Fifty visually impaired college students were imparted hands-on computer training during a five-day residential programme that concluded here on Friday.

The residential programme was held at the National Institute of Technology here from December 26 to 30. The basic computer training was jointly organised by Jagajothi Readers Circle and NIT, Tiruchi.

The participating students, including 15 girls, were from Tiruchi, Pudukottai, Karur, Ariyalur, Thanjavur, Coimbatore and Virudhunagar districts.

PM: Help people with disabilities

“People with autism and disabilities in the country have enormous potential and we will have to ensure opportunity for them to flourish those. We are giving the utmost importance for their development as they are our kith and kin as well as children,” Sheikh Hasina said

The PM made was statement while addressing a function marking the 25th International and 18th National Day for the Persons with Disabilities at Osmani Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, reports UNB.

Despite the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) repeatedly issuing circulars to all scheduled commercial banks across the country to provide banking facilities to customers with disabilities at a par with non-disabled people, the majority of disabled people continue to be inconvenienced by the banks. The situation is especially grim in rural areas and post the demonetisation announcement.

GURGAON: There are six schools of tabla and maybe it's time to add a seventh. For, yet again, the students of 'Brahmanaad' (Gurgaon's very own tabla school) have excelled on foreign shores.

HARYANA CM ANNOUNCES PROJECT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced two major projects for the welfare of persons with disabilities in the State. These included setting up of a Composite Regional Centre at Faridabad and also a manufacturing unit of aids and appliances for physically challenged persons in the district.