UPSC to accept job applications online by next yearSeptember 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the recruitment and selection body for government services, will accept online job application by next year. "UPSC will be introducing system for online application procedure by next year for all exams and recruitment," UPSC chairman D.P.
One panel to police all union territoriesSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has announced the setting up of one State Security Commission for all union territories amid a slew of other decisions aimed at streamlining police functioning. The announcement by union Home Minister P.
NGO providing IT training to visually-impaired in KolkataAugust 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - A non-profit organisation in cooperation with the National Association of Blind (NAB) is conducting computer courses for the visually impaired in Kolkata. The course being provided by Amway Opportunity Foundation (AOF) has been certified by the Department of Technical Education of West Bengal.
Visually challenged girls tie Rakhi on the wrists of Indian Army personnelAugust 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Ahead of the sibling festival Rakhi that marks the bondage between a brother and a sister, the National Association for the Blind (NAB) in Mumbai hosted a function on Saturday in which many visually impaired girls tied Rakhi, the sacred wrist bands, on the wrists of Indian Army personnel. This year, Rakhi festival will be celebrated on Wednesday (August 05).
Braille watches launched for visually impaired women in MumbaiJuly 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - The Bangalore-based Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT) in collaboration with the National Association of Blind (NAB) unveiled a range of Braille watches exclusively for visually impaired women in Mumbai on Friday. The Braille watches would now enable visually impaired women in the country to have better and cheaper options to know the time and keep pace with it.
Visually impaired bamboo artist enables others for self-relianceJuly 15th, 2009 GANGTOK - A visually impaired bamboo artisan in Sikkim imparts training to many other disadvantaged people like him and help them gain self-reliance in life. The 37-year-old Chandra Singh Gurung is one of the visually challenged workers offering training to enthusiastic artists under Directorate of handloom and industry in Cane and Bamboo crafts.
Visually imparted caste vote in Delhi for the fourth phaseMay 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI / JAISALMER - As hundreds of thousands of people voted in the national capital on Thursday despite scorching heat, several visually impaired voters also exercised their franchise and voted joyfully. Polling booths with electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Braille were specially set up for the visually handicapped voters, the fact which fascinated these special voters turning out to vote in big number.
Visually impaired masseurs of PuneApril 29th, 2009 PUNE - Several visually-impaired girl students in Pune are being given training in basic physio-therapy and massaging techniques to enable them become self-reliant in life. These enterprising girls despite their visual impairedness are being provided opportunities to become professionals in life.
Punjab varsity to offer free education for blindApril 20th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Panjab University (PU) Monday announced that it will provide free education to blind students from the next academic session. 'This decision has been taken as we want to fulfil our commitment towards the visually impaired students.
Braille ballot to assist visually impaired voters in South AfricaApril 17th, 2009 PRETORIA - Visually impaired South Africans will now have the opportunity to cast their votes secretly for the first time on a Braille ballot sheet during the general elections next week. Chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula told BuaNews the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has developed the Braille template to ensure blind South Africans enjoyed similar rights as others at polling stations countrywide.
Standard Chartered Bank organises visually impaired motor rallyApril 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Standard Chartered Bank on Thursday organised a motor rally under the caption 'Seeing Is Believing' for visually challenged people. The intended purpose of the rally was to make the visually impaired feel included.
Rights group hails upcoming polls as disabled friendlyMarch 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pleased with the special provisions for handicapped to vote in the upcoming general elections, rights groups Monday said the 2009 Lok Sabha polls have been made disabled friendly. In a Public Interest Litigation before the polls in 2004, Javed Abidi, convenor of the Disabled Rights Group (DRG) wrote to the Chief Justice of India to make the polling process more disabled friendly.
A website for the blind launched in DelhiMarch 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A website to create awareness among the blind and people with low vision has been launched here. The NGO, which took the initiative, claims that the portal is the first of its kind in the country.
Voting machines for blind in Madhya PradeshMarch 4th, 2009 BHOPAL - The Election Commission is preparing Braille signs for some polling booths in Madhya Pradesh to help blind voters exercise their franchise, an official said Tuesday. 'Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in some centres will have Braille script to enable the visually challenged persons to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha elections,' said state's Chief Electoral Officer J.S.
Meet Indian TV's first visually challenged news anchorsJanuary 10th, 2009 BANGALORE - Meet Manjunath V., Srinivas Murthy and Ashok. They are all in their early 20s, undergraduate and visually challenged.
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