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Assistant Professor (English) and Translator (Chinese, Myanmarese & Pushto)

Tue, 07/16/2013 - 16:17 -- geeta.nair

Union Public Service (UPSC)
Advt.NO.09/2013
website http://www.upsconline.nic.in)

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit http://www.upsconline.nic.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 13 July 2013, page no. 32

Important dates:

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE RECRUITMENT APPLICATION (ORA) THROUGH ORA WEBSITE IS 23:59 HRS ON 01.08.2013

Visually impaired student memorises Quran through Braille

Tue, 07/16/2013 - 12:58 -- deepti.gahrotra

In a remarkable feat, avisually challenged student in an Islamic studies centre here has memorised the Holy Quran entirely using the Braille script.

Twaha Mahboob, a 21-year-old student of the College of Tahfeelul Quran under Ma'din Academy, came in for praise from a gathering scholars and students when he recited verses from the Quran at a conference at the campus recently.

Though it is not rare for blind people to memorise the Quran, learning the holy text through Braille script is rare, according to some scholars at the conference.

Life through the eyes of a true visionary

Tue, 07/16/2013 - 12:54 -- deepti.gahrotra

Blindness did not stop me from fighting, said Kartik Sawhney, the visually challenged student who is now set to make the nation proud, by being accepted to Stanford. He was in Chennai on Saturday to conduct a workshop on Maths and Science Learning for visually impaired students. This young achiever, who just graduated high school, is someone who a lot of individuals look up to. By successfully completing his Class 12 with a 96 per cent score, he became the country’s first ever visually impaired student to pass, studying science.

Office Assistant (Multipurpose)

Tue, 07/16/2013 - 12:51 -- geeta.nair

Malwa Gramin Bank
(Sponsored by State Bank of Patiala)
Head Office, 2nd Floor, ,D. C. Office Road,
Near Street No.10,Sangrur – 148001
Telephone no.01672-237944, 232456, 233449
Fax No. 01672-234049
Website: www.malwagraminbank.com

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.malwagraminbank.com or refer to the Emloyment News dated 13 July 2013, page no. 26

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Psychology degree for vision-impaired 21-yr-old

Mon, 07/15/2013 - 12:41 -- deepti.gahrotra

Completing a bachelor’s degree with psychology as a single major was a dream come true for 21-year-old Kriti Banga, and a first for Mumbai university. Banga has been vision-impaired since birth. This year, the University of Mumbai started allowing vision-impaired students to opt for a Psychology major (all six papers), with help from the Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), Dhobi Talao. Banga not only became the first person to clear the exams, she also topped Swami Vivekananda College, Chembur, with 75.5% in the final year.

Light at the end of the tunnel

Mon, 07/15/2013 - 12:37 -- deepti.gahrotra

Kartik Sawhney’s long struggle to ensure access to higher education for the blind is bearing fruit

The city, on Saturday, had a visitor whose story was of relentless pursuit of one’s dreams and refusal to take no for an answer.

Kartik Sawhney, a 18-year-old student with visual impairment, who recently cleared the CBSE class XII exams with 96 per cent, had put in over four years of effort to prepare for the IIT-JEE, only to be denied permission to write the test as the IIT council and the CBSE board did not have provisions for candidates with visual impairment.

Bangalore girl feted by UN on 'Malala Day'

Mon, 07/15/2013 - 12:31 -- deepti.gahrotra

Two Indians, including one from Bangalore, were among the seven young girls honoured with the UN Special Envoy for Global Education’s Youth Courage Award for Education as part of ‘Malala Day’ celebrations. Special awards were given to the girls from around the world for their courage and achievement in promoting the cause of girl’s education.

Visually impaired: Push towards independence

Fri, 07/12/2013 - 13:11 -- deepti.gahrotra
Taking an exam is, inherently, an uncertain activity. However, for Ali Tareen, a second-year student at Karachi University’s mass communication department, even knowing the answers is often not enough. Tareen is visually impaired.

Today, he is one of the many students advocating for the inclusion of technology in the examination method so that, once and for all, the blind can do away with the crippling dependency.

Hope to live

‘BanglaBraille’ hopes for visually impaired

Fri, 07/12/2013 - 13:00 -- deepti.gahrotra

A Facebook group ‘BanglaBraille’ has become a ray of hope for thousands of visually challenged students who are yet to receive Braille books in schools.

To give relief to the distressed students, some 2,000 members of the group decided to produce Braille books themselves. They are also making audio copies of the books

The initiative of the members--settled in Bangladesh and abroad—comes after a bdnews24.com report ‘Braille books yet to reach schools’ on Jun 25.

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