The winners of the DH and PV News Quiz contest were felicitated here on Friday. The bumper prize winners of both DH and PV News Quiz contests were rewarded with a Maruti Suzuki Swift car each.
Renowned sandalwood actress Shwetha Srivatsav handed over the bumper prizes to the quiz contest winners at DH and PV office. Arun A, a finance executive with a private firm in Bengaluru, who won the DH News Quiz contest, expressed his joy on winning the bumper prize.
"I have been a regular reader of DH and the quiz contest caught my attention from the day one. While I used to answer the daily quiz contest on my own, the contest was tricky with tough questions on Sundays. But my brother and cousins helped me in cracking those questions. I owe my success to my brother and family members," Arun said.
Arun's brother Santhosh Kumar, an avid reader of DH said, "As a student I used to regularly participate in quiz and other contests conducted by DH especially during Cricket World Cups and IPL tournaments."
Vinutha M, a techie, won the PV News Quiz contest bumper prize. Vinutha's mother Shashirekha said, "My daughter regularly reads Prajavani everyday and took part in the contest. She was thrilled every time answering the questions."
Handing over the awards, Actress Shwetha said, "Quiz especially those on news events would help boost the morale of the participants. As a journalism student, I strongly feel that the print media still plays a crucial role in our lives."
Sitaraman Shankar, CEO and Editor, DH, said, "This was the first of its kind event by the DH and the participation from the readers was overwhelming." Ravindra Bhat, Executive Editor of Prajavani, shared that the readers' response to the quiz has yet again demonstrated that the print media is as strong as before.
The news quiz was held over six weeks (42 days), starting November 15. The participants were required to read Deccan Herald and Prajavani newspapers everyday and answer the questions based on the news. The quiz contest witnessed participation by more than 40,000 people. Apart from bumper prizes, regular prizes like tiffin boxes and luxury watches were also given to the winners.