Published in this Milestones column are births, marriages and deaths that occurred in the first fortnight of May 2013.
Due to the courts being closed for the summer holidays, Parsiana could not access the names of the couples who tied the knot for this period. The same will be published in a forthcoming issue.
An alarming divide was noticeable in the birth (two, both girls) and death (27) figures between May 1-15. While seven Zoroastrians fell prey to diseases of the heart (six being over 80 years of age), diabetes and septicemia claimed three each. Old age/general debility, cancer, Parkinson’s disease and......