Mangaluru: Balmatta-Bendoorwell road named after Blasius D'Souza

July 16, 2016

Mangaluru, Jul 16: The road stretch from Canara Bank Circle at Balmatta to Karavali Circle at Bendoorwell, in Mangaluru has been named after the former minister late Blasius M D'Souza.

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Senior Congress leader and Gulbarga MP Mallikarjun Kharge formally inaugurated the renamed road by unveiling a plaque at Bendoorwell on Saturday.

District-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai, Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes, Food Minister UT Khader, Mangaluru South MLA JR Lobo, MLC and chief whip Ivan D'Souza, Mangaluru Mayor Harinath and family members of Blasius D'Souza were present on the occasion.

Blasius D'Souza, who passed away in 2008 at the age of 69 was a lawyer by profession although he had developed a passion for politics. He was a leader of the Konkani-speaking people of the region.

He was the President of the Dakshina Kannada Congress Committee for a long time. Elected from then Mangaluru constituency to the Legislative Assembly twice, he was a member of S Bangarappa and M Veerappa Moily cabinets.

He was the first Roman Catholic minister in the Karnataka state government.

He was also a member of the Legislative Council for nine years. He represented the local bodies in the Council. He was a hockey player in his younger days.

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That is indeed good news. People who have strived for the greater good of the society should be remembered.

I/o spending money n time behind this please improve road system n close all poth hole first. Renaming the road to remember late Blasius D'Souza is a good opinion . Ribbon cut travel expenses is waste of tax payers money.
Improve road water drainage n power system. South Kanara is blessed with well rain. Suggest to arrange water reservoir as much as u can. If u succeed on mention important matter defiantly all Mangalorears n Kannadigas will be with u forever n you can easily win ur next term.
Jai Hind

I/o spending money n time behind this please improve road system n close all poth hole first. Renaming the road to remember late Blasius D'Souza is a good opinion . Ribbon cut travel expenses is waste of tax payers money.
Improve road water drainage n power system. South Kanara is blessed with well rain. Suggest to arrange water reservoir as much as u can. If u succeed on mention important matter defiantly all Mangaloreans n Kannadigas will be with u forever n you can easily win ur next term.
Jai Hind

Because of this kind of work only congress is defeating everywhere.
can anyone tell me What Blasius d Souza did for the society. He enjoyed his life and purchased plenty of land from our money.

instead of keeping Blasius dsouza name why can not keep some freedom fighter name ...

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Nirmala Sitaraman Udupi’s tradition as rich heritage of spirituality

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January 19,2020

Udupi, Jan 19: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitaraman has said the mutt tradition in Udupi is a unique tradition and a perfect example of the country’s rich heritage of spirituality.

Speaking at the Darbar organised for the incoming Paryaya Admar Mutt seer Sri Eeshapriya Theertha Swamiji at Rajangana, here Saturday night, she said, “Paryaya festival is not just an event. It represents the presence of the Lord. I am conscious about the history. I am immensely blessed to be associated with the Krishna Mutt in one or the other.”

She turned nostalgic and traced her connection with the Krishna mutt which started in her childhood. “I am attached to the Mutt and temple due to my maternal uncle. My uncle was a bank employee and he spent his career in Manipal. I am being drawn to the mutt for the past 25 years. I am blessed immensely by the seers of the mutt and Lord Krishna.”

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We're 80 per cent, you're 18; don't oppose CAA: Karnataka BJP MLA spews venom

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January 4,2020

Bellary, Jan 4: A BJP MLA has apparently threatened 'minority' Muslims against participating in anti-CAA protests, saying that opposing the new Citizenship Act will not be good for them and they will have to face serious repercussions.

"It's just a caution for those who are protesting against the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act). We are 80 per cent and you (Muslims) are 18 per cent. Imagine what will happen if we take charge," MLA Somashekar Reddy told a gathering here on Friday.

"Beware of the majority when you live in this country. This is our country. If you want to live here, you will have to, like the Australian Prime Minister said, follow the country's traditions," he added.

He said: "So, I warn you that CAA and NRC are made by Modi and Amith Shah. If you will go against these acts, it won't be good."

Continuing to spew venom, the MLA further said, "If you wish, you can go to Pakistan. We don't have any issues. Intentionally, we would not send you."

He said that the community should live in harmony with Hindus. "If you will act as enemies, we should also react like enemies," he said.

Earlier, Bengaluru BJP MP Tejaswi Surya reportedly called CAA opposers as "puncturewalas".

The nation has been witnessing massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). But Prime Minister Narendra Modi has specifically stated that the NRC was never discussed.

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Reddy,

This is not your father's country nor any other's father's country.

Eh desh kisika baap ka naheen hai.

All have sacrificed to liberate this nation.

Your Gundagiri will not succeed. See soon the result.

To goto Pakistan, we have choice to go or not. But you don't have choice.

Your brain also black, we don't what about the color of your heart.

Jai Bharath, Jai all countries

in forest DOg is more in number.. that does not mean LION is not king.

Lion is lion and dog is dog...here number does not count

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Kannada singer commits suicide over alleged dowry harassment

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February 18,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 18: A 26-year-old Kannada singer committed suicide over alleged dowry harassment on Monday. Sushmitha, a playback singer who got married to Sharath Kumar about one-and-a-half years ago, hung herself from the ceiling at her parent's home in Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru on Monday.

The singer sent a Whatsapp to her brother and mother before hanging herself early morning on Monday. She accused her husband and his relatives of dowry harassment in her death note.

According to Bengaluru Police, the singer has accused her husband, his sister and his aunt of harassing her for dowry in her death note. On Monday morning, Sushmitha's brother alerted the police after he found her dead body hanging from the ceiling. She used her dupatta to hang herself.

Sushmitha had lent her voice for Kannada songs in films like Haalu Thuppa and Srisamanya.

Police informed that Sushmitha sent a Whatsapp message to her brother, Sachin, at around 1 am on Sunday and explained that her husband Sharath and her relatives have been harassing her since the time she got married. Sachin read the message at around 5:30am and rushed to her room where he found her hanging from the ceiling.

In the text message, Sushmitha wrote that her husband, Sharath, his sister, Geetha, and his aunt, Vydehi, harassed her and they were the reason behind her ending her life. She also stated that she did not want to end her life in their house and hence came to her parents’ house.

The Annapoorneshwari Nagar police have registered a case of dowry death, charging her husband and his sister and aunt based on complaint filed by Sushmitha’s mother Meenakshi. The three accused are on run after hearing about her death and police said that efforts are on to trace them.

Sushmitha's husband Sharath Kumar is a manager in a car showroom and a resident of KS Nagar in Bengaluru.

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