Udupi :  Mass funeral was  held at the Mother of Sorrows Church in Udupi on Tuesday for the departed soul of Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Oscar Fernandes, who passed away in Mangaluru on September 13. Udupi Diocese Bishop Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, Social Welfare Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary, former ministers Vinay Kumar Sorake and Pramod Madhwaraj, former MLC […]

Mangaluru : Former Union minister and member of Rajya Sabha Oscar Fernandes passed away on September 13. The 80-year-old Congress leader was admitted to Yenepoya hospital in Mangaluru on July 19 following intracranial bleeding suffered after a fall in his house during a routine workout on July 18. He underwent operation for removal of a […]

Mangaluru : The BJP government started to sell the India’s prime assets to its close capitalists, said Opposition Leader in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday. Addressing reporters in Mangaluru, he said the government at the Centre has started selling one after another the numerous public sector units built by Congress governments over the years. […]

Mangaluru : The condition of senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Oscar Fernandes is now said to be stable after doctors performed a surgery late night on July 26, Monday. The renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Sunil Shetty and his team have managed to remove the blood that has clotted in Oscar’s brain. The operation began at […]

Mangaluru : The  district in-charge minister Kota Srinivas Poojary on Sunday said that,  there is no differences among the party leaders.  B S Yediyurappa will continue as chief minister of Karnataka. He was speaking to media persons after visiting Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes at a hospital here. He also spoke to his […]

Mangaluru : Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala visited where senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes is undergoing treatment. Dr Heggade enquired about the health condition of Oscar who is being treated at the Intensive Care Unit after he fell down while practising Yoga at his home last Sunday. […]

Mangaluru : Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes will keep under observation for three more days and later decide on operation. Speaking to reporters after seeing Mr. Fernandes,  Mr. Siddaramiah said doctors told them that since Mr. Fernandes is also undergoing dialysis, he will be kept under observation. Mr. Shivakumar said that doctors and family members are […]

Mangaluru : The condition of former union minister and Rajya Sabha member Oscar Fernandes continued to be critical on Wednesday. There was slight improvement in his condition with movement in his hands and legs. A team of expert doctors from Udupi and Manipal are monitoring his health condition. If required, telemedicine facility will also be […]

Udupi: Congress leader Oscar Fernandes donated an amount of Rs 1 crore from his MP Local Area Development Fund (MPLAD) to combat COVID-19 pandemic. The Rajya Sabha MP from Udupi wrote a letter to DC Jagadeesha to release the fund and utilise the same to contain spread of novel coronavirus. The government on Tuesday allowed […]

Udupi : Congress candidate Vinay Kumar Sorake along with his wife Daksha Sorake, daughter Dvithi Sorake and Son Dvishan Sorake caste thier vote at the Girls PU College in Udupi. Udupi district total turnout of 30 percent at 11 am with byndoor 29.26 kunda 32.39 udupi 31.91 kaapu 33.99 karkala 32.43. Madhwaraj came along with […]