‘Inclusion is not charity; it’s a right’: Cinema urged to lead India’s accessibility movement at Smile International Film Festival

AD correspondent New Delhi  “Inclusion is not a matter of charity or compassion; it is a matter of rights.” With this powerful assertion, Manmeet Kaur Nanda, IAS, Additional Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), set the tone in inaugural function of the 12th edition of the Smile International Film Festival for Children…

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Devotees throng 'Sangam' at Prayagraj for holy bath. A file photo.

UP gears up for Mahakumbh 2025  

Over 4,000 tourist guides to get training to assist domestic and international travellers Lucknow, 12 August   Over 4,000 tourist guides will be trained by Uttar Pradesh Tourism and Culture department to assist the domestic and international travellers during the Mahakumbh-2025 to be held in the state in 12 years. Additionally, large-scale arrangements, including tent…

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Swadesh Darshan

Swadesh Darshan scheme will boost tourism in Uttar Pradesh NEW DELHI, 7 March The launch of two projects worth Rs 29 crore to Sitapur and Prayagraj by the Prime Minister through video conferencing under Centre’s Swadesh Darshan 2.0 will boost tourism in Uttar Pradesh. Rs 13.02 crore has been approved for projects including Prayagraj World Art,…

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Athletes who represented India at World Transplant Games 2025 in Germany felicitated

New Delhi, 2 SeptemberORGAN India, an initiative of the NGO Parashar Foundation and Team Managers of the Indian Contingent, felicitated the athletes who represented India at the World Transplant Games 2025 in Dresden, Germany. As the driving force behind India’s participation, the ORGAN India team played a pivotal role in preparing, training, arranging sponsorship, and…

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Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi launches ‘Dekho Apna Desh – People’s Choice 2024’ campaign in Ayodhya

AD AYODHYA, 20 NOVEMBERUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the Tourism Ministry’s “Dekho Apna Desh ~ People’s Choice 2024” campaign in Ayodhya on Wednesday.The Chief Minister highlighted that the Uttar Pradesh government is running the “Dekho Apna Desh – People’s Choice 2024” campaign as a ‘Maha Abhiyan’ to gather public opinion on the state’s…

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