HPUTWA meeting organised

A meeting of the Himachal Pradesh University Teachers Welfare Association (HPUWTA) was conducted, in which the issues of implementation of UGC’s 7th pay scale, pay fixation, counting of past service and those related to accommodation were discussed. The association also demanded that old pension scheme should be implemented in the university and the newly appointed teachers should be provided room, furniture and computer at the earliest.

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NIT student bags prestigious offer

Prateek Bharat Sharma, a final-year student of B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering) of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur, has received a placement offer from Amazon, with a package of Rs 1.12 crore He has also received an offer from Google and an on-campus placement offer from Paytm. Prof Lalit Kumar Awasthi, Director NIT, congratulated Prateek for this achievement.

Statehood golden jubilee celebrated

Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj on Tuesday inaugurated a function to celebrate the golden jubilee of full statehood at Government Senior Secondary School, Chotta Shimla. The minister said the students develop competitive spirit by participating in competitions, which are necessary in today’s global environment. The incumbent government was giving priority to higher education and was committed to providing education to girls, he added.