Persons suffering from COVID-19 would also be able to exercise their franchise via postal ballot. Differently-abled persons and senior citizens above 80 years of age from now on, would not need to polling stations to cast their votes. For the first time in the history of Indian elections, the Assam Election Commission has announced that postal ballots …
Kelsang Tshomo is a bus conductor and peer counsellor working to eradicate gender-based violence among fellow female conductors and passengers on public transportation. © UNFPA Bhutan/Sunita Giri THIMPHU, Bhutan – The pandemic has laid bare many painful truths, not least how tough and isolating the road is when we go through difficult times alone. We’ve seen …
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Not just for transsexuals, the University will also be reserving a seat for differently abled people, sportspersons, wards of ex-servicemen and Tamil students of Andaman and Nicobar Islands The University of Madras from this year on will reserve one seat in every department for transsexuals. The transgender community has for years been demanding reservations in …
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Four teachers from Hyderabad make their way into the book ‘The Transformation of Schools into Vibrant Learning Hubs’ by SCERT Umarani Chiluka, a senior teacher at Government Primary School in Lalaguda uses innovative methods adopting e-learning applications to teach students. —Photo:Surya Sridhar Hyderabad: Going beyond the expected, here are some change-makers who are ushering in transformation …
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