Five noted individuals to get Rachana Awards

November 11, 2011

Mangalore, November 11: The ninth Rachana Awards, instituted by Rachana, the Catholic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be conferred on five individuals for their meritorious service in their respective fields.

Giving details of the same here on Thursday, Rachana President Marcel Monteiro said that the awardees include: Rev Sr Maria Goretti, Mother General, SRA, Austria (Rachana Outstanding Woman of the Year); Paul Tauro, Madyanthyar, Belthangady (Rachana Agriculturist of the Year); Richard Rodrigues, Mangalore (Rachana Entrepreneur of the Year); C T J Gonsalves, Mangalore (Rachana Professional of the Year); and Lawrence D'Souza, Kuwait (Rachana NRI Entrepreneur of the Year).

Stating that the awards will be presented at a colourful ceremony at Milagres Jubilee Hall on Novemver 27 at 6 pm, he said that IAS?officer Dr Christy Fernandez, the secretary to the President of India will be the chief guest while Mangalore Diocese Bishop Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza will preside over the function.

The jury for the prestigious awards comprised CA Rudolf Rodrigues, Dr Meera Aranha, Casmir Menezes, Roy Castellino, Marjorie Texeira, Austin Peres, Louis J Pinto, Capt John Prasad Menezes, Ronald Gomes, Joe Coelho and John D'Silva among others.

The awardees

Sr Maria Goretti

Initiator and the first coordinator of the Dharmajyothi Social Centre in Vamanjoor which culminated in building over 900 houses for the poor and the marginalised, Sr Maria Goretti's contributions in Karwar diocese include the establishment of the Marie Vianney Home in Honavar for abandoned children, the establishment of the Sponsorship Programme through which the education of over 5,000 children, the formation of 'Children's Clubs' in various villages to identify and promote the talents of children, the commencement of 'Alternative' teaching for children with learning disabilities along with a nutrition programme, the establishment of 'Study Loan Sponsorship Programme' to help students from under privileged backgrounds to pursue college and professional education and setting up of a Youth Animation through Rural Development (YARD) centre in Haliyal, Uttara Kannada and the establishment of Computer Centres under the National Institute of Continuing Education at many towns of the Diocese Karwar

She also established several institutions such as School of Nursing, College of Nursing, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre, a Technical Training Institute for the physically challenged children in Bidar and an English Medium School and Pre-University College in Shimoga district. She is also a recipient of the Sandesha Award in 2000 and the Gratias Agit Award from the Czec Republic in 2004.

She was appointed Mother General of the Queens of the Apostles (SRA) congregation, Austria, in 2006. In the year 2002, she was elected Provincial Superior of Karnataka-Goa Province with headquarters at Vamanjoor

Paul Tauro

A first generation agriculturist, Paul Tauro is an inspiration and role model to “farmers to be” and a wider sections of agricultural community with well planned units of biogas, composite unit, sprinkler irrigation to his farm land.

His well planned and modern outlook to cultivate high yielding crops such as coconut, areca nut and rubber in his 19 acres of irrigated land, earned him the prestigious award.

Richard Rodrigues

Managing Partner of M/s Karnataka Agencies, Mangalore, it operates at 9 locations in 4 districts with over 425 employees and a few more benefitting indirectly.

The strength of the partnership which survived for 30 long years without any hitch is itself a success of Karnataka Agencies which can be attributed to the highest degree of personal and corporate integrity, honesty, hard work, trust in its employees and a strong self belief, informed Monteiro.

C T J Gonsalves

The senior-most practicing Catholic Chartered accountant in Mangalore, C T J Gonsalves established the first Chartered Accountancy firm in Mangalore, that is enrolled with the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India, which enabled his firm to undertake the audit of Central and State Government departments. His outstanding professional uprightness and total adherence toprofessional ethics and values besides his dedication and abiding love for music and his contributions to the musical art through his ability to play as many as nine musical instruments is noteworthy.

Lawrence D'Souza

Founder of Caesars chain of restaurants and confectioneries around Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and other parts of the world, Lawrence D'Souza is one of the most respected entrepenuers in the community.

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(From left to right) Rachana Outstanding Woman of the Year – Sr Maria Goretti,Rachana Agriculturist of the Year – Paul Tauro, Madantyar, Belthangady,Rachana Entrepreneur of the Year – Richard Rodrigues,Rachana Professional of the Year–CTJ Gonsalves, Mangalore,Rachana NRI Entrepreneur of the Year – Lawrence D'Souza Kuwait.

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‘Lajja Gauri’ idol discovered on roadside at Barkur

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February 8,2020

Udupi, Feb 8: A rare sixth century granite idol of ‘Lajja Gauri’ has been discovered fixed on the road in Barkur village of Udupi district, according to information furnished by Dr. Shivakant Bajpai, Superintending Archaeologist of ASI Bangalore Circle. Lajja Gauri is depicted in nude form and is said to be a fertility symbol. The idol is rare, though very popular among certain cults.

Dr Shivakant Bajpai, who is on a tour of the coastal districts, said that he first came across the image when it went viral on social media. He subsequently traced it to a public road in Barkur, which is an ancient historical town of coastal Karnataka. It was the ancient capital of the Alupa kingdom and a seat of power for several centuries.

“This is a very important idol and hundreds of vehicles pass over it every day. We are rescuing it and I have issued an order to my local in-charge to keep it in safe custody. I have also sent a mail in this regard to the DC and SP of the district,” he said.

The idol is likely to be of 6th or 7th century, though further study is required to confirm a date, Dr. Bajpai said.

Lajja Gauri is a lotus-headed Hindu deity associated with abundance, fertility and sexuality, sometimes euphemistically described as Lajja ("modesty").

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Udupi fishermen catch Australia deep sea ‘spanner crab’

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January 30,2020

Udupi, Jan 30: Fishermen in Udupi’s Malpe have netted ‘spanner crab’, a rare variety of deep sea crab, mostly found in Australia and Hawaiian coast.

Hundreds of onlookers were surprised to the see the catch when it was brought to Malpe harbour by the fisherman Prashanth Kunder and others on Tuesday evening.

Dr Shivakumar Haragi, Assistant Professor at Karnatak University, PG Centre Department of Marine Biology, Karwar identified this crab variety as ‘spanner crab’ and the scientific name of this crab is Ranina Ranina.

Ranina Ranina is mainly nocturnal as it remains active during night and is found buried in sand during the day .It is easily distinguished from other crab species in its habitat due to its red carapace and elongated midsection.

Resembling a frog in its shape, this crab species is found mainly in Africa, Hawaiian coast and also in the Great Barrier Reef, located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Its lifetime is seven to nine years and each crab weighs around 400-900 grams.

Prashanth Kunder and his associates have also netted a rare fish variety called yellow-edged lyretail. Another unique variety fish netted by Prashanth is epinephelus flavocaeruleus.

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Siddaramaiah demands unbiased probe into Mangaluru airport bomb case

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January 22,2020

Mysuru, Jan 22: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here on Wednesday urged the state government to initiate an unbiased investigation into the Mangaluru airport bomb case.

Addressing media persons here, he said, “The incident has created panic among the public and such incidents are being repeated due to the failure of intelligence agencies of the state”.

On accused Aditya Rao, the suspect in the case, who surrendered before Bengaluru police on Wednesday morning, the senior Congress leader said, “I have not yet gathered complete information about the accused in the case, therefore I would not like to comment about him.”

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