City page for August 21

WEATHER

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Forecast (August 21): Rain with thunderstorms/lightning at few places in low and middle hills, rain and snow at isolated places in high hills

Temperatures

Shimla: 21.7 (max) 16.7 (min) degrees Celsius Sunrise: 5:51am, sunset: 6:57 pm

Dharamshala: 26.6 (max), 18.0 (min) degrees Celsius

Manali: 21.6 (max), 15.4 (min) degrees Celsius

Readers say

Bull attacking people at Totu chowk

A raging bull at the Totu chowk has injured many people. It keeps moving around the chowk and charges at people whenever it wants to. Sometime back, the bull attacked an old woman, leaving her badly injured. Women and children are at grave risk with this bull roaming around unchecked. — Amit Verma, Totu

Pot-holed stretch near Tara Devi

A small stretch of road near Tara Devi has become a cause of concern for commuters. Due to rains, the stretch has developed several potholes. Those driving two-wheelers, in particular, find it tough to navigate this stretch. Even heavy vehicles have had their axels broken on this stretch. – Rohit Thakur, Tara Devi

EDUCATION NOTES

Demand for Himalayan art college

There is a demand for setting up a college for the dying Himalayan art and craft on the old premises of Akhand Chandi Palace, following the completion of a new building of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Government Medical College (PJNGMC) at Sarol. ln this college, the students could be taught Pahari miniature paintings’ advance and basic courses, Chamba Metal craft, Chamba embroidery, Chamba leather and tanning classes etc. Folk music and theatre could be an additional delight. “The point is to restore and maintain the premises to its past glory, otherwise the Akhand Chandi Palace structures would go to ruins tomorrow,” said Navneet Chowfla, a naturalist.

Online competition at Totu school

A five-day online competition is being organised by Government Senior Secondary School, Totu, for students of classes VI to XII. Principal Kavita Verma said such competitions would not only provide a platform for the students to showcase their talent, but also reduce their stress induced by the lockdown. On the first day of the competition, students participated in the calligraphy competition.

Pledge on Sadbhavana Divas

On the occasion of Sadbhavana Divas, a pledge was taken in all administrative departments of the Himachal Pradesh University to live in harmony and dedicate oneself to the cause of nation building.