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Wheelchair users with spinal cord injury need repairs in past 6 months, st
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 3 (ANI): Among wheelchair users with spinal cord injury 42 per cent reported adverse consequences related to needing wheelchair repair, according to a team of experts in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, according to a collaborative study led by a team of international
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Army distributes 50 wheelchairs to specially-abled in J-K's Rajouri, Reasi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 29 (ANI): The Army has distributed 50 wheelchairs to specially-abled people in the far-flung hilly tracts of Rajouri and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Brad Pitt exits medical centre in wheelchair post-dentist visit
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): American actor Brad Pitt was photographed exiting a Beverly Hills medical centre in a wheelchair Wednesday (local time), following a reported dental appointment.
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MP Minister Narottam Mishra takes a dig at West Bengal CM, BSP leader Mukh
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Asansol (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday said "the wheelchair is in a peculiar position" in an apparent jibe at the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bahujan Samajwadi Party leader Mukhtar Ansari.
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Hyderabad-based NGO aims to bring hope to differently-abled people
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): Looking at the problems faced by the differently-abled people who belong to poor communities, a Hyderabad-based NGO 'Hope Angel Foundation' is distributing free tricycles and wheelchairs to them.
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Teams 'Wheelers XI, Silent Heroes and Visions' lift 6th Divyang Cricket Le
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], March 27 (ANI): In an action-packed finale on Saturday, teams Wheelers XI, Silent Heroes and Visions from wheelchair, deaf and blind categories respectively emerged victorious and lifted the 6th Usha Divyang Cricket League 2021 trophy.
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Wheelchair govt won't work in West Bengal: Dilip Ghosh targets Mamata
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Purulia (West Bengal) [India], March 25 (ANI): Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said that the "wheelchair" government in the state would not work.
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Cricket match held in Varanasi for wheelchair-bound people
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 6 (ANI): In an effort to empower and build the self-confidence of people who are disabled and in wheelchairs, the Divyang Cricket Association of India on Friday organised a cricket match in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.
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Tabebuia Open 2021: Wheelchair tennis tournament to kick off from Saturday
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], February 25 (ANI): Tabebuia Open 2021, the first official ranked tennis tournament for people with physical disability since COVID time, will kick off on Saturday. The tournament will see 38 players from across the country competing for the top position in sing
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On 'Naushera Day', Indian Army organises free medical camp for disabled pe
Updated : 5 years, 1 month 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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Wheelchair-bound man sets up his own business in J-K's Pulwama, providing
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 18 (ANI): In an inspiring story, a physically challenged man from Pulwama district has started his own business against all odds. 34-year-old Arshid Ahmad Wani, who could hardly make ends meet, is now providing employment to a number of people at
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Wheelchair cricket match held in Indore to mark World Disability Day
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 3 (ANI): On the occasion of World Disability Day on Thursday, a wheelchair cricket competition was held in Indore among the teams from Indore, Ujjain and Bhopal.
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