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Sunsari, Nov 5: Correspondent for the Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) in Sunsari district, Sangita Rai, has been presented with this year’s Yuwa Pratibha Samman Puraskar (Youth Talent Felicitation Award).
The Poet Bimal Gurung Memorial Library, based in Dharan, conferred the award which carries a cash prize of Rs 10,000. The award was presented today coinciding with the 55th birth anniversary of Bimal Gurung and the 35th National Poetry symposium.
On the same occasion, this year’s 'Bimal Gurung Kriti Puraskar' was jointly presented to poet Bhupin Khadka for his essay collection *Madhya ko Ujyalo* and to Junu Rana for her essay collection *Lahureni Saundarya*. The authors of both works received a cash prize of Rs 200,000 and a copper plaque.
For this award, 52 literary works written in the Nepali language by authors, poets, and litterateurs from both Nepal and abroad had been submitted for consideration.
Additionally, during the poetry festival, the library announced the winners from among the top 10 previously shortlisted poems: Sabita Phago secured first place, Sundar Shirish took second, while Nirupam Shrestha and Lekali Kanchha shared third place.
The first, second, and third-place winners were awarded cash prizes of Rs 21,000, Rs 18,000, and Rs 17,000, respectively, along with certificates.
During the festival, a poetry collection titled *Bimal Gurung ka Pratinidhi Kabitaharu* (Representative Poems of Bimal Gurung) edited and compiled by senior journalist and poet Pradip Menyangbo was also unveiled.