BENGALURU: Volunteers form an important resource for a community organisation. Volunteering not only helps you give back to society but also gives you a positive perspective on life.      

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: City-based genius Prasanth C, who recently entered the India Book of Records for his memorisation skills, has broken his old record. This time, the differently-abled youngster recalled the days for the most number of dates given within the timeframe of a minute earning him an entry into the Asia Book of Records. The record breaking feat was held on Thursday at Hotel Hycinth in the city.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Union Government initiates  an audit in the city to check whether the guidelines formulated by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities functioning under the Union Ministry of Social Justice as part of Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan) is being adhered to. The Trivandrum International Airport (TIA) is the first institution in the city which has been selected by the Union Government for the auditing process.

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment on Tuesday has invited applications for the national award for the empowerment of persons with disabilities.

Visually impaired students in the city find it difficult to find scribes when they have to write examinations in languages other than English. Non-governmental organisations (NGOs), who generally arrange for these scribes, say that while it is relatively easier to find volunteers to write answer papers in English, not many come forward to write in Kannada or other regional languages.