New bishop's ordination on Sep.15: Meeting chaired by Minister Khader
Mangaluru, Aug.25: The ordination and anointing of new bishop will be held on September 15. A meeting was held to discuss the preparation of the programme at Rosario cultural hall on Saturday, headed by district incharge minister U.T Khader.
Speaking on the occasion Khader said that the programme is not only limited to Christian community. It is a celebration for the entire region.
He instructed the officials to repair the roads and the street lights leading to the Rosario church. He also instructed them to fix the water problems by September 10.
Khader also told the police department to maintain discipline, make arrangements for smooth traffic and parking. He also ordered fire brigade and health department to be prepared for the event.
He gave the responsibility of maintaining the coordination between City corporation and police department to ordination organising committee coordinator Sushil Noronha.
Bishop of Mangaluru Aloysius Paul D'Souza who had presided over the program praised Khader for showing interest in coordinating the program. Former MLA J.R Lobo sought district administrations' cooperation for the program.
Speaking on the occasion coordinator of the program M.P Noronha said that Dakshina Kannada has a 15% Christian population. Bishop is the president of 50% of education institutions, health service, shelter homes etc. run by catholics. He has the executive and judicial powers and all the institutions fall under his administration. For the last 22 years Dr. Aloysius Paul D'Souza had served as Bishop. Now the ordination of new bishop is of very importance and everyone should participate in this rarest event.
Mayor Bhaskar K., Dep. Mayor Muhammad, Shashidhar Hegde, Lancy Lot Pinto were present on the dias.
Convenor and co-convenor of various committees, Vincent Monteiro, Vijay Victor Lobo, Roopesh Madta, Richard D'Souza, Sushil Noronha, Roy Castolin, Lewi Pinto, Marshel Monteiro, Pius Monteiro, Baptist D'Souza and officers of various departments were present.
Chief Coordinator J.B Crasta proposed the vote of thanks.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
