from Vinay Pais
for Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur (AF)

Kundapur, Feb 5: 'Catholic educational institutes have been laying special stress on and paying extra care and attention towards human values-oriented education for students in their schools and colleges,' said bishop of Mangalore Fr Aloysius Paul D’Souza.

He was speaking at the inauguration of the new building to house the Holy Rosary English Medium School here.

He further said that the Catholic institutes under the supervision of Catholic board, for the past seventy-five years had left no stone unturned in their mission to provide every possible facility to students.

Vinay Kumar Sorake, former MP and the director of Syndicate Bank who inaugurated the new building was happy to claim that there had been an educational revolution of sorts in this part of the undivided district and added that it was due to the sacrifice made by the Catholic priests of the district.

Fr J B Crasta, director, St Joseph Workshop, Mangalore was the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion he said that the motto of their institute was ‘Saadhya’ (meaning possible), an attitude which leads to success and urged the parents to realize its meaning in the lives of their children.

Fr Prakash, principal of St Mary’s PU College, Helen D’Souza, Celine Carvalho, Jeffrey D’Souza, Diana Almeida, Champa and others were present. Walter D’Souza, building contractor and Deny Pinto, engineer were felicitated on the occasion.

Fr Antony Lobo welcomed the gathering. Sylvester Almeida, president of building committee made an introductory speech. Connie Menezes, headmistress, read out the report. Basil D’Souza vice-president, proposed the vote of thanks. Vinay Pais and Nagaraja Shetty compered the programme.