ASHA workers submit memorandum to heads of all MCC Zones, Gram Panchayats Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government to fulfil their various demands and condemning the act of miscreants, who had vandalised the house of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Mumbai, Anganwadi workers and Azeez Sait Block Congress SC Committee staged separate protests in city, while ASHA workers…
ASHA workers boycott work, begin indefinite Statewide stir
July 10, 2020Mysuru: One of the chain-links in the State’s battle against the deadly COVID-19 seemed to have broken today, as ASHA workers, who are among the frontline warriors, boycotted work and began an indefinite Statewide stir seeking fulfilment of their various demands, which chiefly included payment of monthly honorarium of Rs.12,000. Pointing out that there are…
ASHA workers to stage indefinite stir from July 10
July 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, which chiefly included monthly wages of Rs.12,000, ASHA workers, who are at the frontline in the battle against the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, will stage an indefinite stir from July 10. In a press statement, Manjula, District Secretary of AIUTUC affiliated Karnataka Rajya Samyukta ASHA Karyakarteyara Sangha, said that…
Rising COVID-19 cases: Health Department launches door-to-door campaign
June 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: With COVID-19 positive cases rising by the day in Mysuru district, the Health Department has launched a door-to-door awareness campaign-cum-survey across the district. About 900 teams comprising more than 2,000 ASHA workers and other health staff are visiting households to check the residents for Coronavirus symptoms such as cough, cold and fever and also…
Medical protection kits distributed
June 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled had organised a programme at Town Hall in city on June 27 to distribute medical protection kits to Pourakarmikas, Police and ASHA workers who are at the forefront in the fight against the deadly pandemic. MLA S.A. Ramdas, who spoke after distributing the kits, said that ASHA workers, Police,…
Several Organisations stage protests near DC Office
June 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government for fulfilment of their various demands, several Organisations and Associations staged protests near the Office of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) in city this morning. Increase honorarium: About 80 members of Karnataka Rajya Samyukta ASHA Workers Association under the banner of All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC) staged a protest demanding…
ASHA workers seek fulfilment of demands
June 28, 2020To stage demonstration in city on June 30 Threaten to stop work from July 10 Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government to fulfil their demand for payment of Rs. 12,000 as monthly wages and timely distribution of PPE kits to all of them, ASHA workers, under the banner of AIUTUC-affiliated Karnataka Rajya Samyukta ASHA Karyakarteyara Sangha, will…
ASHA workers launch Statewide stir
May 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Condemning the assault on ASHA workers, urging for their protection and also to resolve their problems, ASHA workers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Samyukta ASHA Karyakartheyara Sangha, Mysuru District Committee, along with All India United Trade Unions Centre (AIUTUC) launched their Statewide struggle this morning. They submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister B.S….
ASHA workers launch online letter campaign seeking special package
May 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) workers, who are working overtime as Corona Warriors going door-to-door and collecting data from each member of the house, on Monday launched an online campaign urging the Government to announce a special package for them. More than 2,000 ASHA workers from different parts of the district took part in…
Karnataka to pass ordinance to rein in mobs attacking COVID-19 workers
April 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government will promulgate an ordinance, based on the Uttar Pradesh and Kerala model, to protect the Police and frontline health workers fighting COVID-19, said Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar. The Ordinance is likely to be promulgated today itself. This morning, an incident took place in Mysuru city where an ASHA worker was…














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