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.
On Tuesday, terrorists in Pahalgam, Jammu, and Kashmir, killed at least 26 people by firing indis
Russia made an agreement with Armenia-Azerbaijan on Nagorno Karabakh
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia have signed an agreement to end the military conflict on the disp
Adopted children to get Aadhaar cards
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) In a bid to give an identity to adopted children, the women and child
The round of transfers is going on in the state. Two IPS officers were transferred on Monday morn
Uttar Pradesh Police has banned the entry of heavy vehicles coming from Bihar from Monday evening
In difficult times, young people remember God more than the elderly. From worship-recitation, the
After the Pahalgam attack in April, the Instagram accounts of Pakistani artists were suspended in
Five including Gurmeet Ram Rahim convicted in Ranjit murder case, sentence announced on October 12
Gurmeet Ram Rahim: The special CBI court has convicted Gurmeet Ram Rahim in the murder of former
NDA candidate for the post of Vice President, C.P. Radhakrishnan, has filed his nomination. Prime
Young leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has been selected in the squad for the ODI and T20 series against
