Education and Employment

Eight visually-impaired candidates clear Odisha civil services exam

Of the 670 candidates that made it to the Odisha civil services examination’s merit list last week, eight personified not just a triumph of mind, but also of grit and determination.

Sannyas Behera, who was turned down every time he applied for a government job, topped the list of visually-challenged candidates. Visually-impaired Sukanti Dash, who despite being a post graduate in history could not land a government job, too made it to the merit list.

So did Sasmita Kumari Jena, the daughter of a driver from Koratpur, who overcame her impairment.

This visually impaired has set her sights on PhD, KAS

Vikram Sharma

Tribune News Service

Jammu, February 19

Blind since birth, but Azhra Qureshi (27) from Rajouri district has a master’s degree in sociology from the University of Jammu and has also qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET).

Now, Azhra wants to do PhD and is looking for avenues.

Vice-chancellor Tyagi does a phone-in for blind students

NEW DELHI: Delhi University Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Yogesh Tyagi is showing the light to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to empower visually impaired students. The Delhi University in collaboration with te ministry will provide blind-friendly smartphones with new features.

Visually impaired voters for equal job opportunities

“Whoever wins and forms the next government should be able to address the important issues of unemployment in Punjab. There should be job opportunities for everyone, including the physically disabled,” said Vikram Singh, a first-time voter and a visually impaired student at the Institute of Blind in the city. About 35 visually impaired voters, four of them being first-timers, cast their votes today using the Punjabi Braille script ballot papers in the city.

Training on soft skills

Snehadeep Trust for the Disabled, an NGO, will conduct a four-month free training course on soft skills, basic computer skills and job orientation from February 15. Those who are physically and visually challenged and/or are hearing impaired can

apply. They must be aged between 18 and 35. For more details, send an email to snehadeeptrust@gmail.com or call 080-25801069 / 99720 77673.

250 visually impaired on fast seeking jobs

Tribune News Service

Shimla, February 2

As many as 250 visually impaired, who are eligible for Class-III and Class-IV jobs under 1 per cent cadre quota, have accused the state government, including various corporations, of violating the Supreme Court orders passed on October 8, 2013, by not filling the posts reserved for them.

His eyes have failed but this tutor from Bihar has vision

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Visually impaired Niranjan Kumar Jha takes home tuitions.(HT photo)

He is visually impaired, has formally studied up to Class 3 only. Yet, he is knowledgeable enough to give home tuitions to students of Class 12.

No matter how you look at him, Niranjan Kumar Jha, 37, stands in a class of his own.

How Surat-based Dronstudy is helping visually impaired, female, and marginalised students

After three attempts, Neetin Agarwal created a one-stop repository of online and offline audio-visual educational content to enrich the learning journeys of lakhs of urban and rural students.

21-year-old partially-blind woman clears KPSC exam

Mamita Bai has passed the Second Division Assistant (SDA) exam of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and is currently waiting for a posting.

That seems nothing extraordinary, but in the case of this 21-year-old, it is a feat. Mamita is 50 per cent blind and suffers from a condition that will eventually make her fully blind. Worse, she has received little support from her own parents because of her disability.

DCW notice to DoPT over visually impaired woman’s plea

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in connection with a complaint by a visually impaired woman alleging cancellation of appointment in the Ministry of Railways due to her disability.

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