Dwarka: Residents involved with Green Circle participate in cleaning drive

Residents from various sectors and societies on Saturday participated in cleaning drive carried out by an organization Green Circle. This organisation has volunteers from all parts of Dwarka and they work towards protecting the environment.

The cleaning drive was carried out at DDA Park in Sector-6. All the members of the organisation participated in cleaning of the park. They picked up all the plastic and polythene bags which were scattered there.

The residents also cleaned other stuffs spread in the area and put it into the nearby dustbins. The collected waste was disposed at the dhalao in Sector-5.

“During our drive, we were encouraged by a lot of likeminded people who assured us of joining from next week onwards. A few others continued their morning walk pretending that they have not seen us,” said treasurer of Green Circle PK Chopra.

“But, we are confident that some of them would not throw any waste in the park. And, if that happens, it would be achievement of our drive. It is part of Green Circle's objective to protect environment and the initiated drive would now continue,” said Chopra.

CBSE class 12th result announced; Noida girl becomes India topper

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced its class 12th exam result on Saturday. A student from Noida, Meghna Srivastava, has become India topper in the class 12th exam. The CBSE class 12th result was declared at 12:19 pm on its official website cbse.nic.in.

Meghna is a student of Step By Step school in Sector-132 of Noida. She scored 99.8 percentage marks in the 12th exam. She got a total of 499 marks in the examination. noida news

On the other hand, another Noida student, Supriya Kaushik got 497 marks and secured 3rd position in CBSE class 12th exam. She is from Cambridge School in Sector-27.

This year, girls have done better than boys. Overall passing percentage of girls is 88.31 compared to 78.09 of boys. Last year, the boys had performed better.

The overall pass percentage is 83.01 per cent and last year it was 82 per cent. The top three regions are Trivandrum with 97.32 per cent, Chennai with 93.87 per cent and Delhi with 89 per cent.

Retired army captain, family members attacked in Dwarka

A retired Army Captain, Vikas Yadav and his family members were allegedly thrashed by five men in Dwarka on May 13. As per the police, the incident took place at midnight outside City Centre Mall in Sector 12 when they were returning home after dinner.

The retired officer has submitted a complaint regarding the matter to Dwarka North Police station.

Yadav claimed that after coming out of the mall, he asked his wife, sister and children to wait for him and his brother-in-law as they went to get his car. dwarka news

He alleged that five men sitting in a car parked nearby started passing lewd comments at the women. Upon being confronted, two of them even stepped down and started misbehaving with them.

Yadav further said that as he and his brother-in-law reached the spot, they were attacked by the goons. 

He claimed that one of the attackers smashed a liquor bottle on his head that led to bleeding. Moreover, he mentioned in his complaint that the goons threatened his family of dire consequences.

The police said that one of the accused was held at the spot by the retired officer, while the rest were arrested on May 15th.

CBSE class 12 results: Most toppers in Dwarka schools belong to science stream

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced its class 12th exam result on Saturday. In Dwarka, it has been witnessed that most of the students, who secured top positions, are from science streams. The toppers are found to be from science stream with mathematics or biology as their subjects.

Many schools have also achieved hundred per cent pass percentage in class 12 in Dwarka.

At NK Bagrodia Public School, Shalabh Gupta is the school topper with 97.8 per cent marks with science stream. Dipti became the school topper with 96.6 per cent with science stream in Queens Valley School Sector-8. Suraj Joshi was topper with 97 per cent in science stream at Basava International School in Sector-23.

At Sri Venkteshwar International School in Sector-18, the school topper is Suchana Adhikari who got 97.6 per cent with science stream.

On the performance of students from Dwarka, principal of NK Bagrodia Public School, Dr Rajee N Kumar said, “This year, the students have shown excellent performance.  Students will surely excel further if they will keep their focus and dedication intact."

"With hard work and proper guidance, excellent results will surely be achievable. Dwarka is a hub of good schools and students are doing excellent in entrance examinations in various fields,” said Kumar.

Working professionals distribute water bottles to traffic police

As the mercury soared beyond 43 degree-Celsius mark on Saturday afternoon, a group of boys and girls distributed water bottles to traffic police officials performing duty at Anand Vihar.

Further, they also assisted the traffic police to manage chaos at places around the Anad Vihar bus terminal and railway station.

Haryana CM to launch Hero Honda Chowk underpass, IMT Chowk flyover today

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is expected to inaugurate many projects on his visit to Gurgaon on Sunday. These projects are in different stages of completion.

The CM is likely to inaugurate Hero Honda Chowk underpass, IMT Chowk flyover, multi-level parking lot in Sector-29. He is expected to lay foundation stone for the makeover to Atul Kataria Chowk. Among other things, Khattar may also sign an agreement with the concessionaire for the city bus service. gurgaon news

“The CM has a list of events that he is likely to attend between 2 pm and 6.30 pm on Sunday. He will then depart for New Delhi. He may also sign an agreement with the concessionaire for a dedicated bus service in the city. However, the same cannot be confirmed right now owing to his packed schedule,” an official spokesperson for the Haryana government said.

Apart from these commitments, Khattar may also inaugurate a two-storey girls’ hostel in Sector 14, a government college for girls, a water boosting station of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) at Sector-7 extension, as well as lay the foundation stone for six sewage treatment plants of the MCG under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme.

While many of his commitments are tentative, Gurugram MP and Union minister of state Rao Inderjit Singh said that the CM will be inaugurating the Hero Honda Chowk underpass and the IMT Manesar Chowk flyover on Sunday.

“The Hero Honda Chowk underpass and IMT Chowk flyover has been opened on trial basis and the commuters have given a positive feedback on them. These projects are in line with the government’s vision of reducing the load of traffic on all bottleneck points on the Delhi-Gurugram Expressway and ease the movement of vehicles,” Singh said.

The trial of two-way underpass was started on April 30. People can now easily move towards Sectors 34, 9, 9A, 10, 10A and 37. The trial at two-way flyover at IMT Chowk started on May 9. This flyover will enable commuters to seamlessly move between New Delhi and Jaipur.

CBSE Class 12 exams: All India toppers Meghna and Supriya's success stories

Meghna Srivastava from Noida's Step by Step School has emerged as the all India topper of the CBSE class 12 examinations. She scored 99.8 percentage marks in the exams and received a total of 499 marks out of 500 in the examination. She secured 100 marks in Psychology, History, Geography and Economics apart from scoring 99 marks in English.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12th result was declared on its official website cbse.nic.in at 12:19 pm on Saturday.

Meghna said that she did not take too much pressure during the examinations. She claimed that she made a routine timetable and studied according to that only. “I focused on one subject at a time and received immense help from my parents,” Meghna said.

She said that she wanted to study in a good college and pursue higher studies in psychology. She further said that she was also searching for overseas colleges.

Meghna’s father Gautam Srivastava claimed that it was a proud moment for him. He said that although his family was confident that Meghna would score good marks in the exams, it was a happy and surprising moment for them after realizing that she had secured the first rank in CBSE.

“Her teachers and mother have offered her adequate support and it has helped her in scoring excellent marks,” Gautam further added.

On the other hand, another Noida student, Supriya Kaushik received 497 marks and is the joint 3rd rank holder on the national level in the CBSE class 12th examinations. She is from Cambridge School, which is located in Sector-27.

Supriya said that she was completely surprised after scoring such excellent marks.

PM Modi set to inaugurate first phase of Delhi-Meerut Expressway on Sunday

The first phase of the newly completed Delhi-Meerut Expressway will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. Thereafter, the PM will travel in an open jeep on the 6-km long expressway stretch. Later on, he will fly to Baghpat for inaugurating the Eastern Peripheral Expressway.

The first leg of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, which stretches from East Delhi’s Ghazipur to the Uttar Pradesh border will be closed from 8 am to 12:30 pm on Sunday as PM Modi's road show will commence from the Yamuna bridge and continue till Ghazipur.

A traffic police official however claimed that the National Highway 24, which runs parallel to the Expressway from Ghazipur to Nizamuddin, will remain open for the commuters.”

The first phase of the expressway has been built at the cost of Rs. 841 crore. Vertical gardens have been built all over the expressway and solar systems are being installed near Akshardham and all over the Yamuna bridge. Further, beautiful lighting systems have also been developed on the major structures. Apart from all these, there is a cycle track on both sides of the expressway.

“Almost 90 percent work on installing solar panels has been completed and the remaining work near Akshardham will be completed soon,” said Vijay Singla, a NHAI official.

The opening of the first phase of the Delhi-Meerut Expressway will provide a major relief to the commuters of Delhi and Noida

CBSE Class 12 exams: Ggn toppers head for Delhi with no other options in sight

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced the class 12th exam results on Saturday afternoon.

Toppers in Gurgaon however rued the fact that although the city offers excellent schooling, there is a dearth of higher educational institutions here.

Anshula Sardesai, humanities topper (98.4%) from Amity International School, sector 46, said that she wants to pursue her graduation in psychology from Lady Sri Ram College, Delhi.

Gurgaon is filled with only private colleges and has only one government college for higher education. As a result, parents in the city too want their children to pursue higher studies from outside.

Amisha Diwan, (Commerce Topper-98.6%), a student of Delhi Public School, Sector 45, said, “I want to join Sri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), as it would help me in realising my dream of becoming a Charted Accountant.

The same is the case with Aakash Aggarwal-another topper from the commerce stream. He too has secured identical marks to Diwan (98.6%) and aspires to become a CA. Further, he too dreams of joining the Sri Ram College of Commerce.

Debajit Chakraborty, a student of science (non-medical background) at Amity International School, sector 43, scored 98.2% marks in the CBSE Class 12 exams. He has already secured 245th rank in the IIT mains and aspires to become an engineer.

CBSE class 12 results: Tanya Pant secures first rank in East Delhi

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the Class 12 results on Saturday afternoon on the official website of the board - cbse.nic.in.

Tanya Pant, a student of Bharti Public School in Shreshtha Vihar, secured the first rank (96 percent from commerce stream) in East Delhi. She scored 90 marks in Economics, 97 in Accounts, 95 in English, 95 and 92 in Business Studies and Mathematics respectively.

Tanya resides with her mother in the United India Apartments of Mayur Vihar Phase 1 Extension.

During a short interview with City Spidey, she said that the credit for her success goes to her mother Minakshi Pant. Tanya’s father Harsh Pant had separated from her mother long ago.

“I was quite confident about my result but when I went to sleep on Friday night, I was thinking about my marks. I had gone outside to give an exam on Saturday morning. However, when I reached home my mother told me about my result.”

She further added, “I was very upset when the Economics paper was leaked and its exam was canceled. It is my favourite subject.”

Tanya’s mother Minakshi Pant said that she had always believed that her daughter will pass the exam with good numbers.

Gurgaon gets major relief as sanitation workers call-off strike after 18 days

After the state government agreed to some of the demands, the sanitation workers called off their strike on Sunday morning. Soon, the sanitation workers started cleaning the garbage from roads after 18 days of strike.

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The officials of Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) claimed that the piled garbage, scattered all over Gurgaon, will be cleared by Sunday evening.

“We have mobilised our resources and the process for clearing waste off the streets started in full swing from last night onwards. We are working overtime and expect streets to be cleared by Sunday evening,” Vivek Kalia, joint commissioner of MCG said.

MCG workers were also seen picking garbage from the areas such as Kanhai village, Sadar Bazaar, sector 14, 15, 7, 10 and Palam Vihar on Saturday. They said that around 5 tons of waste was piled up at these places during the strike in last 15 days.

The residents were having tough time negotiating the stench and unhealthy conditions. They had started avoiding the places where garbage was piled up. Now, they are hopeful that the unhealthy condition will soon be sorted out.

“I am a regular visitor of Sadar Bazaar and had started avoiding the area owing to the severe stench from the collected heap of garbage. I was informed by a family member that MCG officials were cleaning the area in the morning, as a result of which I was able to visit the market for daily essential after a gap of nearly two weeks,” Bhanu Sharma, a resident of Civil Lines, said.

The workers were happy with the government agreeing to some of their demands and they vowed to get back to work as soon as possible.

“The state government has increased our monthly salary to Rs 13,500 from Rs 10,000, promised to end the task of outsourcing the work to private contractors and formed a committee to ensure contractual employees are made permanent. As the government has adhered to the major demands, we ended our strike and have returned to work,” Naresh Kumar Malkat, a member of Nagar Nigam Karamchari Sangh, said.

On Wednesday, the state government informed that they have formed a committee to address the issue of sanitation workers. The committee was led by Urban Local Bodies minister Kavita Jain, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Kumar Bedi, and Minister of State for Cooperation Manish Grover.

Now, traffic police to file FIR against owners for giving vehicles to minors

Now, the parents of minors running vehicles on roads will also be penalised for breaking the law in Gautam Budh Nagar. If a minor will be caught running vehicles on roads, then an FIR will be registered against the owner of the vehicle apart from doing challan of the vehicle. noida news

The growing negligence towards traffic rules is causing a lot of fatal accidents on the roads. To bring the people back on the track, traffic police is filing FIRs against wrong-side driving. The officers have instructed traffic personnel to have zero-tolerance towards wrong-side driving and file FIRs.

SP traffic, Anil Kumar Jha said, “There is no traffic sense among the people in the city. People take pride in breaking the traffic rules. People, who break traffic rules, are not only risking their lives but also posing threat to other’s lives as well.”

“The traffic police have now decided to address the issue strictly. Under this, officials have been instructed to file FIRs against wrong-side driving. The officials have also been given targets so that they don’t take the matter lightly,” added Jha.

Legal action cannot be taken against the minors but giving vehicle to minors is a crime. An FIR will now be filed against the people who will be giving their vehicles to the minors. They will also be fined for it.

Noida: Hundreds of residents participate in Yoga camp with all enthusiasm

Yoga is getting popular day-by-day because it makes mind and body healthier. It was very much evident at one-day Yoga camp which was organized at the park of Sector-27 in Noida on Sunday. People participated with all zeal and enthusiasm in the Yoga camp.

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The free Yoga camp was organised by Patanjali Mahila Yog Samiti and Patanjali Yuva Bharat Sansthan in consultation with the resident welfare associations.   

The Yoga session started at 6:30 am and continued till 7:30 am in the morning. During the camp, the residents practiced asanas such as “Kapalbhati” and “Pranayama.”

RWA president Rajeev Garg said, “Hundreds of people participated in the Yoga camp. People from all age groups were present and were enthusiastic about learning new asanas. Children are being especially trained for the special event like International Yoga Day on June 21.”

The members RWAs said that the objective of organising camp is make people aware about the benefits of the Yoga. The members also said that residents have promised that they will continue the asanas which they have learnt in the camp.

A resident Seema Singhal said, “I am in regular habit of doing Yoga. I am inspired by Baba Ramdev. Yoga soothes the mind and eases the body movement. Performing some basic asanas early in the morning ensures a good day ahead.”