Tag: Women Empowerment

I've always supported films on women empowerment: Rishi Kapoor

Mumbai: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who is busy promoting his upcoming film “Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi”, says that he has always supported women empowerment and has always been part of woman-oriented films. Asked to comment on many films being made on women empowerment, Rishi, in an intervierw on Friday, said: “Since the olden time when […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Vidya Balan to get honorary doctorate, feels ‘honoured’

Mumbai: Actress Vidya Balan will be conferred with a Doctor of Arts Honoris Causa degree by an Ahmedabad-based institute Rai University to appreciate her contribution to Indian cinema and for her endeavour to bring out the strong side of a woman via the silver screen. Overwhelmed by the honour, the actress hopes to live up […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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'Naveen's women empowerment talk reeks of duplicity'

Bhubaneswar: Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan today termed BJD president and Chief minister Naveen Patnaik’s assertion on women empowerment as mere double talk, especially when BJD chief had allotted ticket to a person who shielded an accused involved in Pipili minor girl rape incident. “Hearing you sermonizing on women empowerment reeks of duplicity. The memory of […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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How humble jackfruit is empowering women in Odisha

Koraput: The Orissa Rural Development and Marketing Society (ORMAS) is empowering women of Koraput district by training them to prepare chips from jackfruit and earn a living out of it. Recently, ORMAS and several other organisations jointly organised a training program on how chips can be prepared from semi-ripened jackfruits. Hundreds of locals including women […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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Op-Ed: Good Move To Empower Women

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: In its latest move to empower women state government plans to engage women from economically deficient background in services like running of Aahar kendras, managing community toilets and collecting water bills. These women will be part of the self-help groups (SHGs) formed by the state urban development agency (SUDA) under the […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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National Girl Child Day: A Look At Some Odisha Women Who Broke Barriers To Reach Top

Bhubaneswar: From household chores to act as the breadwinner of the family or leading professions, the sky has now become a limit for women and it makes it even bigger achievement when she has to do all that while playing diverse roles in her lifespan. Many iconic women from India like Indira Gandhi, Kalpana Chawla, […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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End Gender Disparity In Armed Forces: SC Directs Permanent Commission To Women Officers

New Delhi: “To cast aspersions on women based on gender is, in fact, an affront to the entire Army where men and women serve as equal soldiers,” said the court in a significant judgement on Monday. The top court ruled that women officers should get permanent commission (PC) in the Army and emphasized on the […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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International Women's Day: Odisha women shepreneurs raise a toast to women empowerment!

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 […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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Odisha Takes Pioneering Step Towards Women Empowerment

Bhubaneswar: In a path-breaking decision towards women empowerment and inclusive sanitation, the Odisha government on Friday handed over Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of four Septage Treatment Plants (SeTPs) to self-Help Groups (SHGs) run by women and transgender. The treatment facilities were handed over to women SHGs in Berhampur, Baripada and Sambalpur and to a transgender […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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Odisha: BJD, BJP In Twitter War Over Women Empowerment

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Odisha have been engaged in a twitter banter over the issue of women empowerment and reservation of seats for women in Assemblies across states and the Parliament. Taking to the micro blogging site, BJD heavyweight and MLA Pranab Prakash Das tagged Union […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Pledges $25Mn To Empower Women Including In India
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Pledges $25Mn To Empower Women Including In India

New Delhi: In a bid to support the economic empowerment of women in India, Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced $25 million in grants to non-profits and social enterprises in India and around the world. On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Pichai also committed to help 1 million women in rural […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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