PM Modi reacts to Oscar Fernandez's demise, says saddened over his death
Vartha Bharati News Bureau/ Fathima Abbas
Mangaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed his condolences on the death of senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes who passed away at a private hospital earlier in the day.
Modi took to his official Twitter account and added that he was saddened by the demise of the Rajya Sabha MP.
“Saddened by the demise of Rajya Sabha MP Shri Oscar Fernandes Ji. In this sad hour, my thoughts and prayers are with his family and well-wishers. May his soul rest in peace” he wrote in the tweet.
Oscar Fernandes was admitted to the hospital here after he suffered a head injury due to a fall when practising Yoga at his home in July this year. He had undergone to remove a clot in his brain.
Oscar was the Union Cabinet Minister for Transport, Road and Highways and Labour and Employment, Government of India in UPA government and was considered to be one of the closest confidantes of the Gandhi family including Rahul Gandhi.
Saddened by the demise of Rajya Sabha MP Shri Oscar Fernandes Ji. In this sad hour, my thoughts and prayers are with his family and well-wishers. May his soul rest in peace: PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) September 13, 2021
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Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits Manipur's Bishnupur
Imphal (PTI): An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit Manipur's Bishnupur district early Friday morning, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
There was no report of any loss of life or damage to property, police said.
The tremor occurred at 4:42 am and was centred in the Bishnupur region at a depth of 10 km with latitude 24.64 degree north and longitude 93.83 degree east, it said.
"EQ of M: 3.6, On: 22/11/2024 04:42:37 IST, Lat: 24.64 N, Long: 93.83 E, Depth: 10 Km, Location: Bishnupur, Manipur," the National Center for Seismology said.
