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Charminar logo to brand city

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Chief Minister unveils logo at Hyderabad Youth Summit event

THUMPING VICTORY: Students with the new logo which was selected after a poll at the Hyderabad Youth Summit on Saturday. Photo: K. Ramesh Babu

HYDERABAD: The over 400-year-old, four-minaret structure continues to hold sway -- an icon with which everyone in the twin cities relate to. A majority of the over six lakh Hyderabadis who participated in the poll for selecting a logo to brand the city gave a `thumbs up' to the sentinel that is as old as Bhagyanagar itself.

The logo of Charminar along with a caption `Hyderabad on Mission Tomorrow' was formally unveiled by Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy at the concluding function of Hyderabad Youth Summit organised at People's Plaza along the banks of Hussain Sagar.

From Saturday morning, over 300 students started pooling all the entries in scores of boxes and counted them non-stop for four hours. In the end, 2,36,177 lakh persons voted `Charminar' as their logo for Hyderabad. The nearest to come was the logo designed in seven colours depicting the vibrant nature of Hyderabad with 1,44,869 votes.

After unveiling the logo, Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy called upon the youth to get involved and play an active role in the overall development of Hyderabad. "The youth should be involved in various developmental activities in the twin cities. The Government on its part will do its best to provide them with ample opportunities," Mr. Reddy said.

Earlier, MCH had lined up a series of events including exhibitions, quiz, painting competitions, Rangoli, fancy dress competitions for youngsters as part of the Hyderabad Youth Summit.

Working models

Spirited debate by students from colleges on the topic `Hyderabad, a city with a rich past -- now move it into the future' lit up the summit. Several children from various schools also showcased working models on the use of technology in reducing environment pollution.

The Youth Summit concluded with Antakshari in the presence of noted TV stars Anu Kapoor and Durga Jasraj.

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