Saroj Shrestha of Bafal, Kathmandu, has won Rs 10 million under the Kantipur Ko Karodpati, a subscription campaign of the Kantipur Publications. 

Seven-year-old Simran Pradhan picked Shrestha’s coupon no. 49545 at a function organised at Labim Mall in Lalitpur on Friday.

The winner was announced in the presence of Director General of Department of Information Raghuram Bista, Akhilesh Upadhyay, editor-in-chief of The Kathmandu Post, Sudheer Sharma, editor-in-chief of Kantipur and other government officials. 

The selection of the winner was broadcast live on Kantipur Television and Radio Kantipur.

Kantipur ko Karodpati campaign was launched in mid-April 2016. 

Under the campaign, subscribers of The Kathmandu Post and Kantipur also won cash prizes of Rs 100,000 every week and Rs1 million every month.

Before the announcement of grand prize winner, singer Deepak Bajracharya performed live with Rhythm Band. 

The grand prize winner Shrestha told the Post that winning Rs10 million was just like a dream. 

The winner says

I was down with flu for the last four days. I had switched my phone off and was sleeping the whole day today. At 5:30pm when I turned on Kantipur TV, I saw my name being announced. I was awestruck and could not even think what I should next. I live with my octogenarian father. When I told him that I had won Rs 10 million under the Kantipur subscription scheme, he would not believe me. Then I shared the news with my wife. The moment I switched my phone on, it started ringing. The call was from the Kantipur Publications. Then only did I believe I indeed had won the prize. 

I belong to a middle class family. I have one son and one daughter who are abroad pursuing their higher studies. 

I have over Rs1.8 million in loan which I had taken while sending my daughter to Australia where she is currently studying hotel management. I will spend some part of the money I have won under the Kantipur Karodpati for my daughter's study.