On 20th December, 2020, a Jashan in honor of Amardad Amshashpand was performed by Ervads Zarrir and Zerkxis Bhandara, at the ZAC Atash Kadeh. Sponsored by Cyrus and Dr. Scheherazade Mistry (New York), the Jashan was streamed over Zoom to an audience of over 40 Zarthostis. After the Jashan, Er. Zarrir lead the online congregation with Humbandagi, in…
Farnaz Patel, studying in Mumbai University’s, Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute for Financial and Management Studies secured the perfect, 10/10 GPA (with an overall CGPA of 8.97 in Human Resource) in her batch, as on 9th November, 2020. Based in Surat, the daughter of proud parents – Daisy and Shahrukh Patel, Farnaz’s MBA subjects were Project…
On 11th October, 2020, XYZ (Xtremely Young Zoroastrians), organised another virtual competition based on Fitn ess with over 120 participants, from not just Mumbai and India, but also from Singapore and Karachi! It started with an exercise routine in the Elimination Round, which consisted of different exercises and difficulty levels across three age groups of…
– Dady House Controversy Finally In Court – On 16th October, 2020, Ex-BPP Chairman – Dinshaw Mehta was finally Chargesheeted and made bail, before Additional 38th Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at Ballard Pier, under Shri I R Shaikh, on charges of ‘Breach of Trust’ and ‘Cheating’. Community members will recall this much discussed and much debated…
The following are the details of the Covid-19 related welfare work undertaken by Team WZO Trusts in September, 2020. Every day, WZO Trusts receives numerous requests from individuals who have been financially impacted due to the Pandemic – either medically, or by way of loss of income due to loss of jobs, pay cuts in…
In our issue dated 19th September, 2020, we had launched the ‘Parsi Times LIFELINE’ initiative, to create awareness in our readers about the financial difficulties that so many of our community members, especially seniors, have been facing, due to the ongoing pandemic. We assured our readers that we would forward cases received by us to…
On 29th September, 2020, the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) – the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, announced that, along with Gavi – the Vaccine Alliance, a public-private global health partnership that aims to increase access to immunisation in poor countries, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, it looked to accelerate the…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] Veera is a published Author (‘Endured’ and ‘#LoveBitesLifeHacks’) and Columnist; a passionate Educator and Counsellor; Poet and Philosopher… but most of all, a lover of all things literary. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] Did you know it was World Smile Day on the 2nd of October, 2020? A smile can win a thousand hearts. A smile…
On the 24th of September, 2020, the Bombay High Court ruled in favor of the BPP, granting them the extension period of six months, for fixing the date of elections to fill in the vacancy of a Trustee, due to the passing of late BPP Trustee, Zarir Bhathena, on 24th June, 2020. The Court stated,…
As per the results of the 75th round of the National Sample Survey (NSS) released in July, 2020, as regards the health of India’s religious communities, the Zoroastrian community remains the most susceptible to ailments. The GoI’s ‘Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’ released the report of the survey titled ‘Health In India’, whose main…
On 21st September, 2020, the Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest producer of vaccine in volumes, started the Phase-III or last and final stage of clinical trials, for the Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’, at the state-run Sassoon General Hospital in Pune, Maharashtra. As per Dr. Muralidhar Tambe, Dean, Sassoon General Hospital, the dose of the…