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Dimapur, May 18
The ‘people-to-people program for national integration and faculty exchange program’, an initiative of Nagaland’s Governor, PB Acharya, has begun in Nagaland with a team of 13 teachers having arrived from Mumbai. The team of teachers is led by the principal of Gopal Sharma International School of Mumbai, Gool Ghariali. The others are Rekha Palnitkar; Sangitavishwarao; Upsana Roy from Maneckji Cooper Education Trust. Principal Kashmira; Jesicadaruwalla; Najma; Jyshree from Vidyanidhi School. Savita Thakur; Shailesh; Nitin from INFC. Dilip Parajpe and Pooja Baroda (Gurarat). The group of experienced and highly-qualified teachers is visiting the state under the fellowship exchange program from May 9 and till the 20th.
After visiting Peren and Dimapur districts, the team arrived in Kohima town on May 15 where Governor, PB Acharya accorded a warm welcome and felicitated the team at Raj Bhavan. The team would be meeting teachers and students of various government schools in Kohima district on May 18 and the 19th.
The governor had also initiated a fellowship program for which a group of highly-specialized doctors from Mumbai visited Nagaland during May 7-13. The doctors conducted free medical camps in Peren town and Jalukie during May 8-9, and at the Naga Hospital Authority in Kohima during May 11-13.
Governor interacts with Rotary Club members
Governor PB Acharya had an interactive session with members of the visiting members of Rotary Club of Bombay, and Rotary Club of Kohima at the Raj Bhavan on May 16.
In his address, Acharya thanked the Rotary Club of Bombay for conducting free medical camps which he said helped ‘identify many patients in their initial stages’. He requested the members to follow up. He said that the main reason he motivated the doctors from Mumbai to come to Nagaland was not only for health but also for national integration, emotional integration, and ‘getting to know each other and also to understand and respect each other’.
The governor also expressed happiness at his meeting the Rotary members of the state for the first time.
Dr. Keditsu, past president of Rotary Club of Kohima highlighted some of the many projects the club has undertaken. He said that the club is active and is ‘doing their part for the state’. He assured that the club would conduct follow up medical checkups and extend their support in such projects in the future as well.
Dr. Palep, president of the Rotary Club of Bombay spoke briefly during the vent as well. He emphasized enhancing skills by the doctors for better achievement in the health sector of the state.
