Handicapped Persons

There is a “dearth” of rehabilitation professionals or special teachers who alone can impart education and training to handicap persons or children with special needs (CwSN) and are registered by the Rehabilitation Council of India, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.

The Delhi High Court today directed the AAP government to "maintain status quo" with regard to the allotment of a night shelter for homeless handicapped persons to MLA Asim Ahmad Khan for running his office.

IGNOU's National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS) in collaboration with National Handicap Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) organised a two day national conference.

In a much-needed relief to the physically-challenged persons availing concessional rail fares, Railways has rationalised provisions for allotment of berths in a sleeper class under such quota by earmarking middle seat for the accompanying passenger.

In an internal letter to Kingfisher Airlines' employess, chairman Vijay Mallya has said he has organized funding to be able to pay overdue salaries, adding that the delay in payments is a "source of great personal sorrow". In his letter sent early on Monday, the chairman of the debt-stricken airline said the company was handicapped because its bank...

Two persons including a woman were killed today when they were run over by an Express train at Jammikunta railway station near here, the railway police said. The incident took place this morning when the woman identified as Munukuntla Saroja (45) from Adilabad district came here to invite her physically handicapped brother Duvva Murali (35), for t...

There is a “dearth” of rehabilitation professionals or special teachers who alone can impart education and training to handicap persons or children with special needs (CwSN) and are registered by the Rehabilitation Council of India, the Supreme Court said on Thursday.

The Delhi High Court today directed the AAP government to "maintain status quo" with regard to the allotment of a night shelter for homeless handicapped persons to MLA Asim Ahmad Khan for running his office.

IGNOU's National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS) in collaboration with National Handicap Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC) organised a two day national conference.

In a much-needed relief to the physically-challenged persons availing concessional rail fares, Railways has rationalised provisions for allotment of berths in a sleeper class under such quota by earmarking middle seat for the accompanying passenger.

In an internal letter to Kingfisher Airlines' employess, chairman Vijay Mallya has said he has organized funding to be able to pay overdue salaries, adding that the delay in payments is a "source of great personal sorrow". In his letter sent early on Monday, the chairman of the debt-stricken airline said the company was handicapped because its bank...

Two persons including a woman were killed today when they were run over by an Express train at Jammikunta railway station near here, the railway police said. The incident took place this morning when the woman identified as Munukuntla Saroja (45) from Adilabad district came here to invite her physically handicapped brother Duvva Murali (35), for t...