Mangaluru: Senior Traffic Warden Joseph Gonsalves passes away at 99
Mangaluru: Joseph Gonsalves (99), who was serving as the senior Traffic Warden in the Mangaluru City Commissionerate passed away on Sunday.
Joseph Gonsalves, who resided in Falnir was renowned in the public sphere for his dedication towards social service and his duty as a traffic warden. Born in the year 1921 on January 1st, he worked as an employee in a British Company. Later on, he became the Executive Director of the company and captured the attention of the people.
In 2015 at the age of 94, after his retirement, he began serving as the traffic warden whilst residing in Mangaluru. During his term as the traffic warden, he earned the admiration and love from both senior police officials and the common public.
Syed Beary, Chairman of Bearys Group , Bengaluru has mourned the death of Joseph Gonsalves. "I am deeply grieved by the sad demise of my dearest friend Mr.Joe Gonsalves, a very authentic human being who had a youthful heart and a zest for life. From a nonagenarian he just missed the mark of being a centenarian which honestly I hoped and believed he would make. We met by chance way back in 1990 and since then he stayed in touch no matter what and which part of the world he was in. He made time and was most sincere and faithful to those he loved. Truly an amazing lovable personality and an inspiration to many. I am going to miss him dearly and regret that I couldn't spend more time with him.
Rest in peace my dear friend. And may almighty God comfort and grant solace to your loved ones. Ameen " said his statement.
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Bengal: On way to PM's rally, 3 mowed down by train amid dense fog
Kolkata (PTI): Three persons died and three others were injured after being hit by a train amid dense fog on Saturday, while travelling to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Taherpur in West Bengal's Nadia district, a senior official said.
The incident occurred between Taherpur and Badkulla railway stations under the Sealdah-Krishnanagar section of Eastern Railway, he said.
Modi, whose helicopter could not land at Taherpur due to dense fog and low visibility, condoled the death of the “BJP workers” in his virtual address from Kolkata airport.
“I have come to know that some BJP workers, while travelling to the rally, lost their lives in a rail accident. My condolences are with the families of those who have lost their loved ones, and I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” Modi said.
The Eastern Railway official told PTI that the incident occurred in the morning when these people, who were travelling by a bus, had stopped the vehicle and walked to the railway tracks to answer nature's call.
"While three persons died on the spot, two others with injuries were admitted to a local hospital," he said.
Another person with minor injuries was released after having been administered first aid, the official said.
The deceased have been identified as Ramprasad Ghosh (74), Shaktipada Sutradhar (55) and Gopinath Das (38).
Meanwhile, Mahua Moitra, Trinamool Congress MP from Krishnanagar constituency in Nadia district, alleged that the BJP ignored the incident and went ahead with the rally.
"Terrible tragedy hushed up at altar of @narendramodi ego. @BJP4India supporters brought from far Murshidabad for PM rally in Ranaghat today," she said in a post on X.
"4 went to answer nature's call and were killed by 31814 down local train near Taherpur. BJP ignored, blacked out & went ahead with rally," Moitra claimed.
Reacting to her remarks, the West Bengal BJP, in a post on X, asserted that the TMC "has always been adept at milking tragedies", and was being "disrespectful to the unfortunate victims of this tragedy".
The TMC alleged that BJP leaders have not shown "neither concern nor compassion" over the mishap.
"The loss of three lives in Taherpur should have united everyone in grief. But @BJP4India leaders showed neither concern nor compassion," it said in another post on X.
"At this painful moment, Smt @MamataOfficial and Shri @abhishekaitc put humanity above party lines and stood beside the families of the deceased," the party said.
TMC’s on-ground leaders promptly reached out to the grieving family members, ensuring them of help and assistance, it said.
"While Delhi’s rulers chase Bengal with arrogance, our leadership chose empathy. This is the difference between politics of power and politics of people!" the TMC added.
