The Annual General Meeting and the Executive Council Meeting of the Federation of the Parsi Zoroastrian Anjumans of India was hosted and organized by the BPP on 29th and 30th of April 2017 at the Banaji Atash Behram Hall. 38 Anjumans from all over India participated in this meeting – including Agra, Ahmedabad, Badnera-Amravati, Bardoli,…
CRICKET Kings Overpower Knights: Rahul Tewatia (2-18) and Mohit Sharma’s (2-24) spectacular spell saw Punjab thrash Kolkata by 14 runs in an exciting clash in Mohali, keeping alive play-off hopes in the IPL 2017. Kings X1 notched up 167-6 in their 20 overs courtesy good knocks from Skipper Maxwell (44) and Wriddhiman Saha (38). Rahul…
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[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Yazdi Desai, Chairman, BPP, updates the community about the ongoings in the BPP, with Parsi Times’ exclusive column, BPP Connect.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Housing Ever since I first contested the BPP election in September 2003 opposite Dinshaw Tamboly, it has been my dream that the BPP should be an oasis for the less fortunate of our…
The Board of Trustees of Masina Hospital and the Office Bearers of the Eric Kharas Burns Research Unit celebrated the Silver Jubilee of the Burns Unit at the Godrej Masina Hospital Centenary Hall on 7th May, 2017. Inaugurated by JRD Tata on 3rd May, 1992, the Burns Unit was first conceptualized and commenced by surgeon…
Everyday, Meherbai and Merwanji relaxed in the mornings with hot cups of tea after an hour-long walk, followed by meditation on their Colony’s garden bench, soaking in the early morning pranik shakti, the pure energies of trees, flowers, grass and enjoying their daily bites of nature. Today was no different except that Meherbai went up…
Re: BPP Clarifies Increase In Service Charges Undisputedly, the clarification given by the Trustees of the BPP vis-à-vis increase in service charges is not only logical and convincing, but has been done honestly without mincing words. One therefore, now feels that in view of the reasons put forth by BPP — the Trustees are to…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Parsi Times brings you interesting facts about our beloved Bombay! Explore this city’s amusing history and get to know why and how so many streets and places got their names with KYB![/otw_shortcode_info_box] Linking Road: Linking Road, previously known as Dadabhai Navroji Road, was one of the first arterial roads that ‘linked’ the suburbs…
The 105-strong team of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. who participated in the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon-2017 attained the objective of raising funds to support various NGOs such as Republican Sports Club, Vasantha Memorial Trust and War Wounded Foundation, on 15th January, 2017. The contribution, including Rs. 92,85,522/- plus the participation fees Rs. 18,50,000/-,…
Ringdroid lets you create personal ringtones, alarms, and notification sounds from existing music/audio files and record new ones using your Android device. Download and Install Ringdroid on your phone. Once you launch the app, you will see a list of songs on your device. To view all the sounds on your device, tap the Action icon on…
On 3rd May 2017, Behram Roj, Mah Adar, the Zai-Bordi Parsee Anjuman Agiary celebrated the centenary of the Agiary, by shifting the holy Atash Padshah to the original place in the renovated kebla of the Agiary building, at 3:00 am. The special Dasturjis who arrived from Surat and Mumbai, were joined by the mobeds of…