Balrampur (Chhattisgarh) [India], May 23 (ANI): Two women health workers with their teams trekked 10 km through steep terrain and hilly forests to conduct health checkups of people in tribal-dominated Jhalwasa village in Balrampur district.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju thanked the people of the state on Sunday for coming out in large numbers to exercise their democratic right and also for the peaceful polling.

Noida Oct 18 PTI Women power will help India become Vishwa Guru Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel said on Monday as she lauded the roles of self help groups SHGs in uplifting women in the stateThe governor who was on an official visit to Gautam Buddh Nagar also highlighted that empowered women could help get the society rid of social evils like child marriageDuring the visit Patel interacted with SHGs Aanganwadi workers women prison inmates and presented utility kits clothes and financial aid to several of them according to an official statementDescribing Aanganwadi workers as Yashoda Maiyya she said these workers have the responsibility of shaping the future generation of the country and called on them to instil education and cultural values in the children the governor was quoted as saying in the statementShe said women power can make India Vishwa Guru world leader and with their contribution the country will become the world leaderShe said with the aim of making women self-reliant and ensuring their economic progress the womens self-help group SHG is an ambitious scheme of the government through which continuous development of women is being made possible according to the statementShe said women SHGs are proving to be a milestone for uplifting womenWomen have an important role to play in the society and called on women and women SHGs to come forward in eradicating social evils such as dowry and child marriages according to the statement PTI KIS RHL