City page for July 13

WEATHER

Forecast (July 13): Rain and thundershowers at most places in low and middle hills, rain and snow at many places in high hills.

Temperatures:

Shimla: 24.8 (max), 19.8 (min) Degrees Celsius, Sunrise: 05:27 am, sunset: 07:27 pm

Dharamshala: 25.6 (max), 18.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 19.6 (max), minus 18.2 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers say

Repair railings on bridge

There is an urgent need to repair railings on the bridge connecting Mandi town with the Chandigarh-Manali highway. This is required to ensure proper maintenance of the bridge in the area. The Public Works Department should take note of the situation and do the needful at the earliest. – Rakesh Kumar, Mandi

Clear drains at the earliest

As the monsoon has begun, the water has started flooding the streets of Hamirpur town. This has also resulted in spread of filth and garbage on the roads. The authorities concerned should clear the drains to ensure water does not flow on the pathways. – Ramesh Kumar, Hamirpur

Education notes

Coaching assistance to meritorious students

The Higher Education Department has sought applications from meritorious students, who wish to take coaching for CLAT, NEET, IIT-JEE, AIIMS, AFMC, NDA, UPSC, SSC, Baking and Insurance and Railways examinations. Under the Medha Protsahan Yojana of the state Education Department, financial assistance would be provided to 500 meritorious students. Last date for submitting the application is July 24. Details regarding the scheme are available at www.educationhp.org.

Student clears entrance test

Rudransh Dewan, a student of Sacred Heart Senior Secondary School, Sidhpur, cracked the national-level engineering entrance examinations SRMJEEE, VITEEE and MET-Manipal with brilliant ranks and got admission to VIT,Vellore, without any coaching. He has been a consistent in studies from LKG to class XII.

HPUTA mourns death of Virbhadra Singh

The Himachal Pradesh University Teachers’ Association mourned the demise of six-time Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh. The teachers recalled his contribution to spread education in the state. He had taken a keen interest in making HPU a centre of excellence, they said. The teaching fraternity prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family.