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  • News18 Bangla Dashobhuja triumphs in honouring the inspirational women of West Bengal

    News18 Bangla Dashobhuja triumphs in honouring the inspirational women of West Bengal

    Mumbai: News18 Bangla celebrated the inaugural edition of Dashobhuja on 24 November 2023, at The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata. Dashobhuja is a revolutionary initiative launched by News18 Bangla that highlights the inspiring stories of women who have overcome adversity to make significant contributions to society.

    In its first edition, Dashobhuja showcased the real-life stories of 10 extraordinary women from various parts of West Bengal, recognizing and honoring their achievements. The event was attended by a distinguished gathering, including state for health and family welfare minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, Birbaha Hansda, Forests and Self Help – Self Employment Group minister Birbaha Hansda and Women and Child Development and Social Welfare minister Dr. Shashi Panja all from the Government of West Bengal.

    Eminent personalities from the entertainment industry, such as Bengali cinema actress Paoli Dam, and singer Lopamudra Mitra, added glitz to the event. The guest list also included Koneenica Banerjee, Indrani Dutta, Raajnandini Paul, Oindrila Sen, Rashmi Group director Sanjib Kr. Patwari and Doctor’s Choice marketing director Gopal Shroff,  Zintol Herbal managing director Abdul Sadek Sarkar, JIS Group director Sardar Simarpreet Singh among others.

    The event was co-presented by JIS Group and Rashmi Group, and it was co-powered by Dear Lottery, Sunrise, and Reliance Industries Ltd. B N Ganty, Bimal Saree Center, International Institute of Hotel Management, Wild Stone, Zintol Herbal, Supreme Knowledge Foundation Group, and Doctors Choice were among the special partners. Samata Cooperative Development Bank and Super Power Detergent Powder were the associate sponsors.

    Dashobhuja exemplifies News18 Bangla’s dedication to recognizing and promoting women’s tenacity and accomplishments, fostering inspiration and empowerment in society.

    Tune into News18 Bangla on 2 December 2023 from 9.00 AM to 10:00 AM and 1.00 PM to 2.00 PM to watch Dashobhuja exclusively.

  • Kolkata campaigns for ‘Tobacco-Free World’

    Kolkata campaigns for ‘Tobacco-Free World’

    KOLKATA: To carry forward the campaign for a tobacco-free world, the US-based Bloomberg Initiative (BI) and The International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease came together to host a meet in the city of joy.

    Popular state icons like singer Lopamudra Mitra, sports personality Dibyendu Barua, cricketer Shreevats Goswami and others chipped in the new initiative, which was spearheaded locally by the NGO – Manbhum Ananda Ashram Nityananda Trust (MANT).

    “Every person should be able to breathe smoke free air. Smoke-free environment protects the health of non-smokers, who are otherwise reduced to passive smokers. I am happy to be a part of the Alliance for Tobacco Free West Bengal initiative to increase public awareness,” Barua, the chess wizard said.

    The Bloomberg Initiative Grants Program was started in 2006 to support projects that develop and deliver high-impact, evidence-based tobacco control interventions. The BI Grants Program provides funding to government ministries and agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society organizations, and universities in more than 60 countries.

    Tobacco kills more than 14,000 people every day and experts are of the view that deaths are increasing every day. Unless urgent action is taken, tobacco will kill eight million people a year by 2030, 80 per cent of them in developing countries.

    To address this global public health crisis, Michael R. Bloomberg, philanthropist and mayor of New York City, launched a global initiative to fight tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries, where more than two-thirds of the world’s smokers live.

    Leading experts call for a global campaign to create a tobacco-free world by 2040.

    “A world where tobacco is out of sight, out of mind, and out of fashion – yet not prohibited – is achievable in less than three decades from now, but only with full commitment from governments, international agencies, such as UN and World Health Organisation, and civil society,” experts opined.