Country lauds 'Nari Shakti' on International Women's Day, honours achievers

From honouring achievers in various spheres to special all-women services, the country on Sunday celebrated 'Nari Shakti' amid calls for taking steps for their empowerment and giving them a safe environment.

In a unique social media initiative on International Women's Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi handed over his accounts on various social media platforms to seven woman achievers from different fields to share their life journeys and messages.

Modi shared brief videos of the women on his Twitter and Instagram pages and their achievements on his Facebook page. The achievements were shared under #SheInspiresUs.

President Ram Nath Kovind awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 15 women for their contribution in acting as game changers and catalyst of positive change in the society.

As part of Women's Day celebrations, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) made entry to monuments across the country under it free for women, while the Air India operated 52 flights with all-women crews.

The Maharashtra government has decided to raise an all-woman battalion of the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) in Nagpur district and all-women crew operated the Coimbatore KSR Bengaluru UDAY Express.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's in his message on the occasion said, "May you grow from strength to strength,"
He also posted Mahatma Gandhi's quote on Twitter, "If by strength is meant moral power, then woman is immeasurably man's superior."