Our Correspondent,Chamba, February 2

The NCC cadet Ojasvi Sharma of Chamba won the first position in the Best Cadet competition in the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.The banner was presented by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Ojasvi in New Delhi on the occasion of Republic Day. Ojasvi also got gold in the Army senior category.He hails from Chamba and is a student of RK Memorial National Public School. The staff and students of the school conveyed their congratulations to Ojasvi on his achievement.Professor Joginder Singh Dhiman, Chairman, Department of Mathematics, Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla, has been selected the Rashtriya Gaurav Award for his meritorious services in the fields of Education and Social Welfare by the India International Friendship Society. The award will be presented to Professor Dhiman on March 11 in New Delhi.Dr Dhiman has been actively engaged in teaching and research since 1993 and has guided 12 students for Ph.D. He is holding the Additional Charge of the Director, Pre-Examination Coaching Centre, HPU, and is the chief adviser of the equal opportunity cell established in the university.He has been instrumental in having collaboration of the HPU with the Forum of SC/ST legislators and parliamentarians for carrying forward various welfare activities pertaining to the students belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes. — TNS