Odisha to include disabled persons under MGNREGA

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 14:02

After including persons with 75 per cent disability in the subsidised Rice for Differently Abled Persons (RDP) scheme, Odisha government has decided to provide jobs to them under MGNREGA and NRLM programmes.

Chhattisgarh govt to facilitate for free pilgrimage visit to disabled

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 15:34

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has said his government will soon facilitate for free of cost visits of disabled persons to religious places.

Lord Paul supports initiative for disabled children in UK

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 13:49

Lord Paul and his wife Aruna, who lost their young daughter Ambika in 1968, visited the playground last evening and spent some time with the children at the site.

Girl disabled in crash, awarded $36 mn payout!

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 18:38

A British teenager who was paralysed in a car accident and also lost her mother in it would receive a record 23 million pounds (over $36 million) as compensation.

India`s 1st disabled skydiver heads to Antarctica

Last Updated: Sunday, November 18, 2012, 12:47

Sai Prasad Vishwanathan, India`s first disabled skydiver who has since childhood suffered a loss of sensation in the lower half of his body, will add another feather to his cap when he goes to Antarctica in 2013.

No list of disabled persons given equipment by Khurshid`s NGO

Last Updated: Thursday, November 8, 2012, 21:14

The verified list of 137 disabled persons, who were provided medical equipment by the NGO run by Salman Khurshid, is not available with govt dept.

Delhi not disabled-friendly: Study

Last Updated: Sunday, November 4, 2012, 10:37

Delhi may claim to be a world-class city but it lacks basic disabled-friendly infrastructure, a study has found.

Disabled people protest outside PM`s house

Last Updated: Saturday, October 27, 2012, 16:19

Over 40 disabled people on Saturday protested outside the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

HC notice on plea against `excess` fee from disabled students

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 17, 2012, 15:11

City govt was asked by the Delhi HC to respond to a plea accusing a private school of charging "excess" fees from students with physical disabilities.

Disabled Muslim woman`s marriage should be annulled: UK court

Last Updated: Friday, August 17, 2012, 18:11

A British family court has ruled that the forced marriage of a Bangladeshi Muslim woman with learning difficulties should be annulled as she does not have the ability to consent.

Quota for disabled not fully utilised in most states: UN

Last Updated: Friday, August 10, 2012, 00:48

A UN report has recommended adopting a uniform eligibility definition across departments and filling the backlog in vacancies.

Paris Hilton spends time with disabled kid

Last Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2012, 08:46

Socialite Paris Hilton met six-year-old wheelchair-bound Oran to boost his spirits as part of volunteer work for the Starlight Children`s Foundation, which grant wishes for seriously ill children.