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Dalit men tonsured, forced to crawl over cow smuggling allegations in Odisha

 In a shocking incident from Odisha’s Ganjam district, two Dalit men were subjected to brutal treatment by a mob that accused them of cow smuggling. The incident took place in Kharigumma village under the jurisdiction of Dharakote police station. According to police reports, the victims had legally purchased a cow and two calves and were on their way home when they were intercepted by a group of local men. The mob accused them of smuggling the animals and demanded a sum of ₹30,000 from them. When the Dalit men said they couldn’t pay, they were physically assaulted. The mob then forcibly tonsured both men and made them crawl on the road with grass clamped between their teeth — a form of public humiliation. A video clip of the incident has surfaced, showing the men crawling while several individuals walk behind them, some laughing and recording. The victims were also allegedly forced to drink sewage water and had ₹700 in cash and their mobile phones taken away by the attackers. Polic...
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Empowering Women’s Award 2022 will be organized in March

 

 

The 4th edition of Empowering Women’s Award’ 2022 would be conducted in 2 cities, Delhi and Jaipur. The event would be held on 6th March and 3rd April, respectively. The awards are presented by My Rajasthan Concept and Rahat Aid Foundation. Empowering Women’s Award is an initiative taken by Pooja Motwani to honour appreciable work of women from different sector.

Shri Ram Niwas Goel who is the Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly will be the chief guest for the awards. The event would be curated by Pooja Motwani, herself.

Pooja Motwani is a well-known fashion designer, Make-up artist, and a social activist. She works for different social causes and is known for providing empowerment to women and creating a platform to showcase different talents and skills.

The awards are organised with the motive of encouraging and appreciating people who are achieving hights in their career with their hard work and are becoming inspiration for others.

People of different professions like doctors, teachers, life coaches, astrologers, entrepreneurs, make-up artists, speakers, and social activist etc. can apply for the nominations if they believe their work should be recognised by the society. Note that the last date of nomination is 2nd March 2022 and the participants would have to provide their profile with basic information, experience and photograph of themselves.

Many renown personalities of Delhi including Shaloo Jindal, Rita Gangwani, Swati Mehrotra, Seema Gumber, and Sandeep Marwah would be a part of this award show as a very important guest.

The venue for the Empowering Women’s Award 2022 would be Afolabi Kitchen & Sky, Delhi and Asteria café, Jaipur.

Previously, the 3rd edition of Empowering Women’s Award was done along with the theme #HeforShe in March’2021 in which awardees from 15 cities and 2 countries were present. Couple Tanaz Irani and Bakhtiar Irani were the celebrity guest for the event. It was to indicate the idea that ‘every woman has an essential role and contribution in the life of a man.’

 

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