Shimla, June 24 -- The education department of Himachal Pradesh has directed all government schools to incorporate daily news reading sessions during their morning assemblies.

A spokesperson from the Education Department said on Tuesday that following Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's directives, written instructions have been issued to all Deputy Directors to ensure the mandatory implementation of this initiative in government schools across the state.

This decision follows the Chief Minister's recent surprise visit to the Government Senior Secondary School in Baga Sarahan, Kullu district. During his interaction with students, the Chief Minister expressed dissatisfaction over their general awareness level of the students and emph...