Domestic Workers stage demonstration

February 20, 2011

Mangalore, February 20: The members of Domestic Workers Integral Development Forum (DWIDF) Mangalore took out a rally in support of their demands on Saturday at St. Joseph's High School Campus Kankanady here.

Rita Norohnha, retired Professor of School of Social Work Rohni Nilaya inaugurated the rally which was culminated at youth Training centre Olivet House, Jeppu.

Addressing the domestic workers, Co-ordinator of Karnataka Domestic Workers' Union Bangalore Sr. Celia, said the domestic workers need to be organised to raise voice against atrocities committed on them.

She said, “Often young domestic helpers are abused, verbally and physically and also sexually exploited,”

She said, seven Non Government Organisations including CODP, Sahodaya, Roshni Nilaya, St. Aloysius, Break Through, DKPO and PUCL have been working for the welfare of domestic helpers with the DWIDF.

A memorandum containing the demands of domestic workers has been handed over to Labour Commissioner Venkatesh Shindihatti by Dr.Sandeep, Associate Professor, St. Aloysius College. The demands include proper wages and regular increments, good condition of workplace, specific work hours, and providing identity cards from governmental etc.

Venkatesh Shindihatti, Regional Laborer Commissioner Fr. Onil. Secretary CODP, DG Nagesh, Assistant Labour commissioner spoke on the occasion.

Eliz Mary, Oswald Monteiro and others were among those present.

Vasanthi welcomed the gathering while Sunitha proposed vote of thanks. Suma and Sr Prema compered the programme.

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Udupi district transformed into a sea of saffron and celebration on Friday, November 28, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow swept through the coastal temple town. Thousands of residents lined the streets, turning the event into a vibrant public spectacle filled with cheers, flags, and festive energy.

The procession route—from the helipad to the historic Sri Krishna Math—was decked with buntings, saffron flags, and multilayered security barricades. One of the district’s largest-ever security deployments was put in place for the high-profile visit, with over 3,000 police personnel on duty. The arrangement included ten SPs, 27 DSPs, 49 inspectors, 127 sub-inspectors, 232 assistant sub-inspectors, 1,608 constables, and 39 women staff.

Six platoons of the Karnataka State Reserve Police, six Quick Response Teams, bomb detection units, and dog squads were stationed across Udupi. Enhanced surveillance covered Adi Udupi, Bannanje bus stand, and the Sri Krishna Math parking zone, with combing operations carried out along the roadshow corridor.

At the 800-year-old Sri Krishna Math, preparations reached a ceremonial peak. Paryaya Puttige Math seer Sugunendra Teertha Swamiji said the Prime Minister would take part in the Laksha Kantha Geetha Parayana, a mass chanting of the Bhagavad Gita by one lakh devotees, and inaugurate the new Suvarna Teertha Mantapa.

“He will first offer floral tributes to saint-poet Kanakadasa and then unveil the golden covering over the Kanakana Kindi,” the seer said.

The Prime Minister will also receive a Poorna Kumbha welcome and have darshan of Lord Sri Krishna, Mukhyaprana Devaru, and the Suvarna Paduke. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Minister Bairathi Suresh, Dharmadhikari D. Veerendra Heggade, and seers from the Ashta Maths are expected to join the ceremony.

Ahead of his arrival, the Prime Minister posted on X that he felt “honoured” to attend the spiritually significant gathering. “This is a special occasion that brings together people from different sections of society for a recital of the Gita. This Matha has a very special significance in our cultural life,” he wrote, noting the institution’s long-standing legacy rooted in the teachings of Sri Madhvacharya.

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