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April 5, 2021 | 5:26 pm Font Size PIXABAY GrowHer, a gateway to free resources and partnership opportunities, launched in the Philippines this March to narrow the gender gap for women in agriculture.  “We hope to provide women agripreneurs the platform to upskill through useful tools, read stories of other inspiring women in agriculture, and collaborate and attend events across the value chain, [thereby] creating sustainable food systems for generations to come,” said Cherrie D. A...

Share Jammu: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today called for creating a Gender Neutral Ecosystem in J&K where the women can choose any profession, job or business. The Lt Governor was speaking during an event held at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, Jammu University to celebrate International Women’s Day. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor assured equal opportunities and widening of women’s sphere of activities so that their special talents and experiences could enrich Jammu & Kas...

Meet This Kadapa Lady Who Aspires To Be A Bus Driver Jan 24, 2021, 16:27 IST A Lady can do everything..She can lead a Nation ... And, she can drive a bus too. Women in India are slowly entering what was once called a mans domain of driving heavy vehicles. There have been several reports of women driving tractors, trucks, cabs, and buses. Taking inspiration, a young lady from YSR Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh was seen attending a driving school here. As per reports, the State Public T...

1-MIN READ This 21-year-old Female Auto Driver is Shattering Stereotypes and Supporting her Family in a Pandemic 21-Year-Old Banjeet Kaur took to driving an auto rickshaw to help her father earn during the pandemic.(Photo: ANI) Banjeets father was a school bus driver but he lost his job when the schools shuttered down to prevent the spread of coronavirus, leading him to become an auto-rickshaw driver to support his family. FOLLOW US ON: As the coronavirus resulted in many families being dealt ...

Three Thatri villages in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir will be electrified by January 15. Three Thatri villages in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir will be electrified by January 15.&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspiStock Images Thatri: Three unelectrified villages in Thatri in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir will be receiving electricity for the first time since Indias independence. Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Thatri Athar Amin Zarger visited Tanta village to ensure t...

Briefing December 27, 2020 – January 2, 2021 KOLKATA A key shot of the match between Real Kashmir and East Bengal on March 9, 2020, in Srinagar. Host Real Kashmir lost the match. KL Image: Bilal Bahadur For the first time in the history, Real Kashmir FC won the 123-year-old IFA shield. While playing at Salt Lake Stadium, Real Kashmir thwarted local outfit George Telegraph’s spirited challenge to record a 2-1 victory. Applying pressure from the beginning, the star players of the team...

J&K gets first woman bus driver J&K gets first woman bus driver Watching her on the wheels of a passenger bus with quite ease, confidence and dexterity was a feast to the eyes when the first woman driver, a mother of two children accompanied by her toddler son drove passengers from Kathua to Jammu whizzing past the busy route where even the most experienced drivers are very careful while driving. Pooja Devi hailing from Kathua, thus became the first woman driver of Jammu and Kashmir, breaking ...

Jammu gets its first woman bus driver as ministers, locals hail her resolve to break barriers Jammu gets its first woman bus driver as ministers, locals hail her resolve to break barriers Breaking the glass ceiling, Pooja Devi of Kathua district has become the first woman passenger bus driver in Jammu and Kashmir. Mother of three children, Pooja Devi ferried passengers on Jammu-Kathua route for the first time on Thursday. As the news spread like wildfire, pictures and videos of her driving the ...

J&K gets first woman bus driver J&K gets first woman bus driver Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 24: Jammu and Kashmir got its first woman bus driver, who ferried passengers from Kathua to Jammu in a private bus. Pooja Devi, a resident of remote belt of tehsil Basohli in Kathua district, today drove a private bus from Kathua to Jammu with passengers onboard. Speaking to reporters here, Pooja said that she was passionate of cars and buses since her teen days and had a dream of driving. “Now...

JAMMU: When Pooja Devi ferried passengers in a private bus from Kathua to Jammu on Thursday, this mother of two became Jammu and Kashmir’s first woman bus driver. Having grown up in the remote Sandhar-Basohli village in Kathua district, Pooja – who is in her late 30s -- said she was passionate about driving and drove cars since she was a teenager, dreaming of driving heavy vehicles. “My family did not support me initially. But, I am not educated enough to choose any other job, and this ...