 737 model last week, Boeing has now also taken up building the larger 767 and 777 aircraft again, Stephanie Pope, the head of the company’s commercial jet division, said in a post on LinkedIn.

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50 northeast Seattle businesses ask Mayor Harrell to address violent crime

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18 hours ago

December 17, 2024

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50 northeast Seattle businesses ask Mayor Harrell to address violent crime

Northeast Seattle businesses complain to mayor about crime

Businesses in several northeast Seattle neighborhoods have signed on to a letter to Mayor Bruce Harrell pleading for public safety.

SEATTLE – Dozens of local business owners in northeast Seattle joined in calling for help from Mayor Bruce Harrell following repeat instances of burglary and vandalism against their storefronts.

“We are small business owners and operators in the Wedgwood, Bryant, Laurelhurst, View Ridge, and Sand Point neighborhoods in northeast Seattle and District 4. We write to express concern about the spike in devastating crimes against our businesses and neighbors in this part of town,” read the letter, in part.

The letter closes with requests, reading, in part, “Please deploy additional police resources and otherwise restore public safety to our part of town. Please do more to end the reported gang and gun violence from our neighborhoods. Please help our community.”

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