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Combat impunity against crimes to journalists: PEC

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, calls for new measures to combat impunity and its devastating effects on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists’, a United Nations-recognized day annually observed on 2 November. Since the beginning of 2025, at least 153 journalists and ...

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EBSCO orientation programme held at Shoolini University

Solan: The Yogananda Knowledge Centre (YKC) of Shoolini University organised a two-day EBSCO Orientation Programme under the guidance and leadership of the Director, Yogananda Library, along with the YKC Team. The primary aim of the programme was to familiarise students with the EBSCO Database, one of the world’s leading digital platforms for accessing academic and ...

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APG Shimla University Partners with Legal Olympiad to Boost Legal Education

Shimla – APG Shimla University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Legal Olympiad Pvt. Ltd. in a new partnership aimed at promoting competitive legal education. The collaboration, signed at the university campus, will focus on helping students participate in the upcoming External Law Olympiad Examination. According to the agreement, Legal Olympiad will manage ...

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Vigilance Awareness Week Celebrated at The Lawrence School, Sanawar

Solan: The Lawrence School, Sanawar, held a series of events for Vigilance Awareness Week, focusing on the importance of integrity and transparency. The school hosted an interactive session for staff and students led by a team from United India Insurance Company Ltd. During the session, Mr. Devang Vora, the company’s Vigilance Officer, spoke about the ...

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Ethnomusicologist Sunaini Guleria Sharma inspires Media Students with a talk on originality and empathy

Solan: The School of Media and Communications at Shoolini University hosted an inspiring expert talk by Mrs. Sunaini Guleria Sharma , an eminent ethnomusicologist, singer, and creative director. Her engaging session centred around the importance of being real, original, and empathetic not only in the field of journalism but also in everyday life. Addressing the ...

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India: PEC expresses concern over attacks on media persons

Geneva, 16 October 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the mob attack on a number of media persons, engaged on duty, in Assam of far eastern India, while they were covering a protest demonstration in Baksa locality on 15 October. A section of agitators, who ...

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Himachal Govt Announces 3% DA Hike for Employees, Pensioners Ahead of Diwali

Shimla: In a pre-Diwali announcement on Wednesday, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said state government employees and pensioners will receive a 3 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) increase. The new allowance will be included in October’s salaries and pensions, payable in November. He added that arrears for the period from April to September 2025 will ...

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High-Density Orchard Success at 12,000 ft showcased in Kinnaur

Shimla: Apple Day 2.0 was celebrated with great enthusiasm at the high-altitude demonstration orchard in Malling, showcasing remarkable innovation in apple cultivation at over 3,556 meters above sea level. The event was jointly organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Kinnaur and the Regional Horticultural Research and Training Station (RHRTS), Sharbo of Dr. YS Parmar University ...

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Trump: Israeli Captives to Be Freed Monday in Major Prisoner Swap

Washington – United States President Donald Trump said Friday that Israeli captives held in Gaza are expected to be released on Monday as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. The exchange involves 20 living captives and the remains of 28 others, who will be handed over for approximately 2,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. ...

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PEC expresses shock on another scribe’s murder in Pakistan

Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses shock over the killing of another Pakistani journalist in Sindh province and demands justice along with adequate compensation to the bereaved family. According to local media outlets, Tufail Rind (40) was shot dead by armed assailants in Mirpur Mathelo locality on 8 ...

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Farmers Trained on Biological Control of Crop Pests in Lahaul and Spiti

Shimla: The Department of Entomology, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni, Solan, organized two farmer training camps this week in the villages of Sumnam and Mooring of Lahaul and Spiti district. The programmes were held under the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Biological Control with the primary aim ...

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Youth Volunteers Distribute Warm Clothes to Solan Families Amid Cold Snap

Solan: Volunteers from the National Youth Project (NYP) of Himachal Pradesh have distributed warm clothing to families living in slum areas along the Solan bypass, offering relief from a sudden drop in temperature. The effort is part of the nationwide “Seva Week,” which began on October 2. Yashpal Kapoor, the NYP Himachal coordinator, said that ...

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World Heart Day celebrated with awareness activities at Shoolini University

Solan: Shoolini University celebrated World Heart Day with various awareness activities initiated by Ms. Poonam Nanda, Director, Sustainability and Community Projects at Shoolini University. The event was managed by the students and aimed to spread the powerful message that even young hearts need care, and small lifestyle choices made today can help build a healthier ...