The Jiyo Parsi scheme, a GOI initiative launched in December 2013, has successfully added over 200 babies via the consistent efforts of Team Jiyo Parsi – which include financial reimbursement for fertility treatments, financial assistance for childcare and elderly support, advocacy through workshops, events and advertisement campaigns, all culminating into awareness within the community and…
During the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Lion Tarachand Hospital at Sion, Mumbai, held on 11th December, 2019, Dr. Aspi Raimalwala was felicitated by District Governor Lion Kamlesh Dalal, for outstanding contribution to the hospital and to the society’s underprivileged.
This simple app marries an old-fashioned Calculator, with tape, to a Notepad. You simply do your calculations as normal and the tape that flows out shows exactly what you have entered. If you have made a mistake, just go to that figure and amend it and your final calculation is just updated! If you’ve missed…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ css_class=”boxed”]Daisy P. Navdar is a teacher by profession and a firm believer in the efficacy of our Manthravani. She is focused on ensuring that the deep significance of our prayers is realized by our youth. She credits her learnings and insights, shared in her articles, to all Zoroastrian priests and scholars whose…
Wins Four Gold Medals In 2019! . Master shuttler, Darayus Surti, from Baroda, won the Gold Medal in the Mens Doubles Veterans (70+ age group) category at The Masters National Badminton Championship, which was held in Bangalore from the 11th to 17th of November, 2019. This is Darayus Surti’s 4th Gold Medal won in this…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”] The Parsi Zoroastrian Guards Of The Holy Fire (PZGHF) has been established with the objective of protecting, preserving and safeguarding our fire temples, and other community estates, like sanatorium, burial grounds, tower of silence, etc. [/otw_shortcode_info_box] . PZGHF has been granted registration as a public religious trust by the Charity Commissioner, Maharashtra,…
By Udvada Reporter and Social Activist, Shahin Mehershahi, Manager, N M Wadia Parsi Dharamshala, Udvada . In keeping with the accelerated pace of robberies and burglary attempts taking place in Udvada, on 10th December, 2019, yet another failed attempt was made at the Sea View Kapadia Bungalow, located on Gymkhana Road, in Udvada. This bungalow,…
A search spanning over ten years, for novel biological markers to identify specific diseases and cancers, using blood samples from Parsi community members, is expected to receive a boost through a financial grant from a US-based non-government foundation. Bangalore-based, biology life sciences firm – Avesthagen Limited – announced the acceleration of its ‘Avestagenome Project’®. This research…
Stay Safe! Dear Readers, To many, the developments over last week’s nation-wide outrage – the heinous gang-rape and sinister murder of a young woman veterinarian in Hyderabad – culminating in the death of all four criminals, by the police in an ‘encounter’, may feel like justice served. But once that righteous, initial sense of ‘karmic…
CRICKET Karnataka Wins Sayed Mushtaq Ali T20: The exciting Sayed Mushtaq Ali T20 went down to a last ball finish with Karnataka victorious over Tamil Nadu via a one run victory, in Surat in the finals. Batting first, Karnataka notched up 180-5 in 20 overs as skipper Manish Pandey top scored with an unbeaten 60 (45),…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” background_color=”#c2b3c2″ css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you Dr. Jasvi’s monthly column on her unique Numero-Tarot readings [/otw_shortcode_info_box] January (Lucky No. 10; Lucky Card: Wheel Of Fortune): December will prove to be your month of putting in a lot of hard work and working overtime. Life is a challenge, and you could have to face unfavourable situations,…