City page for September 10

WEATHER

Forecast (September 10): Weather will be dry in plains, low, middle and high hills

Temperatures:

Shimla: 26.2 (max) 15.4 (min) Degrees Celsius Sunrise: 6:03am, sunset: 6:33pm

Dharamshala: 26.4 (max), 17.6 (min) Degrees Celsius

Manali: 26.8 (max), 10.8 (min) Degrees Celsius

Readers say

No signage for closure of tunnel

The newly constructed tunnel near Kumarhatti is closed for commuters for the past few days. However, no signage has been placed at Kumarhatti or near Samlech to inform the motorists coming from Solan and Kumarhatti. This wastes precious fuel and time, as the motorists have to go back and use the road instead. An appropriate signage erected on both sides will help avoid inconvenience. – Rakesh, Solan

Remove hoarding nailed on tree

Someone has nailed a metal hoarding on a tree at the Boileauganj Chowk in Shimla. The hoarding could have been easily put up somewhere else instead of harming a tree. There is a rule, too, that debars nailing of trees. The board must be removed immediately. – Raman Chauhan, Shimla

Education Notes

CBSE holds session on teaching grammar

A session on ‘Innovative pedagogy in English’, encompassing various aspects of teaching English, was conducted by the CBSE Centre of Excellence, Panchkula. The session was held by resource person Ravi Sharma from Army Public School, Dagshai. Various aspects such as how to incorporate music in teaching of English, use of poetic devices, vocabulary with root words and online quizzing platforms such as ‘Mentimeter’ and ‘Kahoot’ were elaborated upon. Sharma said instead of focusing on the rules of grammar and diagramming sentences, teachers should guide students to comprehend how grammar functioned.

SFI delegation meets Guv

An SFI delegation met the Governor and urged him to bring transparency in the university appointments and implement a roaster system. The delegation said the roster system was being totally ignored by the university administration in the appointment of professors and assistant professors. Besides, no committee had been formed to sort out the forms. The SFI also accused the HPU of misusing the resources by opening two different departments for a single subject — environmental sciences. The SFI alleged it was done to induct and accommodate retired people sharing the ideology of the government. The delegation demanded that all information related to the appointments should be updated on the university website, besides taking an action against the VC for misusing the university’s resources.

ABVP starts online membership

The ABVP is conducting its membership drive online this year because of Covid-19. The interested students can get themselves registered for the membership through the ABVP website. The HPU unit of the students’ body has formed a committee, which will oversee the drive. The ABVP has set a target of inducting 3,000 students as members from the university.

e-Colloquium on freedom struggle at HPU

Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, organised an e-colloquium titled ‘Freedom struggle and Indian political thought’ on Wednesday. The event was a part of the larger series run by the university to commemorate 70 years of the adoption of the Constitution. Governor Bandaru Dattatreya, the chief guest, spoke about the Fundamental Duty to cherish and follow the noble ideals provided under Article 51 A (b) of the Constitution. The Governor emphasised the need to undertake extensive programmes to spread awareness among citizens about their duties. Vice-Chancellor Nishtha Jaswal highlighted the necessity of Fundamental Duties and the reasons of their inclusion in the Constitution.