City page for December 17

WEATHER

Forecast (December 17): The weather will be manly dry in plains, rain/snow at isolated places in middle hills

Temperatures

Shimla: 10.5 (max), -0.2 (min) Degrees Celsius, Sunrise: 7.14 am, sunset: 5.22 pm

Dharamshala: 10.9 (max), 2.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 10.0 (max), -2 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers Say

Hanging wires pose risk

Hanging power wires in ward number 2 of Nurpur town is posing a threat to residents. Some uncovered wires are hanging loose can be spotted at many places. For public safety, the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited should look into the issue and ensure that these wires aren’t left exposed. Promod Mahajan, Nurpur

Monkey menace at IGMC

Monkeys are giving a tough time to patients at the IGMC. Elderly and critically ill patients are particularly vulnerable to monkey attacks. Many times, monkeys snatch away medicines from the hands of the patients and attendants. The Forest Department should make some efforts to make the hospital area monkey free. Sanjeev Verma, Shimla

Education Notes

Woollens distributed among needy

The Vishwas Educational Welfare Society and Jab Sewa Sangharsh Foundation distributed woollen clothes among 80 needy families in areas around Shimla. Society president Anil Goyal said they were trying to help the needy across the state. Foundation president Dilip Sharma said they had over 1 lakh volunteers across the country and all of them were trying to help out fellow citizens.

Teachers to be honoured

An award function is being organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh to honour the distinguished teachers from across the country at Kufri on December 19. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will be the chief guest on the occasion. During the function, exhibitions will be held by the agriculture, industries, health and power departments to publicise their achievements.

Varsity industry conclave begins

The University Institute of Technology (UIT) started a four-day University Industry Conclave (UIC) and UTKARSH- 2021. In the inaugural address, Prof Sikander Kumar, Vice Chancellor, HP University, Shimla, said the conclave would pave the way for better placements for students of the UIT. He said MTech and PhD programmes would be started in all branches of the UIT soon. UIT Director Prof PL Sharma said that the conclave was being organised for the first time and it would set a benchmark for the years to come. In all, 22 representatives from various industries of the country are taking part in the event.