પંદર દિવસ પહેલા મહારાષ્ટ્ર રાજ્ય સરકારે જાહેરાત કરી હતી કે શહેરી વિસ્તારોમાં 50 વર્ષ જૂના વૃક્ષોને ‘હેરિટેજ ટ્રી’ તરીકે જાહેર કરશે. એક પગલું આગળ વધીને, પૂણે મ્યુનિસિપલ કોર્પોરેશન (પીએમસી) ઐતિહાસિક, વનસ્પતિશાસ્ત્ર અને ઇકોલોજીકલ મહત્વના માપદંડના આધારે આવા 25 જેટલા વૃક્ષોની વારસોનું મૂલ્ય ધરાવ્યું છે. આમાંનું એક ખજૂરનું ઝાડ છે, જે પુનાના 178 વર્ષ જુના સરદાર…
પારસી ટાઈમ્સ જાણ કરવામાં રોમાંચિત છે કે આપણા ગતિશીલ રેસીંગ ચેમ્પ – જેહાન દારૂવાલા ફેડરેશન ઓફ મોટર સ્પોર્ટ ક્લબ્સ ઓફ ઇન્ડિયા (એફએમએસસીઆઈ) દ્વારા 2021 અર્જુન એવોર્ડ માટે સરકાર દ્વારા સર્વોચ્ચ નાગરિક રમતગમત સન્માનમાં ભારત માટે રમતોમાં ઉત્કૃષ્ટ પ્રદર્શન માટે નામાંકિત કરવામાં આવ્યા છે. એફઆઈએ એફ 2 ચેમ્પિયનશીપમાં વૈશ્ર્વિક મંચ પર ભારતનું પ્રતિનિધિત્વ કરનાર અને દેશ…
On behalf of the community, Parsi Times is delighted to wish Happy Birthday to Kumi Adi Ilavia, who turned a glorious 105 years old last week! Born in Kolkata on 8th July, 1917, the centenarian lived in Mhow (Madhya Pradesh) post her marriage to late Adi Ilavia, before settling in Baroda, where she is the…
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Dear Readers, Over the last few days, even as the community grieved the demise of our popular philanthropist and personality – Muncherji Nusserwanji Cama, we received more sad news – a national tragedy, in the passing of India’s first ever superstar – Dilip Kumar. A former BPP Trustee and Director of Mumbai Samachar, India’s oldest…
Calling all our readers to caption this picture! Winning Caption and Winner’s Name Will Be Published Next Week. Send in your captions at editor@parsi-times.com by 14th July 2021. [otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Disclaimer: Some of our ‘Caption This’ Contest photos are taken from freely available, public online resources and are published in a light and humorous…
The Board of Genetic Counseling, India (BGCI), conducted its 6th Annual International Conference, virtually, from 2 – 4 July, 2021. Themed ‘Genomics And Genetic Counseling: Value In Health Care’, the conference was attended by 3000 registrants across 30 countries, with leading faculty – from USA, UK, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Hongkong, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and UAE, besides India…
On 27th June, 2021, WZCC’s Woman’s Empowerment Wing held an interesting webinar titled, ‘The Magic Of Music And Mountains – Broadening The Horizons And Structures Of Leadership’, with key-note speaker – Khursheed N. Khurody. It was attended by over 80 participants, globally. Global WE Chairperson, Behroze Daruwalla gave the welcome address along with a few insights into…
XYZ Seniors conducted a virtual carnival – ‘Carnival For A Cause’ – over two June weekends, as a part of the ‘XYZ is MAD (Making a difference)’ initiative. 10 events were hosted by 8 XYZ seniors, and supported by an enthusiastic Organizing Committee. All contributions collected have been employed for COVID Relief. ‘Carnival For A…
Meherwanji was sitting quietly on his easy-chair on Saturday morning, reading Parsi Times. Meherbai felt neglected… Meherbai: I wish I were Parsi Times! Meherwanji: Why? Meherbai: Then, you could hold me lovingly with both hands every Saturday morning. Meherwanji: Ok – but keep in mind that I don’t read the same Parsi Times every Saturday! It’s a brand…
1st Death Anniversary Remembrance Hoshang Buhariwalla (29th August, 1943 – 10th July, 2020) One’s greatness lies not in what one has, it lies in what one gives! Mr. Hoshang and his wife, Soonu Buhariwalla, would often come to meet my husband, Yazdi, at the WAPIZ office. It was since then that we forged a…