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Punjab CM announces cuts in PPSC exam fee for General, SC/ST category
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 24 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has announced reduction in examination fee for all PPSC examinations for general and SC/ST categories, and complete waiver for candidates from 'Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)' and 'Persons With
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Microsoft, FICCI launch whitepaper on inclusion of persons with disabiliti
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Microsoft in collaboration with industry body FICCI on Monday released a whitepaper underscoring the potential of technology in accelerating inclusive growth for India with a focus on enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities (PwDs).
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NCPEDP conducts workshop in Hyderabad to empower differently-abled
Updated : 5 years 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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Post-Covid digital economy must include persons with disabilities: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 12 (ANI): Advances in the digital economy significantly accelerated by Covid-19 pandemic are creating unprecedented opportunities to build a more inclusive world of work for the more than one billion people with disabilities globally, according to a new report
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Yogi govt committed to welfare of differently-abled persons, says UP Minis
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 3 (ANI): After inaugurating a Braille printing machine from Norway in a government hostel in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Minister Anil Rajbhar said that the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government is committed to the upliftment of persons with disab
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JNU to reopen for science stream's PWD-PhD students from Dec 21, 7-day sel
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has decided to reopen the campus for the science stream's PWD (persons with disabilities)-Ph.D. students from December 21 as a part of Phase IV reopening.
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Jhoom India announces an exclusively digital award ceremony for its 4th ed
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3 (ANI/SRV Media): Jhoom India, a unique national-level talent hunt for persons with disabilities, announced that the 4th edition of its award ceremony will be hosted on December 13th, 2020.
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UN chief calls for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in socie
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in society, including in COVID-19 response and recovery.
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Punjab Cabinet approves scheme to empower persons with disabilities
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], November 19 (ANI): In a bid to empower persons with disabilities, the Punjab Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new scheme -- Punjab Divyangjan Shaktikaran Yojna (PDSY)-- which will be implemented in a phased manner across the state.
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Over 52,000 eligible voters opt for postal ballots in 71 constituencies fo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13(ANI): More than 52,000 voters belonging to Senior Citizen (above 80 years of age) and PwD (Persons with Disabilities) categories, have opted to exercise the facility to vote through postal ballots in the forthcoming phase 1 of General Election to the Legislat
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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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Transgenders in Odisha to get benefit under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Odisha Government has included transgender community under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana, which aims at providing financial assistance to destitute elderly, differently-abled persons and widows in the state.
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