New Delhi, June 6

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a special series of coins that are also ‘visually impaired friendly’.

The coins of Re 1, Rs 2, 5, 10 and 20 denominations will have the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) design are not commemorative coins and will be part of circulation.

“These new series of coins will remind people of the goal of amrit kal and motivate people to work towards the development of the country,” Modi said while addressing the iconic week celebration of the Ministry of Finance.

Bhubaneswar: “I am what IIMC has made me today… forever grateful!”, said Samyak Jain in a Tweet after the UPSC results were declared on Monday. Jain, who secured an All India Rank of 7, attributed his success in the UPSC exams to his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC).

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.