Over 20 people injured after vehicle topples in UP's Deoria district
Deoria (UP) (PTI): Around two dozen people, including women, elderly and children, were injured after a pick-up vehicle went out of control and overturned near Deoria district's Sirjam village on Monday, police said.
The vehicle was carrying devotees to visit the Tarkulha Devi temple in Gorakhpur district.
According to police, the family and relatives of Ramnagina Chauhan, a resident of Badhiya Buzurg Patwari Tola in Gauri Bazar police station area, were on their way to the temple after Chauhan's son returned from Dubai recently.
They had set out in two pick-up vehicles and had reached the canal turn near Sirjam village on the Deoria-Gorakhpur road when one of the vehicles went out of control and overturned, police said.
Upon receiving information about the accident, villagers from the surrounding area rushed to the spot and started rescuing the victims. With the help of local people, all the injured were taken to the nearest community health centre by ambulance, where they received first aid, they added.
One of the victims, Srinivas (55), who sustained serious injuries, has been referred to Deoria Medical College for treatment. The other injured were treated at the Gauri Bazar community health centre and sent home.
SHO Rahul Singh said that on receiving information, he reached the spot and helped injured persons get hospitalised.
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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.
