Youth Seminar at Barkur

A one day seminar of Kallainpur Vardo youngsters was  organized by ICYM Barkur at Souharda, the parish  hall. Professor Stevan Quadros , Permude and Geo Agrar were the resource persons and they trained the youth on ‘Effective Leadership’  and ‘Personality Development’.

About 125 youngsters from the Kallianpur varado parishes attended the seminar which was inaugurated by Rev.Fr. R.C.M Aranha, Parish Priest. Professor Quadros  and Geo kept the youngsters engaged through out the day with lots of group discussions, games , dances and interacted with the youth driving home their points.

The valedictory function ib the evening was presided over by Rev.Fr. Peter Pinto, Director , ICYM Central council and Rev. Fr. Victor D’Souza, Director, ICYM, Kallianpur Varado  was the chief guest.  Herald D’Souza, Vice President, Parish Council,  and Noreen Lobo, animator of ICYM Barkur unit, Ashwin Roche, President, ICYM, Kallanpur Varado, Dr.Manoj D’Lima, President, ICYM, Barkur and Vice President, ICYM, Kallainpur Varado were present on the stage.

Sumptuous breakfast , lunch and evening tea was provided by the hosts ICYM Barkur unit. Dr. Manoj D’Lima proposed the vote of thanks.

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Moodahadu in news for a different reason

Visitors of barkuronline.com require no introduction to Dr.Gabriel Fernandes. He is featured as our POM long back and is  s staunch supporter of this website. He runs his Village to College foundation and its Scholarship drive alone on his own steam just with a sole purpose of educating the needy students from rural area. We came across few details about him which were unknown to us and are impressive for a boy from a forgotten remote village of Moodahadu, Barkur and we like to share this information with our visitors which we believe inspire many of our youngsters.

NIH Grants profile for Dr. FERNANDES

Press Release from Ms. Kyle Brown from http://www.ResearchCrossroads.com, an organization in tracking research grants of top active researchers and organizations in the United States, has compiled a summary profile of Research Grant Dollars received by Dr. Gabriel Fernandes, during the years from 1992 to present.  About 3 Million Dollars were received by Dr. Fernandes from 1980 to1992, and just this month he received another 2 Million Dollars, thus a total of 12 Million Dollars to date.  The data is collected from NIH, CRISP, Clinicaltrials.gov, Grants.gov and Disease Research Foundation Information Act.  All contents are taken from public sources. They are providing this free service as a method to improve the access and quality of information available under the Freedom of Information Act.  A few research projects carried out by Dr. Fernandes, and the amounts granted for the same are listed below:

The NIH profile currently includes the following awards:

INFLUENCE OF DIET ON AUTOIMMUNITY AND AGING (1992 - $190,623)

INFLUENCE OF DIET ON AUTOIMMUNITY AND AGING (1993 - $198,248)

AGING, FOOD RESTRICTION AND T-CELL SUBSET FUNCTION  (1993 - $162,191)

DIET AND AUTOIMMUNITY AND AGING  (1994 - $206,177)

AGING, FOOD RESTRICTION AND T-CELL SUBSET FUNCTION  (1994 - $169,564)

DIET AND AUTOIMMUNITY AND AGING (1995 - $17,400)

AGING, FOOD RESTRICTION AND T-CELL SUBSET FUNCTION (1995 - $174,995)

ORAL HEALTH AND IMMUNE STATUS IN SJOGRENS SYNDROME (1996 - $686,530)

AGING, FOOD RESTRICTION AND T-CELL SUBSET FUNCTION (1996 - $180,634)

ORAL HEALTH AND IMMUNE STATUS IN SJOGRENS SYNDROME (1997 - $714,943)

CALORIE RESTRICTION AGING AND PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH (1997 - $195,166)

OMEGA 3 LIPIDS AND CALORIES EFFECT ON SLE AND AGING     (1998 - $231,034)

AGING, FOOD RESTRICTION AND T CELL SUBSET FUNCTION      (1998 - $99,777)

CALORIE RESTRICTION AGING AND PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH (1998 - $200,956)

OMEGA 3 LIPIDS AND CALORIES EFFECT ON SLE AND AGING     (1999 - $237,623)

CALORIE RESTRICTION AGING AND PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH (1999 - $206,919)

CALORIE RESTRICTION AGING AND PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH (2000 - $213,063)

OMEGA 3 LIPIDS AND CALORIES EFFECT ON SLE AND AGING     (2000 - $244,406)

OMEGA 3 LIPIDS AND CALORIES EFFECT ON SLE AND AGING   (2001 - $251,397)

Effect of Calorie Restriction on Infection During Aging     (2001 - $314,000)

OMEGA 3 LIPIDS AND CALORIES EFFECT ON SLE AND AGING  (2002 - $258,594)

Effect of Calorie Restriction on Infection During Aging  (2002 - $314,000)

OMEGA 3 LIPIDS AND CALORIES EFFECT ON SLE AND AGING     (2003 - $43,800)

Effect of Calorie Restriction on Infection During Aging  (2003 - $314,000)

Effect of Calorie Restriction on Infection During Aging (2004 - $314,000)

EFFECTS OF n-3 FATTY ACIDS AND EXERCISE ON  OSTEOPOROSIS(2005 - $255,500)

Benefits of conjugated Linoleic acid on aging   (2006 - $149,650)

EFFECTS OF n-3 FATTY ACIDS AND EXERCISE ON  OSTEOPOROSIS (2006 - $249,496)

EFFECTS OF n-3 FATTY ACIDS AND EXERCISE ON  OSTEOPOROSIS (2007 - $242,261)

This information is released in this website just so that some students might get motivated by knowing how research grants system works.  If anyone is interested to know, one may contact:

Gabriel Fernandes, MS, Ph.D.Professor of Medicine, Microbiology and Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900,Tel: 210-567-4663, Fax: 210-567-4592, fernandes@uthscsa.edu

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Another New Bridge At Barkur

Foundation stone laid for yet another bridge at Barkur, this time its connecting Bennekudru to Moodahadu thus clearing a thoroughfare between Barkur and Sasthan.  The foundation stone was laid by Jayaprakash Hegde, MLA and a religious ritual also performed in presence of local dignitaries.

This new Bridge will be constructed by Gamen India in contract with Roads Development department of PWD at a cost o Rs.1.5 crore and will be opened to the public by the end of May 2008. The whole length of the road from Kalluchappara , Barkur to NH 17 at Sasthan  via Sarabidi Kadu –Bennekudru-Moodadhadu is taken over by the PWD . The authorities have promised to change this stretch into fully developed road within a year.

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Tuvvi Tuvvi , the only one of a kind show at Barkur.

The Expressions , a name synonymous with quality entertainment ventures in and around Barkur, went into hibernation for a while is all geared up once again for what its  best known for, another unique venture. Tuvvi Tuvvi a unique show by little children which will mesmerize the adults too will be presented by the group on 4th November at Barkur at Souharda, the parish hall of Barkur. 

A group of 15 specially trained talented children from Mangalore who have performed all around Mangalore and  also in Mumbai, Karwaar and Goa where they were well appreciated will sing, dance and present skits all by themselves for 2 hours without stop. The show coincides with the First Holy Communion day at Barkur church and marks the forthcoming children’s day on 14th November.

The organizers are expecting a packed auditorium as this is the first of its kind of a show around the area which will start on dot at 6.30  p.m.  with a small introductory session and will end at 9 p.m. sharp.

-Media Release.

SPA, Mumbai to celebrate 2008 Parish Feast

St.Peter’s  Association (Barkur) Mumbai a prominent association of Christian Barkurians residing at Mumbai has come forward to be the traditional Pirjenth for the  annual Parish Feast of St.Peter’s Church Barkur in the year 2008.

The general body meeting of the parishioners with an exclusive agenda of the Parish Feast ,  or ‘Festhacho Zhoonth’  as it was popularly known was held on 14^th October after the mass to agree on the dates for the Parish feast for this year and to decide or select the Pirjenth for the next year.

The annual feast will be held on 18^th and 19^th of December this year and Mrs.Eugine and Mr.Roque Quadros and family of Hanehalli will be the Pirjenths or the main sponsors of this year. It’s a tradition among the Barkurians to come forward as the Pirjenths of the Parish Feast and and celebrate the feast in a grand way as a gesture of  gratitude for the blessings received from the Patron Saint.

St.Peter’s Association (Barkur) Mumbai which is been in the service of Barkurians residing at Mumbai for more than two decades now is known for its contributions for the worthy causes at Barkur like donating a classroom  to the Smt.Rukmini Shedthi Memorial Government First Grade College , Uniforms and English Teacher at Maryknoll Higher Primary School and donating the chairs for Souharda, the recently inaugurated parish hall at Barkur.

Jolvin Furtado an office bearer of SPA Mumbai took the oath as a repersenatative of SPA from Parish Priest Rev.Fr.Remigeous Aranha.

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Harish Kotian is the new President of Yadthadi

Harish Kotian of Barkur won the elections and taken over as the new President of Yadthadi Grama Panchayath. Harish contetsted the elections as an independent candidate and came out with flying colors.

barkuronline.com wishes Harish Kotian all the best and success in his future ventures.

Greta Lewis of Barkur won at Saligrama

Gretta Lewis from Barkur origin, currently residing at Saligrama won at the Saligrama Town Municipal elections. An independent candidate backed by Jayaprakash Hegde, MLA, Gretta Lewis took over the opponents on a wide margin.

Wife of ace photographer Stephen Lewis, Gretta is the daughter of Late Fredrick Andrade and Faustine Andrade of Nagermutt. She has served as the President of Inner Wheel Of Saligrama and was the Vice President of 'The Expressions' a cultural association.

7 BJP and 2 Congress and 5 JP Hegde supported independent candidates won at the Saligrama Town Municipal Elections.

Team barkuronline.com take this opportunity to congratulate Gretta Lewis and all other members and wish them all the best.

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Ramananda Shetty does it for the third time

B.Ramananda Shetty is unanimously elected as the President of 13^th Hanehalli Grama Panchayath. Supported by Jayaprakasha Hegde, Independent MLA, Brahmavar, Mr.Shetty is elected as the President consistently for the third term proving is his popularity once again.

Team barkuronline congratulates Ramananda Shetty and his team members of the Hanehalli Grama Panchayath and wish them all the success to turn the Hanehalli Grama into a most developed modern village.

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