BBC Hindi also did a story and aired bites of advocate Pankaj Sinha of Delhi High Court yesterday.
On 12/4/19, A K Dua <akdu...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Nation observed the World Day for the Disabled yesterday; while almost > all the States did as well. Awards were given away for outstanding > achievements to the disabled as well as those working for the empowerment > of the disabled. > > The United Nations theme was to promote leadership, provide an inclusive > eco system and give opportunities for contributing to the sustainable > goals. > > All through the media, the V I P’s made promising statements to encourage > the disabled and appreciate their achievements. They included the Vice > President of India, Chief Ministers, Ministers, Principal Secretaries, > Directors and several others. If I remember correctly, the president of > India used to give these awards, earlier. > > In spite of all the honours and the sweet words spoken; it is astonishing > to note that the names of most of the awardees are missing in the media > reports; leave aside a mention of their achievements. It appears, by giving > away these awards; the authorities are just fulfilling their duty towards > the disabled. Similarly, the media seems to cover the occasion to highlight > the efforts of the authorities to empower the Divyangs. Who cares for their > achievements or innovative work done by them. > > At least B B C Hindi had the decency to play an audio clip of interaction > with Nidhi Goyal, on her accessible - Rising Flame website! > > However, here is the link for the list of awardees of 2019 : > https://ourcivilsociety.com/2019/11/18/winners-of-national-disability-awards-2019/ > > > > · Arun Kumar Dua > Celebrating World Disability Day! > > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > > -- सादर/ Regards अविनाश शाही/ Avinash Shahi सहायक/ Assistant मानव संसाधन प्रबंध विभाग/ Human Resource Management Department भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक/ Reserve Bank of India लखनऊ क्षेत्रीय कार्यालय/Lucknow RO विस्तार/ Extension: 2232 Celebrating World Disability Day! Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
