CITY PAGE FOR MARCH 22

Weather Forecast (March 22): Weather will be mainly dry in lower, medium and higher hills

Temperatures:

Shimla: 20.2 (max), 11.2 (min) Degrees Celsius, Sunrise: 6:23 am, sunset: 6:34 pm

Dharamshala: 20.2 (max), 11.2 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 20.8 (max), 6.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

READERS SAY

Traffic woes in Kasumpti (PIC)

The work on narrow Chotta Shimla-Kasumpti has added to the woes of the commuters by further congesting the place. It has hardly left any space for crossing at several points. With no police personnel deployed to check traffic chaos at some of these points, commuters face a lot of inconvenience. The police should take a note of the situation and immediately depute a person to manage traffic at such points. – Devender Thakur, kasumpti

Resume Pathankot-Chamba bus service

The people of Chamba are upset over non-resumption of an evening bus service from Pathankot to Chamba. The service was closed due to the pandemic. People who travel to Pathankot and Amritsar, face a lot of inconvenience, due to this. Owing to the non-availability of bus service, people are forced to use a taxi and pay exorbitant fare. The bus service should be resumed immediately for the convenience of the people. – KS Thakur, chamba town

EDUCATION NOTES

Webinar by Shoolini University

The School of Yoga, Shoolini University, organised a webinar on “Eternity of sound and science of mantra”. The webinar began with a welcome address by Dr Saurabh Subodh, HoD, School of Yoga. The key speaker of the webinar was Prof Gyaneshwer Mishra, consultant at the Department of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Dev Sanskrit University, Uttarakhand. Prof Mishra shared his views on the relation between five basic elements of the body and their quantum physics with sounds and waves.

Dental college Prof awarded (PIC)

Prof Vinay Kumar Bhardwaj, Head of Department, Public Health Dentistry, HP Govt Dental College, Shimla, has been awarded for his excellent presentation on his research “Association between Diabetes and Periodontal Diseases” at the fifth International Diabetes Summit held from March 12 to 14. The summit was organised by the CR Diabetes Institute, Pune, in collaboration with the International Diabetes Federation Public Health Foundation. It was a virtual summit which was attended by nearly 400 experts from across the globe. Prof Bhardwaj in his research has found an interrelationship between diabetes and periodontal diseases.

NAAC team visits Dharampur college (PIC)

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) peer team, led by Orissa Gangadhar Mehar University Vice-Chancellor Dr Nagapalli Nagaraju as the chairperson, visited Dr Sarvpalli Radhakrishanan Govt Degree College, Dharampur (Mandi). The team interacted with the Principal, HODs, teaching and non-teaching staff, Parent-Teacher Association, Student Central Association, Alumni Association (OSA), NCC, NSS, Rovers and Rangers, Career Guidance/Counselling Cells and various cells and committees on March 18 and 19. The team assessed the infrastructure of the college, including the classrooms, library, staff room, laboratories, girls’ common room and campus etc. A cultural programme was also held on March 18. Principal of the college Dr RR Kaundal gave a welcome note, followed by the team’s chairperson’s address.