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Palanpur Rocks Holds Awards Night - The seventh
and final programme conducted by Palanpur Rocks during its first year was
a “Dinner with Music” entertainment programme, the highlight of which was the announcement
of “Palanpur Rocks Awards” held on March 21, 2010 at JOSS.
US based Palanpuri Scientist Engaged in Cutting Edge
Research - US based Palanpuri scientist, Dr. Ajay Kothari’s revolutionary
design of a hypersonic space plane that will cut travel times across the world drastically,
moved a step closer to completion after a team of scientists, including Dr Kothari
at Maryland University in the US solved the problem of supersonic combustion i.e.
mixing fuel with air travelling at very high speeds – 2 to 3 times the speed of
sound – and causing combustion.
Two Palanpuri Diamantaires in Consortium that Bags
Kerala IPL Franchise - Two Palanpuri diamantaires, Harshad Mehta of Rosy
Blue and Sudhir Mehta of Sur Gems, are stakeholders in Rendezvous Sports World,
the consortium which recently purchased a Kochi-based Indian Premier League franchise
with a bid of USD 333 million (Rs. 1,533 crore), the second-highest price ever for
an IPL side.
RNCT to Organize Rehabilitation Camp in Palanpur
Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust (RNCT) and Palanpur Samaj Kendra have jointly appealed
to Palanpuri community members across the world to contribute generously towards
a Mega Rehabilitation Camp for the handicapped that the RNCT will be organizing
in Palanpur from April 11- 23, 2010.
PSK Women’s Forum Holds Annual Gala - A presentation
of humourous and satirical Hindi poems by prominent Hasya Kavi Shri Aashkaran Atalji
was the highlight of the Annual Gala function of Palanpur Samaj Kendra - Women's
Forum which was held at the Sangam Hall, Chowpatty on Wednesday, March 17, 2010.
Noted Lawyer Satyendra Kalidas Jhaveri Passes Away
- Noted Ahmedabad-based lawyer, Satyendra Kalidas Jhaveri popularly known as “Nanukaka”
passed away in February.
Social Service Activities of SBPJA, Chennai in February
2010 - Shree Banaskantha Palanpur Jain Association, Chennai continued its
ongoing social service projects in February 2010.
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Bhogilal Chhotalal Kothari (age 86) passed away in
Surat on 30th Mar 2010
Sureshbhai Harilal Mody (age 77) passed away in Mumbai
on 26th Mar 2010
Shantaben Jayantilal Mehta (age 86) passed away in
Ahmedabad on 11th Mar 2010
Sushilaben Jitendrabhai Mehta passed away in Mumbai
on 11th Mar 2010
Kantaben Kantibhai Mehta (age 81) passed away in Mumbai
on 5th Mar 2010
Ushaben Mukeshbhai Bhansali passed away in Mumbai on
1st Mar 2010
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Pages from the Past
Did you know that Palanpur was originally called Prahladanpur? Or that the city
was briefly a part of the Mughal Empire when Emperor Akbar conquered Gujarat in
1572? Were you aware that the 7 gates (darwazas) of the old city were built over
250 years ago?
Read all this and more in the History - Timeline section |
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