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NCPEDP conducts workshop in Hyderabad to empower differently-abled
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 23 (ANI): With an aim to empower the differently-abled by making them aware of their rights, the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) conducted a workshop on 'Regional Seminar on the Rights of Persons with Disabiliti
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On 'Naushera Day', Indian Army organises free medical camp for disabled pe
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 8 (ANI): On the occasion of Naushera Day on Sunday, the Indian Army organised a free medical camp to provide artificial limbs, wheelchairs and hearing devices to the disabled people in Rajouri.
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J-K: Ayush dept distributes immunity boosters to disabled people
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 28 (ANI): The department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) distributed free immunity-boosting medicines to disabled people in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Monday, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Disabled people exempted from Odd-Even scheme in Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that persons with disabilities will be exempted from the odd-even vehicle rationing system which will be implemented in the national capital after Diwali.
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Does age add to bias towards people with disability?
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 21 (ANI): Whenever a person with a disability comes in one's sight, the latter tends to show compassion and empathy. But a new study has shed light on human behaviour and found that as people age, they are more likely to show bias and less compassion towards disab
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AIF and NCPEDP organized round table discussion on "Future Focused Skill D
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI/NewsVoir): Over 50 representatives from the corporate sector and skill development agencies participated in a round-table discussion organized by the American India Foundation (AIF) and National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP).
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'Sugam Election Accessibility Observers' to help disabled caste vote
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Sep 01 (ANI): In a bid to help disabled people cast vote, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced appointment of 'Sugam Election Accessibility Observers' who will help the differently-abled inside the polling booths.
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From EVMs with VVPAT to pink booths, K'taka preps up for election
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 9 (ANI): As the Karnataka assembly elections loom, Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar on Tuesday dwelled upon the preparedness.
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TNF, Disabled People's International join hands to end discrimination, sti
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): An annual initiative of The Nippon Foundation (TNF) since 2006, Global Appeal aims to put an end to the discrimination faced by people affected by Leprosy and their families.
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VP Naidu addresses nation on International Day of Persons with Disabilitie
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged the nation to treat disabled people with empathy, not sympathy.
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Send your kids to school or end up behind bars sans food: UP Minister
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar threatened that the parents who fail to send their children to schools will be locked up in police stations for five days without food and water.
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'Insensitive' Centre must roll back 'disability tax' u
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3, (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday called on the 'insensitive' Centre to roll back the 'disability tax' under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, stressing that it would lead the disabled people thro
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