Arshia wins laurels in U-10 chess

Nine-year-old Arshiya from GAV Public School, Kangra, won an online state-level chess championship organised by the State Chess Adhoc Association. She will now lead the state at the national level in July. Amid the pandemic, the All-India Chess Organisation is conducting online chess competitions at the state and national levels. Arshiya has been the state champion twice in 2018 and 2019. She has already played one U-7 and one senior national from Himachal. Principal Sunil Kant Chadha said the school would honour Arshia for her achievements.

Webinar on yogic pranayama

The School of Yoga at Shoolini University organised a webinar on the significance of ayurveda and yogic pranayama. It began with mantra chanting by Divya Matlani, a research associate. Chancellor, Shoolini University, Prof PK Khosla, delivered a welcome speech. Dr Rajendra Sharma, District Ayurveda Officer, spoke on the “Significance of ayurveda and yogic pranayama on our body systems”. He explained the concepts of ‘tri-doshas’ and ‘saptadhatu’. He emphasised on the four pillars of ayurveda that lead to healthy and happy life ie ‘ahara’, ‘vihara’, ‘achara’ and ‘vichara’. “A healthy individual having right faith, attitude, knowledge and hardwork can achieve success in life,” he concluded.

Action sought against school

The Student Parent Forum has accused Dayanand Public School of misguiding the Education Department and demanded strict action against the authorities. The forum threatened that if the department failed to take action against the school, it would launch an agitation. Alleging that the school’s response to a query raised by the Education Department on fee hike was a bundle of lies, forum convener Vijender Mehra said how could the school claim that parents’ consent was taken for the hike when parents’ general house was not held.

General Sandhu meets Education Minister

Major General JS Sandhu, Additional Director General, NCC Directorate Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh met Education Minister Govind Thakur and Secretary, Education, Rajeev Sharma. General Sandhu sought the minister’s cooperation in the early implementation of the NCC as an elective subject in all universities of the state. He also interacted with the cadets and officers of Shimla, Mandi, and Kullu NCC units and acknowledged their efforts.