Nearly 30,000 music lovers, most of them youngsters, cheered, stamped their feet and swayed in the stands at the Dasarath Stadium 4-5 January as Nepali bands played their favourite songs. Nebha, the only pop band with a woman vocalist, bagged the first place by winning a cash award of Rs 75,000 in the Shikhar Beat Contest. The Prerana Samuha and Panam band won the second and third place with cash prizes of Rs 35,000 and Rs 20,000 respectively. A total of 20 musical bands presented their numbers using a 120,000-watt sound system for the first time in Nepal. No wonder you could hear the music all the way in Pulchok! The event was sponsored by Surya Nepal and organised by Vogue Advertisement and Event Management. ?We are very encouraged to see the success of the program and it has also encouraged us to organise more such events in the future,? said Bal Kishen Gurung, Surya Nepal brand manager.