Hairstylist R. Raja provides free haircuts to persons with disabilities at his Jayam shop in Allahpuram, a thickly populated neighbourhood in the Old Town of Vellore Corporation. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Hairstylist R. Raja has been a household name in Allahpuram, a thickly populated neighbourhood in the Old Town of Vellore Corporation, for providing …
article content Toronto Police is changing the way it releases missing persons information. article content Effective immediately, news releases and social media posts will no longer routinely include the person’s surname or gender, but instead their picture and first name. article content These changes, made in consultation with the Homicide and Missing Persons Unit and …
Dr Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti during his more-than-four-decade journey has paved the way for disabled persons across the country. He is one of the three persons from Telangana to be awarded with India’s fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri. He was selected for the award from the field of medicine. ‘My dream is to establish …
A corporate social responsibility (CSR) project of SBI Card, executed by non-profit organisation Round Table India, has helped 150 differently abled persons get new wheelchairs. The beneficiaries were mainly from Chennai, Puducherry and Madurai. The CSR project identified and assessed beneficiaries first before providing the wheelchairs. Beneficiaries were selected on the basis of socio-economic status, …
Three persons were killed after a crane collapsed at a deity procession during Draupathi Amman festival at Kilveedi village in Nemili near Arakkonam in Ranipet on Sunday evening. The incident happened at 8.15 p.m. (PHOTOS: Special Arrangement). Three persons were killed after a crane collapsed at a procession as part of the Draupathi Amman festival …
A technician showing the damaged glass panel of the Vande Bharat Express and, right, repair works under way at the New Coaching Complex, at Marripalem in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. | Photo Credit: V. RAJU Visakhapatnam The police on Thursday arrested three persons in less than 24 hours after they allegedly vandalised the Vande Bharat Express …
Diabetes test: Health workers of Greater Chennai Corporation testing the diabetes level of people aged 45 or above at the vaccination center in Vadapalani | Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B Diabetes is often termed as the rich man’s disease. Studies also show that lifestyle changes, including sedentary work and poor dietary choices, often lead to …
Three people were killed and four others injured in a road accident on the Mhow-Neemuch highway in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday. The truck driver suddenly applied brakes and the speeding car, which was behind the truck, rammed into it, a senior police officer said. The deceased were residents of Bardiya village in Neemuch district. At …