City page for May 10

WEATHER

Forecast (May 10): Rain/thunderstorm at isolated places in plains and low hills, rain/thunderstorm at a few places in medium hills, rain/snow at isolated places in high hills

Temperatures:

Shimla: 21.4 (max), 13.7 (min) Degrees Celsius, Sunrise: 05:30 am, sunset: 07:07 pm

Dharamshala: 25.4 (max), 14.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 21.4 (max), minus 8.4 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers Say

No check on stray cattle menace

The Bhambla-Jahu bridge has become a hub of stray cattle. One can see stray cattle here any time during the day, blocking the road and putting the lives of commuters in danger. Being the boundary of Mandi and Hamirpur, the administration of both districts have done precious little towards controlling the menace. In fact, the number of animals is increasing with each passing day. The authorities concerned should take necessary steps to curb the menace in the area. — Vinod Sharma, Mandi

Improve vaccination facility for elderly

In Dharamsala, the Covid vaccination drive is being conducted at the community hall. The hall has steep stairs and no ramps. The elderly are not able to take the stairs. For those, who can’t take the stairs, the administration should make arrangement for vaccination in cars or in the parking lot. The government can also consider vaccinating the elderly at their doorsteps. — Inder Mohan, Ram Nagar, Dharamsala

Education Notes

School offers ambulance service

Lawrence School Headmaster Himmat Singh Dhillon offered the school ambulance to the district administration. Solan DC KC Chaman welcomed the gesture and accepted the offer that will strengthen the effort of the administration to provide better healthcare services to people. The school ambulance will continue to serve Covid patients in the state until the crisis is over. Ever since the pandemic broke out, the school has been helping the district administration and the neighboring communities. Since March 2020, the school has distributed dry ration and relief material in five phases to over 1,500 families, especially the migrant workers, who were rendered jobless during the extended lockdowns.

ABVP hails inclusion of Ayush docs in Covid fight

The ABVP has welcomed the government’s decision to include around 8 lakh Ayush physicians in the fight against Covid-19. A few days back, the ABVP had sent some suggestions to the Prime Minister on combating the pandemic, and roping in Ayush physicians was on the of those suggestions. The ABVP said the doctors, who had been already fighting the virus for over a year, were overburdened and the inclusion of Ayush physicians in the fight was a positive move.

Seminar at Shoolini varsity

Belletristic, the literary society of the department of English, Shoolini University, organised an undergraduate seminar on ‘Neo-Classical Sensibilities’. Dr Harneet Kaur, Associate Professor at Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Chandigarh, was the chairperson for the session, which was moderated by Dr Purnima Bali of Shoolini University. The paper presenters were Sukriti Pahwa from Chandigarh, Rutvi Shah, Aanay Bhatt and Priyanka Kumari Zala from Christ College, Gujarat, Ajay Kumar from NRS Govt College, Rohtak, Shramana Mukherjee from Benares Hindu University, Najamus Saqib and Vaishali from Shoolini University, Yotasha and Avi from Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women, Chandigarh.