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Medical college seat cancelled, blind student says will commit suicide |
A 19-year-old medical student who is unable to see beyond a distance of 8cm has threatened suicide after the Medical Council of India cancelled his admission to college since his disability is... |
General, Education and Employment |
20/Sep/2017 |
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Disabling the differently abled |
By Koshy Mathew
In July, the goods and services tax (GST) was rolled out to a mixed reception. Its objective is to prevent cascading of taxes and avoid built-in taxes — for example, excise duty at... |
General |
19/Sep/2017 |
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Students for RTI applications in Braille |
Bhanu P Lohumi
GOING by the dictum ‘Impairments don’t make people disable, but the lack of information does’, differently abled students of Himachal Pradesh University were imparted training in a... |
General, Policy News |
18/Sep/2017 |
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CM disburses aid to visually impaired pellet victims |
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday disbursed financial assistance among the victims who lost their eyesight due to pellet injuries during the law and order situations in the Valley.... |
General |
15/Sep/2017 |
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IN BRIEF- visually challenged kids meet cm on help flag day |
2015 graft case: panchayat officer gets 5-yr RI
Gwalior: A Madhya Pradesh Panchayat department official was sentenced to five years imprisonment by a special court in Morena in a 2015 bribery case.... |
General |
15/Sep/2017 |
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Getting Aadhaar is harrowing for persons with disability |
It took several attempts to get some children enrolled
For persons with disabilities in the city, getting an Aadhaar card is a difficult and stressful experience.
“The Aadhaar enrolment process is... |
General |
14/Sep/2017 |
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Blind sailor chasing world champs gold |
Mark Mulcare is totally blind. He's also a three-time world champion helmsman.
The ability to see might seem essential when steering a yacht - and Mulcare can't operate totally on his own - but the... |
General |
12/Sep/2017 |
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Eye experts see hope for visually impaired at World Congress of Optometry in Hyderabad |
Hyderabad [India], Sept.11 (ANI): The second World Congress of Optometry 2017 opened in Hyderabad today. For the next three days (11-13 September), the world's leading eye health experts will discuss... |
General |
12/Sep/2017 |
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HEALTH CAMP ORGANISED AT BLIND SCHOOL |
A Health Camp was organised at State Blind, Deaf and Dumb School at Harmu in Ranchi on Sunday by Jharkhand IAS Wives Association (JIASOWA) which was also attended by Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma. In... |
General |
11/Sep/2017 |
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Exemption of TET test for visually impaired sought |
Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, September 7
Ankit Kapoor, member of the Empowerment Association for the Blind, said the association had been struggling for the rights of visually impaired persons for... |
General |
08/Sep/2017 |
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