Allahabad hosts Ganga Water Rally to accelerate tourism industry in Uttar PradeshNovember 7th, 2009 ALLAHABAD - To accelerate the tourism industry in Uttar Pradesh and to promote adventure sports among the masses, a three-day water sports rally is being organized at Allahabad. The event named Ganga Water Rally commenced on Saturday and the response according to the organizers has been encouraging.
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.
Ludhiana's visually challenged girl to compete in athletics in U.S.July 22nd, 2009 LUDHIANA - Fourteen-year-old Harmanpreet Kaur of Jharodi Village near Ludhiana is today an inspiration for all those who suffer from physical disabilities. Harmanpreet, despite being a visually challenged since birth, dreamt of making a mark in the international sports arena.
Monsoon Marathon staged in Thane sans any rainJuly 12th, 2009 THANE - Thousands of enthusiasts from different walks of life and age groups participated in the annual 'Varsha Marathon' or, the Monsoon Marathon held at Thane in Maharashtra on Sunday. This marathon race is reckoned to be one of the biggest sporting events of Thane, located on the outskirts of Mumbai.
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.
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.
Court ask UPSC to appoint visually impaired manFebruary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi High Court Wednesday provided a ray of hope for a visually impaired man and asked the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to appoint him within six weeks on the basis of the civil service examination he cleared in 2006. A division bench comprising of Justices A.K.
I can repeat world cycle tour: 60-year-oldJanuary 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - When he was in his thirties, Subhash Panchhi Sehgal spent eight years cycling through 84 countries to promote Indian culture. Now he is 60 and wants to do it again - 'this time to encourage our youth to perform well in sports'.
Kenyan Kenneth Mugara wins Mumbai MarathonJanuary 17th, 2009 MUMBAI - Kenya's Kenneth Mugara won the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon (42 km), while Surinder Singh of India won the 21-km Half Marathon here Sunday morning. Kavita Raut won the Women's Half Marathon, a spokesman told IANS here.
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