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Several women wrestlers write to PM Modi, IOA, SAI demanding fair Asian Games trials

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New Delhi: Several women wrestlers, including medal winners from Commonwealth Games and Asian Championship, on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the ad-hoc panel running the WFI, requesting “fair trials” for Asian Games amidst reports that the six protesting grapplers may be given exemption.

The 24 women wrestlers from Sir Chhotu Ram Akhada in Rohtak, who also wrote to SAI Director General Sandeep Pradhan, have conveyed that they won’t accept two-stage trial or any another relaxation given to the protesting grapplers.
The IOA-appointed ad-hoc panel has announced that Asian Games trials will be held on July 22-23 but did not reveal the criteria.

The wrestlers are even preparing to hit the roads for a fresh protest and approach the judiciary if any discriminatory decision is taken by the IOA ad-hoc committee.
Panel head Bhupender Singh Bajwa had on June 16 conveyed to the six protesting wrestlers — Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Sangeeta Phogat, Satyawart Kadian and Jirender Kinha — that they will have to compete in just one final bout against the winners of the initial trials.
According to sources, the ad-hoc panel is deliberating over a criteria which will exempt current Olympic and World Championship medallists from the trials, which will benefit Bajrang, Vinesh and Ravi Dahiya.
The IOA has to submit the names of the participating wrestlers by July 23.
“Even if only three Olympians were to be given concessions, this would be wrong to the youngsters,” the wrestlers said in the letter that was also marked to Home Minister Amit Shah and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.

“We feel this decision (two-stage trial) is unfair and unjust to the other emerging wrestlers of the nation as we have to fight and win approximately four to five bouts and one more qualifying bout against one of these wrestlers and in contrast they have to just fight single bout to qualify which is biased, unjustified and against the spirit of right of equality.”
The letter further read, “India is a democratic country… and under Article 14 of the Indian constitution, every citizen must be given the right to equality.
“Indian constitution is liberal but the decision taken by the committee is against the fundamental rights of an individual’s opportunity as we are not getting equal opportunity and these six wrestlers are given special concession and benefits in the trials without any proper reason and it is highly opposable and objectionable.”
“We request you to reconsider this decision while keeping the rights, appeals, hope and future of all the talented emerging wrestlers in the account (sic).”
Manisha, winner of a bronze medal in the Asian Championship (Astana) and gold at the UWW Ranking Series event (Bishkek) this year, Pooja Gehlot, winner of a bronze medal at the Birmingham CWG along, along with 22 others, have signed the letter.
The signatories also include junior world championship bronze winner Ritika, U23 World Championship bronze winner Mansi, U23 Asian Championship silver medallist Rajni.
Talking to PTI, Manisha said, “There should be just one trial. They can beat us in competition and go to Asian Games. At least we will have satisfaction that they beat us. It is difficult to maintain weight. Two-stage trials is not acceptable.”
“Lot of athletes are with us. There should be fair trials,” she said.
Sarika, winner of bronze medal at the junior Asian Championship said, “If we have to protest or go to court, we are ready for everything. Wrestlers from Jalandhar, Sonepat, Jind and Hisar have also written letters to IOA and other authorities.”
Jagdish Dhanda, a coach at Sir Chhotu Ram Akhada in Rohtak also said that they will not accept any discrimination.
“From the first day we were opposing any such move. There are several junior and sub junior wrestlers who fear that it might happen to them also, so they have also come forward and signed the letter,” he said.
It is unclear if the six protesting wrestlers, who are in different parts of the world for training and competitions, will come back to India for trials this month.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

July 13, 2023
Telangana: T-24 ticket price slashed to Rs 80 for women

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Hyderabad: In the wake of facilitating travel for women passengers, the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) on Monday reduced the price of T-24 tickets to Rs 80 from the existing Rs 90.
The revised charges will be brought into force from Tuesday within the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation limits.
Also, the management of TSRTC had recently reduced the ticket price for 24-hour city ordinary and metro express buses from Rs 100 to Rs 90 for ordinary passengers and Rs 80 for senior citizens.

TSRTC chairman, Bajireddy Govardhan said that they have received a good response on the T-24 ticket launched to reduce the financial burden on passengers.
“After price reduction, on average, about 40,000 tickets are sold every day. Earlier, the sale of T-24 tickets used to hover around 25,000 tickets per day,” added the chairman.
The T-6 ticket for women and senior citizens that allows passengers to travel for six hours, between 10 am to 4 pm at the cost of Rs 50 has also proved to be successful.
TSRTC managing director VC Sajjanar said, “The F-24 ticket has been made available for the convenience of family members and friends. Four persons can travel for 24 hours by paying Rs 300 on weekends and holidays.”
Sajjanar further advised citizens to purchase T-24, T-6, and F-24 tickets and take advantage of the attractive offers.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 9, 2023
Telangana: A whopping 76 women will perform Haj without Mehram this year

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Hyderabad: With preparations underway to welcome hajis ahead of Haj Season 2023, the Telangana State Haj Committee (TSCH) confirmed that 76 women applications have come from those who are ready to travel without a mehram (a male relative who is like a guardian and with whom marriage is unlawful).
Data shows that these 76 women, around 45 of whom are from Hyderabad, have applied to make the journey to Makkah in Saudi Arabia under the “without mehram” category which was introduced during the tenure of the then Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
The number of applications received this year are significantly higher, given the fact that last year media reports stated that only four women had applied.

TSHC sources said that there are broadly two reasons why the number of women who have resolved to perform the Haj this year is higher. The first is the unavailability of a mehram. The second is that the maslak (school of Islamic thought) of the nearly a quarter of these applicants permits them to make the pilgrimage alone without a mehram. A probable third reason is that awareness about this particular category has increased over time.
“One of the important reasons for these number of applications under the without mehram category is that their mehrams, sons or fathers or husbands of these women, are not living in India. They are living abroad. The without mehram category is convenient for them and provides for them to make the pilgrimage, which is one of the five pillars of Islam. It could be possible that their mehrams will join them at the pilgrimage. The second reason why we have seen a significant increase is on account of many women applicants being from the Shia community. There are about 22 or 23 such applications,” a source said.
In an attempt to make things easier for their women applicants, and also for the sake of bringing about a streamlining of processes in managing Haj pilgrims, the Union government decided to lay down a procedure that groups of four women who have applied under the without mehram category will be assigned a common cover number.
According to data, around 2,000 women from all over the country had applied under the without mehram category. Naqvi, who was attending an orientation programme in the national capital in May last year, said that about 3,000 women performed the haj without a mehram since the time the without mehram category was introduced.
While over 8,600 applications were sent to the TSHC this year, a total of 5,278 Haj pilgrims were selected and are scheduled to make their journey this year. It is likely that given the sliding of haj slots due to cancellations for various reasons, more from Telangana will make the pilgrimage.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 8, 2023
Sewing livelihoods: Women of rural Latur keep dying art of quilting alive

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Latur: The humble traditional quilt “godhadi” has become an assured source of livelihood for women in some remote villages of Maharashtra’s Latur district.
A project, which was started in 2017 on an investment of Rs 50,000 by the self-help group Ruma, short for rural Maharashtra, is now providing women a monthly income of Rs 8,000, an official said.
What began as a small enterprise has since grown to employ 35 women in the age group of 18 to 60 years (some of them speech and hearing impaired) from Ansarwada and surrounding hamlets in Nilanga tehsil.

Godhadi, the main product of the self-help group, is hand sewn by women by layering colourful cloth scraps to make beautiful patterns.
The project came into being on March 8, 2017 with an aim to provide women of Ansarwada steady wages and keep the traditional handicrafts alive, Ruma project president Rukmini Pastalge said.
The project was started under the guidance of one Madhuvanti Mohan, who was working with a few NGOs in the district, she said.
The women who are part of the collective have been keeping the dying art of quilting alive with their new and innovative designs, an official from UMED Rural Livelihood Mission said.
Apart from colourful godhadis, the women also make cloth toys and bags, he said.

UMED Rural Livelihood Mission has been extending support to the self-help group by providing a platform to showcase the handcrafted creations at exhibitions, he said.
At least 15 small and major exhibitions were organised in the last four years and Ruma’s ‘godhadi’ even went on to win an award in one of them, the official said.
“We are making efforts to sell our godadhis abroad. We want to make our products on par with handicrafts from West Bengal, Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir,” Pastalge said.
The quilts have received a good response from online sales as well, but most of the products are sold by word of mouth or during exhibitions, she said.
The collective procures raw materials (cloth scraps) from different parts of the country or receives discarded scraps in the form of donations from factories, she said.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 8, 2023
Women officers of Territorial Army to be posted along LoC: Official

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New Delhi: The women officers of the Territorial Army (TA) with Engineer Regiments of the TA will be posted along the Line of Control (LoC), an official said on Sunday.
Following approval by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, women officers will also be posted as staff officers at TA Group Headquarters, Directorate General of Territorial Army in Delhi, as per organisational requirements.
The Defence Ministry said that this progressive policy measure is aimed at enhancing the scope of employment of women officers as well as meeting their professional aspirations.

They will now serve and train under the same conditions as their male counterparts in a wider range of units and appointments.
The Territorial Army had commenced commissioning women Officers since 2019, in Ecological Task Force Units, TA Oil sector units and TA Railway Engineer Regiment.
Based on the experience gained during this period, it has been decided to extend the scope of further employment for women officers in TA, a Defence Ministry official said.
The Territorial Army is based on a Citizen Soldiers’ army concept and officers undergo annual training on basic military skills while remaining gainfully employed in civilian life.
Significantly, the armed forces have taken several measures, including assigning command roles to women, grooming them for future leadership roles and allowing them to join artillery regiments, to promote gender equality.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 7, 2023
Two Women Among Four Electrocuted In Kashmir, Hospitalised

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SRINAGAR: Two women among four people were injured due to electrocution after they came in contact with a high-tension line in Lidroo area of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday.
The four victims were immediately taken to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
The injured individuals have been identified as Mehraj-U-Din Reshi (son of Gull Mohammad) from Veer Siran, Nayeem Ahmad Bhat (son of Sajad Ahmad Bhat), Naseema Bano (wife of Nayeem Ahmad Bhat), and Mubeena Akhtar (wife of Sajad Ahmad Bhat), all residents of Lidroo.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognizance of the incident. (KNO)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 7, 2023
Only women contingents to be part of 2024 Republic Day parade: Defence Ministry

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New Delhi: In an effort to encourage female participation in various sectors, the government has decided that the Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path will see participation only by women in march pasts, tableaux and other performances.
The Defence Ministry, in this regard, has written a letter to the armed forces and other government departments associated with the parade, stating that the marching contingents, military bands accompanying the marching contingents and tableaux will have only women participants.
The letter comes as a surprise for several senior military officers and has also created confusion. Many believe that there aren’t enough women available in forces for this. The current situation is that some marching contingents consist of men only.

Significantly, the armed forces have taken several measures, including assigning command roles to women, grooming them for future leadership roles and allowing them to join artillery regiments, to promote gender equality.
According to information, the decision to encourage women’s participation in the parade was taken during a meeting held on February 7. The meeting, chaired by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, was attended by senior representatives from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Ministry of Culture, and Ministry of Education.
About a month after the meeting, the Defence Ministry formally issued a letter to participating forces, ministries and departments on March 1.
In the letter, emphasis was laid on the role of women in the parade to be held next year.
The letter noted that after detailed deliberations, it has been decided that the contingents (marching and bands), tableaux and other displays during the parade on the Kartavya Path will have only women participants.

All the participating ministries, departments and organisations have also been asked to initiate preparations for the same and share the progress made with the Defence Ministry from time to time.
Some senior officials believe that the government will do what is practical, and for the time being it is difficult to have only female participants in all marching and band contingents.
Significantly, the marching contingents of the infantry in the Republic Day parade constitute the largest number of personnel. Officials argue that women have not yet been included in the infantry. Officers who lead marching contingents consist of personnel below officer rank (PBOR) and the Army has the PBOR cadre women personnel only in the Military Police Corps, they assert.
However, it is not that women have no representation in force or that women are marginalised. They are being assigned roles equivalent to men in all three services – they fly fighter aircraft, serve on warships, are inducted into the PBOR cadre, are eligible for permanent commission, are assigned command roles, and also women officers are undergoing training at the National Defence Academy. Despite this, infantry, tanks and combat positions still do not have that participation of women.
According to the Indian Army, Colonel Geeta Rana has recently become the first woman army officer to command an independent unit in the sensitive Ladakh region bordering China. Apart from this, for the first time, the army has deployed a woman officer Captain Shiva Chauhan in the world’s highest and coldest battlefield Siachen this year itself. The army has also deployed its largest contingent of 27 women peacekeepers to the disputed region of Abyei in Sudan.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 7, 2023
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May 7, 2023
Success stories of Bihar women entrepreneurs to be showcased in G20 meet

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Patna: The Bihar government will highlight the rise of rural women entrepreneurs breaking all barriers and the success of the World Bank-backed village livelihood programme Jeevika’ among several other socio-economic programmes during G-20 events to be held here in June, an official said on Saturday.
The G20 meetings in Patna are expected to be held on themes such as women and future of work and upskilling of the women workforce in the tech-intensive work environment.
“During two-day G-20 programmes on June 22 and 23, the Bihar government will showcase women’s upliftment and development in the rural sector, besides the state’s rich cultural heritage.

“How rural women are defying odds to become entrepreneurs in Bihar through different initiatives taken by the state government, how Jeevika’ has become a revolution and changed the lives of rural women and their families will be presented before G20 delegates,” Art and Culture department secretary Bandana Preyashi said.
She also said how women in Bihar are interested in joining the police, and their success stories in different fields, the state’s soft power and its varied history will also be showcased through cultural programmes and exhibitions during the G-20 events.
“At least five success stories of Bihar’s women, their struggle in a patriarchal society and how they have helped transform the lives of other women with the support of several initiatives by the state government, including Jeevika, will be highlighted through cultural events and displays during the visit of the G20 engagement groups,” Preyashi said.
Delegates will also be able to learn about Bihar’s “one-district-one-product” scheme to boost local entrepreneurs, she said.
The state government has also planned several cultural events to give delegates a glimpse of the amazing history of Bihar.

“We have listed some iconic monuments from the state so that delegates can learn about the history of Bihar through cultural events and exhibitions. They will also be able to know about Vaishali, an archaeological site located around 45 km away from the state capital, at the exhibitions”,” the official said.
The cultural events will elaborate the history and heritage of Bihar through musical gigs, display of archival photographs, live performances by traditional artists and also through displays of work by state artisans, she said.
Bihar Museum, Patna Sahib Gurudwara, and two world heritage sites in Gaya and Rajgir are on the list for sightseeing for G20 delegates.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on several occasions in the past praised the work being done by rural women associated with JEEVIKA, a part of his government’s rural livelihoods project, to improve the economic status of their families.
“The number of ‘Jeevika’ didis, the self-help group women, has increased to 1.30 crore in the state. They are doing splendid jobs, and this model (Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project) has ensured women’s empowerment in a big way. Their work is earning appreciation from different parts of the world,” the CM had told media persons in Katihar in February.
The two-day events in June are part of India’s G20 Presidency.
The G20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom and the US and the European Union.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

May 6, 2023
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