Shahpur (Kangra), Oct. 19 -- Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Deputy Chief Whip, Kewal Singh Pathania, today laid the foundation stone of a Rajiv Gandhi Day-Boarding School building, to be constructed at a cost of Rs 5 crore, at Government Senior Secondary School, Rait, in Kangra district.

The occasion was particularly emotional for Pathania as he revisited his alma mater and recalled his student days at the institution where the new building, equipped with modern educational facilities, will come up.

Addressing a public gathering, Pathania said the state government was committed to establishing Rajiv Gandhi Day-Boarding Schools in every Assembly constituency to strengthen the education system and provide students with quality educat...