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HC seeks details of disabled candidates joining IIMs |
The Bombay high court on Monday sought details of the seats reserved for disabled candidates in Indian Institutes of Management across India and the number of such candidates admitted during the... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Govt should relax rules for physically challenged: HC |
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the government to consider treating physically challenged people at par with SC/ST candidates while granting relaxation in qualifying marks for admission in... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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SC directs Centre to appoint blind to IAS |
Three years after he cleared the civil services exams, a visually impaired man, Ravi Prakash Gupta, is all set to join the elite Indian Administrative Services (IAS) with the Supreme Court on... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Second sight: breakthrough research offers hope to millions |
EU-funded scientists have succeeded in awakening dormant vision cones, an achievement that may lead to saving millions of people from going blind. The dormant cones, which normally remain in the eye... |
Medical |
20/Jul/2012 |
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IIT-Bombay tech will help blind see Taj Mahal |
A visually challenged person cannot see the beauty of the Taj Mahal. But now he will be able to ‘feel’ the beauty of the monument by touching the exteriors of a scaled-down model of the Taj.
Sounds... |
Product and Technology |
20/Jul/2012 |
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HC seeks govt take on admission to disabled |
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra government to clarify its stand on allowing visually challenged and other disabled students from pursuing professional and health science courses.... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Artificial corneas restore sight for the first time |
Scientists hope the breakthrough will also slash the cornea transplant waiting list which every year falls short by more than 500 in Britain alone.
The new technique involves growing human tissue or... |
Medical |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Table Talk: Blind restaurant an eye-opener for London diners |
Dining in a completely dark room, unaware what's on your plate while sitting next to a complete stranger may not sound like an ideal restaurant experience but it's certainly an intriguing way to... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Stevie Wonder strikes chord in UN appeal for disabled |
Blind US soul music star Stevie Wonder struck up a singalong at a UN agency Monday as he urged countries to unlock access to copyrighted material that disabled people need for their education and... |
General |
20/Jul/2012 |
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Extra time for the disabled in SCERT exams |
The Delhi State Council of Education, Research and Training has decided to allow an extra time of 20 minutes per hour to persons with disabilities who take the assistance of a writer.
The decision... |
Education and Employment |
20/Jul/2012 |
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