City page for January 9

WEATHER

Forecast (January 9): Weather will remain dry in the lower and higher hills, rain and snow at isolated places in the middle hills.

Temperatures:

Shimla: 1.4, minus 0.5 Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 7:21 am, sunset: 5:36 pm

Dharamsala: 7.2, 3.2 Degrees Celsius

Manali: 1.8, minus1.6 Degrees Celsius

READERS SAY

Monitor tree committee’s working

An uprooted tree, which fell on a car near Tolland killing a 30-year-old man yesterday, points towards the carelessness of the tree committee responsible for recommending axing of dry and endangered trees. The tree committee is allowing felling of trees at its whims and trees posing a threat are not cut. The functioning of the working committee should be monitored closely and spot inspection of all trees for which applications are pending should be done immediately. – Vikrant, Shimla

Inadequate staff at govt college

Government Degree College, which was opened at Indora in 1995, has been crying for attention. The college has a strength of 1,164 students. It has been without a regular principal since June last year. Apart from this, a number of posts have been lying vacant. Two posts of assistant professor in English, one in political science, one in mathematics and one in music are falling vacant. Three posts of junior laboratory assistant and two of senior laboratory assistant are also to be filled. The state government should immediately fill the posts. Sudhir Katoch, Indora

EDUCATION NOTES

Career counselling

Arihant International School, Nahan, will organise a career counselling session on January 11 and 12, which will be addressed by Rajneesh Puri. Under the programme, mental maths activities, group activity and psychometric test will be conducted. Puri will also interact with parents and students. The event will benefit Class X students.

WHAT’S ON

Shivratri fair to be held in Mandi from February 22 to 28

HELPLINES

Police Helpline numbers

Report Corruption (whatsapp) – 8988700100

Report Cyber crime – 0177 -2621714 (191)

Gudiya helpline (women safety)- 1515

Hoshiar Singh helpline (Forest crime) – 1090

Health Helpline numbers:

Medical emergency: 108

Drug de-addiction and counselling and general health enquiry: 104

Free drop back ambulance service for expectant mothers : 102

FLIGHTS

Bhuntar Airport (Kullu): Air India (six days barring Sunday)

No flight to Chandigarh till January 26

Delhi-Kullu 8:45 am

Kullu-Delhi 10:50 am

Jubbarhatti Airpot (Shimla): Air India (six days barring Sunday)

Delhi (6.15 am) – Shimla (7.30 am)

Shimla (8.45 am) – Delhi (9 am)

Gaggal airport (Dharamshala) All seven days a week

Air India: Dharmashala-Delhi, 8.30 am

Spicejet: Dharamshala-Delhi, 7.55 am

Air India: Dharamshala-Delhi, 1.03 pm

Spicejet: Dharamshala-Jaipur, 4.10pm

Spicejet: Dharamshala-Jaipur, 11.40 am