The District Central Library in the city will soon get funding under the National Mission on Libraries, an initiative of the Union government, for improving infrastructure.
Disclosing this here on Sunday, A.P.Sivakumar, District Library Officer, said Rs. 70 lakh had been sanctioned under the programme. Of the total funding, 75% would be contributed by the Centre and the rest by the State government.
PARLIAMENT OF INDIA
(JOINT RECRUITMENT CELL)
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit
http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/Recruitment/advandnot.aspx
Last date for receipt of the application :09.08.2017
If you have a disability, what’s the hardest thing about browsing the web?” The answers to Safia Abdalla’s tweet are truly eye-opening and shows us what web accessibility should really be about.
In this article I’ll summarize and group the main topics that people bring up in the thread.
But do click on the tweet and read through all the answers. It’s an awesome read for anyone interested in making the web a better place for all. And, in my opinion, a far better place to learn about accessibility than reading any checklist or standard.
Four months computer training
Notification of admission in four month computer training
The next batch of Diploma in Computer Application and Access Technology will commence from Tuesday, August 1, 2017. The duration of this course is 4 months. Classes will be held Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. The last date for submitting application is Saturday, July 22, 2017.
About the Course
Kamala Nehru College
(university of Delhi)
August Kranti Marg, New Delhi-110049
Phone: 011-26494881
Website: www.knc.edu.in
Email: kamla.nehru_du@hotmail.com
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.knc.edu.in or refer to the Employment News dated 1st July 2017, page no. 3
The last date for receipt of application is 15.07.2017
Maharaja Agrasen College
University of Delhi
Vasundhara Enclave,
New Delhi-110096
Advt. No. MAC/Recruit/AP/2017/02
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://mac.du.ac.in or refer to the Employment News dated 24th June 2017, page no. 49
The last date for receipt of application is 10.07.2017
NEW DELHI: The government has clarified its decision to levy 5% goods and services tax on assistive devices for the physically challenged, rejecting Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s allegation that the government has been “insensitive” to the disabled.
“Tax incidence is not going up but going down,” revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia said, even as he offered two reasons why these devices have not been exempted from GST.
The Central Railway plans to start a new helpline system to redress the grievances of the handicapped passengers and cancer patients. Following complaints from handicapped passengers that they were not getting adequate help when they called the helpline number 9004411111, the CR is all set to implement a new system where passengers just need to send an SMS on this number, which will then be forwarded to the concerned department.
India is home to over 100 million persons with disabilities as well as 100 million elderly people. Despite of knowing these facts and figures, there’s little that’s being done to cater to the special needs of these sections of the population. Moreover, in this digital age, multiple applications and information portals help us plan seamless experiences when it comes to travelling and exploring, adding to our social life. However, what about the social life of persons with disabilities and the elderly?
Hongkong based Help the Blind Foundation having its Indian office in Chennai has announced scholarship scheme for blind boys and girls for various states. Last date for submission of applicationis 31st August, 2017. Highlights of their letter are given below. You are requested to disseminate this information for the benefit of needy and deserving blind boys and girls studying in colleges and universities. Please note that our job was to send this information to you for dissemination and we are in no way responsible to answer the queries of students.
CENTRAL WAREHOUSING CORPORATION (CWC)
(A GOVT. OF INDIA UNDERTAKING)
4/1, Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110 016
Tel.26566107 Fax: 26967256
E-mail:- gmpers.cwhc@nic.in
Website :- www.cewacor.nic.in
Advertisement No. CWC/I-Manpower/DR&Dep/2017/01
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.cewacor.nic.in
New Delhi, July 4
The central government on Tuesday refuted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's charge of GST rates being "insensitive" to the disabled, saying a discounted 5 per cent levy will bring down prices of assistive devices for physically-challenged and promote domestic manufacturing.
From Braille writers and Braille paper to wheelchairs, talking books, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) and implants for the severely physically-challenged, as many as 22 items for them will attract a Goods and Services Tax (GST) of 5 per cent.
BENGALURU: It was no easy journey for Sheikh Tanveer Asif to success in UPSC exams. Overcoming numerous odds, this candidate from Kalaburagi secured the 25th rank.
It was his second attempt at the exam. Asif said as he was preparing for both state civil service and IAS exams, he was unable to dedicate his time fully to the national level exams.
Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies
Fully Funded by Govt. of NCT of Delhi
(University of Delhi)
Vivek Vihar, Phase-II
Delhi-110095
Advt. No. SSCBS/01/2017
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.sscbsdu.ac.in or refer to the Employment News dated 24th June 2017, page no. 38
The last date for receipt of application is 06.07.2017
At the 17th convocation of the International Institute of Information Technology-Bangalore (IIIT-B) held on Sunday, 269 candidates were part of the graduating batch.
Indian scientists have developed a smartphone app that helps colour blind and visually impaired students detect color changes in a routine lab experiment, thereby ensuring their active participation and independence.
The app, Titration ColorCam, is a step forward in the ongoing effort to develop assisstive mobile technology to aid blind students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), said Subhajit Bandyopadhyay and Balraj B. Rathod of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata.
DAULAT RAM COLLEGE
(University of Delhi)
4, Patel Marg, Maurice Nagar, Delhi-110007
Phone No. 011-277667863 Fax No. 011-27666990/
website: dr.du.ac.in
Advt. No. DRC/11-Advt/T/
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.cvs.edu.in or refer to the Employment News dated 24th June 2017, page no. 4
The last date for receipt of application is 08.07.2017
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