The Chennai region has topped the rest of the country in pass percentage with 91.32% in the Central Board of Secondary Education's CBSE class 12 board exams this year 2011

Releasing the Class XII results on Monday, CBSE said 91.32% of students who took the exam in the region had passed, well above the national average of 81.71%.

The region, which scored over the national average on almost all parameters, however, saw a dip when compared to the performance in 2010. The pass percentage saw a dip from last year as did the individual pass percentages of boys and girls.

CBSE does not release the list of top rankers nor the top marks. In Chennai, at least five students notched aggregate scores of 487 and above. Among the high scorers were S Divya of Modern Senior Secondary School in Nanganallur with 98.4% and K A Sumana of PS Senior Secondary School in Mylapore with 98.2%.

School heads said that while there didn't seem to be much change in the number of centums in maths from last year, the number of centums in physics had gone down. Students had said earlier that physics exam was tough.

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Fort five-year-old Premlata Agarwal ,Mother of two daughters, became the oldest Indian woman to conquer Mount Everest

Mumbai:  Premlata Agarwal became the oldest Indian woman to conquer Mount Everest on Friday, an official said here.  Mother of two daughters, one of whom is married, Premlata ascended the world's highest peak at 9.35 am, said a spokesperson for her sponsors.

Fort five-year-old Premlata began her preparations to scale the world's tallest peak on May 6 when she went from the base camp at 18,000 feet to Camp 2 at 22,000 feet.

Then, with the help of artificial oxygen, she reached Camp 3 at 23,000 feet and Camp 4 at 26,000 feet.

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Mobile phones and computers with wireless internet connections pose a risk to human health and should be immediately banned in schools

Mobile phones and computers with wireless internet connections pose a risk to human health and should be immediately banned in schools, a powerful European body has ruled. A Council of Europe committee examined evidence that the technologies have "potentially harmful" effects on humans, and concluded that immediate action was required to protect children, the Daily Telegraph reported.

In its report, the committee said it was crucial to avoid repeating the mistakes made when health officials were slow to recognise the dangers of asbestos, smoking, and lead in petrol.

The report also highlighted the potential health risks of cordless telephones and baby monitors, which rely on similar technology and are widely used. Fears have been raised that electromagnetic radiation emitted by the wireless devices can cause cancers and harm developing brains.

Experts are divided on the issue. Les Barclay, the vice-chairman of the Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research Programme , said: "There is very little evidence for harmful effects. The powers that mobile phones emit are getting less and less."

Paul Elliot of Imperial College London, who is leading a study on the effects of mobile phone use, said: "There are questions about whether mobile phones might have cognitive effects and affect sleep."

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Pay your commercial taxes anytime, anywhere online through e-remittances from six banks - SBI, SBM, SBH, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank and Union Bank of India, without physically approaching an office of the Commercial Taxes Department in Karnataka

Karnataka today became the first State in the country to launch an e-payment system for commercial tax payers.

Speaking at the launch, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Shyamala Gopinath wanted such a system to be adopted by other States.

The system enables dealers to remit their commercial taxes anytime, anywhere, without physically approaching an office of the Commercial Taxes Department (CTD). 

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa launched a comprehensive e-Payment system for Commercial Taxes Department in Bangalore on Thursday. Photo: K. Gopinathan.

Right now, e-remittances can be made from six banks - SBI, SBM, SBH, Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank and Union Bank of India.

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IPL cheerleader Gabriella Pasqualotto fired for blogging on flirtatious cricket players

South African cheerleader Gabriella Pasqualotto has become an internet sensation and a mini-celebrity back home after being kicked out of the IPL for secretly blogging on player behavior in post-match parties. The 22-year-old Gabriella, from Pietermaritzburg, was one of the 40 South African cheerleaders in the IPL and was employed by Mumbai Indians. She reportedly wrote about "flirtatious" and "inappropriate" behavior by the cricketers and even mentioned some of them. South African media reported that her blogs created "privacy concerns" for the players.
 

Gabriella told the press she believed many cheerleaders had intimate relations with cricketers and accused her employers of being "hypocritical". Reports suggest she was sacked after a cricketer and another cheerleader complained to the IPL chairperson.

"On Tuesday last week I was sent home as if I was a criminal. I was treated as if I had taken drugs or done something awful and I was never offered an opportunity to give my side of the story," Gabriella told the Witness. "It's a joke. There are cameras everywhere at these after-parties watching what they (the players) got up to. The guys treated us like pieces of meat. We couldn't go anywhere without the crowds mobbing us and many of the girls did not behave. But nothing I wrote was directed at any one person. I think the cricketers who complained had a guilty conscience."

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Civil Services (Main) Examination 2010 results and topper is Ms S Divyadarshini from chennai and Ms Sweta Mohanty from Hyderabad is 2nd

Ms S Divyadarshini has topped the Civil Services (Main) Examination 2010, the results of which were announced today, while the second position has gone to Ms Sweta Mohanty from Hyderabad.

Mr R V Varun Kumar of Chennai, the topper among male candidates, has secured the overall third rank.

Ms Divyadarshini has done her B.A. B.L. (Hons.) from Dr Ambedkar Law University, Chennai. This was her second attempt at the prestigious examination.

Ms Mohanty has done B.Tech. (Computer Science) from the Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. Mr Varun Kumar has done Bachelor in Dental Sciences from the Ragas Dental College, Chennai. This was his third attempt in the examination.

An official press release said that, based on the results of the written part of the examination held in October-November last year and the interviews for personality test held in March-April this year, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has recommended 920 candidates for appointment to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Foreign Service (IFS), the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Central Services, Group A and Group B.

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All new Hyundai fluidic Verna Ex Showroom and on Road Price in Delhi of petrol and diesel versions , whats new in Fludic Verna with detailed features and models

Hyundai Motor India Limited, the country’s largest exporter and the second-largest car manufacturer, launched the all-new Fluidic Verna today. The new Verna bears Hyundai’s new design philosophy of ‘Fluidic Sculpture’.

The Fluidic Verna boasts of futuristic looks, luxurious interiors, cutting-edge technology and premium appeal. Speaking at the launch of the much-awaited Fluidic Verna sedan,                  Mr. H W Park, MD & CEO, HMIL, said, “The Verna has been a trendsetter since it was first launched in 2006. We are confident that the all-new Fluidic Verna will create a new benchmark and raise the bar for the upper mid size cars in India. The launch today further reinstates our commitment to provide the best-in-class design, quality and technology to our customers here.”

DYNAMIC AND FUTURISTIC DESIGN

The new Fluidic Verna pioneers a host of premium and futuristic design elements based on the Fluidic Sculpture Design Philosophy. The car’s futuristic design sports a coupe like side profile which is further refined by elegant and continuous character lines. On the front, the Fluidic Verna displays the next generation hexagonal grille, eagle eye headlamps with wide air dam and distinctive ‘L’ shaped fog lamps that enhances the overall look of the car.

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