Minister Khader appeals people to make use of govt. programmes
Physically disabled distributed two-wheelers and other equipment
Mangaluru, July 15: Urban Development and Housing Minister UT Khader said that eligible physically challenged people should make use of the government programmes as the government has been introducing various programmes for their welfare.
Giving away two-wheelers and other equipment to the physically disabled beneficiaries at the zilla panchayat hall here on Sunday, he said that the government has been introducing various programmes to make the physically disabled self-reliant. So, the needy people should get the benefit. Physically disabled should not be deprived of modern technology. In order to help them lead a good life, the government has been giving required equipment like talking laptop, hearing aids and others, he said.
Two-wheelers were distributed to 91 physically disabled, talking laptops to eight visually challenged students, 15 wheelchairs, 50 hearing aids, one braille watch, 10 walkers, three waterbeds, 40 petty shops and others on the occasion.
ZP vice president Kasturi Panja, social justice standing committee president Janardhan, DHO Dr Ramakrishna Rao, woman and child welfare department deputy director Sundara Poojary, district children’s protection officer Usman, Mangaluru taluk panchayat president Muhammad Monu, physically disabled welfare officer Yamuna and others were present.
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UP: Misled by GPS navigation, car falls into river from partially constructed bridge, 3 dead
Bareilly (UP), Nov 24: Three people died when their car fell into the Ramganga river from a partially constructed bridge here on Sunday, police said, adding that they suspect the driver was misled by its navigation system into taking the unsafe route.
The accident occurred around 10 am on the Khalpur-Dataganj road when the victims were travelling from Bareilly to Dataganj in the Badaun district, they said.
"Earlier this year, floods had caused the front portion of the bridge to collapse into the river, but this change had not been updated in the system," Circle Officer Ashutosh Shivam said.
The driver was using a navigation system and did not realise that the bridge was unsafe, driving the car off the damaged section, the police said.
There were no safety barriers or warning signs on the approach to the damaged bridge, leading to the fatal accident, Shivam said.
Upon receiving information, police teams from Faridpur, Bareilly and Dataganj police station rushed to the spot. They recovered the vehicle and the bodies from the river, Shivam added.
The circle officer said that bodies had been sent for post-mortem. Further investigation into the matter is underway.
— Bareilly Police (@bareillypolice) November 24, 2024
