Ganderbal, Oct 18 : A 56 year-old women was killed after being hit by a car on Srinagar Leh highway at Prang Kangan area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday.
An official said that an i20 car hit the pedestrian identified as Mugli Begum W/O late Mohd Abdullah Bhat R/O Chiner Kangan resulting in critical injuries to her.
She was immediately rushed to SDH Kangan where doctors declared her brought dead on arrival.
Police have taken cognizance of the incident
Iqbal calls on LG, discusses framework for welfare of ‘Divyangjan’
Srinagar, Oct 18: Iqbal Lone, Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Tuesday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and presented an Action Plan for the implementation of the various measures enshrined in Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Lone discussed with the Lt Governor the execution of short term and long-term frameworks on disability affairs for welfare of Divyangjan.
The Action plan proposed for creation of State Fund for all the emergency needs and concerns of Persons with Disabilities; setting up of the Department of Disability Studies/Affairs in J&K with a view to creating pool of academician and rehabilitation professionals; developing Website /App for Online Grievance Redressal and Reporting Mechanism for Persons with Disabilities.
A threadbare discussion was held on the effective implementation of all related schemes including SIPDA, ADIP, Cochlear implant, Accessible India Campaign, Pension, Mobility; involving Sports department and Paralympics for Sports & recreational activities as per RPWD Act.
The Lt Governor emphasized on the close coordination of all the departments particularly, Health, Education, Tourism, Jammu & Srinagar Municipal Corporations, Urban Local Bodies across the UT for accessible infrastructure for divyangjan.
