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Killing of specially-abled boy irk locals in Johannesburg
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Aug 29 (ANI): Anger among residents of the South African capital erupted after a 16-year-old disabled boy, Nathaniel Julius, was allegedly shot dead by the police.
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Consider arranging travel of disabled DU students to Delhi for exams: HC a
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Ministry of Railways to consider the feasibility of issuing confirmed tickets to Person with Disability (PWD) students at subsidized rates, who want to come to Delhi to appear in DU's examination.
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Delhi HC notice on PIL claiming UPSC doesn't provide adequate reservation
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the preliminary examination notice of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) claiming it doesn't provide adequate reservation to persons with disabilities categ
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J-K: Ayush dept distributes immunity boosters to disabled people
Updated : 5 years, 7 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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43 lakh disabled students across states may drop out, unable to cope with
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 25 (ANI): Children with a disability across several states in India including Odisha, are facing a huge risk of dropping out of school as they are not being able to cope with online/digital medium for their classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Differently-abled beggar in Pathankot spends all to help needy, PM lauds h
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Pathankot (Punjab) [India], May 31 (ANI): A differently-abled man in Pathankot, who has been helping the needy with masks and ration amid COVID-19 lockdown, spends all that he earns to help others.
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USS Portland conducts Laser Weapon System Demonstrator Test, announces Pac
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], May 23 (ANI): US Pacific Fleet on Friday (local time) announced that Amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland 'successfully' disabled an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a solid-state laser last week.
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Gujarat boy, who lost hands, leg in accident, scores 92 pc marks in Class
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], May 22 (ANI): Shivam Solanki, who lost his arms and a leg in an accident at the age of 12, has scored 92 per cent marks in the state board exams for the science stream of Class XII.
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Visually challenged students, NGOs hail FM Sitharaman's announcements on d
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 17 (ANI): Visually challenged students and NGOs working for their cause have welcomed the announcement by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding the development of special e-content for visually and hearing-challenged children which will
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Man gets extension of interim sentence suspension to take care of prematur
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Delhi High Court has extended till June 6 the interim suspension of sentence of a man, convicted in connection with a case related to dowry death of his sister-in-law, noting that he has to take extra care of his premature baby girl and mentally disabled son.
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Chattisgarh CM launches campaign to encourage donations of essentials for
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 9 (ANI): In order to ensure food is supplied to daily-wager families, specially disabled and poor people, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel recently launched a campaign 'Donation on Wheels' where ration packets are being delivered at the doorstep
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Cortana to be disabled in Microsoft Launcher on Android
Updated : 6 years ago IST
California [USA], Feb 29 (ANI): Microsoft has announced an updated Cortana experience for the latest version of Windows 10 coming this spring, including end of service for its Launcher on Android.
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