NEW DELHI: When 29-year-old Ayushi’s brother broke the news   to her on Monday that she had cleared the UPSC exam, it took  her a minute to register it.
“Honestly, I was expecting   my name in the list, but it was still a huge surprise to be   in the top 50. This was my fifth attempt. In the previous   attempts, I couldn’t even clear the mains. One gets  demotivated as it’s a long journey. But people looked up to   me with hope, and it helped me carry on,” Ayushi told  TOI, a day after achieving 48th  rank in the Civil Services Exam.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government issued guidelines over the reservations for differently-abled persons in the appointments at the aided colleges.

Panaji: The government has begun working towards making 30 government buildings fully accessible for persons with disabilities (PwDs) under phase one of the Accessible India Campaign.
A tender has been floated by the public works department (PWD) for the work and a review meeting chaired by social welfare secretary, Arun Kumar Mishra was held on Wednesday to gauge the progress.

After topping all her classes in school and college, Vidhya Y was not offered a job on account of her blindness. She is now enabling children with visual impairments to receive a STEM education through her non-profit, Vision Empower.

Union Minister for Social Justice & EmpowermentDr.Virendra Kumar will inaugurate the services of Composite Regional Centre(CRC) for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) at Shillong, Meghalaya on 17th May 2022.

Union Minister of State for Social Justice & EmpowermentKm.Pratima Bhowmik alongwith ShiKuramen Shylla, Minister of Social Welfare, Govt. of Meghalaya, ShriVincent H Pala, M.P., Meghalaya, Smt.Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh, MLA, East Khasi Hills District, Shillong will be present on the occasion.