Fr. Alexander Lobo passes away
Mangaluru, July 24: Mangaluru Diocese priest Fr. Alexander Lobo passed away here on Monday. He was 85. His funeral will be held at Valencia Church on Wednesday at 3.30 pm.
He was born in Barebail, now in Derebail Parish in the city on December 12, 1933 to Marian Lobo and Piad Lobo. He had his early education at Bejai School and high school at Padua school. Later, he joined Jeppu Seminary for priest education. After his B Sc and B Ed, he was ordained on March 2, 1959. Much after this, he had got his MA from Karnataka University of Dharwad.
He has served as an assistant Parish Priest at Milagres Parish, Kallianpur and then at Puttur as Warden of St. Philomena Educational Institutions. He also served as assistant Parish Priest and Headmaster of the High School at Kundapur for seven years. He started the high school and junior college in the city. He also served at Rosario high school for nine years.
Considering his service and contribution to the education, the Karnataka government had given him the ‘best state level teacher award’ in 1990. From 2003 to his retirement, Fr Lobo served as the Parish Priest of St. John the Evangelist Church of Shankerpura.
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'I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus': Raghav Chadha rubbishes AAP's allegations
New Delhi (PTI): "I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus," said Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday as he rejected allegations levelled against him by the Aam Aadmi Party, calling them "false" and part of a "coordinated campaign".
In a video, Chadha dismissed claims that he did not join opposition walkouts, terming the charge a "blatant lie".
He challenged his detractors to cite even a single instance where he failed to participate and said parliamentary proceedings are recorded through CCTV cameras.
Refuting another allegation that he refused to sign a motion related to the Chief Election Commissioner, Chadha said no party leader had asked him, either formally or informally, to sign it. He added that several other MPs from his party had also not signed the motion.
The MP said his focus in Parliament has been on raising public issues such as GST, income tax, air pollution in Delhi, water concerns in Punjab, public healthcare, education, railway passenger issues, menstrual health, unemployment and inflation.
Chadha said that he goes to Parliament to "create impact not ruckus" as it runs on taxpayers' money and it is his responsibility to highlight their concerns. "Every lie will be exposed," he said.
