City page for December 11

WEATHER

Forecast (December 11): Rain and thundershowers at isolated places in the lower hills, rain and snow at isolated places in the middle and higher hills.

Temperatures:

Shimla: 16.0, 5.9 Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 7:09 am, sunset: 5:19 pm

Dharamsala: 14.8, 7.4 Degrees Celsius

Manali: 12.4, 0.2 Degrees Celsius

READERS’ SAY

Demand for proper seepage system on NH

Certain places on the Parwanoo-Solan section, which is being fourlaned, are filled with muck and the level is raised, which is questionable as there is no proper seepage system. Such places can sink whenever it rains. There is no check on work near Kumarhatti, where several houses have already been damaged. The fourlaning will be completed soon and the authorities should ensure that all such vulnerable places have a proper water seepage system. Rina Mehta, Solan

Install solar lights

Residents of Sidhyani panchayat in Mandi district want solar lights installed on the temple premises, falling under the panchayat area. There is a need to install solar lights for the protection of temple property to ensure that a theft does not take place. We have asked the panchayat authority to approve funds for the purpose. Mahesh Kumar, Mandi

EDUCATION NOTES

Shimla girl tops judicial services exam

Chaunauti Sagroli from Shimla has topped the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Examination. She passed her Class XII from Loreto Convent Tara Hall, Shimla, and pursued her BALLB from the University Institute of legal Studies, Shimla, and LLM from Himachal Pradesh University. A gold medallist in BALLB and LLM, Chaunauti has cleared her UGC-NET. She also cleared Haryana Judicial Services Exam. The daughter of Sunita Sagroli (a school lecturer) and Daulat Sagroli (an advocate), Chaunauti wants to serve the people without being biased.

Cleanliness drive by students

More than 310-km area was cleaned around schools by 27,976 students. Over 1,825-kg plastic waste was collected under the “Ek Din School Ke Naam” campaign, initiated by Sirmaur DC Dr RK Pruthi. Apart from this, 631 poly bricks, which will be used for building benches, flower pots and walls have also been made by the students. Dr Pruthi said out of 14 blocks, all primary, higher and senior secondary schools of 12 blocks of the district participated in the first phase. He said these 879 schools included 694 government primary schools, 73 government middle schools and 112 government higher and senior secondary schools of the district. “The campaign aims to bring about a behavioral change in the people to desist from littering in the open, where the defaulters will also be identified and made aware of the significance of cleanliness. They will also be fined if they fail to mend their behaviour,” he added.

Awareness on ills of drug abuse

District police chief Dr Monika Bhutunguru has been conducting a series of programmes in various educational institutions and organisations to create awareness on drug and alcohol abuse. One such programme was organised at Government Postgraduate Degree College, where the jawans of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB), Vangarh, gave presentations on the ills of alcohol and drug abuse. The district police chief said awareness would be created in schools and colleges, where police officials were also making an appeal to children through presentations, lectures and interactions to stay away from drugs. She urged the people to join the ongoing campaign.

Two-day capacity building workshop

A two-day capacity building workshop was held at MRA DAV Public School, Solan, where teachers from seven DAV schools participated. Masooma Singha, principal, dwelt upon the importance of keeping abreast with the latest teaching and learning techniques. Kamana Beri, principal, DAV, Lakkar Bazaar, Shimla, addressed a session on how to stay calm and relaxed and gave the mantra of devotion, which could have a tremendous positive impact on the students. Dr Harneet Singh, principal, DAV, Parwanoo, spoke on the issue of emotional intelligence and gave tips on improving emotional skills. Principal, DAV, Solan, Masooma Singha concluded the session.

WHAT’S ON

Solo painting exhibition by Dr. Mujeeb Husain entitle “Shimla through the eyes of a Painter”on December 12, 2019 at Tavern Hall Gaiety Theatre, Shimla. 11:00 am to 7:30 pm

Campus Interview by Hero Motocorp Ltd Haridwar in ITI Una for various trades on December 12 at 10 am

State level Red Cross Fair to be organised at Mela Ground in Sunni in Shimla district postponed for December 16 and 17

Written test for the posts of Constables Communication and Technical Services (CTS) to be held at Government Degree College Sanjauli, Shimla on December 22 from 11 AM to 12 PM.