Mangalore: Oscar Fernandes, Rajya Sabha Member and Chairman of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development, has said that the  effective implementation of the Right to Education Act will go a long way in helping India’s Gross enrolment ratio in schools to touch 30 per cent by 2020. He was delivering the inaugural address at […]

Mangalore: Various eminent men took part in a satyagraha that was organised in front of the DC office in Mangalore on December 12, Wednesday, requesting for a good compensation package to the Endosulfan affected people at the earliest. The Satyagraha was organised by PV Mohan, a Congress leader and social activist. Senior Congress leader Oscar […]

Shirur: Oscar Fernandes, MP inaugurated the ambulance service provided   by the Dina  School for Special Education and Rehabilitation on November 15, Thursday. In his address, Oscar said the services rendered by Syed Abdul Khader Basu through his  institution were commendable. He also assured to consider the longstanding demand of the people of Shiroor for the […]

Mangalore: Oscar Fernandes, MP and PV Mohan, AICC member met Salman Khurshid, Union external affairs minister and gave a memorandum and discussed the need for establishing a passport issuing office in Mangalore. Oscar appraised the difficulties and inconveniences for people of coastal Karnataka and adjoining districts like Chikmagalore, Kodagu and Shimoga in getting passport and […]

Mangalore : Here is some good news for people of coastal Karnataka who have been waiting for years to take a direct night train to Bangalore city. The South Western Railway authorities filed a statement before the high court stating that night train service to Karwar will become operational from Wednesday night. Oscar Fernandes, MP […]

Mangalore: Senior Indian National Congress leader and AICC General Secretary Oscar Fernandes said that Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi will participate in the congress workers convention scheduled at Town Hall on October 18, Thursday. He was speaking at the press meet held at District Congress Office on October 16, Tuesday. He also said that […]

Mangalore: Rajya Sabha Member Oscar Fernandes has said that the government was interested in setting up more universities in the nation which will help in providing ample educational opportunities to the students and will bring about the much needed change in the supply and demand factor. He was speaking at a programme organized by the […]

Mangalore: An International Cardio-Diabetes Conference (ICDC) 2012 was organized by the Fr Muller Medical College at its Decennial Hall on September 22, Saturday. Oscar Fernandes, Rajya Sabha Member, inaugurated the conference. Speaking on the occasion emphasized the need for individuals to maintain a healthy life style for a healthy heart. On the issue of shortage […]

Mangalore: The Navodaya Grama Vikasa Charitable Trust organised a function at the Loyola Hall of St Aloysius College  on September 21, Friday,  to distribute uniforms to members of self help groups functioning under the Trust. Oscar Fernandes, Rajya Sabha Member and senior Congress leader, inaugurated the function. The Trust aims to distribute two lakh uniforms […]

Mangalore: All India Radio, Mangalore, under the aegis of Town Official Language Implementation Committee , Mangalore, is organizing ‘Indradhanush’, a special programme in connection with Hindi Day at the Town Hall today. Tridhara, magazine of TOLIC will also be released on this occasion. Excerpts of recordings of the programme will be broadcast on AIR on […]