6 NEW ZEALAND Friday, <strong>September</strong> <strong>25</strong>, <strong>2020</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Weekender</strong> Kiwi <strong>Indian</strong> taxi driver assaulted and robbed, receiving hospital care RIZWAN MOHAMMAD director John hart told NZ Herald the «cowardly A attack» on a lone taxi driver highlights the Kiwi importance of having functioning cameras for all small passenger vehicles. <strong>Indian</strong> taxi driver was assaulted and robbed by five armed men earlier on Sunday morning, <strong>September</strong> 20 in Hastings. <strong>The</strong> identity of the man is not being released at the moment as police are investigating the case. <strong>The</strong> taxi driver in his 40s from Hastings Taxi Services was robbed and assaulted just after 1 a.m. on Sunday on Brookvale Road, Havelock North, Hastings and receive moderate injuries to his teeth, jaws, and nose and was hospitalised. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Indian</strong> <strong>Weekender</strong> has learnt from a reliable source in Hastings that the assaulted taxi driver underwent a surgery on Monday afternoon as a result of the serious injuries to his face. <strong>The</strong> offenders took a tablet from the vehicle, which was later located at the intersection of Te Mata Road and Simla Avenue. Police are seeking help from the public to assist in the investigation and locate the offenders. “Anyone who saw anything suspicious in the area around 1 is, or has any other information that may help, is asked to contact Police on 105 and quote file number 200920/7645,” police appealed. New Zealand Taxi Federation executive <strong>The</strong> most visited <strong>Indian</strong> news website in New Zealand. For online advertising options, email at sales@indianweekender.co.nz Hindi Diwas Mania: Children steal the show at the First National Online Hindi Festival Choose New Zealand’s most trusted paint brand! 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A National Online Hindi Festival was held on Sunday, <strong>September</strong> 20 under the sponsorship of the High Commission of India and the World Hindi Secretariat (WHS) in Mauritius. <strong>The</strong> Secretary- General of WHS, Dr Vinod Kumar Mishra, waking up at 7 a.m. in Mauritius, was eager to experience the Hindi amongst our younger generation. About sixty students from nine community-based Hindi schools participated in the festival. <strong>The</strong>ir presentations included poems, plays, riddles, quiz, dances, songs, religious shlokas, speeches, mock telephone conversation etc. showcased their learning, enthusiasm, motivation and definitely an attempt at developing eloquence. For their participation, each school will receive a plaque while students receive a certificate of participation. A percentage of these students are New Zealand born may not have Hindi as their home language. “As the representative of India, I feel so happy that <strong>Indian</strong> culture and languages are finding due place in a multilingual and diverse country like New Zealand. With the rise in the number of people of <strong>Indian</strong> origin in NZ, Hindi has emerged as the fourth largest spoken language in the country. “We hope that with the rise in the size of Hindi speakers and importance of a language in the conduct of business, tourism and educational relations, Hindi will be recognised formally as part of NZ’s school curriculum. On the High Commission’s part, we would "It was so overwhelming to watch young children from various schools in New Zealand participating in this Webinar well crafted by the organisers." continue to offer support for promotion of Hindi and other languages, which are carriers of our heritage,” High Commissioner of India, Muktesh Pardeshi said. Organisers Sunita Narayan and Rohit Kumar ‘Happy’ were overwhelmed with the positive response from schools who delivered a wide range of outstanding presentations. Ms Narayan thanked the teachers and students for the hard work and parents for giving their children the opportunity to learn our language and culture together with other students. “<strong>The</strong> community schools are playing a major role to fill in the gap in language learning in our school system, and although constrained by the pandemic, the power of technology made coming together possible,” Ms Narayan said. Mr Santosh Kumar Mishra, Director/First Secretary Vivekananda Cultural Centre, in Suva said it was his privilege to be a part of the National Online Hindi Festival organised in New Zealand last weekend. “It was so overwhelming to watch young children from various schools in New Zealand participating in this Webinar well crafted by the organisers. "It is my belief that Involving children and youth in such exercises is an essential part of promoting the Hindi language. “On behalf of Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, High Commission of India, Suva, Fiji, I would like to congratulate you all on the successful conclusion of this event and expect many more such events in future to strengthen the bonds of Hindi among the students and youth of New Zealand,” Mr Mishra said. Participating schools from across NZ were Hare Krishna School, Bhartiya Mandir, Bhartiya Samaj, Ram Krishna Hindi School of Language and Culture, Sanatan Shivcharan Trust Sunday School, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Hamilton Hindi School, Wellington Hindi School and Southland Hindi School.
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