On 23rd October, 2019, the Mumbai Mazdoor Sabha (MMS) signed a 3-year wage settlement with the Breach Candy Hospital, for the welfare of its Nursing Staff, with effect from January 01, 2019 under the provisions of Section 2(p) read with Section 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. This Settlement was reached amicably between the…
A year and a half after the death of Mumbai-based, Ikebana Grandmaster, Thrity Pithawala, her younger sister, Silu Bhagwagar, has alleged that physiotherapist – Dr. D. Khan, who was treating Thrity, stole her jewellery and fund-related documents worth Rs 1.13 crore, when she was bedridden. 77-year-old Silu has registered an FIR (Gamdevi Police) against the…
Mumbai’s Twelve-year-old, Yohan Hakim from Godrej Baug, has been one of the youngest participants who appeared for his Black Belt First Dan exam this year (April 2019) and was awarded the Black Belt by the Elite Taekwondo Academy, affiliated to the Kukkiwon Federation in South Korea. His Black Belt certificate was presented to him on…
25th October, 2019 (Khordad Mah, Ava Roj) marked the ten-year long auspicious celebrations of the ‘Pray Together, Stay Together’ Movement, at Mumbai’s Bhikha Behram Well, initiated in 2009, by two of our Community’s dynamic individuals – Perzon Zend and Hoshaang Gotla. The eve, which was attended by around 75 humdins who packed the venue, commenced…
Through the year, Xtremely Young Zoroastrians (XYZ) Foundation, via its sub-groups and committees, ensures that its young adults are constantly working towards making a difference in the lives of those not as privileged as the rest of us. Recently, ‘Jamshed’s Giants’ held a Toy Collection Drive, where they amassed over a thousand toys to support…
On 20th October, 2019, the Varasiyaji of Surat’s Shenshai Atashbehram passed away at Navsari, where he was being treated for an illness related to aging. The Paidust was held the next day at Navsari Dungerwadi in the morning.
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]In just a couple of weeks, the community’s number one and most sought-after, ‘All-Parsi Sports, Cultural and Talent Festival’, will kick off its fourth edition, with ‘WINGS’19’, on the 9th of November, 2019! In association with the Sir Ness Wadia Memorial Pavilion, and Parsi Times as Media Partner, WINGS’19 will be held over…
Resurrecting the play, ‘Amarjyoti Zarathustra’, after 30 years, for the Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2019. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] For Mithoo Jesia, the Iranshah Udvada Utsav 2019 has been a long time in the making, as she and her all-star production team, promise to put up a play of epic proportions, poignant significance and technical superiority…
On 17th October, 2019, a bus filled with children from two of XYZ’s groups – ‘Rustom’s Rockstars’ and ‘Ketayun’s Conquerors’, visited the Sant Gadge Maharaj Dharamshala (Dadar) to ‘Make A Difference’ in the lives of needy people, by organizing dinner for approximately three hundred cancer patients undergoing cancer treatment at Tata Memorial Hospital, and their…
On 20th October, 2019, PM Narendra Modi unveiled the book, ‘Bridgital Nation: Solving Technology’s People Problem’, authored by Tata Group Chairman, N. Chandrasekaran and co-authored by Roopa Purshothaman, in the presence of Chairman Emeritus, Ratan Tata, in New Delhi. Modi commended the efforts of the authors and mentioned the ethos and relevance of the book in current…
The Government of India’s scheme established in September 2013, which offers cash assistance to encourage Parsi couples to have children has resulted in a proud 214 births over the last five years, through Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART). In keeping with the success of this scheme, the GOI is considering allocating more funds for the next…