Rev.Fr. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha appointmented as 14th Bishop
Mangaluru, July 03: Kiram based spiritual professor at Pontifical Urban University of Rome Rev. Fr. Dr Peter Paul Saldanha was appointed as the 14th Bishop of Mangaluru Diocese. The Pope Francis appointed the Bishop. The appointment was declared from Vatican, Delhi and Mangaluru simultaneously at 3.30 pm.
Born on April 27, 1964, Rev. Father had coronation on may 6, 1991. He had worked at Moodubelle in Udupi district, Milagres and Vittla churches. Later he had gone to Rome for higher studies and got doctorate degree from Pontifical Urban University. Later he started to work as professor in the same university.
The Mangaluru Diocese was came into existence in 1674 with 124 churches in Dakshina Kannada and Kasargod and the new Bishop would guide this Diocese of Roman Catholic. Earlier Bishop Aloysius Paul D'souza served here for 22 years and retired two year ago. But he would continue in post till the new Bishop takes charge.
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Lokayukta sleuths raid eight govt officers in disproportionate assets case
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka Lokayukta sleuths on Tuesday conducted simultaneous raids on eight government officers across the state in connection with alleged disproportionate assets cases, officials said.
According to Lokayukta sources, the raids were carried out in the morning at the residences and offices of at least eight officials serving in different departments and districts, including Kodagu, Bidar and Mysuru.
Among those searched is I K Puttaswamy, an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) posted at Harangi Dam sub-division in Kodagu district.
In Bidar, searches were conducted against Suresh K L, retired Finance Controller at the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (KVAFSU), Nandinagar.
Officials said Shivanna, Deputy Director in the Fisheries Department in Ballari, was also covered under the operation.
In Mysuru, premises linked to Kiran Kumar, Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department, were searched.
In Chitradurga, raids were conducted against Susheelamma, a retired accounts assistant, while in Mangaluru, Babu B N, serving as an Assistant Drug Controller, was among those targeted.
Similarly, in Shivamogga, Shobha K R, District Officer at the Backward Classes Welfare Department and Ajay Singh, Assistant Executive Engineer in the District Urban Development Cell, were also subjected to searches.
"A coordinated operation was launched this morning against multiple officials suspected to have amassed assets disproportionate to their known sources of income," a Lokayukta official said.
"The searches are being carried out at several locations simultaneously and are still in progress," the official added.
