City page for Jan 16

WEATHER

Forecast (Jan 16): Weather will be mainly dry in plains, low, middle and high hills

Temperatures

Shimla: 17.4 (max) 9.1 (min) Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 07:20 am, sunset: 5: 43 pm

Dharamshala: 15. 2 (max), 6.2 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 16.0 (max), 5.2 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers say

Muddy roads in dry days is fate of Bajuri (Pix)

The muddy roads in a village on the outskirts of the town have become a major problem. The road remains inundated with slush even during dry weather. A drain was built along the road, but no one ever bothered to clean it up. The choked drain has led led to the flooding of the road with filthy water. People have been requesting the authorities to address the issue, but no action has been taken yet. – Varsha Kumari, Bajuri

Stray dog menace

Stray dogs around the Pari Mahal in the Kasumpti area of Shimla are very aggressive and a major security threat for people, especially if a person is walkning alone. Packs of dogs can be seen moving around throughout the day, growling at people. The MC should take note and take some action – Naresh Thakur, Shimla

Education Notes

Open universities, colleges: SFI (Pix)

The SFI on Friday submitted a memorandum to the executive council of the Himachal Pradesh University, demanding that the university be opened up without further delay for students. With Delhi and Punjab opening up their educational institutions and Covid cases falling significantly in the state, the SFI demanded that university and colleges be started on a regular basis. The SFI further alleged that the university was appointing people affiliated to the BJP and the RSS. The students’ body also demanded that the entrance test for LLM and M Phil be conducted at the earliest.

ABVP seeks action against officials

The ABVP has urged the HPU executive council to dismiss officials behind the decision to do away with entrance exams to PG courses and transfer the online ERP process from a private firm to a government firm. The ABVP also demanded opening up of the library for students and research scholars. The students’ body demanded reduction in the application fee for the exam of panchayat secretary. Besides, it stated that the process to fill up non-teaching seats should be started soon and appointments should be made in a time-bound manner.

NSUI submits memo (Pix)

The NSUI on Friday submitted a memorandum to the HPU Executive Council ahead of its meeting. In the memorandum, the students’ body reiterated its demand to take action against the officials and members of the committees who granted admission through a merit list. The NSUI alleged that these committees and officials had played with the future of thousands of students.