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Visually-impaired Dr Jitender Aggarwal campaigns for 'Atmanirbhar Divyangs' on 'KBC-12 Karamveer Series'

Mumbai, Nov 28 (UNI) Visually-impaired Dr Jitender Aggarwal and his wife Dr Suman of Sarthak Educational Trust, which has trained and provided employment opportunities to 20,000 'divyangs' (specially-abled) from across the country through the NGO, have won a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh on the Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan-hosted popular quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati 12', the proceeds of which will go to their Trust.
This was a part of special 'Karamveer' episodes that brings forth change-makers and fighters who make a difference in real life.
The life of Dr Jitender Aggarwal, who was practising dentistry earlier, changed all of a sudden after he was diagnosed with 'macular degeneration of retina', a non-treatable concern, at the age of 30, which took away his vision. As he was exploring livelihood options for himself while groping in the dark, he realised the challenges of people with disabilities (PwDs) in India.
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Master plan to solve traffic problems in Pune city: CP Amitesh Kumar

29 Mar 2024 | 9:15 PM

Pune, Mar 29 (UNI) Pune Police is planning to solve the traffic problem by taking into consideration all factors, including the increasing expansion of the city and the number of vehicles. It will implement immediate and long-term measures.

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Maharashra ex-Minister Meenakshi Patil passes away

29 Mar 2024 | 8:23 PM

Mumbai, March 29 (UNI) Former Maharashtra Minister and Peasants & Workers Party (PWP) leader Meenakshi Patil passed away after a prolonged illness at her native Alibaug' s house in Raigad district, party leaders said here on Friday.

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Scuffle erupts in Maratha community meeting

29 Mar 2024 | 7:19 PM

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mar 29 (UNI) A scuffle broke out between two groups over suggestion of a candidate's name in a meeting organised by the Maratha community here on Friday.

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One dies, another seriously injured in lift collapse

29 Mar 2024 | 6:50 PM

Kolhapur, Mar 29 (UNI) A man was killed, and another one was seriously injured, after the cable of an elevator snapped and came crashing down in Sant Gora Kumbhar Colony area of the city on Friday.

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NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) to announce party candidates for Satara, Mhada Lok Sabha seats soon

NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) to announce party candidates for Satara, Mhada Lok Sabha seats soon

29 Mar 2024 | 6:40 PM

Kolhapur, Mar 29 (UNI) While refusing to divulge the names of probable candidates for the Satara and Mhada Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra, NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) chief Sharad Pawar said on Friday that he will announce the party nominees for these two Lok Sabha constituencies in next two to three days.

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