Bhubaneswar

All-Woman Bike & Car Rallies In Bhubaneswar To Drive Home Empowerment, Road Safety Messages

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: To celebrate the International Women’s Day in a novel way, the Commissionerate Police along with some social groups organized all-woman bike and car rallies to spread awareness on women empowerment and road safety here on Sunday.

Scores of enthusiastic women participated in the rallies with a message to end violence against the fairer sex. The rallies were held from Janta Maidan to KIIT University and from Police Seva Bhavan to Jaydev Bhavan.

The Commissionerate Police tweeted, “The @cpbbsrctc team Traffic in collaboration with #sevaprayasfoundation, #WeTheRoadQueens and ISR had a Car/Bike #RideAgainstViolenceOnWomen with message #EachForEqual from #JanataMaidan to  @KIITUniversity & from #PoliceSevaBhavan to #JaydevBhavan on #InternationalWomensDay.”

In hounour of the state’s women police, it had also made arrangements for a free health check-up camp for them and their families at Reserve Police ground. Around 39 women police were felicitated on the occasion.

At the same time, 37 cervical and breast cancer awareness camps were organized by the Odisha Police in association with the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists for the women employees. The camp witnessed a turnout of nearly 5000 women police along with their families.

Besides rallies, conferences, camps, and felicitations and various programmes including dance, singing, painting and ramp walks were held at Biju Patnaik and Kharavela parks in Bhubaneswar. Odia film actors Archita Sahu, Sheetal and singers Barnali Hota and Neha graced the events.

Women passengers enjoyed free bus rides in Mo Buses on Sunday.

 

 

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

PV Sindhu Ties The Knot In Udaipur, Check Viral First Pic

Hyderabad: PV Sindhu and Venkata Datta Sai are man and wife now. India’s ace shuttler and…

8 minutes ago

Rs 220 Cr Cocaine Seizure In Odisha: Cargo Ship Crew To Return To Vietnam After Year-Long Detention

Paradip: Crew members of a cargo ship, which has been berthed at Odisha’s Paradip port…

29 minutes ago

After Two-Day Closure, Odisha’s Similipal National Park Reopens For Tourists

Bhubaneswar: After a two-day closure due to heavy rainfall, Similipal National Park located in Odisha’s…

58 minutes ago

Bhubaneswar’s SAI International Residential School Celebrates 7th Founder’s Day In Style

Bhubaneswar: The Annual Founder’s Day of SAI International Residential School (SIRS) was celebrated in style,…

1 hour ago

Locals Snatch Excise Team’s Vehicle Keys Over Brown Sugar Peddler’s Arrest In Odisha

Balasore: Tension prevailed at Kamarda Bazar in Odisha’s Balasore district during a crackdown by excise…

1 hour ago

Private Plane Crashes In Brazil’s Mountain Resort Town; At Least 10 People Killed

New Delhi: A private plane crashed in Gramado, a popular mountain resort town in Brazil,…

2 hours ago

This website uses cookies.