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14th diocese of Karnataka inaugurated; Jerald Lobo takes charge as first Bishop of Udupi

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October 15, 2012

Udupi, October 15: The 14th diocese in Karnataka and 166th diocese in the country was inaugurated, at Kallianpur Milagres Cathedral grounds on Monday. Most Rev Dr Jerald Isaac Lobo was installed as the Bishop of the diocese.

Apostolic Nuncio in India and Representative of Pope Rev Dr Salvatore Pennacchio who was in Udupi as a part of the inauguration, delivered the message of peace and harmony to the people, by practicing faith in religion.

Terming it as a great joy for the people of Udupi to have a separate diocese, he said the new diocese should help the people to express faith in religion and spread harmony.

The newly appointed Bishop said that the new diocese has tremendous opportunities and challenges before it. “The Udupi which was a part of the Mangalore diocese has a history, but it is new as an independent diocese. It has the legacy of faith and good work,” he said.

He was speaking at the inauguration of the Udupi diocese at Kallianpur Milagres Cathedral grounds. Terming it as a great joy for the people of Udupi to have a separate diocese, he said that the new diocese should help the people to express faith in religion and spread harmony.

Most Rev Dr Jerald Isaac Lobo, who took charge as the Bishop of newly formed diocese, said that the new diocese has tremendous opportunities and challenges before it. “Udupi, which was a part of the Mangalore diocese, has a history, but it is new as an independent diocese. It has the legacy of faith and good work,” he said.

Stressing on the significance of humanitarian values, he said all religions should promote fraternity and good values and should not divide the people. Every religion preaches peace and harmony and it is the duty of the people to join hands in promoting peace .

Udupi District-in-Charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said that Catholics have always been a part of Udupi and they have become one amongst us, by practicing their culture and tradition.

Puttige seer Sugunendra Theertha insisted on treating all religions equally by upholding the dignity of every religion.

Offerings were made by the deaneries under Udupi diocese. Kundapur deanery offered coconut sapling, Shirva deanery offered banana plant, Udupi deanery rice and food grains, and Kallianpur deanery offered fruits and groceries on the occasion.

The new Diocese of Udupi consists of 48 parishes in Karkala, Udupi and Kundapur. There are 1.25 lakh catholics, 58 diocesan priests, 20 religious priests/brothers and 225 sisters in Udupi diocese.

The new diocese of Udupi will be a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bangalore. The Church of Our Lady of Miracles will be the cathedral of the newly installed diocese.

Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes, Udupi-Chikmagalur MP Jaya Prakash Hegde, Bangalore Arch Bishop Most Rev Bernanrd Moras, Mangalore Bishop Aloysius Paul D'Souza were present.

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June 10,2020

Mangaluru, June 10: Former minister and Mangaluru MLA U T Khader has hit out at the Karnataka government for what he opined that it is misusing the Epidemic Diseases Act to target opposition parties. 

The statement comes in the backdrop of state government’s move to scuttle oath taking ceremony of KPCC president designate D K Shivakumar.

Asserting that the oath taking will be a grand affair, Mr Khader said that Congress will not be browbeaten by the tactics of the BJP.

Citing the blatant violation of all norms laid down under the Act by minister for health B R Sriramulu at Chitradurga earlier this month, Khader told reporters that the BJP is using the Act for its narrow political gains.

“KPCC has twice deferred swearing in ceremony of Shivakumar after being given the oral go ahead,” Khader claimed, adding the state government must explain to people the issue it has with the Congress organising this function.

Referring to the back-to-back virtual political rallies – one for Bihar and the other for Odisha – on Sunday and Monday that union home minister Amit Shah conducted, Khader wondered if the Act did not apply to the BJP leadership.

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March 15,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 15: All 21 Madhya Pradesh MLAs from Jyotiraditya Scindia's camp, who were lodged here at Prestige Golfshire Club, have been shifted to Ramada hotel in Yelahanka ahead of Monday's floor test in the state assembly.

In view of their arrival, the concerned authorities have strengthened security outside the hotel.

Following the exit of Scindia from Congress, these MLAs claimed to have resigned from the state Legislative Assembly.

On March 11, Congress sent two of its leaders -- Sajjan Singh Verma and Govind Singh -- to Bengaluru in order to pacify some of these rebel MLAs.

Most of the rebel MLAs are perceived close to Scindia and were apparently unhappy at Scindia being "ignored" in the party.
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs, who arrived in Bhopal from Jaipur today morning ahead of the floor test in the Assembly on Monday, have been shifted to Courtyard by Marriott Hotel.

These MLAs were accompanied by senior Congress leader Harish Rawat, who exuded confidence of Kamal-Nath led government winning floor test in the Assembly.

Both Congress and BJP have issued whips to all its MLAs for the legislative assembly session in Madhya Pradesh, which is scheduled to be held from March 16 to April 13.

On Saturday, Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon had directed that a floor test will be held in the assembly on Monday.

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August 4,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 4: Janata Dal (Secular) leader and MLA Satyanarayana passed away today due to multiple organ failure. He was 67.

Satyanarayana was representing Tumakuru’s Sira constituency in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is survived by five daughters and one son.

It is learnt that he was suffering from multiple organ ailments from the past few days and was recently admitted to Manipal Hospital in the city. He breathed his last at 12:20 p.m.

He contested from JDS and worked three times as MLA and 2 times as MP. He was the chairman of KSRTC during the coalition government led by HD Kumaraswamy.

Former Prime Minister HD Devegowda mourned his death and said, “It is a shock to hear the demise of former minister and my close friend. We are friends from the past 3 decades and I cannot recall the days without him.”

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President DK Shivakumar said, “Satyanarayana was concerned for the farmers and he was a gentleman. Hearing the news hurts me and this is an irreparable loss to the political field.”

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