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Erection of Diocese and instalation of Bishop of Udupi on Oct 15

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September 21, 2012

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Udupi, September 21: The erection of Diocese of Udupi and installation ceremony of Most Rev. Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo as Bishop of the new Diocese of Udupi will be held at Kallianpur Milagres Cathedral Grounds here on October 15.

The guests and Bishop designate will be given a reception at Santhekatte at 2:00 pm. The celebration begins with holy mass at Cathedral ground at 2:30 pm. The installation of Bishop of Diocese and erection of Udupi Diocese will take place during the mass. Apostolic Nuncio in India, Dr Salvotore Pennacchio will be the principal prelate along with Bishop Most Rev. Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo as the main celebrant of the mass, stated a press release issued here.

After the mass there will be public reception programme. Most Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D Souza, the Bishop of Mangalore and president of installation ceremony will welcome the gathering.

The guests of honour will be Most Rev Dr Salvatore Pennacchio, Apostolic Nuncio in India Representative of Pope, Most Rev Dr Bernard Moras, Archbishop of Bangalore, Sugunendrateertha Swamiji of Puthige Mutt, Oscar Fernandes, AICC general secretary and Rajya Sabha member, Kota Srinivas Poojary, minister for muzrai and district incharge, Udupi, Jayaprakash Hegde, MP Udupi-Chikmagalur, Raghupati Bhat, MLA Udupi, Dr M T Reju, Deputy Commissioner, Udupi district, Aboobakkar N B, chairman, KMDC and Sunetha S Poojary, president, Kallianpur ZP.

The expected participants in the unique ceremony are around 10-12 thousand along with the Nuncio, around 33 Bishops and more than 250 Priests.

On July 16, the Pope Benedict XVI announced the erection of the diocese of Udupi and appointed the present Bishop of Shimoga diocese Most Rev. Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo as its first bishop.

Present Udupi Diocese was a part of Mangalore diocese since 1887. Catholics settled in this part of district in the middle of sixteenth century most of them were Konkani speaking migrants from Goa.

The new Diocese of Udupi consists of 48 parishes belonging to Karkal, Udupi and Kundapur taluks. There are 1.25 lakh catholics, 58 Diocesan Priests, 20 Religious Priest/Brothers and 225 Religious Sisters.

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May 29,2020

Bengaluru, May 29: The Karnataka government has requested the Civil Aviation Ministry to reduce the number of flights, emanating from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to the state in view of the high number of Covid-19 Cases prevalent there.

In a clarification issued to the Media this evening, the Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Mr J C Madhuswamy has said that Karnataka has not sought for imposing a ban on flights emanating from these places, as reported in some sections of the Media.

Karnataka has appealed to the Civil Aviation Ministry to take steps to lessen the air traffic to the State, with the sacred intention that there may not be adequate quarantine facilities if there is huge turnout at a short period, he added.

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August 6,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 6: No private hospital in Karnataka can turn away a patient without attending to him or her, irrespective of the Coronavirus status, an official has said.

"Private medical establishments shall not deny treatment and admission to any patient approaching the establishment irrespective of the fact that such patient may or may not be suffering from Covid-19," an official from the state Health and Family Welfare Department said on Wednesday.

Likewise, no private hospital can insist on a patient for a Covid-19 test report, said the official invoking the Disaster Management Act.

"The establishments also cannot insist for Covid test report," he said, directing all private hospitals to strictly abide by their responsibilities.

According to the department, it is the duty of every private hospital to provide first aid and take lifesaving steps when any patient approaches it.

"It is the duty of every private medical establishment to provide first aid and take lifesaving measures to stabilise the patient," he said.

The department also invoked statutes from Karnataka Medical Establishments Act 2017, under sections 11 and 11 (A) to drive home the message.

The directives assume significance at a time when several cases of private hospitals denying admissions and fleecing patients across the state have emerged.

"It has been noticed that some of the private hospitals are refusing treatment and admission to emergency patients, causing distress and this has resulted in complications, leading to death in certain cases," said the official.

The district authorities have been directed to take action on the erring hospitals as the department reiterated the responsibilities of private medical establishments.

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July 10,2020

Mangaluru, July 10: Dakshina Kannada, which has emerged as one of the hotspots of covid-19 in Karnataka, has recorded at least six novel coronavirus related deaths in past 24 hours. 

According to sources, four people lost their battle with the novel coronavirus in Wenlock, the designated covid hospital. 

A 35-year-old man from Hosabettu, who was tested positive for COVID-19 recently, died at the Wenlock COVID hospital in the morning.

A 58-year-old woman from Thokkottu, a 67-year-old man from Ullal and a 65-year-old man from Falnir also passed away in the same hospital. 

Two other covid patients passed away in private hospitals. 

With this, the total number of death of covid patients in the district rose to 36. 

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