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Community Celebration of Weddings at Rosario Cathedral on Sunday

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May 2, 2012

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Mangalore, May 2: The annual 'Community Celebration of Weddings” will be held on Sunday, May 6, at the Rosario Cathedral, Mangalore under the auspices of St Vincent de Paul Society, Rosario.

Announcing this at a press meet here on Wednesday, Jochin Monteiro, President, Society of St Vincent de Paul, said that the objective of the ceremony is to help Catholic young men and women from lesser privileged economic background to marry with dignity and solemnity at minimal cost.

Dr Aloysius Paul D Souza, the Bishop of Mangalore will be the main celebrant for the nuptial ceremony. Mrs and Mr George Pinto, Superintendent of Excise D K District, Mangalore will be the chief guest for the felicitation programme. Announcing this at a press meet were Jochim Monteiro- President of St Vincent de Paul Society, Molly D Souza- Member of the society, Herald D Souza- Member of the society and Lawrence Pinto- Former Vice president of society.

This is the 38th year celebration of community weddings and so far 575 couples have joined in holy matrimony. This year 22 couples from the various parts of the diocese of Mangalore will tie the knot. Around 2500 guests are expected to participate in the celebration. Apart from the wedding ceremony and the dinner , each couple will be gifted with dress material , house hold articles and a cash gift in F.D. The total cost per couple will amount to Rs 20,000.

The St Vincent De Paul Society of Rosario Cathedral Conference has been venturing this mega project every year with the help of philanthropists and kind hearted donors from around the world, he said.


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July 6,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 6: As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Karnataka, more than 20 police stations were sealed in Bengaluru after many policemen tested positive for novel coronavirus.

"Since the last few weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases in the police department has increased as many of the policemen have tested positive, so that's the reason why the police have taken a decision to close police stations," Bengaluru Commissioner of police Bhaskar Rao said.

He added, "However, people can lodge their complaints and other issues can be solved in help desks launched outside premises of the police station. Most of the areas where positive cases found in the police station are been sealed down for the safety of the people and sanitised them."

However, some of the police stations would be functional from outside the premises.

Commercial Street, Cottonpete, Chickepete, KG Halli traffic police station are among the few stations closed due to scare of the coronavirus spread after some policemen tested positive in particular stations.

Rao further said that the traffic police, civil police along with home guards have been given safety gloves, face masks, and sanitizers along with face covers by the department of police.

According to the Union Health Ministry, 23,474 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the state, as of Monday.

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May 20,2020

Mangaluru, May 20: Karnataka Government has banned fishing through mechanised and traditional boats using inboard or outboard engines of over 10 HP capacity using nets or other means, officials sources said on Wednesday.

As per the notification issued under the Karnataka Marine Fishing (Regulation) Act 1986, all fishing activities were banned from June One to July 31.

However, the ban is not applicable for fishing through traditional and country boats which use engines of less than 10 HP capacity, according to a release issued here on Wednesday.

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May 3,2020

Bengaluru, May 3: Five more COVID-19 cases have been reported from Karnataka, taking the total number of coronavirus cases in the state to 606, the state government said on Sunday.

The total number of cases includes, 25 deaths and 282 discharged.

"Five new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Karnataka from 2nd May, 5 pm to 3rd May, 12 noon; taking the total number of positive cases to 606 which includes 25 deaths and 282 discharges," the government stated.

According to the statement, out of the five cases, three have been reported from Kalaburagi and two have been identified from Mudhol.

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