The whole city stood still and silent for a minute in the memory of earthquake victims of Nepal as clocks' needle reached 11 am. The call for two-minutes silence at 11 am on Tuesday had been given by the State Government in the memory of those killed in earthqueake in Nepal.
As police vehicles beeped siren, people all across the city stood and observed silence for two minutes in the memory of the departed soul. A somber scene was witnessed at all the major city squares, Government and private offices, streets, markets with people standing in silence and paying their homage to Nepal's earthquake victims.
Commissioner Sanjay Dube led his subordinates and other officials to observe two minutes silence at the office of divisional commissioner here. Similarly newly transferred collector P Narhari along with all his colleagues, employees and officials at the collectorate paid homage to the earth quake victims by observing two minutes silence at the given time.
Besides, government officials, representatives of non-governmental organisations, political parties, NGOs had also joined in paying tributes to the quake victims at all the important city squares.
In a similar function at Rajwada, city unit of the BJYM led by city BJP president Kailash Sharma, General Secretary Kamal Baghela, Madhu Verma, Golu Shukla, paid homage to victims by. Senior Government officials, SDMs and police officials also paid tribute to the victims.