Justice Kalpesh S. Jhaveri has been appointed by the Hon’ble President of India as the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court on August 1, 2018. He will succeed Justice Vineet Saran who has been elevated to the Supreme Court.
The Inspiration Series, a platform organized by Palanpur Online and Palanpur Samaj Kendra, held a talk on August 1, 2018, delivered by cyber security expert Kumar Ritesh, Chairman & CEO of CYFIRMA, a Singapore-based company set up by Antuit Holdings, an analytics company.
Kanubhai B. Shah, founder of the KBS Group, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 44th India Gem & Jewellery Awards (IGJA 2017) organised by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The award was presented by Chief Guest Hon’ble Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Shri Suresh Prabhu and Smt Poonam Mahajan, Member of Parliament at a glittering ceremony held in Mumbai on July 28, 2018.
Three of the four co-founders of Automation Anywhere, India’s latest tech start-up to be classified as a ‘Unicorn’ (a start-up company with a valuation of over US$ 1 billion) have their roots in Palanpur!
Siddhant Sumit Mehta was a member of the Maharashtra State U-18 Boys team that won the Societé Generalé Junior National Rugby Sevens Championships 2018 held in Madurai on July 22, 2018, defeating Bihar 24-0 in the final. The tournament is conducted by the Indian Rugby Football Union (IRFU).
Recently, Entrepreneurs of India, an online community platform that aims to assist the new generations of Indian entrepreneurs, featured Maniti Modi and her success with the start-up she co-founded, ConnectFor. Maniti is the daughter of Ushma and Nikunj Mahendra Modi.
On July 15, 2018, the Shree Banaskantha Palanpur Jain Association, Chennai held a special function at Hotel Hyatt Regency, Chennai to celebrate its Golden Jubilee. On the occasion Shaileshbhai Ramniklal Mehta from Mumbai was the Chief Guest, while Shashank Sureshbhai Mehta, Sonalben Shashank Mehta and Nishit Pravinbhai Kothari also from Mumbai were Guests of Honour.
Heena Rathi, a 22-year old girl with visual impairment was determined to become a District Collector and has succeeded in cracking the UPSC Prelims in her very first attempt, becoming the first girl from Gujarat to do so. Heena, the daughter of a tea-stall owner in Palanpur was a student of the Smt M.K. Mehta School for the Visually Impaired run by Vidyamandir Trust.
Super senior citizen and veteran golfer Suresh Kirtilal Mehta recently won the Super Senior Golf Tournament held at Pune for players from across Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa. Mehta, who is now 86 years of age, is one of the oldest golf players in the country, and possibly the only one who actively participates and even wins tournaments
Shri Shailesh Jayantilal Mehta (age 70) passed away - 01 Aug 2018
Shri Shreyanshbhai J Kothari (Age 69) passed away - 29 Jul 2018
Shri Biren Nanalal Shah (age 49) passed away - 27 Jul 2018
Shri Himatbhai Kapurchandbhai Shah (age 91) passed away - 26 Jul 2018
Smt. Sarojben Arvindbhai Shah passed away - 09 Jul 2018
Smt. Varshaben. A. Choksi (age 63) passed away - 09 Jul 2018
Shri Rasiklal Dalpatlal Mehta passed away - 02 Jul 2018
