KOCHI:The Kerala High Court on Monday came to the rescue of a 47-year-old visually impaired lady advocate, by directing the Kannur University to treat her as eligible for the post of lecturer in Law in the university.
It's hard to imagine a successful sportsman facing obstacles when it comes to employment: And yet, Ketan Patel, who was awarded Man-Of-The-Series in the ODI and T20 cricket series in England (held recently) has returned to his home town flushed with success, but without any job prospects in sight.
Members of the unemployed wing of the Bharat Netarheen Sewak Samaj staged a protest in front of the office of the DPI, Elementary, in Phase VIII here today.
The protesters also raised slogans in support of their demands.
Guwahati: Monica Devi, a student of Guwahati Blind School, is 100% visually-impaired and impoverished. With fantastic HSLC results to back her, however, she hasn't stopped dreaming of a better future. Monica secured a first division in the HSLC exam and obtained letter marks in three subjects.
Even as a small boy, Kartik Sawhney knew he’d have to do things differently — blind students really can’t focus their studies on science or technical subjects, he was told while growing up in India.
Delhi University Teachers Union president Nandita Narain also submitted representations to the minister regarding the Choice Based Credit System.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday made an unscheduled visit to Hindu College to take stock of hostel facilities for disabled students, and to “ensure that college extends fee-waiver to students with special needs”’.
Going an extra mile to help a visually-impaired person get a transfer from Chennai to his native Madurai, the Madras High Court has directed the State government to approve a post for him, which has been recommended by the Madurai Corporation.
Rifat Mohidin
Srinagar, June 3
KOCHI: She had never had light before her eyes; but led by her inner light, she fought for her right to win. The Kerala High Court on Wednesday witnessed a rare fight for justice, when a 40-year-old visually challenged woman argued her own case before the court against the Kannur University decision denying her appointment to the post of lecturer in law.
NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam today supported the proposal of bringing acid attack survivors under the Disability Act cover so as to provide them privileges in jobs and education.
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