Fernandes' ashes buried at Bejai church cemetery
Mangaluru, Feb 2: The ashes of late Union minister and labour leader George Fernandes were buried at the church cemetery in his native place Bejai near here Saturday evening.
His brother Michael Fernandes handed over the ashes to Fr Wilson Vitus DSouza, the parish priest of Bejai church.
A prayer service in memory of George Fernandes was held at the church cemetery.
City mayor Bhaskar Moily, former MLC Capt Ganesh Karnik, and corporator Lancelot Pinto were among those present.
Later a condolence meeting was held at the T V Raman Pai hall in the city by the Citizens Council.
Michael Fernandes, Nalin Kumar Kateel MP, Vedavyas Kamath MLA, former bishop of Mangaluru diocese Aloysius Paul D'Souza, Alvas Educational Trust chairman Mohan Alva and Nitte university chancellor Vinay Hegde spoke at the meeting.
The 88-year-old former defence minister passed away in New Delhi on January 29 after suffering from a prolonged illness.
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Explosions reported in Dubai, Doha; Sirens sound in Kuwait: Reports
Dubai: Multiple explosions have been reported in key cities across the Gulf, Al Jazeera reported.
In Dubai, Reuters reported that “several loud bangs” were heard across the city.
In Doha, residents reported at least 11 explosions in the sky above the city, according to Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera’s Arabic channel reported air raid sirens sounding in Kuwait.
No further details are available at this stage.
