Agriculture Minister visits ICAR-IIAB
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Co-operative, Badal, visited ICAR-IIAB on Friday and interacted with the Scientists and staff. Director ICAR-IIAB, Dr Sujat Rakshit, briefed the Minister about the Institute's research, academic, and outreach activities. The Minister took a keen interest in the outreach activities of the Institute and appreciated the efforts the Institute had been making since its establishment. He expresses his desire to link the Institute with the various farmers-oriented government schemes for quick and sustainable growth of agriculture in the state. He reiterated that with the kind of dedication the Institute is working, it would become a Centre of Excellence for teaching and research in the times to come. He stressed that the Institute should primarily focus on the agricultural-related problems of the state. The minister planted a Kalptaru sapling at the Campus with a firm belief that as the tree grows, all the Institute's aspirations will be fulfilled
New Principal takes charge at Bishop Westcott Boys
The new principal of Bishop Westcott Boys' Namkum School, Joel Jonathan Admin, took charge. While meeting with the teachers, the principal said that we have to make the school better and indiscipline will not be tolerated. He said that Bishop Westcott Boys School is a prestigious school of this state. Its reputation has to be taken further. Prior to this, Joel Jonathan Admin was the Principal of the Bishop School, Pune. He is a well-known educationist of the country and is recognized as a very strict principal. On this occasion, the teachers and staff of the school welcomed them by giving them bouquets.
Young Indians members get training
Jamshedpur: A TOT (Training of the Trainers) session was organised for seven members under Masoom Project, run by the Jamshedpur branch of Young Indians. In this, seven members of Young Indians were trained to avoid child sexual abuse, safe and unsafe touch. Now these trained members will go to the schools and other institutions of the city and give information to the children about sexual harassment, safe and unsafe touch and also tell them the ways to avoid it. The training was given by Dr. Rachna Nair, Rashmi Kanvatia, and Preeti Jhunjhunwala of Young Indians. In the previous session, 15 members have been given this training.