Sachin Tendulkar, with his demeanour and performances on the field, has been a role model for youngsters.
Off the field too, the Master Blaster, through his conduct, has gained many admirers. Consider this. Only recently, the highest run-getter in Tests and one-day internationals politely refused a Rs20 crore-offer to endorse a top liquor brand.
http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_sachin-tendulkar-turns-down-record-rs20-crore-a-year-offer-to-endorse-liqour-brand_1479578
Friday, December 10, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Honour for defeating disability
Anish Goyal is a portfolio manager who trades in financial markets for a multi-national bank in London. An MBA from Wharton University, Anish has fought blindness since he was nine when his vision started failing. Trained as a drummer and a writer at heart, the 30-year-old was honoured with a national award by President Pratibha Patil on Friday along with 52 other real-world bravehearts who defeated their disability to make it big in life.
Read more: Honour for defeating disability - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Honour-for-defeating-disability/articleshow/7038511.cms#ixzz17UWdmZOE
Read more: Honour for defeating disability - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Honour-for-defeating-disability/articleshow/7038511.cms#ixzz17UWdmZOE
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Assam NGO organizes daylong jobs fair for disabled
Assam NGO organizes daylong jobs fair for disabled
A Guwahati-based non-government organization (NGO) recently organized a daylong jobs fair for the disabled.
The Career Access 2010 is the brainchild of the NGO Shishu Sarothi.
It is supported and sponsored by the Chennai-based Ability Foundation, naukri.com and various other government institutions.
Over 300 candidates from eleven states turned up in the hope of joining 27 participating firms in sectors like retail, insurance, IT and telecommunications.
Pritam Bora is from Sivasagar in Assam and is a post-graduate in information technology. He suffers from paralysis and found the fair a once in a lifetime opportunity to get a suitable job.
A Guwahati-based non-government organization (NGO) recently organized a daylong jobs fair for the disabled.
The Career Access 2010 is the brainchild of the NGO Shishu Sarothi.
It is supported and sponsored by the Chennai-based Ability Foundation, naukri.com and various other government institutions.
Over 300 candidates from eleven states turned up in the hope of joining 27 participating firms in sectors like retail, insurance, IT and telecommunications.
Pritam Bora is from Sivasagar in Assam and is a post-graduate in information technology. He suffers from paralysis and found the fair a once in a lifetime opportunity to get a suitable job.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Viklang Melo benefits 21,000 differently-abled in Gujarat - India - DNA
Viklang Melo benefits 21,000 differently-abled in Gujarat - India - DNA
Over 21,000 differently-abled people have been provided supplementary organs and aid worth Rs2.5 crore at a Viklang Melo organised at five talukas of Patan. The Mela was organised jointly by the Patan District collectorate and Ratna Nidhi Trust, an NGO.
The trust has organised camps at Patan, Siddhpur, Radhanpur, Harij and Sankheshwar under the private-public partnership programme of the state government.
Over 21,000 differently-abled people have been provided supplementary organs and aid worth Rs2.5 crore at a Viklang Melo organised at five talukas of Patan. The Mela was organised jointly by the Patan District collectorate and Ratna Nidhi Trust, an NGO.
The trust has organised camps at Patan, Siddhpur, Radhanpur, Harij and Sankheshwar under the private-public partnership programme of the state government.
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