Farmer Protests: Activist Succumbs To Covid-19 After Falling Ill At Farmer Protest Site On Delhi Border
Rakesh Tikait addressing a large meeting in April 2021 amid Covid-19 surge
Momita Basu (25), daughter of communist leader Utsav Basu from West Bengal, died of Covid-19 on Friday (30 April). She had reached the protest site at the Tikri border on 12 April and fell ill on 26 April as per a
She had an infection in her lungs apart from testing positive for Covid-19.
Punjab Kisan Union leader Jasbir Kaur Natt told the reporters: âShe was in my direct contact. She was an active girl and was participating in various programmes at the farmer protest. When she felt uneasy on 26 April, my daughter Navkiran Kaur Natt took her to a private hospital at Bahadurgarh. She had to put in a lot of effort to get her admitted to the hospital. In the Covid test, she turned positive and passed away on Friday evening. Her mortal remains were consigned to flames at Bahadurgarh.â
A list of the awardees at the IIHM presents The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2020, 25th Edition, in association with The Bhawanipur Education Society College
The Caring Minds Award for a ‘School that Cares’
Special mention (for handling the pandemic)
Calcutta Rescue: Distributed smartphones among slum children
Adamas World School: Provided a part of its Barasat campus to set up a quarantine centre
Joint winners
Antyodoy Ashram: Home to 78 children, orphans or children of single parents incapable of bringing them up Batighar Pathshala: School for 56 children, mostly from slums and footpaths
Don Bosco School, Liluah: Host of welfare activities like teaching girls over 14 years for free and conducting night schools