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.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
