NCC fitness test camp organised

In order to enroll deserving students of Arya Government College, Nurpur, in the college NCC unit, a fitness test camp was held on the campus on Sunday. As many as 174 students took the test. In the first year, only 45 students, 30 boys and 15 girls, are being enrolled in the NCC unit. It was a longstanding demand of the students to start an NCC unit in the college. The NCC/9 HP Battalion, Dalhousie, finally approved this unit a few days ago. It has given a nod to enroll a total of 134 students.

Pinegrove girl tops science event

Ananya Kalia, a Class X student of Pinegrove School, Dharampur, secured the first position in the “Activity Corner” among participants across the state in the 28th Children’s Science Congress organised online by HIMCOSTE. The news brought cheer to the school fraternity. Executive director of the school, Capt AJ Singh, while congratulating her, expressed hope that children would continue to bring laurels to the school with their hard work and sincerity.

Briefing on anti-ragging norms

A welcome and orientation programme was organised at Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College (PJNGMC), Chamba, for the new batch of MBBS students. Principal Dr Ramesh Bharti said the session got delayed by five months due to the pandemic. He said ragging was a matter of concern in educational institutions but believed that the Chamba medical college was free from the menace. He said as per guidelines of the Supreme Court and the National Medical Commission (NMC), all anti-ragging measures had been taken and students were given phone numbers of anti-ragging committee members in case they faced any such incident.