City page for July 11

Forecast

Rain and thundershowers at many places in low and middle hills, rain and snow at few places in high hills

Temperature

Shimla

Max: 25.4°C Min: 17.9°C

Sunrise: 5:26 am

sunset: 7:28 pm

Dharamsala

Max: 29.6°C Min: 20.6°C

Manali

Max: 26°C Min: 14.8°C

READERS SAY

No water supply in Nagdu

There is no supply of water from the Majholi pump house to Nagdu in the Kiari area of Shimla district for the past one-and-a-half month. There are about 40 houses in Nagdu, and there is no other source of water here. The situation is so bad that even if the department repairs the motor of the pump house, it will only serve the purpose for two days. The authorities concerned should make permanent arrangements to solve the problem, otherwise the residents would be forced to hold a protest. – Prashat, Karupa, Kairo, Roshan, Joginder, Hanish, Narayan Das, Naresh, Rajan

Jawali turns into dumping site

In the absence of a garbage disposal site or a solid waste management plant, Jawali town has become a dumping site. This can be a health hazard for the residents of the Jawali Nagar Panchayat. Heaps of garbage can be seen in every nook and corner of the town. Dustbins kept by the panchayat have also become useless. Residents are forced to dump garbage near the dustbins, as no arrangements have been made to remove garbage from them. Some habitual offenders also throw garbage in the Dehar khud and the Basantpur nullah near Jawali town. The authorities concerned should immediately solve the problem keeping in view risks to public health. — Pushpa Chowdhary, former chairperson, Jawali Nagar Panchayat

EDUCATION NOTES

Last date for applying for TET extended

The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education has extended the last date for applying for the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) and the date for correcting the details in online applications till July 12. The Chairman of the board, Suresh Soni, said the extension had been given in the view of requests from applicants, but no further extension would be given. The TET is being conducted for Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) in medical, non-medical, arts, languages and ‘shashtri’ studies. Earlier, the board had invited applications from June 16 to July 6.

KVK, Solan, bags award

Two Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni, have bagged awards at the annual zonal workshop of the KVK (zone 1) held at Ludhiana. The KVK at Kandaghat bagged the award for the Best Krishi Vigyan Kendra in the state, while the KVK, Lahaul and Spiti II at Tabo, stood second in the presentation category. Dr DP Sharma, in-charge, KVK, Solan, said the KVK had taken several initiatives in the last few years which helped it bag the award. Last year, the KVK successfully organised three state-level farmer fairs under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan. Vice-Chancellor Dr Parvinder Kaushal has congratulated the officials.

Scholarships for Shoolini University pupils

Five students of Shoolini University have won fully-funded scholarship for higher studies abroad. Vanshika Abbhi has been selected by the National Formosa University, Taiwan, for a two-year Masters Degree in Biotechnology at US$ 1,600 per semester, while Aanchal Thakur has been selected by the National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan, for a two-year Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering at US$ 1,800 per semester. Taipei Medical University, Taiwan, has picked up Avinash Rangra for a four-year PhD degree in Biotechnology at US$ 2,000 per semester, while Archita and Iffat have been selected by the University of Naples, Italy, for a one-year Masters Degree in Medical Biotechnology at €20,000 per year.