Ex-VP Dhankhar, LoPs Kharge, Rahul attend R-Day parade
New Delhi (PTI): Former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and leaders of the Opposition in both houses of Parliament Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi attended the Republic Day parade function at Kartavya Path on Monday.
Dhankhar was seated in the front row alongside Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge.
Kharge was earlier seen seated in the third row with Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
Vice President C P Radhakrishnan and Chief Justice of India Surya Kant were also among the guests.
Several Union ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Health Minister J P Nadda, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, also marked their presence at the ceremonial event among other senior bureaucrats and dignitaries.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta and BJP President Nitin Nabin were also seen in the gathering. A large number of diplomats were present too.
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Pro-chancellor of St Aloysius University, Fr Melwin J Pinto SJ passes away at 63
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Mangaluru: Fr Melwin J Pinto SJ, Pro-chancellor of St Aloysius University Rector of St Aloysius Institutions, and Vice President of Mangalore Jesuit Educational Society (MJES), breathed his last on Friday, April 10. He was 63.
Born in 1963, Fr Melwin Pinto completed his schooling and college education at St Aloysius before joining the Jesuit order on June 20, 1981. He was ordained as a Jesuit priest on April 14, 1997.
Over the years, he held several academic qualifications, including an MA in English, a Master’s degree in Education, and diplomas in psychology and counselling as well as school administration.
He began his career in education as headmaster of St Joseph’s Primary School and High School in Hassan, serving between 1996 and 1999.
He later founded St Joseph’s Indian PU College and served as its principal until 2007. He subsequently served as headmaster of St Aloysius High School, Mangaluru, from 2007 to 2011, and later as principal of St Joseph’s PU College, Hassan, until 2012.
Fr Melwin Pinto also worked with Vatican Communications and Radio in Rome, contributing to its English desk for Asia and Indian languages.
He later served as superior and director of Fatima Retreat House in Valencia for two years from May 2017, before being appointed as superior of the Jesuit study home ‘Vidyaniketan’ in Dharwad.
He was also closely associated with the development of St Aloysius Institutions and played a key role in securing the status of a Deemed-to-be University. His contribution to the education sector and efforts towards innovation were widely acknowledged. He was known for maintaining close relations with people from all sections of society.
Legislative Council MLA Ivan D’Souza, in a statement, said the demise of Fr Melwin J Pinto was a huge loss to the educational and religious fields and had created a significant void in society.
Dakshina Kannada District in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao also expressed grief, stating that his service and contributions to education would always be remembered.
Details regarding the funeral are yet to be announced.
