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Prof Hilda Rayappan, Mark Denis D'Souza among 5 selected for Rachana awards

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November 6, 2012

Mangalore, November 6: Five outstanding personalities from various fields have been chosen for Rachana annual awards instituted by Rachana, a forum of Catholic businessmen, professionals and entrepreneurs. The award will be conferred on November 25 at Milagres hall in Mangalore.

Addressing a press meet on Tuesday, Rachana President Roy Castelino said the awardees are Prof Hilda Rayappan (Woman of the Year), Florine Pinto (Agriculturist of the Year), Walter D'Souza (Entrepreneur of Year), Dr Oscar G Concesso (Professional of the Year) and Mark Denis D'Souza, Sharjah (NRI Entrepreneur of the Year).

The award distribution ceremony programme will be presided over by Mangalore Bishop Rev Dr Aloysius Paul D'Souza. Major Gen (Retd) Ian Cardoza, Chairman, Rehabilitation, Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, will be the chief guest.

A panel of 15 eminent members from Catholic community selected the awardees.

Prof Hilda Rayappan

Prof Hilda Rayappan has been chosen for her outstanding contribution in the field of social service over three decades. She is the founder of Prajna Counselling Centre, Mangalore.

The main thrust of the organisation is to give professional help and advice to someone with psychological or personal problems and also offers humane services to the needy and deprived in their community, irrespective of caste, creed and religion.

The Centre has helped over 6,000 cases of distressed women and girls, and built a 40-bed de-addiction cum rehabilitation centre in Mangalore, thereby providing fresh lease of life to nearly 16,193 addicts so far. It has promoted over 250 Self-Help Groups and provided help to over 1,000 children and families of weaker sections in education and employment.

Florine Pinto

Florine Pinto is a progressive agriculturist with modern outlook who has taken up cultivation of high yielding crops such as paddy, coconut, arecanut, pepper and tropical fruits like chikku, banana, 3 varieties of jambus and pineapple in an irrigated land spread over 20 acre land.

She has donated one acre of land to build a chapel at Perne, and served the village community for over 21 years both as member and president of Perne panchayat.

Walter D'Souza

He is a leading exporter of Mangalore and Chairman of Federation of Indian Export Organisations, Union Ministry of Commerce.

Walter D'Souza is an importer of raw cashew nuts and the leading exporter of cashew kernels and shell liquid from India. He is the winner of best exporter award for cashew nut shell liquid from government of Karnataka.

Dr Oscar G Concesso

Hailing from Mangalore, he presently works in Chennai and has a masters degree in architechture from the University of Oklahoma, USA, and is one of the few doctorates in Modern Architecture. He has been awarded for his innovative idea on post tension technologies in high-rise buildings, the first of its kind in India.

He has won Indian Buildings Congress National Award 4 times for excellence in built environment unmatched by any architect in India.

Mark Denis D'Souza

He established industry Fortuna Engineering Works in 1986 which is one of the leading companies in the Gulf providing employment to Mangaloreans in particular and Indians in general. He has great concern towards Konkani culture and literature, and is involved in various Mangalorean Konkani organizations in Sharjah and contribution towards social causes.

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July 31,2020

Bengaluru, July 31: Denying irregularities in covid-19 equipment purchase by the Karnataka government, the state unit of the BJP has issued legal notices to Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar demanding that they apologize or face a defamation suit. 

The notices seek a public apology for the allegations levelled against the government on irregularities in the procurement of Covid-19 equipment and supplies. 

Both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, the Karnataka Congress president, have been doggedly pursuing allegations of corruption against the BJP government and have demanded a judicial inquiry. 

BJP general secretary N Ravi Kumar said that while the Congress leaders claimed that Rs 4,157 crore was spent during Covid-19, they also allege that the government has not responded to any of the 20 letters written by them. "If the government has not provided any answer to the Opposition, where did they get the figures from," he said.

None of the allegations of corruption is specific and the statements made are factually incorrect. "These statements, without any basis, have been issued calculatedly to lower the image and damage the reputation of the government, the Bharatiya Janata Party, representatives of the party and the ministers in the government," the notice issued on behalf of Ravi Kumar read.

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April 7,2020

Mysuru, Apr 7 Following a tiger at Bronx Zoo in the US, testing positive for COVID-19, Mysuru Zoo authorities here have taken measures to contain the spread of the dreaded disease as per the directions of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA).

The Zoo is on alert and the animal keepers are not allowed to enter the enclosures without safety gear. It is mandatory for the personnel to undergo thermal screening before entering the Zoo. The personnel are provided with safety gears such as masks, gloves and Sanitisers. The CZA has directed to spray disinfectants near the enclosures of the animals and has also directed to monitor the animals’ behavior.

Zoo Authority of Karnataka Member Secretary B P Ravi said, "COVID-19 was detected in a domestic cat two weeks back in Hong Kong. Due to the outbreak of bird flu in Mysuru, we have taken all precautionary measures to combat COVID-19."

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July 18,2020

Mangaluru, July 18: The Dakshina Kannada district administration is likely to earmark a common burial ground in the wake of growing resistance from residents of various localities in Mangaluru against burial of Covid-19 victims in their vicinity.

Recently, following protests by residents on Bolar, the body of a Covid-19 victim remained in the ambulance for hours together. The residents refused to allow the victim to be laid to rest at a burial ground attached to a mosque. The victim, who had been a resident of Idya in Surathkal, was subsequently laid to rest after DC’s intervention.

In a bid to avoid such instances in the future, the district administration has identified a burial ground on the outskirts of Mangaluru. 

Former minister and incumbent Mangaluru MLA UT Khader said that he had discussed the problem at length with the officials of the Dakshina Kannada district administration, and had suggested they look for a relatively isolated space on the outskirts of Mangaluru city in order to avoid confrontation with the public.

“A parcel of land at Badaga Yekkuru, some 20km from the city has been identified as being suitable for the burial ground, but the district administration is yet to take a final decision,” Khader said.

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