Gearing up for D-Day

Kirti Kisan Union members announced that more than 300 are expected to go towards New Delhi from Nawanshahr in their tractor-trailers on January 23 to take part in the January 26 march. “The fight is against three farm laws and we won’t come back until we win the fight,” Tarsem Singh, a farmer said. Several rehearsal have also been conducted ahead of the big movement. Tractor-trailer marches were organised by the women wing and youth wing of the Kirti Kisan Union.

Exemplary model to follow

To motivate staff members, Senior Medical Officer (SMO) Gurpal Kataria got inoculated himself first. He said he wanted to tell them that there was no side-effect of the vaccination. “There is no need to pay attention to any kind of rumors. There are no side-effects. I am feeling perfectly fine. Also, it is perfectly safe, so, no need to worry,” he said. Until now, 76 healthcare workers have been inoculated. Kataria said everyone should shun their inhibitions. “Last year was tough, when the pandemic hit us. We waited for the vaccine and now it has arrived. So, we should be thankful,” he said.

Getting ‘smart’ at schools

To sensitise teachers and students about the utility of Punjab Educare App for accomplishing ‘Mission Shat Pratishat’, District Education Officer (SE), Jagjit Singh and Deputy District Education Officer (SE), Amrik have started a training programme for schoolteachers to equip them with the technical knowhow to use smart classrooms in school for operating the Punjab Educare App on LED projectors. Younes Khokhar, District Mentor (computer faculty) has prepared a presentation depicting steps to download the app on smartphones as well as to connect it with the LED projectors in the existing smart classrooms in government schools. The ICT wing of the district Education Department has organised a special training programme in as many as 106 high and senior secondary schools. Under this programme, computer teachers are imparted training to teachers in their respective schools. Lakhwinder Singh, Assistant District Mentor (computer faculty), said all computer teachers of the district have made their contribution in imparting training to teachers. In the next phase, virtual training workshop for teachers of middle schools would be organised shortly. Jagjit Singh exhorted schoolteachers to make students aware about contents like revised syllabus, simplified learning material, question banks, model test papers, practice sheets, revision papers and latest updates for preparing for the ensuing Board examinations in a well-planned manner.