City page for Sept 14

WEATHER

Forecast (September 14): Weather will be dry in plains and low hills, rain with thunderstorm/lightening at isolated places in middle hills, and weather will be dry in high hills

Temperatures:

Shimla: 23.0 (max) 16.9 (min) Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 6:05am, sunset: 6:28pm

Dharamshala: 26.4 (max), 17.2 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 26.0 (max), 13.0 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers Say

Hospital residential quarters in dilapidated condition

Residential quarters of the state health department in Jawali are in a dilapidated condition. These houses, meant for doctors and staff of the local civil hospital, are unfit to live. The walls have developed cracks and slate roofs of some rooms are also in a bad shape. Wearing a deserted look, these houses are surrounded by weeds and bushes. As a result, doctors and staff are forced to live in expensive rented houses in Jawali and the surrounding areas. The health department should repair its property. — Ravi Kumar, Jawali

Erratic water supply in Dharamsala

The water supply in the upper Dharamsala region remains erratic. Even though most hotels and restaurants are closed, many areas in McLeodganj are not getting adequate supply of drinking water. The area near the Dalai Lama’s abode was getting water supply for just one hour in a day. The pipelines in many areas were damaged and the IPH officials did not turn up, despite multiple complaints from the residents. The IPH officials should be held accountable for the irregular water supply. — RM Sharma, McLeodganj

Education Notes

HPU decides to open hostels for exams

The Himachal Pradesh University has decided to open up hostels for the students coming from other states for PG exams, subject to the condition that they are carrying rapid antigen test-negative report. The exams are starting from September 15. The Himachali students, too, may be allowed to put up in the hostels, provided they have a ‘distance certificate’ stating that the nearest examination centre is more than 50 km away from their residence. This certificate should be duly issued or countersigned by the Executive Magistrate, not below the rank of Tehsildar. In case, any student is unable to take the examination due to Covid-related reason, he/she will be given an opportunity to appear in special examinations, which may be conducted by the university, as and when feasible.

IGNOU final exams start on Sept 17

The final year exams of the students of the Indira Gandhi National Open University will be held from September 17 to October 16. The university has set up 718 centres for the exams, including 59 in the jails for the incarcerated. In Himachal, these exams will be held in 27 centres. The university has issued admission cards to all applicants, and they can download the same from the university’s website. Even students, who don’t have admission cards but their names are in the list at the examination centres, will be allowed to take the exam.

Webinar on advancement in bioinformatics

In a series of webinars being conducted by the Centre of Excellence in Health Care Technologies and Informatics (CEHTI), Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, a discussion on research and technological advancements in biomedical and healthcare sector was held. It attended by participants from all over the world, including Prof Yosi Shacham Diamand, an eminent scientist and researcher from Tel Aviv University. The topic of the discussion was ‘Flexible Sensors for Biomedical Applications’. Dr Tiratha Raj Singh was the convener. The CEHTI aims to address concerns about the recent developments in healthcare, along with its coordination with the rapidly developing informatics. The university, through this centre, seeks to improve the scientific and practical research in health informatics.

HPU extends admission date

The Himachal Pradesh University has extended the last date for admission to library science course (Bachelor in Library and Information Science and Master in Library and Information Science) to September 25.