‘Hindi Divas’ celebrated at Himachal Pradesh University

A function to mark 'Hindi Divas' was held at the Himachal Pradesh University. Speaking on the occasion, VC Sikandar Kumar said Hindi was the language of the people. Professor Naresh Kumar, the keynote speaker on the occasion, said people should adopt Hindi completely. He said Hindi was simple, as it was written the way it was spoken.

Firing test for NCC cadets

The NCC cadets from various colleges and APG University, Shimla, participated in the firing and drill test at Balghati, Sairi. Commanding Officer Colonel Suneet Shankta said final selection for RDC cadets was done through the test.

Geography neglected in schools: ABVP

The ABVP submitted a memorandum to VC, HPU, regarding the problems being faced by geography research students. The ABVP said students were getting an opportunity to study geography only in 13 per cent schools and 41 per cent colleges in the state. The ABVP said in many of the institutes, where geography was being taught, many posts of geography teacher were lying vacant.