Demonetisation: Note-worthy change eludes the blind
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rajesh R traces the features of the notes with his fingers. “Is it a Rs 20 note or the new Rs 2,000?” he asks.
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HT Web Exclusive: Visually impaired IIM-Lucknow girl beats all odds to land job
Nobody thought 21-year-old Paridhi Verma could get any job offer during the placement process at Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow.
However, Verma’s candid reply about her acute visual impairment at the recently concluded campus placement in one of the top business schools in the country left many job-seekers stunned. “Yes, I have a disability. I suffer from macular degeneration with visual impairment up to 90%,” she confirmed.
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.
Achievers with disability honoured
CavinKare Ability Master Award function held in Chennai
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.
Virender Sehwag’s tweet after Blind World T20 title disappoints India’s captain
The Indian Blind cricket team, who defeated Pakistan in the final of the Blind World T20 tournament, has received plenty of accolades but the Indian captain has been disappointed by Virender Sehwag’s tweet.
HP TO CLEAR BACKLOG OF JOBS FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Wednesday asked the officials to clear the backlog of jobs for the visually impaired.
Officials said that at present, there is a backlog of 163 jobs kept for the physically challenged. The Chief Minister, who presided over a meeting here, directed the backlog of 65 jobs for the visually impaired should be cleared soon.
The meeting decided to relax some qualification norms, particularly for teaching posts in the state's Education Department, for the physically challenged.
Foundation Day celebrations at institute of visually challenged
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, February 16
In the present phase of communal frenzy unleashed by religious bigotry, two Muslim brothers at the Institute for Blind performed havan yagna amid recital of vedic mantras and Sanskrit shalokas here today. The management and staff organised the religious prayer meet to mark the Foundation Day celebrations of the institute, which was founded by Mangal Dev, a visually handicapped himself.
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.
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