Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, the vision of Rajiv Gandhi, offer rural children access to high quality school education. 28 new schools have been approved in 2006-07, in addition to the 505 functioning schools.
Miss Meghna of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Pandoh, District Mandi bagged the first prize in the junior group of declamation contest. Aarti Sharma of Kangra and Poonam Bhadrwaj of Shimla bagged the second prize respectively in the declamation contest of the junior group.
Mr. Ajay Sharma of DAV School, Chamba, Yog Prakash of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Rekong Peo and Pooja of Govt. High School, Daslehra (Bilaspur) bagged the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively in the painting competition of junior group.
In Slogan writing competition, Vikrant Hans of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Nalagarh, District Solan bagged the first prize in the senior group, while Nishant Gautam from Govt. Senior Secondary School, Chamba and Sunita Kumari from Govt. Senior Secondary School, Paprola, District Kangra bagged the 2nd and 3rd prizes in the competition respectively. In the junior group of slogan writing competition, Sunil Kumar of Govt. High School, Khudikehan, District Mandi, Shikha Thakur of Bharmour (Chamba) and Shalu Sharma of Govt. High School, Mairi (Una) were awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively.
In the senior group of declamation contest, Vandana of Govt. Senior Senior Secondary School, Sundernagar, Chaman Verma and Shiv Shamra of Solan bagged 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively, while Disha Vyas of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Paprola, District Kangra, Shekhar Rawat of MRDAV School, Solan and Naveen Kumar of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Mandi bagged 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize respectively in Senior group of painting competition.
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Kalapet students took out a rally to
create awareness on AIDS among the people and distributed 1,000
booklets on World AIDS Day on Friday. Students were Volunteers of the
National Service Scheme (NSS)
Medical Officer, Government Hospital, Sister Elesy, an official of the
"Shanti Bhavan" a privately managed HIV and AIDS care centre at
Chinnakalapet, vice principal of JNV , NSS Programme officer were
among those who spoke on various aspects of HIV and AIDS before the
medical officer flagged off the rally, according to a release from the
school.
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