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DIMAPUR, November 1
Miss Sangita Laisharm of Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School, Krishna Kant Dey of Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, and Akihito Achumi of Hollotoli School -all in the age group of 11 to 13 years - have been declared winners of the peace poster contest at the district level organised by the Lions Club of Dimapur & Lions Club of Dimapur Blue Vanda.
Winners have been selected from the best 70 contestants from 25 schools of Dimapur, who participated in the drawing contest on October 2. They were awarded a cash prizes of Rs 3,000, Rs 2,000 and Rs 1000 respectively at the Lions’ annual Deepawali mela in Lions Center on November 1. SI Jamir, Advisor of Urban Development and chief guest, handed the prize to the winners.
The posters were selected by Dr. Minakshi Kalita (Ankan Bivakar & Ankan Ratna) and Sandeep Deka from Guwahati for its originality, artistic merit and portrayal of the contest on the theme ‘Share Peace.’
All the three winners of the poster contest would advance to face stiff competition through the district, multiple district and international rounds of competition for the grand international prize. The grand prize includes a cash award of US$ 5,000 plus a trip for the winner and two family members to the awards ceremony. The 23 merit award winners each would receive a certificate and a cash award of US$ 500.
Meanwhile, Lions Club Dimapur has congratulated all the winners and prayed for further progress in the international competition. All the winners are requested to contact its chairmen Ajay Sethi and Purnima Hojai on Phone Nos. 96121-71341 and 96121-53272 for further information.
