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CBSE launched 'Dost For Life' mobile app for psycho-social wellness of stu
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI/Oswaal Books): To help students deal with the current atmosphere and to provide crucial academic guidance, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has recently introduced a mobile app called 'Dost for Life. Designed for students of classes 9th to 12t
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Goa to give COVID-19 vaccine to differently-abled people on priority
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 14 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said the state government has decided to provide COVID-19 vaccine to differently-abled people having disability cards on priority.
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Mandatory online certification of disability through UDID portal from June
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 6 (ANI): The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) on Thursday made it mandatory for all states and Union Territories to grant a certificate of disability through online mode only using the UDID portal.
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National Hemophilia Management Summit adapting to change - Disability to A
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): 17th April, is observed as World Hemophilia Day and in an effort to raise awareness about Hemophilia in India, Hemophilia Federation India (HFI) recently organized the "National Hemophilia Management Summit".
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Indian Army organises free medical camp for disabled people in J-K's Bijbe
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 14 (ANI): A free 'mega disability care and medical camp' was recently organised at Anantnag's Bijbehara in South Kashmir by the Indian Army in collaboration with a Pune based NGO and South Kashmir Handicapped Persons Association's Anantnag wing.
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Mobile stroke units improve outcomes, reduce disability among stroke patie
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Dallas [US], March 19 (ANI): Stroke patients treated via a mobile stroke unit (MSU) received clot-busting medications faster and more often - and recovered significantly better than patients who receive regular emergency care by standard ambulance, according to late-breaking research.
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Every Indian calls Rahul Gandhi 'divyang': Ranchi BJP MLA CP Singh
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], March 14 (ANI): Every Indian calls Rahul Gandhi 'divyang' (disabled), said Ranchi Bharatiya Janata Party MLA CP Singh on Sunday hitting out at the Congress leader, adding that he was "eligible for the Rs 1,000 disability pension".
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PhonePe launches diversity and inclusion charter
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 5 (ANI): Digital payments platform PhonePe on Friday announced its diversity and inclusion charter with the first phase focusing on gender, sexual orientation and people with disability.
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Tabebuia Open 2021: Wheelchair tennis tournament to kick off from Saturday
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 25 (ANI): Tabebuia Open 2021, the first official ranked tennis tournament for people with physical disability since COVID time, will kick off on Saturday. The tournament will see 38 players from across the country competing for the top position in sing
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NBCUniversal announces to include actors with disabilities in auditions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 31 (ANI): In an effort to increase and improve disability representation on screen, American mass media and entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal has announced that it will be auditioning actors with disabilities for each new studio production.
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Delhi HC adjourns hearing on student's plea seeking admission in medical c
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing to January 28 on a plea of a medical aspirant challenging a certificate, which bars her from taking admission in medical courses under the disability category.
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HC issues notice to Centre on medical aspirant's plea over admission under
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the central government and others on a medical aspirant's plea challenging a certificate barring her from taking admission in medical courses under the disability category.
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