Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Feb 4: Daijiworld.com, which completed 15 glorious years of courageous and dedicated journalism on January 14, is all set to celebrate the milestone with glitter and glamour on Friday February 5.
The grand event will be held at Milagres Jubilee Hall from 5.30 pm, in the presence of a host of dignitaries and celebrities from different fields.
Ronald Colaco L K Atheeq
Jayaram Bhat Ronald Pinto Rohan Monteiro
NRI entrepreneneur and philanthropist Ronald Colaco, who had launched daijiworld.com (then daiji.bigstep.com), on January 14, 2001, will grace the occasion as chief guest. Principal secretary to Karnataka government, former advisor to the executive director of World Bank and former joint secretary of Prime Minister's Office (PMO), New Delhi, L K Atheeq, Jayaram Bhat, MD and CEO, Karnataka Bank, Ronald Pinto, MD of Hyssna International LLC, Abu Dhabi, and Rohan Monteiro, chairman of Rohan Corporation will be the guests of honour.
The highlight of the event will be the grand finale of the Hyssna Miss Daijiworld-2015 photogenic contest. The contest received huge response with over 1,600 entries and over 1.21 lac votes in the second round of public voting. Six finalists were then shortlisted after careful scrutiny by judges and number of online votes.
During the grand finale, the finalists - Bhavishya Shetty, Merula Pinto, Jessica Fernandes, Jolita Rebello, Shilpa Shetty and Srishti Salian - will put their calibre to test with an exciting question and answer session with the judges. The panel of judges will include celebrities from the film world. Hyssna Miss Daijiworld-2010 Anjali Shetty will also grace the occasion.
As already announced, the winner will be crowned Hyssna Miss Daijiworld-2015 and will receive a cash prize of Rs 1 lac, besides becoming the brand ambassador of Daijiworld Media Group for a period of one year. The first runner-up will get Rs 75,000, the second runner-up Rs 50,000 and the other three finalists will get Rs 25,000 each. The contest has been sponsored by Hyssna International LLC, Abu Dhabi.
Apart from the formal function, there will be felicitations, a whole lot of entertainment in the form of spectacular dances and much more. All in all, it will be an evening befitting Daijiworld's tremendous journey so far, and a toast to the years to come.
The event will be webcast LIVE on daijiworld.com from 5.30 pm on February 5.