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Tarn Taran diary: Public toilets remain inaccessible

Teachers who went beyond textbooksTwo teachers from Tarn Taran district were among the 80 personalities being honoured by the Education Department on the Teacher’s Day in a virtual and the offline state-level function. Jaswinder Singh (in pink turban), Block Elementary Education Officer (BEEO), Chohla Sahib, and Lakhwinder Singh (in blue turban), an English lecturer at Government Secondary School, Jahangir, were felicitated on Teacher’s Day. The BEEO Jaswinder Singh has been honoured with the Administrator State Award while Lakhwinder Singh has bagged the State Teacher Award. The education block, Chohla Sahib, is the first block in the state where all 56 government elementary schools were turned into Smart schools to provide online education. These 56 schools have been equipped with LED and projectors in all classrooms. BEEO Jaswinder Singh said all this could be done with the sincere efforts of the teachers who roped in donors, NGOs and other sections of the society to come forward for the common cause. It’s only because of their efforts that the schools did not have to seek even a single penny from the state government.Dist Farmers hold their ground at MahapanchayatThe border district of Tarn Taran contributed remarkably to the Kisan Mahapanchayat held in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, on September 5 by the Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM). Members of more than 300 farmers’ organisations participated in the mahapanchayat, expressing resentment against three contentious farm laws. The leaders who addressed on the occasion were Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu, state president of Kisan Sangharsh Committee (KSC), Punjab, and Harjinder Singh Tanda, state president of Azad Kisan Sangharsh Committee. Kanwalpreet Singh addressed the Mahapanchayat in chaste Punjabi. He sternly warned the government against three contentious farm laws. He said a day will come when PM Modi would have to leave his ‘anti-farmer’ stand. The role of Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu for strengthening the farmers’ movement in Punjab cannot be ignored. He formed the KSC in 2000 and managed to protect the interests of farmers. Harjinder Singh Tanda who is a grassroots leader, warned the Centre against the agri laws. Inderjit Singh Kot Budha said as he was away from Delhi, his representative addressed the gathering.(Contributed by Gurbaxpuri)

The Tribune

2021-09-09