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A Washington, US-based non-profit on Saturday announced an initiative to increase health care access for intellectually disabled persons, which aims to benefit 10,000 people in India in the first year.Under Project Hitarth, the US-based Voice of Specially Abled People (VOSAP) has partnered...

He said that 29,619 postal votes of people above 85 years of age have been received.Similarly, 10,526 disabled voters have cast their votes, while 1,107 out of 2,433 voters under the essential services category have cast their votes at postal polling centres.He said that for the...

Panaji, Despite physical disabilities, cold weather and poor health, 30-year-old three-legged amputee Tinkesh Kaushik from Goa never lost his patience and mental strength while setting out on a journey to Mount Everest Base Camp.While the first day of preparation for the trek was tough...

Chandigarh, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Aggarwal on Wednesday said a total of 45,576 EVMs will be used in the state for the Lok Sabha elections and the by-election to Karnal Assembly constituency.Aggarwal said 24,039 control units and 26,040 VVPAT machines will be used at 20,031...

Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (Chhattisgarh), Police have arrested a disabled man for raping a 10-year-old girl living in his neighbourhood, an official said on Wednesday. An official provided this information on Wednesday.He said the alleged incident took place on April 30 but came to light on May...

Ranchi, A man carried his 75-year-old disabled mother on his shoulders and traveled nearly three kilometers so that she could cast her vote at a booth in Jharkhand's Khunti district.In Ulihatu, the birthplace of tribal icon Birsa Munda in Khunti Lok Sabha seat, people saw Itwari Devi carrying...

Kochi: A disabled elderly man was left in a rented house by his son for two days without food and medicine in Kochi's Tripunithura on Saturday.The man, Shanmughan, 70, was found in a room by the homeowner and neighbours, who later informed the police about his plight.They also gave him food...

New Delhi, [India], a film about the extraordinary story of a visually impaired man and its release on Friday features individuals with low vision and blindness using app-based audio description for an immersive cinematic experience . Visually impaired persons, who attended the screening of...

After addressing a public rally in Telangana, PM Modi met local BJP leader Vijayalakshmi on the stage and gave his autograph to her daughter Jasodhara. In the video, Vijayalakshmi is seen showing a photograph to PM Modi, in which he asks, "Is this your daughter?"The little girl's mother...

Srinagar: To create a "festival-like atmosphere" on polling day, police officials in Srinagar district have prepared 32 theme-based polling stations which are colour-coordinated as per its message.Polling stations have been prepared according to their theme in pink, red, blue colours. Women...

New Delhi: Rights body NPRD has filed a complaint with the Election Commission over the use of derogatory references to disability by some political leaders, including TDP's Chandrababu Naidu and BJP's CP Joshi, during the election campaign.Muraleedharan, general secretary of the National...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Rajkummar Rao's 'Srikanth' is an inspiring story that portrays the life of entrepreneur Srikanth Bolla, who founded Bollan Industries by employing unskilled and disabled persons, now manufacturers to provide employment to persons with less ability. A special...

Voters crossed physical limitations to cast their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Tuesday, where a disabled man used his leg to cast his vote, and another man lay down on a stretcher to cast his vote.Dedicated Non-Resident Gujaratis (NRGs) turned out in large...

Kasganj (Uttar Pradesh) [India]: Voters stood in queues to exercise their franchise as voting began on 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. Among voters, Rahul, a person with disability (PWD), was brought by his father to a polling booth in...

Briefing the press ahead of the third phase of elections on Tuesday on nine Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, CEO Rajan said that a total of 1,433 FIRs had been registered till May 6.He said that between March 16 and May 6, preventive measures were taken in more than two lakh cases.He also...

“More than 5.25 lakh first-time voters (18-19 age group) will exercise their rights. There are about 1804 voters here 100 years Rajan said during a press conference.A total of 127 candidates are in the fray for the third phase of elections, with the maximum (22) in Bhopal and the least (7) in...

Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Persons with disabilities organized a rally yesterday to raise voting awareness in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to ANI, Shehzad Ali, president of the Wheelchair Disabled Sports Association Madhya Pradesh, said that the...

New Delhi [India], An application was filed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to issue directions to form a medical expert panel to investigate the side effects of the Covishield vaccine. The petition has been filed by lawyer Vishal Tiwari, who has also urged the court to issue...

Thiruvananthapuram: After more than a month of fierce campaigning, the CPI(M)-led ruling LDF and the Congress-led UDF are vying for the support of a total of 194 voters in the 20 Lok Sabha seats that go to polls in Kerala on Friday. Have been. And th BJP led NDA.The Election Commission said...

New Delhi, Ride-hailing platform Rapido on Wednesday promised to offer free bike taxi, auto and cab rides to disabled and senior citizen voters in Karnataka under its "RideResponsibility" initiative.Voters in Bengaluru, Mysuru and Mangaluru will be able to avail free travel to polling stations...