Social initiative supported by Dharamshala’s Guru Study Centre
Where there is a will, there is a way. The Team Newz Radar drew inspiration from this adage when it envisioned the ‘TNR Shining Star Awards — Celebrating Excellence’ in 2023, an event for social cause and meant to felicitate meritorious Class X and Class XII students who excelled in their board examinations.
Traversing across the length and breadth of Himachal Pradesh to connect with toppers (ensuring no one was left out), selecting venues that stand out and inviting dignitaries in whom the young bright minds saw their role models — the challenges were aplenty, but the Team Newz Radar too was determined to overcome these with grit and perseverance.
More than a year down the line, here we are, preparing to welcome the First Citizen of Himachal Pradesh, the Hon’ble Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, to our concluding ceremony at the historic Gaiety Theatre on the Mall Road in Shimla on August 5.
Both the venue and the VVIP are unique in their own way — no media house has yet organised such an awards ceremony at the Gaiety Theatre, while the Hon’ble Governor has not graced this kind of student felicitation function in recent past. Chief Parliamentary Secretary and Palampur Congress MLA Ashish Butail will be the Special Guest.
Students who have scored 85 per cent or higher marks in their board examinations are eligible for the award. As the timings are from 2 pm to 4 pm, students will have to reach the venue at 12 noon for registration.
For The Newz Radar, the leading and only English digital news network based in Himachal Pradesh, it will be the ceremony number 10 of 2024. In this social initiative, Team Newz Radar has received active support from Guru Study Centre, a coaching institute based at Kachcheri Adda in Dharamshala (Kangra) that prepares students for NEET, IIT and other medical and non-medical entrance examinations.
Prior to Shimla, similar district-level awards ceremonies were organised in Dharamshala (Kangra district), Chamba, Kullu, Mandi, Bilaspur, Una, Hamirpur, Nahan (Sirmaur) and Solan. Among other dignitaries, Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Cabinet Ministers Rajesh Dharmani and Harshwardhan Chauhan have graced these functions as Chief Guests.
The aim behind organising the TNR Shining Star Awards is to connect with bright young minds and foster a constructive society, says Sunil Chadha, Executive Editor at The Newz Radar. He avers that it’s a must to honour students, their parents and teachers who have worked hard for years to achieve such academic milestones.
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri recently lauded Team Newz Radar for its innovative social initiative TNR Shining Star Awards. Mukesh Agnihotri had praised TNR Political Editor S Gopal Puri and Executive Editor Sunil Chadha, emphasising their remarkable accomplishments in journalism at a young age and their efforts to drive social change through the event.
