One hundred girl students of the Khariar Degree Women's College of Khariar are undergoing self-defence training for ten days in the college premises from January 7 to 16. The programme was inaugurated on Monday in the presence of college Governing Body president Prof Fanindam Deo and members Binod Padhi and Padmalochan Barma, Khariar PS IIC Sadanand Pujari and Ajit Panda and Tapan Dash, president and secretary of Nuapada District Press Club, respectively.
The meeting was addressed by the guests. College Principal Leeja Acharya gave the inaugural speech and encouraged the students to participate in the programme with full interest. "Women are no more bound to four walls of a home; they are now participating in every sphere because their role is as important as men’s for the development of society. Such a self-defence programme will boost their confidence at home as well as outside" she said.
The invited guests also spoke on the topic to boost confidence of the girls. College Political Science teacher Arpita Panda gave a vote of thanks.