Odisha Congress Launches Initiative to Support Women in Distress After Tragic Incident

Odisha Congress to open grievance cell, launch mobile app for women in distress

Odisha Congress to open grievance cell, launch mobile app for women in distress

Odisha Congress Launches Initiative to Support Women in Distress After Tragic Incident

In response to a tragic incident involving a 20-year-old college student, the Congress in Odisha announced plans to open a women's cell and develop a mobile app aimed at assisting women in distress. This decision followed a statewide bandh and will be accompanied by rallies and observances.

BJD Women’s Wing Holds Silent Protest Over Delay In Appointing OSCW Chairperson

Bhubaneswar: Amid growing concern over crimes against women in Odisha, the Biju Mahila Janata Dal on Saturday staged an hour-long silent dharna in front of the office of Odisha State Commission for Women (OSWC) in Bhubaneswar over delay in appointment of a chairperson to the statutory body. The post has been lying vacant since removal of the then OSCW chairperson Minati Behera in November last year due to unsatisfactory performance. “When a woma…

Demand for Accountability Echoes at State Women’s Commission Office

The safety of women and children in the state is increasingly at risk, with daily reports of rape and sexual assault on the rise. Alarmingly, despite the BJP government being in power for 14 months, the crucial positions of Chairperson of the State Women’s Commission and Chairperson of the Child Protection Commission remain unfilled. In […] The post Demand for Accountability Echoes at State Women’s Commission Office appeared first on Pragativadi…

Odisha Congress to open grievance cell, launch mobile app for women in distress - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: Opposition Congress in Odisha has decided to open a dedicated women’s cell and launch a mobile application to help women and girls in distress. The party took the decision at its Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting held Friday. It was resolved in the PAC meeting that the life of the 20-year-old student of Fakir Mohan (Autonomous) College in Balasore could have been saved had any of the persons she had alerted through social me…