Need to recognize physical, mental aspects of disability: Army chief
New Delhi, June 20: Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Wedneday said there was a need to recognise both physical and mental aspects of disability and provide comprehensive care to the disabled soldiers to help them reintegrate into the society.
Speaking at a seminar on 'Physical and Mental Issues of Disabled Soldiers' organised at Manekshaw Centre here, he also highlighted various disabled-friendly initiatives that have been taken in armed forces hospitals, a defence release said.
Soldiers who have been disabled while serving the nation were honoured at the seminar, it added.
Maj D.P. Singh (retd), a Kargil war veteran and celebrity blade runner, shared his experiences with the audience.
The release said that the aim of the seminar was to provide an educative experience about the stresses faced by the soldiers and their families, especially when a family member suffers from an injury leading to a devastating disability.
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Three trampled to death by wild elephants in Jharkhand's Ramgarh
Ramgarh (PTI): Three persons, including an elderly man, were trampled to death by wild elephants in two separate incidents in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Friday, police said.
Both incidents happened within the Gola police station limits. One incident occurred at Banda village, where two persons died, while the second took place at Murpa village, where an elderly man was trampled to death by wild elephants, they said.
"Three people were killed by wild elephants on Friday at two different locations. All three were male. The bodies of the deceased have been recovered and are being sent for post-mortem examination at a government hospital," Officer in-charge of Gola police station, Abhishek Kumar, told PTI.
The deceased have been identified as Dheeraj Kumar (26) of Talatand in Patratu, Jugal Bhuiyan (30) of Murpa village, and Samdev Saw (73) of Murpa village, another police officer said.
"We have provided Rs 25,000 each to the victims' families as immediate relief, while the rest of the compensation will be given after completion of some official formalities," said DFO, Ramgarh, Nitish Kumar.
The Jharkhand government provides Rs 4 lakh as compensation in case of death caused by an elephant.
