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NHRC seeks report from college over ragging incident

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 16:17

The National Human Rights Commission sought reports from the director of a city-based college and local police authorities over an alleged case of ragging and police inaction.

Two men awarded 10 years jail for gang-raping hand

Last Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013, 18:32

Two men have been sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment by a Delhi court for gang-raping a handicapped girl after kidnapping her here three years ago.

CAT quashes handicapped doctor`s selection to AIIMS

Last Updated: Thursday, January 31, 2013, 18:23

Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has quashed an ENT surgeon`s selection to AIIMS under orthopaedically handicapped category saying such relaxation was not mentioned while inviting applications.

Youth jailed for 10 yrs for raping handicapped girl

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 20:33

Three weeks after it was set up, a fast track court has sentenced a 21-year-old youth to ten years imprisonment for raping his handicapped neighbour and threatening to kill her if she discloses the incident to anyone.

Handicapped woman raped, accused held

Last Updated: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 21:12

A physically handicapped married woman was allegedly raped at Padma, about 30 km from here, and one person has been arrested in connection with it, police said on Saturday.

Handicapped boy moves HC against denial of admission by IIT

Last Updated: Monday, June 25, 2012, 20:46

A physically challenged student approached the Delhi High Court accusing the IIT, Delhi of denying him admission on an allegedly discriminatory and arbitrary ground.

Haryana bans use of word `handicapped`

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 18:18

Haryana government has banned the use of expression `handicapped` saying it violates and undermines the dignity of persons with disability.

1 mn visually challenged people in WB: Study

Last Updated: Friday, January 27, 2012, 19:36

West Bengal alone accounts for 1 mn visually handicapped persons and ironically nearly 80 percent of these cases are either avoidable or curable.

Country`s first online Braille library launched

Last Updated: Thursday, January 5, 2012, 13:29

Visually impaired students can now `flip` through the pages of multilingual study books with the launch of the country`s first online Braille library.

N Railways asked to pay Rs 5K to handicapped man

Last Updated: Thursday, June 23, 2011, 20:39

He apprised the bench that he had made a complaint to the Railway and they had stated that necessary disciplinary action had been taken against the clerk.

Missing visually handicapped girl found

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 9, 2011, 22:17

Police found a blind girl, who had gone missing from the National Institute of Visually Handicapped here, at Jalandhar in Punjab, officials said.

Online pension transfer for widows, aged & disabled

Last Updated: Monday, December 6, 2010, 21:24

Widows, handicapped and the elderly, who get monthly pension from Delhi Government, will no longer require to frequent various offices to get their emolument.