Diana Edulji, Adille Sumariwalla Honoured With SJAM Lifetime Achievement Award

Diana Edulji, Adille Sumariwalla Honoured With SJAM Lifetime Achievement Award

A couple of months ago, in August 2022, Parsi Times was delighted to report that our Parsi sports icons – the legendary former India women’s cricket captain – Diana Edulji and Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Chief  – Adille Sumariwalla – were to be felicitated with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by the eminent Sports Journalists’ Association of…

Higher Education Scholarships For Minority Communities Doubled In Maharashtra

Higher Education Scholarships For Minority Communities Doubled In Maharashtra

The Maharashtra government has doubled the scholarship for seven notified minority communities including Muslims, Christians, Jains, Zoroastrians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jews. Students belonging to these communities who are pursuing higher education are now entitled to an annual scholarship of Rs. 50,000/- as compared to the earlier Rs. 25,000/-. The revised scholarship amount is implemented for…

XYZ Groups – Rustom’s Rockstars and Noshirwan’s Knights

XYZ Groups – Rustom’s Rockstars and Noshirwan’s Knights

XYZ groups – Rustom’s Rockstars and Noshirwan’s Knights organised a visit to Ovalekar Butterfly Park (Thane), on 8th October, 2022, where children and volunteers viewed various butterfly species and learnt how retaining fruit waste helps attract and increase the butterfly population around ones homes.

Dr. Dhun Noria Honoured

Dr. Dhun Noria Honoured

Toronto-based Dr. Dhun Noria – healthcare trailblazer and Chief of Laboratory Medicine at Scarborough Health Network (SHN) – was recently honoured with the prestigious Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee Award – Medal, for her formative and ground-breaking contributions to the Shared Hospital Lab (SHL). This distinguished award was presented to her by Han Dong Member of Parliament,…

Mahuva Parsi Agiyari Celebrates 112th Salgreh

Mahuva Parsi Agiyari Celebrates 112th Salgreh

1st October, 2022, (Mah Ardibahest, Roj Sarosh) marked the annual day commemorating the 112th glorious salgreh of the Mahuva Parsi Anjuman Dadgah. A morning Jashan was performed by the priests of Malesar Behdin Anjuman, Navsari. This was followed by a function organised in the Manek Wadi Hall, where Riya Bacha (MA, B.Ed.) and Jehan Dumlavwalla…