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Resolution to boycott first unit test
Surat City Secondary Teachers’ Association has passed a resolution to boycott the first unit test, which several schools are preparing to hold disregarding a directive from the district education officer to the contrary. The secondary teachers had earlier issued a threat on similar lines and formalised it at its executive committee meeting held on Saturday. It has asked its members to submit two copies each of the resolution to the school holding the examination before boycotting the examination. The DEO’s order had come in the wake of the recent flood, which saw many schools remained closed for a long time, including when the Surat Municipal Corporation was spraying disinfectants in the affected schools. The schools maintain that it should be left to them whether to hold the examination or not.
Bank function
Main branch of Bank of Maharashtra in Surat, which is celebrating its silver jubilee year, has organised a function on November 18. The bank is among the first 14 to be nationalised in 1969 with a network of 1186 branchs all of the country. The function, to be held at APMC Auditorium at New Sardar Market, will be presided over by T S Raghavan, Chairman and Managing Director Bank of Maharashtra, Pune. Chairman Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd Baroda C R Patil will be the chief guest at the function. The Bank also plans to open one more branch in the city and introduce foreign exchange centre, extended business hours and other such facilities.
Day celebrated
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Nand Vidya Niketan celebrated `Children’s Day’. Students took active part in a number of programmes organised by the school, which included fancy dress show and songs. Nandi and his team of trainers from Essar presented a dog show for the students. In her address, Principal Usha Bhatt asked the students pledge to make India a better place to live in.
