Bhubaneswar: Sulochana Behera of Tikarpada, Keonjhar, every morning visits her farm with hoe and plough on shoulders. After her husband’s demise 10 years back, she had the responsibility of two children. Sulochana has become a role model for others to follow on occasion of the International Women’s Day today. Armed with toil and grit, she […]
Balangir: As the world is celebrating International Women’s Day, a tribal girl lodged complaint of being thrashed and her hair cut off over alleged mobile theft at Paradhiapali village under Sadar Block of Balangir district. The girl reported that, on March 6, she had gone for a tailoring class at a neighbour’s house in her […]
Bhubaneswar: International Women’s Day, a global event aimed at celebrating the achievements of women in various fields, was observed here with fervour and gaiety. Among the many programmes organized to mark the occasion in the State capital was a human chain formed by students of Ramadevi Women’s College here. As many as five hundred students […]
Mumbai: Actresses Taapsee Pannu and Malaika Arora on International Women’s Day have encouraged women to be strong and take up self-defence classes to protect themselves and feel empowered. Taapsee, who has featured in strong roles in films like “Pink” and “Naam Shabana’, is associated with #StandStrong – Women’s Horlicks latest digital campaign to encourage women to […]
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended their greetings on the occasion of International Women’s Day. “On International Women’s Day, greetings to women in India and across our planet. Women are the sheet-anchor of society, an inspiration for their families and for our nation. Let us work to […]
New Delhi: About 54 per cent of Indian women reported they paid bribes to get government services and 33 per cent said officials called them repeatedly to harass them, according to a survey report published by Transparency International India (TII). TII published a report on “The Gender Dimension of Corruption: Issues and Challenges” on the […]
New Delhi: To mark Women’s Day and World Kidney Day on Thursday, a diagnostic centre here has promised a kidney screening test for women at Rs 8. This year International Women’s Day is coinciding with World Kidney Day. To avail the facility, women can walk into the Lifeline Laboratory located at Green Park Extension here […]
Mumbai: Mumbai witnessed girl power at its brightest and strongest as over 800 ladies turned up to compete in an all-womens car rally here on Sunday. A picnic-like atmosphere reigned at Hotel Sahara where the flag-off took place at 8 a.m. as one after the other over 260 freshly painted and decorated cars set off […]
Nairobi: Around 20,000 athletes will on Sunday join Kenya’s First Lady Margaret Kenyatta for the second edition of the Half Marathon which will take place on the same day as the International Women’s Day celebrations in Nairobi. The marathon is aimed at raising awareness and funds to increase support for maternal, newborn and child health […]
Sundergarh: Someone has rightly said, ‘Where there is a will, there is a way,’ and Mejharen Lakra, a tribal woman of Gitpahadi village under Balisankara block of Sundergarh district is proving it to be true. Despite facing hardship she has become a successful farmer and a trader. However, the struggle to achieve the feat was […]
New Delhi: National carrier Air India will be flying 12 international flights as well as 40-plus domestic flights with an all-women crew on International Women’s Day, the airline said on Thursday. “Air India is set to fly 12 all-women crew flights on its medium and long-haul international routes and over 40 return domestic and short-haul […]
Bhubaneswar: Only months ahead of 2019 general elections, CM Naveen Patnaik had fanned out his MPs and ministerial colleagues to criss-cross the country to canvass for a 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures and Parliament. But the reality that hurts is Odisha figures as the 7th poorest among 31 States in the country […]
New Delhi: Marking the occasion of International Women’s Day, Google on Friday showcased an interactive, slideshow doodle featuring inspirational quotes by women. The doodle begins with “woman” written in 11 different languages — Hindi, Arabic, French, Bangla, Russian, Japanese, German, Italian, English, Spanish and Portuguese. The quotes in various languages are from 14 international female […]
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 44 women, including an acid attack survivor and India’s first woman marine pilot on Friday. The awards were given at a special ceremony organised at the Rastrapati Bhawan in the presence of Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi. To acknowledge women’s achievements, […]
Bhubaneswar: The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has announced to offer free rides to all women passengers travelling in Mo Bus on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8. “On the occasion of International Women’s Day, women can avail a free ride in Mo Bus. There will be no charge for them on […]
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