Teachers hold dharnaSurat: Secondary and higher secondary teachers held a dharna in the collectorate premises as the strike launched by them to press for wages at par with the central government employees and retention in employment of teachers declared surplus entered the seventh day on Wednesday.Members of the executive committee of the teachers' association and co-ordination committee assembled in front of the office of the district education officer and observed a dharna. At the end of their dharna, they submitted a memorandum to the district education officer requesting that their demands be met immediately.SeminarThe District Education Bhavan has planned a district-level seminar for students of standard VIII, IX and X. The winner will represent the district in the national-level competition on `Scientific and Technological Achievement in Post Independent India'. Those interested should contact the District Education office for details. Entries should reach the District Education Bhavan, Surat by July 15.Two honouredDevendra Nayak of Devrekha Engineers and his wife Rekhaben were honoured with two awards for excellence in the field of exports and energy conservation. The awards, instituted by the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) for industrial units, were handed over by the president of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry K K Modi during the company's 57th annual general meeting held recently.Kutch visitA team of the Surat unit of the Republican Party of India will shortly leave for cyclone-affected areas of Kutch and Saurashtra. They will distribute clothes and foodgrains among the affected. According to its general secretary Suresh Sonwane, party MPs from Maharashtra, Ramdas Athwale and Jogendra Kawade will visit Bhuj on Thursday.TransferredVadodara: The State Government is reported to have transferred Pratapbhai Pandya, Education Officer of the Vadodara District Panchayat. Pandya is said to be transferred as he was to effect internal transfers of 1,000 primary school teachers, serving in panchayat-run schools.
