News Trail Initiative: Bengaluru's Illumine Library & Reading Club announces results of its quiz competition

The Illumine Library & Reading Club which works under the auspices of the Nagarbhavi Institute of Education & Culture (NICE), Nagarbhavi, recently conducted a quiz competition for youth residing in, and around, Nagarbhavi, with special focus on generating awareness and interest in the youth community as regards socially relevant issues through regular reading of print media, in general, and the new Bangalore-based daily newspaper, ‘News Trail,’ in particular.

Contestants read the News Trail daily’s editions of 22-23 January 2022, and came prepared, on 28 January 2022, for an objective type Q&A session on the news content in the newspaper for these two days.

This session was held at the premises of the Illumine Library & Reading Club. There were two categories of contestants: Seniors & Juniors. In the ‘Seniors’ category, Amal Sabah, an undergraduate student at PES College, Bangalore, secured the first position, Hiba Rahim, an undergraduate student at Mount Carmel College, Bangalore, the second place and Yamin Nabeel, a pre-university student (2nd PU) at Shree Chaithanya PU College, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, walked away with the third position.

In the ‘Juniors’ category, Fahmi Mishal, a 10th standard student at Cathedral High School, Bangalore, won the first prize, Kareema Mehrin, a 7th standard student at Shanthidama School, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, the second position and Muhammad Aslah of 9th Standard, Hillrock National Public School, secured the third place.

The competition was an eye-opener for many of the young participants who felt it was now their duty to spend more time in going through daily news reports and thereby to increase their awareness on socially relevant topics and current affairs.