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| Navratra Festival concludes | | Anshu adjudged best singer in bhaint contest | | Early Times Report
KATRA, SEPTEMBER 28 The 9-day long Navrata Festival in the holy town of Katra came to musical conclusion last evening with a native of village Jib in Udhmpur district of Jammu and Kashmir Mr. Anshu Sharma bagging the prestigious first prize in the mega final event of All India Devotional Song Competition, which was jointly organized by the Department of Tourism, J&K Government and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) Katra during Navratra festival. The function concluded amidst chanting of bhajans and beating of drums at Yog Ashram, last night.
Mr Vinod Kumar of Amritsar and Mrs Kirti Dubey of Bhopal clinched second and third prizes respectively in the bhaint competition. Other artists who participated in the mega final included Mr. Paramjeet Singh, Miss Nidhi Kaila, Mr. vijay kumar Magotra, Mr. Varun Kotwal, Mr. Anmol Jaswal, Mr. Anil Aftab, Mr. Shiv Sagar, Miss Sonali Dogra, Mr. Kapil Thapa and Miss Apoorva Jamwal.
Special guest and winner of previous year contests Miss Hemani Kapoor and Mr Rajan Gill, who had especially come from Ludhiana and Haryana participated in the final event. They also presented melodious bhajans in the obeisance of revered Mata Vaishno Devi.
Minister for Tourism and Culture Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora, was the chief guest on the occasion
MLA Reasi Mr. Baldev Raj Sharma, President Municipal Committee Katra, Mr. Amrish Malhotra ,Additional Chief Executive Officer Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Dr. Mandeep K. Bhandari, Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, Mr. P.K. Pole, Director Tourism Mr. S.M. Sawhney, Senior Superintendent of Police Mr. Anand Jain,and SDM Katra were also present on the occasion.
Noted Bollywood personalities including Actor Mr. Sonu Sood, Managing Director of Venus Tapes and Records, Mr. Ganesh Jain, Producer Director, Mr. Mukesh Bhatt, Owner, Tips Records and Tapes Ramesh Torani, Trade Analyst and Producer, Mr. Vikas Mohan, Chief Executive Officer, Baba Films, Mr. Ajay Acharya, Subash Babber and Vice President, Zee Jagran Mrs. Barkha Arora were the judges of the mega final.
Rakesh Wazir compared the proceeding of the programme.
Speaking on the occasion Tourism Minister Mr. Nawang Rogzin Jora complemented the Managing Committee of Navratra Festival and other organizations for extending their cooperation in making the event a grand success. He said that the annual festival is gaining prominence at national and even at international level besides providing a platform to the budding artists. As a result, many artists especially the winners of previous All India Devotional Song contests are proving their worth in the film industry also, he said.
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