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Govt has focused on Divyangjan, youth, poor: President Kovind
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan31 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday asserted that the current government has launched several schemes for the welfare of the poor, youth and also for the specially abled.
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‘Divyang’ in Maharashtra to get Rs 3.75 lakh for eco-friendly mobile vehic
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
In a major step towards supporting the differently-able populace, the Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday approved giving “Divyang” people Rs 3.75 lakhs each to purchase eco-friendly vehicles and start mobile vehicle shops.
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Lucknow's 'Andhe Ki Chowki,' 'Langda Phatak' to be renamed after martyrs
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has decided to rename places addressed as 'Andhe Ki Chowki' and 'Langda Phatak' in the city as these expressions are considered an affront to the differently abled people. These places will be named after the m
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UP Minister challenges BJP to rename Red Fort
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh's Cabinet Minister of Backward Class Welfare and Divyangjan Empowerment Om Prakash Rajbhar has challenged the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to change the name of the historic Lal Quila or Red Fort.
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Now, wheelchair-friendly railway stations
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar, (Odisha) [India] Mar 3 (ANI): To help differently-abled passengers board trains easily, the East Coast Railway on Saturday introduced mobile wheelchair foldable ramp at Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur and Visakhapatnam railway stations.
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President to visit MP tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind will be attending an event in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday where Gwalior will be declared as a 'Divyang friendly District'.
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Telangana govt enhances marriage incentives for differently abled
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India] Dec 29 (ANI): The Telangana Government on Friday announced the marriage incentive to the differently abled persons to be enhanced from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
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Need to focus on innovation for people with disabilities
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 9 (ANI): There is a need to look for innovation beyond technology and focus on innovation for people with disabilities so that their optimum talent can be explored, said Shakuntala Doley Gamlin, Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyang
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Sarvesh Tiwari appointed as President Para Sports Foundation
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI-NewsVoir): On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a renowned communication expert, Sarvesh Kumar Tiwari, was appointed as the President of Para-Sports Foundation (PSF), India. The announcement was made at the National Award for Divyan
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VP Naidu addresses nation on International Day of Persons with Disabilitie
Updated : 8 years, 3 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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President Kovind to confer National Award for Divyangjan 2017
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): On the occassion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, President Ram Nath Kovind will on Sunday confer the 'National Award for Divyangjan, 2017.'
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Eight-year-old's attempt at making village ODF earns Modi's praise
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 26 (ANI): Tushar, an eight-year-old 'Divyang' boy of Madhya Pradesh's Kumhari village, made headlines on Sunday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 'Mann ki Baat' narrated an account of the lad's single-handed efforts in making his village op
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