Women’s Commission Chairperson welcomes Centre’s decision on increasing marriage age of girls to 21 years Mysore/Mysuru: Stressing on the need for women to themselves decide on what real empowerment and protection means for them as it is crucial for bringing about changes in the society, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta said that it is time…
Grand Walkathon for Women Empowerment
February 24, 2019Over 1,000 women took out a walkathon yesterday in city from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple till Exhibition Grounds to raise awareness among public about women empowerment and safety issues. The walkathon was organised jointly by DHAN Foundation and Department of Kannada and Culture. Holding placards on women and their safety, raising slogans to ensure safety for…
‘Remind women they can dream’: Pramoda Devi Wadiyar at CII’s Conference on Women Empowerment
June 6, 2018Mysuru: “Women need to be reminded often that they also have a right to dream and go after realising their dreams and given a fair chance, women can be strong and determined enough to achieve the set goals,” said Pramoda Devi Wadiyar. She was speaking at a Conference on “Empowering the Indian Woman: A Vision…
Students run in city for women empowerment
April 15, 2018Mysuru: The Students Council of Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) had organised a run for women empowerment in city this morning. The run was held under three categories — SJCE students, other college students and open 45+ age — each separately for men and women. The distance for men was 7 kms and for…
Mysore Varsity hosts two-day National Conference on Women Empowerment
March 15, 2018Mysuru: A two-day National Conference on Women Empowerment and Rural Development organised by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Mysore commenced this morning at Rani Bahadur auditorium here in Manasagangothri. About 500 research scholars, faculty members and professionals are participating in the conference featuring deliberations and discussions. Inaugurating the programme, Minister for Sugar…
‘Ananya’ to empower women
March 18, 2017‘Ananya,’ a day-long National Seminar for college girls with the theme ‘Empowering the Women, Develop the Nation,’ organised by Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE) in commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Sister Nivedita, began at Yajnavalkya Auditorium in RIMSE campus, Yadavagiri, this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the event, Ashwini Angadi, a…
Women empowerment workshop for college students held
March 9, 2017A three-day women empowerment workshop for college students was inaugurated by B.S Parthasarathy, President, Sarada Vilas Educational Institutions, on Mar. 3 at the Audio Visual Hall of Sarada Vilas College. Speaking on the occasion, Parthasarathy reminded the students of the letter written by Sudha Murty to JRD Tata demanding representation for women in Tata concerns….
Workshop on “Self Employment Opportunities for Women”
March 8, 2017RUDSET Institute, Mysuru, will celebrate International Women’s Day on Mar.10 at its premises in Hinkal. The Institute proposes to conduct a half-day workshop on “Self Employment Opportunities for Women” from 10 am to 1.30 pm. There will be no entry fee. Interested women and Women Federations, SHGs, Women’s Associations may contact the Director, RUDSET Institute,…
Opinions sought for women empowerment policy
February 21, 2017The Department of Women and Child Welfare has constituted a State-level Committee, headed by Shakuntala T. Shetty, Department Minister’s Parliamentary Secretary, to form the draft of State Women Empowerment Policy. The draft has been uploaded to the Department website which may be viewed by logging on to link: http:202.138.101.165/dwcd/pages/home.aspx The public can view the draft…
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