City page for May 7

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WEATHER

Forecast (May 7): 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: 23.5°C (max), 13.6°C (min), Sunrise: 5.33 am, sunset: 7.04 pm

Dharamsala: 26.6°C (max), 16°C (min)

Manali: 25°C (max), 8.2°C (min)

Readers Say

Drain clogged with vegetation

The water channel that drains rainwater from the areas near the Una railway station, Kotla Kalan and Arniala villages before flowing into the Swan river tributary at Lalsingi village is clogged with vegetation. The authorities concerned need to clean and open the drain to prevent flooding in these areas during the monsoons. The vegetation also attracts pests and insects. Parveen Kumar, Una

Curfew harsh for dhaba owners

The curfew will be pretty hard for the owners of small roadside dhabas or stalls from Dhalli to Kurfi. We have to earn everyday to sustain our families. For the next 10 days, we will have no source of income. We just hope the curfew is not extended beyond 10 days, or we will be in deep trouble. Bhim Singh, Dhalli

Education notes

SFI demands VC’s resignation

The SFI Thursday demanded the resignation of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) Vice-Chancellor Sikandar Kumar on moral grounds following the reports of his ineligibility for the post. The SFI alleged that he was ineligible to be Vice-Chancellor. According to the UGC ordinance, an associate professor to be appointed as Vice-Chancellor should have a minimum 10 years of experience but it was found that Sikandar Kumar was promoted as associate professor in 2009 and was appointed Vice-Chancellor in 2018, which clearly shows that he did not complete 10 years as professor. Also, the SFI said, Sikandar Kumar was the president of the BJP’s Dalit Morcha while he was a professor, which is not allowed.

Blood donation for thalassemia patients

The School of Media and Mass Communication of APG Shimla University, in association with the Blood-Connect Foundation, organised a webinar on “Awareness without action is worthless” to encourage the youth and the public to donate blood for children suffering from thalassemia. Dr Tajender, a social activist from the Blood-Connect Foundation, said thalassemia is a genetic disease and its symptoms start appearing only after a few weeks of birth. She said that awareness among masses, parents, family members and the community through donors to donate blood for thalassemia patients can give the later a new lease of life.

Date for HPU-MAT extended

Himachal Pradesh University has extended the last date for filing HPU-MAT forms for admission to MBA till June 10. The university, however, has reserved the right to conduct or not conduct HPU-MAT, group discussion and interviews for admission to MBA depending upon the Covid situation.