City Page for Sept 9

WEATHER

Forecast (September 9): Weather will be dry in plain, low and middle hills, weather will be dry in high hills

Temperatures:

Shimla: 25.4 (max) 16.3 (min) Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 6:02am, sunset: 6:34pm

Dharamshala: 26.6 (max), 17.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 26.6 (max), 10.6 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers Say

Villagers demand construction of bridge

Residents of Drob village at Daler panchayat in Ladbhadol area of Mandi district are demanding that a bridge should be constructed to connect the village to the road. In the absence of the bridge, the villagers have to cross a rivulet or walk for 2km to reach the road via an alternate path. The panchayat should take up the matter with the state government to get funds for the construction of the bridge, as it is causing a huge inconvenience to the villagers. — Uday Singh, Drob village

Iron grills thrown on road

The PWD has thrown iron grills at the Nadaun Chowk. These grills lying on the roadside are causing traffic jams and pose a threat to the pedestrians and passing vehicles, especially during the dark. The grills were thrown about a week ago, but no one has come to fix them. The PWD should either remove the grills from the roadside or fix them to provide a safe passage to the vehicles and the pedestrians. — Raman Kumar, Hamirpur

Education Notes

Varsity holds virtual orientation

AC Bhardwaj, a renowned pahari folk singer performed at the virtual orientation programme of APG University. Bhardwaj told students if they worked hard and attained the best education, they would go far in life. Thousands of APG students enjoyed the pahari songs. Vice-Chancellor Ramesh Kumar Choudhary said during Covid, education was not limited to blackboard and books. The pandemic had changed the traditional method of education. “The crisis has compelled us to adopt virtual platform through smartphones, tablets and computer to proceed ahead in life,” said Professor Choudhary.

Extend last date of admission: ABVP

The ABVP, in a memorandum submitted to the Dean of Studies, HPU, demanded that the last date for admission to MPhil and LLB courses should be extended. The last date for submitting the forms was August 31. The students’ body said many students could not fill up the forms as the university website wasn’t functioning properly. The Dean of Studies assured the ABVP that he would look into the matter and try to fulfill their demand.

Webinar on New Education Policy

Asheesh Chauhan, national organising secretary of the ABVP, has said that higher education should be given in regional languages as well. He was addressing an online webinar on the New Education Policy organised by the Himachal Pradesh Technical University (HPTU). Stating that childhood education was important, he said the better the foundation, the more capable a child will be to handle challenges in future. Vice-Chancellor SP Bansal said the New Education Policy would connect the youth with the nation and help in controlling the brain drain from the country. “The policy talks about skill development, technical education and research that will make the youth competitive,” he added.