DCW to honour 30 women on International Womens Day

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New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) will honour 30 women from different walks of life across the country on the occasion of International Womens Day tomorrow.

The second edition of the 2nd Annual International Womens Day Awards will also honour men who have helped women in distress.

"These awards not only recognise the unsung heroes of our society but will also prove as an inspiration to others. We received many nominations and 30 persons were shortlisted," said DCW chief Swati Maliwal.

Among the awardees is 2006-batch IPS officer from Assam Sanjukta Parashar, who is currently posted in the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The officer displayed immense courage while fighting the militants in Assam.

"She created terror among the militants in Assam. During her 15 months tenure, she took down 16 militants, arrested over 64 others and seized tons of arms and ammunition," said Maliwal.

Dorris Francis, who used to manage traffic at the busy Aitbar Pushta intersection on the Delhi-Ghaziabad border, before cancer struck her is also being honoured.

"She had lost her 17-year-old daughter Nikki in a road accident on the Aitbar Pushta intersection in 2008. But she did not go into depression. She instead returned to that spot, a few months after the accident, and took to managing the rush hour traffic," the DCW chief said.

DU students Ritu Bhoraiya, Rashi Sharma and Sheetal Pawar, who had fought off a mobile snatcher and helped the police in arresting the culprit in west Delhi are also among the awardees.

Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar is also being awarded on the occasion for being a part of socially relevant films and taking a stand on issues affecting society.

Delhi Police cops are the others who figure in the list of awardees. Constable Anand Singh, who was killed by three men in Bawana last year while saving a woman robbed of Rs 2,500 and her mobile phone, will be awarded posthumously.

Apart from him, a head constable who probed the Danish woman gang rape case of 2014 will also be awarded, Maliwal said.

Suvarna Raj, a para table tennis player and Saylee Nandkishor Agavane, a specially-abled Kathak dancer are also among the 30 awardees who will be honoured tomorrow.

Shaheen, an acid attack survivor, is being honoured for helping other survivors in their legal battle and getting them quality treatment.

The event is also likely to be attended by chief minister arvind Kejriwal. PTI SLB SRY

Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dcw-to-honour-30-women-on-international-womens-day/1/899118.html