Job opportunities for disabled bleak in Northeast

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 12:19

The prevailing employment scenario for people with disabilities in the Northeast is very bleak with an estimated 83 per cent of them being unemployed.

New progressive Bill for empowerment of disabled

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 15:46

Government is pursuing a new bill to provide "progressive and forward looking dimensions" to the rights of disabled people.

IIT-JEE: Preparatory list of disabled candidates made online

Last Updated: Friday, May 25, 2012, 22:38

The results of disabled candidates who appeared for IIT-JEE and were placed under a preparatory list was made available in JEE website on Friday.

Govt panel for differently-abled air travellers

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 16:34

The government has constituted a committee to facilitate comfortable air travel for people with disabilities following recent incidents of discrimination faced by them at airports across the country.

Reserve additional 1 % flats for disabled: Maha HC

Last Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012, 00:25

The Bombay High Court on Thursday directed the state housing agency, MHADA, to reserve one per cent of the open category flats for the disabled in the ongoing lottery process for flats in Mumbai.

Disabled children to have free education: Sibal

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 17:03

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said that children with all kinds of disability will be protected under the RTE Act.

`Ensure disabled-friendly public buildings`

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 21:59

To provide facilities like lift, ramp and disabled-friendly toilets among others, the government would take a loan of Rs 115 crore.

Bill in LS to provide edn to disabled children

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 20:29

A bill to widen the beneficiary net for disabled children in Right to Education was moved in the Lok Sabha.

21 mn people are disabled in India: Minister

Last Updated: Monday, May 7, 2012, 20:24

Over 21 mn people in India are disabled out of which 10 million are blind.

China court jails disabled activist, husband

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 10, 2012, 16:44

A Chinese court sentenced disabled activist Ni Yulan and her husband to jail for "provoking trouble" on Tuesday.

Disabled boy gets patent for 6 players` chess

Last Updated: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 18:06

A nine-year-old wheelchair-ridden boy suffering from a rare genetic disease has set an exemplary example by getting a patent for his invention of six-player circular chess.

Off-loading of woman passenger: Inquiry sought

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 22, 2012, 15:57

Demanding "strict and immediate action" against the guilty over off-loading of a differently- abled professor from a Spicejet flight in Kolkata, Social Justice Minister Wednesday met his Civil Aviation counterpart.