Haryana boy tops JEE (Advanced)
Sarvesh Mehtani from Haryana’s Panchkula topped the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2017 for admission to the IITs, the results of which were declared on Sunday.
A student of Bhavan Vidyalaya School, Mehtani had secured an AIR rank of 55 in JEE (Main) this year. Mehtani said he was motivated to take the exam as he wanted to study in one of the top engineering colleges in the country. He now wants to go to IITBombay to pursue a course in computer science.
The results brought to light several heartwarming stories of hard work, ambition and perseverance from across the country.
Son of samosa sellers Vabirisetti Mohan Abhyas and Gograj Khadda, whose father is a mechanic, also managed to clear the tough entrance examination.
A resident of Hyderabad, Abhyas secured the 64th position while Jaipur’s Khadda cracked the highly competitive exam to secure the 5033 rank. Khadda hadn’t heard about the IITs until he was in Class 10.
From Bihar, mathematician Anand Kumar’s Super 30 once again created a record as its 30 out of 30 candidates cracked the examination.
Udaipur’s Kalpit Veerwal, who topped the JEE (Mains), aced the SC category this time.
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Pakistan and India traded shots along the LoC as the former reportedly violated ceasefire multiple times in the last 24 hours.
According to defence spokesman Lt Col Manish Mehta, the Pakistani army fired small arms, automatic weapons, and mortars on Saturday and Sunday.
The attack started from 8.20pm to 10pm in Poonch district on Saturday. On Sunday, firing recommenced at 9.45am in Poonch, and spread first to the International Border at 11.30am and then to Rajouri at 12.40pm. Civilian and military areas were targeted.
“The army posts are retaliating strongly and effectively,” said Mehta on Sunday afternoon. “The firing is presently on.”
Pakistan’s media presented its own side of the story. The Associated Press of Pakistan and The News International both said the Indian army initiated firing at Chirikot border area.
At present, there are no reports of any damage on the Indian side, though mortar firing induced panic among civilians near the LoC.
The fresh spate of gunfire came after Pakistan’s army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, visited troops on the other side of LoC in Muzaffarabad this weekend. It was Gen Bajwa’s third visit to the border this month .