The silly season is hardly upon us and we have already had not one but an impressive three fearsome, flesh-eating creatures in the news guaranteed to put thousands of holidaymakers off their swims and country walks. There was that great white shark spotted off the beaches of Cornwall – a hardy perennial of the imaginary… Continue reading Vultures in Europe ‘attacking humans for the first time’
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Naqsh-E-Rustom In Danger Due to Railway Track Construction
Despite all oppositions made so far by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) against construction of Isfahan-Shiraz railway only in 500-meter distance of Naqsh-e Rostam historic site, based on latest reports some measures have been undertaken for marking the railway path according to its original route. Based on earlier agreements between authorities of… Continue reading Naqsh-E-Rustom In Danger Due to Railway Track Construction
Bound by a handbook
In Deepa Mehta’s 1947: Earth, actress Kittu Gidwani, in the role of a Parsee, says how Parsees in India are like dissolved sugar in milk, not conspicuous, but noticeable because of their “sweetening” presence. And like dissolved sugar, they cling together. Sixty years later, in Calcutta, there are only an estimated 650-odd Parsees. The community… Continue reading Bound by a handbook
Senior citizen’s murder mystery solved finally
The Nagpada police on Wednesday announced to have solved the murder case of a 67-year-old Parsi lady. They arrested one Faisur Ansari and have deployed a team to search for the one who planned the robbery and stabbed the two senior citizens. On July 14, the two assailants entered the house of Coopers where Gullu… Continue reading Senior citizen’s murder mystery solved finally
The Western Railway disclaims responsibility; Dinaz’s case dismissed…
The Western Railway disclaims responsibility; Dinaz’s case dismissed as low priority The Railway Claims Tribunal of the city is least bothered about Dinaz N. Chhapgar(56) who was injured due to one of the windows of the Reservation Centre building falling on her back. She went through a surgery to fix three fractures – one in… Continue reading The Western Railway disclaims responsibility; Dinaz’s case dismissed…
WAPIZ celebrates Second Anniversary
When 2,500 Parsis gathered at the Mahalaxmi racecourse on Saturday evening, the main topic of discussion was the birth and death rates of the Message To Get My Ex Girl Back community, whose population has been on the decline. The community, which gathered to celebrate the second anniversary of the World Association of the Parsi… Continue reading WAPIZ celebrates Second Anniversary
Bringing up the mediums: Parsi Mobeds
Parents make the heartbreaking decision to send their children to residential schools for various material reasons. It’s seldom for a cause. But last year, parents of 30 Parsi children decided that the cause of serving the community was worthy enough. So they packed them off, some of them only about six years old, to the… Continue reading Bringing up the mediums: Parsi Mobeds
Parsis in world can become members of Bombay Parsi Punchayet
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court cleared the decks for over 1.25 Parsis in the world to gather under one roof. Justice AM Khanwilkar ruled on Thursday that any Parsi in any corner of the world can become a member of the Bombay Parsi Punchayet (BPP). Besides, Justice Khanwilkar also ruled that any… Continue reading Parsis in world can become members of Bombay Parsi Punchayet
The King of Cobra is in town
HYDERABAD: It’s not exactly the return of the prodigal, because Karan Billimoria has been coming home to Hyderabad every year from London, the city that he has made his own for the past two decades. But this trip was special for reasons more than one. He wanted his two sons to have their Navjot (the… Continue reading The King of Cobra is in town
