Tag: International Women S Day

Bhubaneswar: Close on the heels of the massive success of its first web series ‘Chumbak- A Love Beyond’, Tarang Cine Productions is all set to release ‘Anu Didi Not Out’ on International Women’s Day tomorrow. The world television premiere of the movie will be aired on Tarang Channel at 6.30 PM tomorrow. It will also […]

New Delhi: As the Indian eves gear up to face Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday — which coincides with the International Women’s Day, ace cricketer Mithali Raj has wished luck to Harmanpreet Kaur and girls, urging them to bring “the trophy home.” Mithali, who […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the World will be celebrating the International Women’s Day on Sunday with the theme #EachforEqual, the shocker is a UNDP report released on Friday shows even women are prejudiced towards women. As per the UN report ‘Tackling Social Norms: A game-changer for gender inequalities’,  when 91 per cent of men show one […]

New Delhi: For the first time, entry will be free for all women visiting monuments under the ASI across the country on International Women’s Day on Sunday, the culture ministry said. According to an order issued by the ministry, on March 8, no fee will be charged from women visitors at all the monuments under […]

Bhubaneswar: To celebrate International Women’s Day tomorrow, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) on Friday ran a women’s special goods train from Khurda Road to Palasa in Andhra Pradesh. The train with all-women crew was part of a campaign of the Railway department to mark the International Women’s Day. The Khurda Road division of ECoR is […]

Koraput: Even as the International Women’s Day is celebrated today across the globe with the theme of #EachforEqual – means to create an equal and enabled world, here are two gritty women entrepreneurs in Odisha who scripted a silent revolution in the arena of women empowerment. Living the popular adage Khud Jiyo auron ko jeena […]

Mumbai: Air India will operate over 40 flights with all-women crew, today on International Women’s Day. According to a company statement, Air India would operate more than 40 flights on domestic and international routes, with all women crew including the non-stop flight to San Francisco. “Women cockpit and cabin crew of Air India are operating […]

Bhubaneswar: Highlighting the champion role played by women in the development of nation, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday stated that efforts need to be taken towards empowering women. Taking to twitter on the occasion of International Women’s Day, Patnaik wrote, “Be it financial independence or representing the people in Parliament, empowering women has […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha SHG movement will get a boost as the State government will soon carve a new department ‘Mission Shakti’ exclusively to deal with the SHG matters in the State. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced this significant policy move on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Patnaik was addressing a programme organised at Convention […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha police on International Women’s Day joined the world to dedicate the day to the women cops serving in the police force for their tireless services in maintaining law and order in the State. Hitting upon a novel way to express gratitude, the Odisha Police took to the twitter and posted photographs of all […]

Mumbai: Actress Anushka Sharma has said she grew up in an environment where she was allowed to do whatever she wanted, and hopes every girl can be free and experience life the way she did. “I have grown up in an environment where I was allowed to do whatever I wanted. My father gave me […]

Coimbatore: As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, the Coimbatore KSR Bengaluru UDAY Express was operated by a women crew from the Salem Division on Sunday. All operations including that of loco pilot, guard, ticket examiners were handled by women in the train, which left the Coimbatore station at 5.40 am. The crew received overwhelming […]

Mumbai: From Madhuri Dixit Nene to Shilpa Shetty Kundra and Karan Johar, a slew of Bollywood celebrities on Sunday took to social media to express their love for the women out there. “She is strong…She is fierce. She is bold and beautiful. She is a mother, sister and support system to her family. Wishing all […]

Bhubaneswar: Hindu tradition considers a teacher as God in human form and a dispeller of darkness who is given highest veneration by people. He or she is a selfless individual who lays the foundation stone for the bright future of students. Even today the sacred relationship between a teacher and pupil in Indian society makes […]

Malkangiri: As the world marked the International Women’s Day (IWD) today to celebrate the empowerment of women, two top lady Maoist leaders in Odisha showed courage in defying left-wing extremism order. While a hardcore woman Maoist shunned the path of violence and surrendered before the police in Malkangiri district today, another female cadre has raised […]