Cordel church gear up for centenary celebrations

February 16, 2012

Mangalore, February 16: Holy Cross Church in Kulshekar, one of the oldest churches in Mangalore diocese, will be celebrating centenary celebrations of its consecration on February 18 at Cordel Church Centenary Memorial Ground in the church premises.

Giving details on the same to media persons here on Thursday, Parish Priest Rev Fr Valerian Pinto said Mangalore Diocesan Bishop Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza will preside over the celebrations while Shimoga Diocese Bishop Rev Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, High Court Judge Justice B V Pinto, Deputy Speaker N Yogish Bhat and IGP (Western Range) Pratap Reddy will be the chief guests.

As a part of the celebrations, the foundation stone for 'Holy Rosary Park' will be laid and a book on the history of church titled 'Frad Saib and the church of Cordel,' authored by Rev Fr Devadutta Kamath will be released.

'Shathamanik Zalak,' a brief history of Cordel church in sound and light will also be part of the programme.

Though the foundation for Cordel church was laid by Rev Fr Alexander Dubois, a native of Rouen in France, who arrived at Mangalore in 1865 and served in the Milagres parish, he could not complete the work on the church as he passed away due to Cholera on December 11, 1877.

However, the then Bishop Rev Ambudius Cavadini established the church on May 31, 1904 after obtaining the decree and the then Bishop Rev Paul Perini consecrated the church on January 30, 1912. In the last 100 years, 13 parish priests (including the present parish priest Rev Fr Valerian Pinto) and 45 assistant parish priests have served the church. On the other hand, as many as 35 parishioners have become priests and 70 have become nuns from the parish.

From 250 families in Cordel parish 100 years ago, to the present 1,540 families, the church continues to be one of the biggest parishes in Mangalore diocese.

Meanwhile, two parishes were formed in Shakthinagar (Mariagiri in 2003) as well as Paldane (Mother Theresa in 2006) to cater to the needs of the people living in those areas. Prior to the formation of these parishes, they belonged to Cordel itself.

In the last 100 years, several projects have been taken up in the church premises. They include new building for Kannada medium school, huge playground, formation of English medium school (registerd 100 pc results for the last 9 consecutive years), huge hall, Dubois complex and a garden of Gethsemane (established in memory of the birth bi-centenary of Founder Fr Alexander Dubois in 2009).

The foundation for 'Holy Rosary Park' will be laid on February 18. “The Park, to be established on the lines '20 mysteries of Rosary' at Vellar Padom Mathe church at Verampalli diocese in Ernakulam, will be unique and when completed, the church will be the one and the only church to have a Holy Rosary Park in the Mangalore diocese, which has 161 churches under its ambit,” said Fr Pinto.

“The Holy Rosary Park will have pictorial depiction of 20 life-size mysteries (structures) that would give theological as well as actual meaning of the mysteries,” he added.Church Vice President Praveen Patrao, Centenary Celebrations Convener Susheel Noronha and Assistant Parish Priests Fr John Moras and Fr Melwyn Noronha were present.

To a query on why there were frequent protests against the church by the members of United Christian Association, Fr Pinto, quoting the recent judgement copy (in which the church won the case), said that “jealousy against the development works in the church is the main reason for such acts.”

To another query on allegations against the church that the priest had collected a blank cheque from Irene D'Souza, a parishioner, seeking help to complete her house, the priest said that he has not collected any cheque from anybody. On the other hand, the church and diocese had donated a sum of Rs 1 lakh (in addition to Rs 15,000 donated by SVP, CODP and Milagres church) besides tiles for the roof.

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Doctor, who had raised alarm about faulty PPE kits, now tests covid positive

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July 4,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 4: A young woman doctor at the Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, who had raised an alarm about faulty PPE kits and shortage of N95 masks, has tested positive for the covid-19.

Taking note of this, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha brought the issue to the attention on Medical Education Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Twitter. Tagging the minister, the MP tweeted, “For your information and I feel, it is a genuine concern.” “Amulya Gowda treated Covid patients at KIMS.

Karnataka Medical Association took to social media to express concern over the development. In a Facebook post it wrote: "Amulya C Gowda is a frontline worker who risks her life every single day. Last week she raised an alarm about faulty PPE kits and shortage of N-95 masks. But the Administrative Medical Officer (AMO) at KIMS, shunned and chastised her for raising this issue. Ever since, she has been buying her own N-95 masks. Today, she tested positive for Covid-19 and appealed to the Hospital authorities and raised her genuine concerns over the faulty protective gear, but she was again harassed and humiliated for raising the issue."

Dr DH Ashwath Narayana, Medical Superintendent, KIMS Hospital, said that all PPE kits at KIMS were certified by SITRA (South India Textiles Research Association), Coimbatore and that they had purchased N-95 masks available in the market. "One cannot claim faulty PPEs are the reason for testing positive. We have purchased whatever PPE kits are available in the market. Healthcare workers across hospitals, private and government, and policemen are also getting infected."

As the new rules by the state government allow healthcare workers home isolation, Narayana said the doctor is recuperating at home and that she is doing fine.

Medical education minister Dr K Sudhakar tweeted, "Doctors are our frontline warriors battling the pandemic. Government has taken all necessary measures to ensure safety of our doctors. I have taken note of supply of defective masks and PPE kits to KIMS doctors and ordered an enquiry. Management will be held responsible if found guilty."

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Centre extending all possible help to Karnataka in combating COVID-19: Sadananda Gowda

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July 18,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 18: Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers DV Sadananda Gowda on Friday said that Government of India headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been extending all possible assistance to state government in their endeavour to combat the deadly coronavirus.

In a statement released after participating in a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa in Bengaluru today, Gowda said he shared his views with the state government on how to control the spread of COVID-19 in the state in general and Bengaluru in particular.

He said the Centre was in constant touch with the state government on the issue. The centre is more than happy to extend any help further if Karnataka requires so.

"Being a Union Minister handling the Pharmaceutical Department also, I am closely monitoring the medicine demand and supply situation across the country on a day-to-day basis. The availability of required medicines including HCQ and Paracetamol is satisfactory in all states including Karnataka. Also, there has been enough lifesaving drugs in our Jan Aushadhi Kendras all over India. Over 600 such outlets exist in Karnataka alone," he said.

"If there is any issue related to medicine shortage or overpricing, one can bring it to my knowledge or call PMBJP tollfree number 18001808080 or NPPA number 18001112550 / 011-23345118 / 011-23345122. The grievances will surely be resolved to everybody's satisfaction" added the minister.

With related to state governments or private agencies seeking to import emergency medicines, medical equipment etc., Gowda assured, we would facilitate required licences without any delay.

"I strongly feel that it is our collective responsibility to use everything in our armour to defeat the pandemic. We also seek public support in this mission. Together, we will win," he said.

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