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City celebrates Women's Day

Kolkata, Mar 08 (UNI) To honour the fortitude, resilence, tolerence and strong character of women, the International Women's Day is being celebrated in the city today amidst various programmes.

A private FM channel in the city organised a special programme called the "Women's Day Out" to mark the IWD. FM Channel awared ten ladies who were winners of a contest organised by it.

To inspire women and celebrate their achievements the Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro city felicitated seven women achievers.

The history of the Women's Day is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to participate in society on an equal footing with the men.

The first National Woman's Day was observed across the United States in 1909.

Though the society has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation, but still it's a long way to go to see women at par with men.

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Over 91 per cent turnout in Nagaland's bypolls

Kohima, Mar 9 (UNI) A record voter turnout of over 91 per cent was recorded in the bypolls to Dimapur-I and Tuensang Sadar II assembly constituencies in Nagaland yesterday, state election office said today. Barring some stray incidents in some polling stations at Dimapur-I and destruction of an Electronic Voting Machine at Tuensang Sadar II, the polling passed off peacefully. An overall 84.91 per cent of the 17,155 electorate cast their ballots at 38 polling booths in Dimapur-I, where five.....

SP takes lead in announcing candidates for UP elections

Lucknow, Mar 9 (UNI) Eventhough just four days are left for the start of poll process for the first phase of assembly election in Uttar Pradesh, still no party, except for the ruling Samajwadi Party, has released the names of the candidates for the 62 seats at will start. The poll process for the seven-phase assembly polls in UP starts on March 13 with the issuance of notification for the 62 seats which go to poll in the first phase on.....

Campaign in Beas assembly constituency ends this evening

Amritsar, Mar 9 (UNI) A security umberlla has been thrown in the Beas assembly constituency where campaigning comes to an end this evening. The 1,42,089 voters will exercice their franchise march 11. Elaborate security arrangements have been made for the polling day at all the 129 booths in this largely rural constituency. In addition to the local police, 20 companies of the Central Para Military Forces (CPMF) and state commandos have been deployed in the constituency. There are 12 candidates in.....
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