DifferentlyAbled

Rigzin Sampheal, an IAS officer from the 2003 UP cadre, faced significant challenges on his journey to joining the Indian Administrative Service. In Short The controversy surrounding Puja Khedkar, an IAS probationary officer in Maharashtra facing disciplinary action for alleged misuse of power, has cast a shadow on the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recruitment …

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Differently abled students from East Khasi Hills and Ri-Bhoi districts were felicitated and provided with financial support in recognition of their performance in academics and in national as well as international-level para-armwrestling championship 2024, representing various schools. According to a statement here, the students were felicitated during a programme at State Convention Centre, Shillong, on …

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Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said that portrayals which carry negative stereotypes about PwD would impact their dignity and perpetuate social discrimination against them. The Supreme Court on Monday, July 8, issued a set of guidelines against the “disparaging” portrayal of persons with disabilities (PwD) in visual media and films, PTI reported. A three-judge headed by Chief Justice …

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The Tamil Nadu government has assured the High Court that all facilities for differently-abled persons will be provided in the second phase of metro stations in Chennai. Vaishnavi Jayakumar filed a Public Interest Litigation in the Chennai High Court, seeking an order for ramps in newly constructed metro stations. The case was heard yesterday by …

TN Govt Ensures Metro Facilities for Differently-Abled in Phase 2! Read More »

An integrated education programme was launched by Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled and S.B.I. Foundation in some government schools in Belagavi district on Sunday. In the first phase, the programme will be run in Jijamata High School on Maratha Mandal Campus, the organisers said. Guests distributed different types of educational equipment, including wheelchairs, crutches and …

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