The Supreme Court quashed FIRs against Samay Raina and four other social media personalities (File photo) NEW DELHI: Comedian and YouTuber Samay Raina has received relief from the Supreme Court, which on Friday quashed the FIRs and criminal proceedings against him and four other social media personalities over remarks concerning persons with disabilities.But the case…
The centre is expected to bridge a long-standing gap in access to healthcare for families of persons with disabilities in the locality. Chennai: Tamil Nadu assembly speaker J C D Prabhakar on Saturday opened a centre for free therapy and rehabilitation services for persons with disabilities at the Greater Chennai Corporation-run Chennai Special School for…
Wild undergrowth makes the ramp at BJB Higher Secondary School unusable Bhubaneswar: He could ace academics but the system failed him.For Prateek Dash, a wheelchair-bound student who scored 76% in the Class X exams, admission to BJB Higher Secondary School should have been a moment of triumph. Instead, his family was forced to lift him…
Chikkamagaluru: In a rare display of empathy and judicial intervention, a major loan recovery dispute was amicably resolved at the Mega Lok Adalat organised by the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Chikkamagaluru, on Saturday.Canara Bank had filed a commercial execution petition against a severely differently abled man for the recovery of an outstanding loan of…
Ahmedabad: Will St Xavier’s High School in Gandhinagar shift a Class IX classroom to the ground floor for a student with cerebral palsy, or must the child access a first-floor classroom? Gujarat High Court is exploring a solution after the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities ordered the school to admit the student to its Gujarati-medium…
Ahmedabad: Maheshwari Dodiyar, 19, a native of Godhra, cannot see and hear and has very limited speech capabilities. Conventionally, she could have been seen as the proverbial ‘burden’ on her family. On the contrary, Maheshwari is shouldering the financial burden of her family of labourers. She earns Rs 14,000 per month working as a serving…
Poornima Bhat (centre), founder director of Arivu Early Intervention Centre, giving details of ‘DNA Karavali Dhwani’, a programme on disability awareness and inclusive development to be held on June 23 at Lions Seva Bhavan in Mangaluru Mangaluru: ‘DNA Karavali Dhwani’, a programme on disability awareness and inclusive development, organised by Disability NGO Alliance (DNA) ,…
Ramp encroaching pavement and road space on Vijayaraghava road, T Nagar in Chennai Chennai: Residents of many affluent neighbourhoods in Chennai are encroaching upon public land to build staircases, gardens and ramps, which eat into pedestrian space. As the discourse around walkability and pedestrian-friendly streets gains momentum, house owners in RA Puram, Boat Club Road,…
Jaipur: Social justice and empowerment minister Avinash Gehlot Wednesday assured that the demand for 4% reservation for persons with disabilities in Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local body elections is under the govt’s consideration and that an appropriate decision will be taken at the appropriate time, as the issue involves policy matters.Disability Rights Federation, Rajasthan,…
