Odisha govt launches 181 helpline for distressed women

Odisha govt launches 181 helpline for distressed women

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched 24*7  helpline number 181 to assist women in distress(संकट) on the occasion(अवसर) of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017. A woman

from any part of the Odisha can dial 181 to get immediate assistance(सहायता). Naveen Patnaik also honoured women achievers in the field of academics and sports on the occasion.  Manjulata Panda, a visually impaired (नेत्रहीन) woman who bagged her doctoral degree from Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar,181. Jhilli Dalabehera for weightlifting and 3.Jabamani Tudu for football. He felicitated (सम्मानित) four Anganwadi workers – Champamani Munda of Podasia in Mayurbhanj, Kanaklata Das of Eradanga in Jagatsinghpur, Swapnarani Devi of Parisala in R Udaygiri and Mina Kumari of Jamirposh in Sundergarh district.

Definitions of occasion अवसर

noun

a particular time or instance of an event.

on one occasion I stayed up until two in the morning

synonyms: time, instance, moment, juncture, point, event, occurrence, affair, incident, episode, experience, situation, case, circumstance

reason; cause.

it's the first time that I've had occasion to complain

synonyms: reason, cause, call, grounds, justification, need, motive, inducement

verb

cause (something).

something vital must have occasioned this visit

synonyms: cause, give rise to, bring about, result in, lead to, prompt, elicit, call forth, evoke, make for, produce, create, arouse, generate, engender, precipitate, provoke, stir up, inspire, spark (off), trigger, beget

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Synonyms of visually impaired नेत्रहीन

adjective

sand-blind, dim-sighted, purblind

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Definitions of distress संकट

noun

extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

to his distress he saw that she was trembling

synonyms: anguish, suffering, pain, agony, torment, heartache, heartbreak, misery, wretchedness, sorrow, grief, woe, sadness, unhappiness, desolation, despair

verb

cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

I didn't mean to distress you.

synonyms: cause anguish to, cause suffering to, pain, upset, make miserable, trouble, worry, bother, perturb, disturb, disquiet, agitate, harrow, torment

give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear.

the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed