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Ministries should help issue Aadhaar to Women, Senior Citizens, Divyangs:
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 28 (ANI): The Union government has asked the Ministries to take appropriate measures to issue Aadhaar numbers to women, children, senior citizens, divyang or to such other persons who do not have permanent dwellings to ensure that the benefits are nor denied to the el
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PM asks start-ups to help transform Divyang's lives
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], June 29 (ANI): Reiterating the government's commitment to Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikaas', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for more attention on Divyang people and asked the start-ups to look at ways through which innovation and technology can t
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Yogi's Minister justifies remark post insulting 'divyang' w
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 20 (ANI): With Yogi Adityanath-led government drawing flak from all quarters, Khadi and Village Industries Minister Satyadev Pachauri on Thursday attempted to justify his demeaning remark for a disabled worker and said he wanted to just state that the Con
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Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi hails Indian blind cricket team, `divyang` athletes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the nation in the 29th edition of his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann ki Baat', on Monday congratulated the Indian blind cricket team for winning the Twenty20 World Cup by beating arch-rivals Pakistan.
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Divyang shooter seeks help to fund his Para Shooting WC dream
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): At a time when our Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks about the upliftment of Divyangs on social, moral and economic grounds, the dreams of a Divyang rifle shooter, who has been selected for the Para Shooting World Cup 2017 in United Arab Emirates (U
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President Mukherjee to confer Divyangjan awards tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.2 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will present the "National Awards for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), 2016" on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3 at a function organized by the Depar
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Govt. to provide more sports facilities to encourage players with disabili
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 30 (ANI): Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot on Sunday said that the government will establish five National Level Disability Sports Centres in separate zones in the country to promote sports among the differently-abled (Divyangjan).
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PM Modi stresses on creating Divyang-friendly infrastructure
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): After distributing artificial limbs, tri-cycles and other assistive devices to Divyangs at a function in Navlakhi ground here on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said distributing equipments was a very small part of the programme as the larger
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PM Modi to felicitate Divyangjans at Vadodara Samajik Adhikarita Camp
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 22 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will be present at the Samajik Adhikarita camps in Vadodara, Gujarat, where aids and assistive devices will be distributed under the ADIP Scheme to Divyangjans.
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Mahesh Sharma flags off Delhi sightseeing tour for Divyang kids on World T
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.27 (ANI): Minister of State for Tourism and Culture Mahesh Sharma flagged off a sightseeing tour of monuments and heritage places of Delhi for Divyang (challenged) children on the occasion of World Tourism Day here today.
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Highly qualified specially-abled girl seeks euthanasia after failing to ge
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (MP) [India], Sept. 25 (ANI): At a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks about giving special status and respect to specially-abled people or 'divyangs', Laxmi Yadav, a specially-abled girl from Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal has sought euthanasia after being rejected
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Showroom throws open door to divyang, HIV positive children to mark PM
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India], Sept. 17 (ANI): A city-based readymade garment showroom on Ghod Dod Road in Gujarat's Surat city on Friday decided to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 66th birthday in a unique way by gifting nearly 200 divyangs and 55 HIV positive children branded
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