'Women empowerment need of the hour'

Posted on 23rd Feb 2015 11:04 am by mohit kumar

Lucknow, Feb 20 (IANS) If a woman is empowered, she has the potential not only to change the society for the better but can also inspire others to make their lives meaningful, Jagadguru Kripalu Parishat, Kunda president Vishakha Tripathi said Friday.

Addressing more than 4,000 students at Jagadguru Kripalu Mahila College in Kunda in Uttar Pradesh, Tripathi said empowered and stronger woman could contribute to the society more effectively.

She said female students from rural areas should not feel less empowered than their urban counterparts as they too have the same rights and same laws to protect them.

The seminar was organised as part of the annual prize distribution ceremony of JKP Education.

Additional Director General of Police Sutapa Sanyal, who was the chief guest at the seminar, said it was Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's vision to make Uttar Pradesh a safe place for women.

She highlighted various initiatives of the Uttar Pradesh government for women's security and empowerment.

She said a special cell -- Mahila Samman Prakoshth -- was constituted on the directives of the chief minister and it was working round the clock to provide adequate safety to women all over the state.

Pawan Rana, director of Experiments in Rural Advancement (ERA) in Dehradun, said the government, civil society and NGOs must come together to stop gender discrimination and crimes against women.

Anupama Singh of Anupama Foundation advocated stern punishment for crimes like female foeticide.

Manisha Bhatia of Action Aid demanded change in school curriculum to include subjects that would make female students aware of their rights and laws.

Other news

Punjab Chunav 2022: AAP targets Congress for not making Sunil Jakhar as CM, says - was not given the post because of being a Hindu

The opposition has attacked the Congress for not making senior Punjab Congress leader Sunil Jakha

As soon as Ram Charan came to Mumbai, he took blessings of Ganpati Bappa at Siddhivinayak temple, this is why people praised him.

Ram Charan At Siddhivinayak: South cinema superstar actor Ram Charan has now become a Pan India s

Jharkhand: Three policemen suspended for the lapse in security of PM Modi, woman suddenly came in front of the convoy

Three policemen have been suspended in a major lapse in the security of Prime Minister Narendra M

Weather Update: Entire North India in the grip of cold wave, Delhi-NCR wrapped in dense fog; Read when will you get relief from cold

Cold winds, dense fog and a chilly morning are such scenes for the people of Delhi to start their

New SC benches to hear criminal, tax cases on daily basis

New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) To address the backlog of pending cases relating to criminal and taxat

Lok Sabha Election: In the second phase, six ministers of the Central Government are also in the fray, who is challenging whom?

Voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections is taking place on Friday. In t

What are the options for Sri Lanka to overcome the economic crisis?

Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic decline in its history. To deal with this situation, now t

T20 World Cup: Chahal's predicted Indian playing XI is surprising! He dropped Ishan Kishan and didn't even pick his friend.

The T20 World Cup is set to begin on February 7th. India will face the USA in their first match o

Saradha scam: ED quizzes Assam ex-minister's wife

Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday quizzed Riniki Sarma, wife of former

Gurgaon Vidhan Sabha Election Result: BJP's Mukesh Sharma wins Gurugram seat, defeats independent candidate by 68 thousand votes

BJP candidate Mukesh Sharma from Gurgaon assembly constituency has registered a big win. After th