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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Karnataka Health Dept bars leave for staff amid ASHA workers’ strike starting Aug 12
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.
The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”
The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.
