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The newest police dog has the skills to sniff out firearms and illicit drugs, much like many of her four-legged colleagues, but also has the additional gift of helping to heal members of the Service family. The Garda family and Constable Alexander Watts with the newest police dog, Garda   Garda, a one-year-old Springer Spaniel… Continue reading Garda Legacy in the Toronto Police Department

Parsi Khabar is happy to announce that Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor of the Iranshah Atashbehram in Udvada has been appointed as the Zoroastrian representative on the National Minorities Commission of India. We congratulate Vada Dasturji and look forward to his leading the interests of the community at the National and Governmental level.   Centre appoints… Continue reading Vada Dasturji Khurshed Dastoor Appointed as Member of National Minorities Commission of India

A policeman, an army ranger and a government schoolteacher come to the home of a Parsi married to a Christian. If you think that sounds like the beginning of a joke, you are partially right. Article by Lynette Viccaji | Dawn My driver informed me that the census team had arrived. It was a dry,… Continue reading When Pakistan census officials came to my home, they didn’t know what a Parsi was

It is not often that a priest has the opportunity to baptize his own mother, but Father Hezuk Shroff will get to do just that this Easter. Shroff comes from a Parsi family. The Parsis are an Indian minority which follow the Zoroastrian religion which was predominate in Persia before the Islamic conquest (Parsi means… Continue reading Priest converts from Zoroastrianism to baptize his mother

The Supreme Court early this week quashed as “infructuous” a running battle between two groups of eminent Parsis raging past five years over a nine-decade old Parsi hospital lying defunct and in a derelict condition in the Flora Fountain area of Mumbai for over four decades. Article by FPJ Bureau, freepressjournal.in It dismissed an appeal… Continue reading Tehmulji Parsi Lying In Hospital case thrown out as ‘infructuous’ by Supreme Court

On the occasion of International Women’s Day our dear friend and mentor Aban Marker-Kabraji puts forth her views on the role of women in conservation. Aban is a world-renowned conservationist and the Regional Director of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. She is also the Co-Chair of the Zoroastrian Return To Roots Program… Continue reading Leena’s challenge: Women’s role in conservation is often overlooked

A soldier with the Canadian Forces is being hailed as a hero after he helped free a tractor trailer that was stuck at a railway crossing, saving it from being struck by an oncoming GO train, but Rushad Bharda thinks he was “just being a good person.” Bharda, 21, was on his way to visit… Continue reading Rushad Bharda: Canadian soldier single-handedly saves tractor trailer from being struck by train

The phenomenal Parisa Khosravi opens up about her even more phenomenal son, Payam, sharing his story battling autism and ultimately discovering his voice of true wisdom. She shares her learnings in this must-watch TedX presentation. (Hat Tip: Jim Engineer) At some point in our lives, most of us have silenced our own voice…Be it at… Continue reading The Power of Finding Your Voice | Parisa Khosravi

On December 18th 2016 Pakistan Post issued a special commemorative stamp to honour the life and work of Dinshaw Byramji Avari, the pioneering hotelier and philanthropist. DINSHAW BYRAMJI AVARI PHILANTHROPIST (1902-1988) COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP December 18, 2016 SALIENT FEATURES:   2016-14 Size of Stamp: 50.5 x 35 mm Size of Print: 47.5 x 32 mm… Continue reading Pakistan Post Issues Dinshaw Byramji Avari Commemorative Stamp