The 13th edition of the Nanhipari-little Miss India contest will be held at the KIIT International School here from December 28 to 30.
The national-level talent search aims at providing a platform for the pre-teen girls from across the country to exhibit their talents and promote national integration and humanity among them.
20 contestants have been short listed for the semi-final rounds, of which 10 finalists will be chosen to compete with each other to win the little miss India title.
The contestants will be distributed with mementos, certificates and gift hampers. The winner of the contest will be crowned as the Nanhipari-2013 and will get a cash award of `1 lakh, whereas the second and third runners-up will receive cash prize of `20,000 and `10,000, respectively.
The contestants will undergo 12 rounds of competitions including written test, GD, Dance, Song, Painting, Antakshari, sports, personality test, etc.
The contest is meant for girls between age group of 10-13 years with no entry fee, said Nanhipari secretary Malay Mohapatra. Nanhipari president Dr Achyuta Samanta said the event has been able to provide a platform and groom the young talented girls.
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The Jagannath Temple administration has geared up its resources for timely observance of rituals and enough time for darshan of the deities. The cooking of Mahaprasad has been doubled to meet the demand. One-way entry system has been enforced for entry into the temple. Armed policemen have been deployed on temple duty and the visitors are frisked through metal detector gates. CCTV cameras are installed at strategic places to monitor the crowd movement, said Puri SP Anup Kumar Sahu.
The pilgrims are experiencing difficulties as they are to spend the winter nights at a deserted place in the waterworks area as tourist buses are not allowed to enter the city.
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“But unfortunately Pradhan died on Monday and he was sent to Brahmapur for postmortem,” said the DIG.
Ganjam SP Ashish Singh and Kandhamal SP Kanwar Bishal Singh said seven to ten members of Maoists of Nikhil, Krishna and Sunil group of Ghumusar division fled from the spot.