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Assam tightens Aadhaar card rules to curb infiltration- Inspired by his father, a Madras Regiment swimmer, this businessman has helped 15,000 specially-abled children learn swimming; PM Modi praises his work
- "A ray of hope": PM Modi hails 'Namami Gange Abhiyan' initiative for saving trapped Gangetic dolphin in UP
- Ensuring a 'divyang' contributes to nation building should be society's responsibility: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah emphasized the need for societal responsibility in empowering the 'divyang' community, ensuring their contrib...21 Sep, 2025, 08.03 PM IST
- Gautam Adani's son Jeet's wedding promise: Rs 10 lakhs pledged yearly to help 500 brides with disabilitiesAhead of their wedding on February 7, Jeet Adani and Diva Shah have made a generous pledge to support women with disabilities by contributi...05 Feb, 2025, 07.19 PM IST
- Maharashtra cabinet okays 4 per cent quota in promotions for divyang employeesA statement from the Chief Minister's Office said the decision for the divyang reservation in promotion was taken at the Cabinet meeting. T...19 Apr, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
- Maharashtra minister proposes use of word 'Ganga Bhagirathi' to refer to widows, Congress slams himMaharashtra Women and Child Development Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha has suggested using the term "Ganga Bhagirathi" to describe widows, s...13 Apr, 2023, 07.01 PM IST
- Govt has taken many initiatives to create opportunities for persons with disabilities: PM ModiThe day is observed on December 3 to raise people's awareness about the rights of persons with disabilities and mobilise political will and...03 Dec, 2022, 10.20 AM IST
- Hunt on for divyang-like 'respectable' coinage for transgendersET gathers that discussions are ongoing in the government and among social groups over the right term to represent the transgender communit...01 Apr, 2022, 11.41 PM IST
- No atrocities recorded against SC/ST in Assam in 2020: Union Minister Ramdas AthawaleRamdas Athawale visited Guwahati on Sunday and reviewed the schemes of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India an...10 Jan, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
- UP govt gave one-time pension to 10.68 lakh 'divyang' during lockdown: Yogi AdityanathAddressing the seventh convocation ceremony of the university, Adityanath said, "We all are indebted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who ca...14 Dec, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
- Over 10 crore people have participated in 'Fit India' campaign: Kiren RijijuThe minister was speaking while receiving a cycle rally of specially-abled CRPF troops who pedalled about 1,000 km in 16 days from Sabarmat...02 Oct, 2020, 08.31 PM IST
- NeoStencil to aid physically-challenged students prepare for government job examsUnder the initiative, classes will be provided via smart-class infrastructure and with direct access to NeoStencil platform.27 Nov, 2018, 02.34 PM IST
- Railways replaces 'viklang' with 'divyang' in concession formsThe terms "blind", "deaf and dumb" and "physically challenged" will also be replaced with less derogatory alternatives.27 Jan, 2018, 12.45 PM IST
- PM Narendra Modi gives away helping devices to 18,000 differently-abled peopleNarendra Modi said a world record was set in the camp held at the Race Course ground, wherein more than 18,000 'divyangjans' were given the...29 Jun, 2017, 08.54 PM IST
- UP minister insults 'divyang' staff, video goes viral"You have kept a differently-abled man on contract. What will he do? This is the reason behind lack of hygiene here," Pachauri can be heard...20 Apr, 2017, 07.01 PM IST
- Department of Empowerment of Disability Affairs to incorporate the word ‘Divyang’ in Hindi and English namesOn December 3, at the launch of Accessible India, PM had suggested the same, prompting PMO and Ministry of Social Justice to begin consulta...22 Oct, 2016, 08.35 PM IST
- PM Narendra Modi obliges people with selfies at International Yoga Day celebrationsModi also interacted with the inmates of Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre (PRC), Mohali, who were doing 'asanas' on wheel-chairs.21 Jun, 2016, 04.18 PM IST
- Government mulling increasing 'divyang' categories to 19: Thawar Chand GehlotThawar Chand Gehlot said that the government is considering a proposal to increase the number of divyang categories from the present seven ...25 May, 2016, 12.24 PM IST
- PM Narendra Modi suggests use of 'divyang' for persons with disability in his 'Mann ki Baat'The Department of Disability Affairs has already had two meetings on this with experts since the PM spoke about it first.28 Dec, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
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