Adoration Chapel inaugurated at Barkur

The newly built Adoration Chapel at the premises of the church of  St Peter, Barkur, is inaugurated  recently . This chapel is sponsored by Herbert, Aloysius, Wilfred, Victor, Cyril, Denis, Lilly and  Gloria of Pakshikere Parish, in memory of their parents late Lawrence and Alice DSouza, on the occasion of their centenary jubilee. At a cost of Rs12 lakhs,  this chapel id designed  and executed by Danny Pinto, a lecturer in MIT, and his wife Tina Pinto  who have reputation of designing and constructing many religious buildings in the area.

Bishop Aloysius Paul DSouza of Mangalore Diocese was welcomed by the Parish Priest Rev Fr Alban DSouza along with Parish Council members. Chapel was inaugurated  by the Bishop who brought the Holy Eucharist from the church and placed in the chapel.

The pinto couple were honored for their services.  Fr.Alban DSouza proposed the vote of thanks.

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‘Electrical Point’ Makes a Smart Move

‘Electrical Point, a household name for decorative lights and electrical accessories, is all set to move to spacious premises in the city from its present location at Karangalpady. The new showroom, which is housed at the ‘Electrical Point Complex’ near Bunts Hostel on Kadri Road, will be inaugurated on Saturday May 19 at 5.30 pm.. With this, perhaps, Electrical Point becomes the largest concern in the field of decorative lights distribution in Karnataka.

The new building and the showroom will be inaugurated by Roy Thomas, the DGM of Havells India Ltd., and will be blessed by Fr Stany B Lobo, parish priest of Our Lady of Miracles Church, Kallianpur. The chief guests on the occasion are P M A Razak, vice-president, Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Association of India, Karnataka, M Venkatesh Pai, president, Architects Guild, Mangalore, Vijay V Mayya, chairman, Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Mangalore centre, and Urban Pinto, president, Karnataka State Electrical Contractors’ Association of Dakshina Kannada.

Mangalore is the fastest developing city after Bangalore, in Karnataka. Construction Activities, both commercial and residential, are booming here. Decorative lights play an important role in all types of buildings whether it is residential or commercial, worship place or auditorium, both inside and outside.

Vinod Sequeira, of Barkur the proud owner of Electrical Point, after obtaining diploma in electrical engineering from Karnataka Polytechnic, had worked as an electrical contractor. During this time he felt the growing demand for decorative lights and started Electrical Point in a small way on November 27, 2000, at Falnir, Mangalore, on a space of about 300 sq.ft. He provided decorative lights and fans according to the needs and tastes of his customers. As the years rolled by, his business flourished necessitating a bigger showroom.

On May 17, 2004, Vinod shifted his business to Essel Chambers, Karangalpady, with a showroom place of 700 sq.ft. As customers’ response grew he expanded his showroom to over 2,000 sq.ft in the same building and converted the entire showroom into an air-conditioned one and this was blessed on May 19, 2005.

The new building comprising of three stories will have a total area of about 20,000 sq.ft. on completion.

Electrical Point has customers from Kasargod to Goa and from Shimoga, Chikmagalur and other districts. To facilitate to the customers need of northern parts of coastal Karnataka, Vinod started a state-of-the-art new showroom at Regal Entry building, near Karavali Circle, Udupi on October 26, 2009, consisting of about 4,000 sq.ft. and fully air- conditioned.

Popular brands of chandeliers, decorative lights, and fans both from India and abroad are available in large quantities in Electrical Point showrooms at Mangalore and Udupi for residential houses, auditorium, places of worship, and other premises both for indoor and outdoor purposes at reasonable rates. Electrical Point always extends a cordial invitation to anyone who constructs his/her dream house or other type of building anywhere from Kasargod to Goa before the purchase of decorative lights and fans just to have a glance at its huge collection and to verify the rates. Apart from expert advice and guidance for the selection of decorative lights, a special discount of 40 percent is always available on all brands of decorative lights
at Electrical Point.

A customer is sure to meet his requirements for decorative lights, fans, and other accessories from the huge collection at Electrical Point. It has supplied decorative lights, fans and other accessories to several huge buildings in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and neighboring districts.

New Premises Inaugural Offer ‘Fan Mela’ at Electrical Point:

On the occasion of the inauguration of new premises Electrical Point is arranging a ‘Fan Mela’ from May 19 to June 23, 2012. Massive discounts on different brands of fans will be offered. Offer is available at the Electrical Point showrooms both at Mangalore and Udupi.

One more Maruthi Omni goes up in flames

Once again Barkur witnessed another mishap as another Maruthi Omni went into flames. Today morning at around 11.30, the Omni driven by Micheal Mascarenhas was in the process of reversing at Shubha Poojarthi's premises at Shedigudde, opposite Fort, charred as the gas cylinder in it exploded. Luckily major disaster was averted as local people ran into the scene and successfully doused the fire off without spreading to the house itself. Fire Engine from Udupi also arrived at the scene and Officials from Brahmavar Police station were on the investigations.

The explosion  was so power full that it made a huge sound creating panic. It was said that the smoke was visible even from distant Bennekudru. It mat be recalled here that this is the second such incident within a span of few months as one more Maruthi Omni caught fire near the Fuel Station near  Kalchapra few months back, raising  concerns for the safety of converted gas powered vehicles.

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Thanks giving mass at the grotto of Mother Theresa

A thanks giving mass held on 28th  April 2012 at 5pm on honour of Mother Teresa at Nagarmutt, Barkur from Mr. Patrick Lancy D'Almeida and Family. People from the surrounding  area and relatives were gathered for the mass. The mass was concelebrated Rev. Fr. Alban D'souza, Parish priest  and guest priest Rev. Fr. James Quadras.

This Grotto was constructed in May 2004. Patrick Lancy D'Almeida is  a big devotee of Mother Teresa. To mark the blessings from Mother Teresa he and his family constructed a small grotto of Mother Teresa. This was the first ever mass offered at the venue and more or less 120 people gathered for the mass. There was a small refreshment for the people after mass. Herald D'Souza gave a short message about the devotion of Mother Teresa. Refreshments were served for all.

Mrs. Veena D'almeida proposed vote of thanks. The Almeida family thank all the people who participated in this celebration and also who directly and indirectly helped to celebrate this mass.

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Bennekudru Bridge - Red Tape Blocking Long-cherished Dream

The villagers of Sastan, Moodahadu, Barkur, and Bennekudru were expecting that their long-cherished dream of getting a connecting bridge between Bennekudru and Moodahadu would be realized soon. The work had been taken up after persistent efforts and follow up, however, the slow pace of work on the bridge has shattered their hopes.

Work on the bridge, being executed out of the central government’s funds meant for rural development, had started in November, 2010. Works totaling to Rs 1.70 crore out of the sanctioned project cost of Rs 1.96 crore have since been completed. However, the villagers are disappointed after observing that no work is being conducted on the bridge since the last several months. The only work pending execution is providing connectivity on both sides of the bridge.

In the past, people of Saligrama and Sastana had to take a detour via Mabukala and Brahmavar to reach Barkur and Bennekudru, by covering a distance of about 12 km. If the bridge stated above is completed, the people would be able to reach these destinations within minutes.

When contacted, Sayyed Ismail, to whom the contract for the bridge has been allotted, says that his bills were not yet paid, although he had completed works amounting to Rs 1.70 crore so far. He says the entire work can be completed within a month, if the funds are released, duly noting that delay in payment of amount due has to be blamed for the delay.

Shiva Poojary, a resident of Bennekudru, said that the long-cherished dream of the villagers will be fulfilled if the work is taken up again and completed at the earliest.

-Courtesy: www.daijiworld.com

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