City page for Oct 2

WEATHER

Forecast (October 2): Weather will be dry in plains, and low, middle and high hills

Temperatures:

Shimla: 25.7 (max) 16.4 (min) Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 6:15am, sunset: 6:05pm

Dharamshala: 27.0 (max), 17.4 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 25.4 (max), 7.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers say

Power cuts a regular feature in Dharampur

Power cuts have become order of the day in Dharampur area. People are troubled by unscheduled cuts. Given the frequency of the power failure, one wonders what type of maintenance work has been done by the state Electricity Board. Winter is approaching, so the staff should ensure that the repair work is completed in time. — Rajesh, Dharampur

Violation of ban on use of polythene carry bags

Despite the blanket ban, the use of polythene carry bags continues unabated in Nurpur and its surrounding areas. The ban is being violated in every nook and corner, and the authorities concerned have turned a blind eye to it. Vegetable vendors and shopkeepers selling grocery are using it with impunity, but the officials supposed to check its use don’t seem to be bothered at all. The state government has empowered several officials of different departments of the district as well as subdivisional headquarters to keep a check on the offenders and penalise them. Yet, the violation continues. — Madhur Mahajan, Nurpur

Education Notes

World Pharmacists Day celebrated

An online discussion on ‘Transforming global health’ was organised by the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shoolini University, to mark the World Pharmacists Day. The purpose of the exercise was to educate future pharmacists, as they play a great role in research and development of medicines. Prof Deepak Kapoor, Dean, Pharmaceutical Sciences, VC Prof PK Khosla and Prof Saranjit Singh, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, addressed the participants. The VC said pharmacists were an integral role of the healthcare team, especially when the country was reeling under the Covid pandemic. Dr Saranjit Singh talked upon the role of pharmacists in transforming global health.

Declamation contest organised

A declamation contest on ‘Ahinsa param dharma’ was organised in Haroli subdivision by the Nehru Yuva Kendra, Una, in which students from Government College Beetan, and Swami Vivekananda Public High School, Laluwal, participated. In the school category, Annavi, Jaswinder and Vaishali bagged the first three prizes; in the college category, Preeti, Priyanka and Anuradha secured the first three places. The competitions were organised to make the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Camp to select NCC cadets begins

An online camp — ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ to select 200 NCC cadets from Himachal Pardesh, Punjab, Haryana and Odisha and Chandigarh commenced today, under the aegis of NCC Group Headquarters, Shimla. The six-day virtual camp is being organised by Lawrence School, Sanawar. NCC Officer of the school, Sanjay Kumar Sharma, will conduct the event under the command of Col Bhupinder Singh Maan, CO of 1 HP Boys Bn, NCC, Solan. The webinar will cover interesting and interactive topics and presentations on history, geography, economy, cultural heritage, festivals, customs and traditions of all five states.

ABVP demands justice in UP case

The ABVP staged a protest at the HPU, demanding justice in the UP rape and murder case. While slamming the people in power, ABVP vice president Meenakshi Verma said the society should raise voice against the barbaric incident. Another ABVP leader said though the government came up with the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana, the ground reality was different, as women were still unsafe.