A massive rush was witnessed at the ‘TNR Shining Star Awards — Celebrating Excellence’ in Shimla on Monday (August 5) as a large number of students, despite intermittent rain, gathered to participate in the event where meritorious Class X and Class XII students who have excelled in their board examinations are to be felicitated.
The ceremony is being organised at the historic Gaiety Theatre on the Mall Road in Shimla. Hon’ble Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, who is the Chief Guest, would be giving away prizes to the young achievers and also delivering an inspirational speech to motivate the students. Chief Parliamentary Secretary and Palampur Congress MLA Ashish Butail will be the Special Guest. The function timings are from 2 pm to 4 pm, but students had to turn up early for registration.
For The Newz Radar, the leading and only English digital news network based in Himachal Pradesh, it will be the TNR Shining Star Awards ceremony number 10 in 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.
