City page for December 27

WEATHER

Forecast (December 27): Rain/thundershower at isolated places, rain/snow at a few places in middle and high hills

Temperatures

Shimla: 7.2 (max), 3.0 (min) Degrees Celsius, Sunrise: 07:18 am, sunset: 05:27 pm

Dharamshala: 14.8 (max), 7.2 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 8.0 (max), -0.2 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers Say

HRTC Colony in dark

Residents of HRTC Colony, in Bilaspur, have been forced to stay without lights, as the HPSEBL authorities have not repaired the poles that had fallen a few days back. The transmission wires were also lying on the road, adding to the woes of commuters. The poles collapsed after a tree was lopped. The delay in the repair of poles is causing problems to the residents. — Sandeep Sankhyan, Bilaspur

Check haphazard parking

Tourists go berserk when it snows in Shimla and beyond. They park their vehicles haphazardly, leading to traffic jams. It has already started snowing in tourist spots such as Kufri and Narkanda, and the tourists are thronging these places. The police should ensure tourists park their vehicles properly, so that locals do not face inconvenience. — Shyam Verma, Theog

Education Notes

Education trust holds health camp

The Sunil Upadhyay Education Trust and the Health Department held a health camp at Government Senior Secondary School, Shoghi. Covid warriors were also honoured. Health Minister Rajiv Saizal was the chief guest on the occasion. Saizal appreciated the work being done by the organisation. People from the nearby panchayats also got themselves examined at the camp, free of cost.

CM releases research journal

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur released a special issue of ‘Shikhar Samyik’, a research journal, ‘Vichar Atal Ke Aar Paar’ on the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. The journal is edited by Dr Inder Singh Thakur. The Chief Minister said this magazine would provide a glimpse of the life of the great politician, leader, thinker, poet and Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He said the values of Vajpayee would inspire people and students to move forward on the path of progress.

SFI to celebrate Foundation Day

To mark the Foundation Day of the SFI, the students’ body will unfurl the ‘flag of independence, democracy and socialism’ at 100 places in Shimla. District secretary Nikhil Rolta said the SFI had been raising the issues of students since its formation in 1970.

Research scholars take part in geography meet

Around 60 participants took part in an online meeting of the Geographical Society of Himachal Pradesh (GSHP). The participants included members of GSHP, office-bearers of other geographical societies of India and research scholars. BR Thakur, associate professor and chairperson, department of geography, HPU, Shimla, talked about the objectives of GSHP. All dignitaries emphasised the need to promote geography in state.