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Singtam 202nd Bhanu Jayanti Celebration starts


SINGTAM, JULY 09: The 202nd Bhanu Jayanti Celebration kicks off at Singtam with Inter-School and Open Competitions for Ramayan Path and Nepali Poetry held at Community Hall, Singtam, on July 9. Similarly, the Nepali folk dance competitions will be completed the next day, July 10. The top three winners of the Ramayan Path, Poetry, and Nepali Folk Dance Competition will perform at the July 13th Bhanu Jayanti celebration to be held at Singtam Bazaar.

Sonam Dadul Bhutia, MLA of Tashiding Constituency, was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Other distinguished guests present on occasion included Bimal Lamichaney, President Sirwani Chisopani GPU, Sawan Pradhan, President Singtam Nagar Panchayat, his Councillors, and others. The judges for the competition included Chunnilal Ghimeray, DP Adhikari, Dayaram Bhattrai, and Tshering Bhutia. Mohan Pradhan Neeraj, General Secretary of the Singtam Bhanu Jayanti Committee, was the host of the day, while TB Pradhan, Vice President of Singtam Bhanu Jayanti, gave the welcome speech.


Sonamati Senior Secondary School swept the Inter School Competition of both Ramayan Path and Nepali Poetry competition for the 202nd Bhanu Jayanti Celebration.  Meanwhile, Singtam SSS and Sumin Linzey SS students stood second and third at the Ramayan Path competition.  In the Nepali poetry competition, Ivan Rai, Sonamati Senior Secondary School, won the competition, followed by Surekha Subba, Little Angel Academy, Adarsh Goan and Abilasha Chettri, Sirwani Secondary School, bagging second and third positions.

In the Open Nepali Poetry Competition, Krishna Dungel from Bermoik won the first prize, while Sitaram Sapkota and Nishant Dulal stood second and third. Kush Narayan Dahal and Yadu Thatal went on to bag second and third place, while the brother duo of Krishna Dhungel and Naren Dhungel went on to win the Open Poetry category. Ram Sharma, a noted stand-up comedian from Khamdong, entertained the audience with his humour, while Dinesh Dahal and Pritam Sundas rendered a song each on the occasion.

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