Palampur girl bags gold in MTech
Palampur girl Kavya Sood, an M.Tech student of Food Engineering and Technology, has bagged the gold medal by securing the top position among all disciplines of engineering at the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai. Kavya is the daughter of Anuradha Sood, a senior teacher at Mount Carmel School, Thakurdwara, and Dr RK Sud, Chief Scientist at CSIR-IHBT, Palampur.
Drawing contest on World Water Day
Deepak Verma (Class VI), Arhaant Sood (Class VII) and Anadi Jain (Class VIII) topped in the drawing, model and slogan writing competition on the occasion of World Water Day at St Edwards School, Shimla. This year, the theme of World Water Day is ‘Valuing Water’. The value of water is about much more than its price – water has enormous and complex value for our households, food, culture, health, education, economics and the integrity of our natural environment. By sharing all the different ways water benefits our lives, we can value water properly and safeguard it effectively for everyone. The competition was held to sensitise the students in this regard.
SFI raises issue of vacant teaching posts
The SFI unit of Government College, Fagli, on Monday raised the issue of vacant teaching posts in the college, which was hampering their studies. The students also took up the issue of college building, which was in a dilapidated condition. They demanded that classes be started in the new building at the earliest. The SFI warned that if the demands were not met, it would soon launch an agitation.
Awareness programme organised
A one-day awareness and sensitisation and community mobilisation programme was held at GMS, Manlog, in Solan district. The issues related to National Education Policy, Right to Education, inclusive education, ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padao’ and Covid-related precautions were discussed at the programme.
