Addressing journalists on Sunday, Mr. Jadhav picked one survivor, Joel Pratap D’Souza, for special mention. Mr. D’Souza, who escaped from the wreck and arrived at the airport in an autorickshaw, provided the ground staff involved in the rescue operations with vital information,
After the terrible air crash tragedy at the Bajpe airport on Saturday, 22 May 2010, it was the period of bidding farewell to those who perished in the horrible disaster. The pall of gloom and despair has descended on the entire Mangalore Diocese
The month of May is known for goodbyes and welcomes to the priests in different parishes of the Mangalore Diocese as routine transfers do take place in this month as per the directives of the Diocesan authorities.
Like all rituals of death that rest on the basic need that bodies of the dead must be removed so they could be accorded a dignified burial or cremation, the relatives of Ignatius D’Souza, who was originally from Manibettu, Moodubelle prepared themselves to give him a simple farewell.
In a shocking incident, a young girl named Kum. Shilpa (20) who had told her mother that she would be going to her school at Nitte on 19 May 2010 has gone missing from a village near Kundapura.
Investigators have recovered two out of the three parts of the Black Box from the wreckage of the ill-fated Air India Express that crashed at the Bajpe Airport on Saturday 22 May 2010 morning. Search is still on for the third critical part of the data box.
UK Konkans Organising Committee held an extraordinary meeting today to discuss the recent tragic event that occurred today in Mangalore, involving Air India Express and the loss of several precious lives.
Among the survivors, Joel Pratap D’Douza was the first one to jump from the Air India Express that crashed on Saturday, 22 May 2010 at around 6.30 am at the Bajpe airport. Joel Pratap D’ Souza, 24, had a seat near the part of the aircraft that broke
Two young children and their mother from Shankerpura who had gone to Dubsi to spend a month’s summer vacation with their father tragically became the victims of one of the worst air crashes in recent history of Indian aviation on Saturday, 22 May 2010 early morning, when Air India Express
Lalaji R. Mendon, the MLA from the Kaup Constituency paid a visit to the homes of the victims of the Air India Express crash-Pravin Shettigar, Ignatius D’Souza and Cavin Sequeira in the afternoon of Saturday, 22 May 2010 and consoled the members of the bereaved families.
Ignatius D’Souza of Manibettu became the third unfortunate victim of the Air India Express Tragedy from the neighbouring regions of Moodubelle, Cavin Sequeira of Marne and Pravin Shettigar of Mattar being the other two victims.
Pravin Shettigar, who was working in an office at Dubai was specially coming to attend the inauguration and housewarming of the new house of his sister Jayashree on Saturday and Sunday, 22 and 23 May and the marriage ceremony of his brother Bhaskar on Wednesday 26 may 2010.
In the horrendous crash of the Dubai-Mangalore Air India Express in the early morning of 22nd May 2010, the 16 year old young student from Marne, Cavin Sequeira, son of Charles and Benedicta Sequeira of St John the Baptist II Ward was tragically killed.
It is indeed a great joy for a couple to celebrate the landmarks in their married life following the grand wedding celebration. Thus, anniversaries such as tenth anniversary, silver jubilee, golden jubilee and even diamond jubilee and beyond are the occasions to be celebrated with children and family members.
It seems that worst is over as the dreaded Cyclone Laila weakened ahead of landfall about 30 km from Bapatla in Guntur district on Thursday, 20 May 2010 afternoon. In spite of this the cyclone left 16 people dead