Police security to Bantwala Indira Canteen
Bantwala, November 15: Since the construction of compound wall around the Indira Canteen on BC Road triggered political controversy, the police have beefed up the security by putting barricades around it on Thursday.
As Assistant Commissioner Ravichandra Nayak has sought two days time to solve the problem, the construction of the compound was suspended. But as a precautionary measure, the police have beefed up the security.
Alleging that the road was encroached while constructing the compound wall around the Indira Canteen constructed beside the Mini Vidhana Soudha on BC Road, BJP workers led by MLA Rajesh Naik and town municipal council member A Govinda Prabhu staged a protest and demanded removal of the compound wall.
In the evening, Congress workers led by former minister B. Ramanath Rai staged a dharna opposing the BJP’s stand on the issue. The coalition partner JDS also supported the Congress. At that time, some BJP workers and leaders sat dharna near another gate of the Mini Vidhana Soudha and this has created tensed situation for some time. Noticing that the situation may go out of control, ASP Rishikesh Sonavane, CPI TD Nagaraj and others pacified the BJP workers and sent them out of the gate.
Issue to be solved on Friday?
As the issue turned tense on Wednesday evening, Mangaluru AC rushed to the BC Road and held discussion with former minister B. Ramanath Rai. In the morning, the AC held a closed door meeting at the tahsildar’s office, but in the evening, he allowed the agitators to enter the meeting hall and held discussions with them also. But the agitators took the officials to task. Later, the AC has asked two days time to sort out the problem. Sources said that the AC would announce the clear stand on Indira Canteen compound wall issue on friday.
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Most Rev. Dr. Leslie Clifford D’Souza consecrated as second Archbishop of Udupi Diocese
Udupi: Most Rev. Dr. Leslie Clifford D’Souza was consecrated as the second Archbishop of the Diocese of Udupi at a ceremony held at the Milagres College Grounds of Milagres Cathedral in Kalianpur on Monday.
The rite of consecration was performed by Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman, President of the FABC and CCBI, as the principal consecrator. Archbishop Dr. Peter Machado of the Archdiocese of Bangalore and Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Udupi, Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo, participated as co-consecrators.
The Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, along with more than 30 bishops, around 300 priests, an equal number of nuns, and thousands of devotees from different parts of the country, attended the ceremony.
The official letter of appointment from the Pope was read out during the ceremony. This was followed by the sacred rites of consecration, during which the Archbishop’s head was anointed with holy oil, the Holy Bible was placed on his head, and prayers were offered. He was then presented with the ring of authority, mitre, and pastoral staff, and formally installed, marking his ordination as Archbishop.
Fr. Steven D’Souza, Chancellor of the Diocese of Udupi, read the official letter of the Holy Father. The ceremony also included the exchange of the sign of peace among bishops and representatives.
In his homily, Bishop of Mangalore Diocese, Dr. Peter Paul Saldanha, said that the blessings of the Father are invaluable. He noted that in today’s society, the presence of a father figure is often lacking in many families and emphasised that bishops serve as representatives of the Most High in the family of God. He said that God has chosen his representative for the Udupi Diocese through Fr. Leslie and stressed that bishops must spread the word of God among devotees with love, adding that preaching the essence of the Gospel is a key responsibility.
