Mangaluru: Veteran football player, coach TA Rahman passes away

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November 20, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 20: T A Rahman, a veteran football player and coach, who had played in several national level tournaments, passed away here on Sunday. He was 74.

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Rahman, who was also a banker, breathed his last at a private hospital where he had been admitted following old age ailments.

In 1960s he was a popular player in Mumbai, where he was working for a nationalised bank. He had represented Maharashtra state team in 1964 in the Santhosh Trophy.

He is survived by four daughters and two sons. Originally, he hailed from Town Compound in Bunder in the city. In recent years he was residing in Babbukatte near Thokkottu.

Expressing condolences to the sad demise of the footballer, D M Aslam, president, of Dakshina Kannada district football association, said that late Rahman had popularised the game of football in coastal Karnataka.

“He was a senior adviser of the football association. He was also an excellent football coach and trained many youngsters and students,” he said.

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Roshan zaheer
 - 
Tuesday, 22 Nov 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon
May Allah grant him jannatul firdous
He was famous for his corner shorts (like gugli, or curved corner shots)
He was my coach also
We miss him

Saleem
 - 
Monday, 21 Nov 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilahirajioon. Allahumma yaghfirlahu wa yarhamhu.

Shahul
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

May allah bless highest place in Jannah and forgive his sins and accept his good deeds. Aameen

We lost a great sport personality.

Mohammad Irfan
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Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Inna lillaahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon.. May allah give him magfirath..

Mohammad Irfan
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Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon.. May allah give him magfirath..

Mohammed Fayaz
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Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Sir T Abdur Rahman a well known football player cum coach in Mangalore city. Undoubtedly we have lost a great sports person as well as a soft hearted person. May Allah grant him jannah and forgive his sins..Ameen

Abdul
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Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Innalillahi vayinna ilaihi raajivoon., Allahummagfirlahu warhamhu...

Asif
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Rajioon...

Anwar kandak
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

We lost a advisor for new generation for football in mangalore whom cannot compare or replace him.
We pray for his magifirath

Prof.M.Abubake…
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Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raajihoon. Allahummghfiralahu warhamhoo wahfu anhu yaa Rabbal AAlameen. ameen.

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April 3,2020

Bengaluru, April 3: Thirteen people in Karnataka, who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi, have tested positive for coronavirus, said state education minister S Suresh Kumar.

"13 attendees of Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat event have tested COVID-19 positive and 187 were tested negative," said Kumar, who has been entrusted to look into queries related to COVID-19.

He added, "A total number of four COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed today -- a 75-year-old man in Bagalkote, a 70-year-old in Belagavi, a 26-year-old in Belagavi and a 20-year-old in Belagavi."

"The three people from Belagavi had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event in Delhi," he said, adding that the total number of cases in the state increased to 128.

The reports of 88 other people who had attended the Tablighi Jamaat event are yet to be received, the minister said.

The total number of COVID-19 positive cases in India on Friday rose to 2,547 including 162 cured/discharged and 62 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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Press Release
January 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 2: Shwetha Rasquinha, Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Social Work, St Aloysius College, Mangaluru, has been awarded Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree by the Mangalore University for her thesis titled “Effectiveness of Social work intervention on caretakers of cancer patients- A social work study in Mangalore”.

She did her studies under the guidance of Dr Rameela Shekhar, Professor (Rtd), School of Social work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangaluru.

Ms Shwetha Rasquinha hails from Vittal, D/o Vincent Rasquinha and Late Regina Rasquinha, and is the second person to complete doctoral studies from the Vittal Parish.

Her colleagues and well-wishers have congratulated her for her highest achievement in academics and successful completion of quality research.

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Charles Menezes
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Friday, 3 Jan 2020

Hearty congratulations for your achievements. God bless your mission

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August 9,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 9: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has expressed condolences over the death of nodal officer who died while being on COVID-19 duty and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakhs to the family of the deceased.

The deceased has been identified as H Gangadharaiah. As per reports, he died due to a heart attack while on COVID-19 duty.

A government job and Rs 25 lakhs will be provided to the officer's family, according to Karnataka Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

"Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa expressed his heartfelt condolences over the death of H Gangadharaiah, KAS, who was on COVID-19 duty as nodal officer at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC)," Karnataka CMO tweeted.

"CM announced Rs 25 lakhs ex-gratia from Chief Minister's Relief Fund, a government job for a family member and instructed the last rites of Gangadharaiah to be performed with full state honours," the CMO added.

In the last 24 hours, 7,178 new COVID-19 cases (including 2665 in Bengaluru Urban), 93 deaths and 5,006 discharged cases were reported in Karnataka.

The total number of cases rises to 1,72,102 in the state, including 79,765 active cases, 89,238 discharges and 3,091 deaths, as per the State's Health Department.

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