To mark International Women’s Day on Sunday, different social organisations organised progammes, including seminars in various parts of the region here on Sunday. Meanwhile, addressing this occasion, State Finance Minister and MlA from Haldwani, Indira Hridayesh, said Women’s Day should not be celebrated only for the sake of its formality. We must take this as an opportunity to strengthen the socio-economic position of womenfolk.
Though women have contributed significantly to the overall development of the society, a lot still needs to be done for woman empowerment in the society, she added. Meanwhile, to mark the International Women’s Day a seminar and legal awareness progamme was also organised by the Bageshwar district administration on Sunday. Speaking on this occasion, BS Manral, District Magistrate, Bageshwar, said that today women are working in every field. So women’s contribution to the society is huge. This is a high time to work for woman’s empowerment and honour in the society, he added.
At the same time, Manral also stressed on the need to put an end to crime against women in the society, saying woman empowerment is vital for a strong nation. The district legal service authority, Bageshwar also organised a legal awareness progamme. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bageshwar, Chandramani Rai and Civil Judge (junior division), Bageshwar, Neha Kushwaha, informed the woman participants about their legal rights and made the woman participants aware about many legal matters on this occasion.