65-year-old Nergish Vicaji Kanga lost her life to a fire that broke out in her third-floor residence at Nirmal Niwas, Gowalia Tank, early morning on 7th November, 2018. The fire started in her flat around 3:00 am due to a short circuit, while she was asleep. A fourth floor resident living above Kanga’s flat noticed…
The Nowroze Baug Play Centre (NPC) celebrated its 73rd Anniversary on 3rd November, 2018, with a thanksgiving jasan at the M J Wadia Fire Temple, followed by celebrations at the Nowroze Baug Grounds. The evening commenced with Cultural Secretary, Naznin Govadia welcoming the gathering, and introducing the Chief Guest for the evening, Head of Boarding…
The Lions Club of Bombay (LCB) Babulnath executed the ‘Aan Daan Maha Daan’ project by donating sixty food grain packets, worth Rupees thirty-five thousand, to the pallbearers at Doongerwadi. In an expression of gratitude for their services, the Anaaj Daan project recognized and appreciated those who carry out the last rites of the departed souls….
On the 4th of November, 2018, the newly revamped Masina Hospital announced yet another feather in its cap with the inauguration of a brand new and state-of-the-art Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Center titled the ‘Masina Heart Institution’. This Center is powered by Dr. Zainulabedin Hamdulay and comprises the latest facilities, inclusive of a Cath Lab, along…
The M F Cama Athornan Institute Ex-students’ Foundation will hold a free of cost, residential workshops for Ervads, Ostas and Behdin Pasbaans from 14th to 17th November, 2018 at the Bai Dosibai Kotwal Parsi Boys Orphanage in Navsari. This gratis program will include boarding, lodging, supply of books and study materials. The programme will cover…
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As Jazz enthusiasts keenly await the opening of NCPA’s International Jazz Festival, from the 23rd to 25th of November, 2018, Parsi Times is delighted to continue sharing its daily itinerary… On Day 3, Sunday, 25th Nov, 2018, the band from New York, ‘MND Flo’ will open the festival, performing at 5:00pm. Day 3 will be…
South Mumbai’s upcoming Cluster University is slated to be named ‘Dr. Homi Bhabha University’, after the notable alumnus of the Institute of Science, the lead college in the cluster. A formal notification is expected in a few months from the Centre. This very first cluster university in the state will include, in addition to the…
With over 200 Team Registrations and 250 Individual Registrations, thanks to the support of Media Partner Parsi Times, the Community is all abuzz about WINGS’18 – the Community’s premier Sports and Cultural 4-day extravaganza – which takes flight on 8th November, 2018 at the Rustom Baug Grounds. With new events such as 1v1 Football, Paintball and…
Meet On 27th and 28th October, 2018, Ahmedabad held a Parsi Zarthosti Matrimonial Meet at Hotel Nalanda, which witnessed an overwhelming turnout of over one hundred and ten hopeful participants from not just A’bad, but also from Mumbai, Surat, Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Pune, Navsari and Jamshedpur. Conceptualized by Ahmedabad Parsi Punchayet Trustee (APP), Kety Daruwalla, and…
Hyderabad’s well known and respected children’s activist known for crusading the rights of children born with birth-related problems, Gool Rustom Plumber, passed away in Hyderabad after a brief illness, on 17th October, 2018 at the age of 85. Born in 1933 in Bombay, Gool studied at Tata Institute of Social Sciences as one of its…
On September 30, 2018, 18 Scouts, 18 Cubs and 12 Scouters and Rovers of the Sethna’s 18th West Mumbai Scout Group held a hiking trek in Khandala. While the Scouts and senior members commenced the trek and reached the Duke’s Nose point, the young cubs stayed back on the plateau playing games and enjoying various…