City page for Jan 29

WEATHER

Forecast (Jan 29): Weather will be mainly dry in plains, low, middle and high hills

Temperatures

Shimla: 13.3 (max) 2.6 (min) Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 07:15 am, sunset: 5:54 pm

Dharamshala: 15. 6 (max), 2.6 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 13.4 (max), 0.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers Say

Stray dog deter walkers

Stray dogs in the Civil Lines area have become a menace. Packs of dogs keep roaming around in this area and have made evening and morning walks for residents almost impossible. In some localities of the area, people complain that they cannot even sleep peacefully due to the constant barking of dogs near their houses. The local Municipal Corporation should help people get rid of this menace- Varun Singh, Dharamsala

Electricity pole an obstruction

An electricity pole at the Kumarhatti junction, where traffic from five roads converges, is becoming a traffic hassle. With the work on the four-laning of this highway underway, the junction has been widened. Along with it, the pole should have been removed to ensure the smooth flow of traffic. Timely action should be taken to address this problem — Manish, Kumarhatti

Education Notes

Pre-Budget discussion held

The Research Committee Himachal Pradesh held a discussion ahead of the Budget in which various sectors like health, tourism, infrastructure and commerce and industry tourism were discussed. The suggestions emerging from these discussions will be sent to the Himachal Pradesh government for consideration and inclusion in the Budget. Assistant Professor Puneet Bhushan, Business Studies, HPU, was the chief guest on the occasion.

400 participate in Science Congress

The Himachal Pradesh Council for Science, Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) is organising the 28th Himachal Pradesh Children Science Congress (HPCSC) through video conferencing. Around 400 children are participating in the event being held from January 28 to 30. Scientific project report, science activity corner, maths Olympiad, science quiz will be organised for the students of Classes VI to XII during the event. HIMCOSTE has been involved in popularising science programmes since its inception in 1986.

11 chosen for nat’l competition

The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi, and National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Ahmedabad have organised Inspire Awards-Manak-2019-20 in Himachal Pradesh. The science programme is for innovative students from Classes VI to XII. Students will prepare prototypes on science model/projects/innovative discoveries. At the district level, 284 participants participated and only 254 confirmed and uploaded their models online on the MANAK Competition App developed by the National Innovation Foundation (NIF). More than 1,100 students participated in all district-level competitions. After the success of the state-level competition, only 11 students were selected for the national-level competition. Of these 11 students, five are from Shimla district. All students were evaluated by eminent scientists from National Innovation Foundation and various experts from renowned universities of India.