Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle arrives in B’luru, meets Masjid, temple board members
Archdiocese of Bangalore on Monday, in a press statement added that His Eminence Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle, Pro-Prefect and Dicastery for Evangelization from Vatican had arrived in Bengaluru to attend the 34th Plenary Session of the Conference of the Catholic Bishops of India.
The conference will be held from January 24-30, 2023 at St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru. The theme of the Conference is "Telling the Story of Jesus in our Context: The Synodal Way".
“In continuation of his passion to promote Inter-Religious dialogue, His Eminence Cardinal Tagle took time to go with the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bangalore Most Rev. Dr. Peter Machado, Msgr. S. Jayanathan, Msgr. C. Francis, Vicars General, of the Archdiocese of Bangalore to visit Khadriya Masjid, Millers Road, under the Management of Jumma Masjid Trust Board, and met Mr. Usman Sharieff, Secretary Jumma Masjid Trust Board and other Leaders of the Community, and His Eminence also visited the ISKCON Temple in Rajajinagar, and met His Grace Madhu Pandit Dasa, Temple President and Chairman of the Akshya Patra, exchanged pleasantrics and discussed matters of mutual interest.” The press release stated.
The Cardinal and the Archbishop also prayed earnestly for inter-religious harmony, solidarity and fellowship, it further added.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
