Dehradun, June 3 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Kotdwar, 1 Jun: At the initiative of Kotdwar MLA and Assembly Speaker Ritu Khanduri Bhushan, a sewing machine distribution programme was organised here, today, to support women's self-employment.

The special event took place at Sundriyal Wedding Point on Padampur Road, where Bhushan participated as the Chief Guest. The programme was organised by the Sandeep Bhatt Foundation to commemorate the 90th birth anniversary of the Dalai Lama and was dedicated to the cause of women empowerment.

In her address, the Speaker stated that the Sandeep Bhatt Foundation has been observing the birth anniversary of the Dalai Lama as Women's Empowerment Day for several years. This year, the Foundation chose Kotdwar a...