'Punjabi village' in US raises $35,000 for orphans in India
 People of Yuba City the so-called 'Punjabi village' of northern California have raised $35,000 for the poor and orphans in India. The local Punjabi American Heritage Society, which has been in the forefront of raising funds for slum dwellers and orphans in India, organized a colourful Punjabi evening recently to raise the money. Known as the first Punjabi village of North America, Yuba City is home to the descendants of the earliest Indian immigrants to the US. Famous for its annual Sikh parades, the city is also known for producing the world's biggest peach producer Didar Singh Bains. Yuba City mayor Rory Ramirez, vice mayor Kash Gill, councilman Tej Singh Mann and County supervisor Jim Whitaker were among those who joined the Punjabi evening to contribute from $10 to $1,000 to raise the money. Itv was said that the money will be spent in India through a local non-profit called " Sahaita ", which runs more than a dozen clinics in California, has adopted an orphanage in Ludhiana. It also runs many health camps in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh.
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