City page for Sept 12

WEATHER

Forecast (September 12): Weather will be dry in plains, low and middle as well as high hills

Temperature:

Shimla: 25.9 (max) 16.1 (min) Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 6:04am, sunset: 6:30pm

Dharamshala: 27.2 (max), 17.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 26.0 (max), 12.4 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers Say

Kangra highways full of pits

Deep pits on national highways in Kangra district are grave threats to the lives of people. It is strange that neither the NHAI, nor the state government is getting these pits filled. For anybody travelling on two-wheeler in night, these pits are death traps. Inaction on the part of the authorities concerned is appalling. — Kamaldeep, Kangra

Solan road in a bad shape

The four-laning of the highway in Solan town is underway from the past five years. Plumes of dust greet the motorists, as the surface of the road is in a poor shape. Not only is the pace of work slow, but also there is a little supervision to ensure that water sprinkling is done to settle the dust. This is an open invitation to diseases, at a time when Covid infection has become uncontrollable. — Vishal, Solan

Education Notes

ABVP on hunger strike

The ABVP has started a symbolic hunger strike over their 10 demands from the Himachal Pradesh University. On the first day, on Thursday, eight ABVP members sat on the strike. The ABVP had submitted the memorandum regarding their demands to the university, but started the agitation when they did not receive any response from the university. No hostel continuation fee from the students, only tuition fee to be charged, removal of irregularities in paper-checking and filling of teaching as well as non-teaching posts are some of their demands.

SFI holds protest

The SFI held a protest on Friday against the alleged irregularities in the appointment of professors and assistant professors in the HPU. The SFI alleged that the roster system was being completely ignored for these appointments, and no committee had been formed to check the forms. The AFI also protested against the New Education Policy, saying it was a conspiracy to privatise and centralise the education system. The SFI said it would hold a protest against these policies outside the Vidhan Sabha on September 14.

Last date to fill forms extended

The last date for filling online forms for admissions to MPhil, LLM and PG diploma in clinical psychology, environmental psychology and organisational psychology has been extended to September 22.

School kids plant saplings

Under the aegis of the local Rajput Kalyan Sabha, schoolchildren and residents of Surara mohalla of Chamba town have been planting saplings of deodar and other species in the adjoining Shamdhar forest area. So far, they have planted 200 saplings, which are being looked after by the Forest Department. Sabha member Manjit Singh Jasrotia, while expressing gratitude to the forest officials for their guidance and support, said the plantation had been quite successful.