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
It has been 11 years of double-engine govt... 'divyang fir raha maara maara': Tejashwi Yadav slams Nitish Kumar's leadershipRJD leader Tejashwi Yadav criticized the Bihar government, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, for not addressing the issues of Divyangs de...
07 Mar, 2025, 09.49 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
New app to provide seamless access to loans for people with disabilitiesA new mobile app launched in India streamlines loan access for disabled entrepreneurs and individuals. The app debuted at the 22nd Divya Ka...
22 Dec, 2024, 10.16 PM IST
Govt launches anganwadi protocol to track, help children with disabilitiesThe government has launched a national protocol to provide for training of anganwadi workers to track and help children with disabilities. ...
28 Nov, 2023, 03.42 PM IST
400-plus cricketers to take part in National T20 for Physically Challenged in Udaipur from Oct 8The third edition of the National T20 for the Physically Challenged will be held from October 8 in Rajasthan's Udaipur with more than 400 c...
09 Jul, 2023, 06.48 PM IST
Mumbai: 25% fare concession on Metro 2A and 7 for senior citizens, divyang persons and students from May 1Eknath Shinde called the move a gift to Mumbaikars from Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Ltd (MMMOCL), which operates and maintains ...
29 Apr, 2023, 05.07 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
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
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
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
Uttar Pradesh government mulling loan waiver for 'Divyangs'Will also provide them loans upto Rs 1 lakh at an interest rate of 4 per cent only, Backward welfare and Handicap welfare minister Om Praka...
30 Apr, 2017, 07.34 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
Narendra Modi to inaugurate international terminal at Harni airport tomorrowAfter the function, Modi will head to Navlakhi ground, where artificial limbs, tri-cycles and other assistive devices will be distributed t...
21 Oct, 2016, 05.28 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