KATHMANDU:

Butwal’s Siddhartha English Boarding School edged past Kathmandu’s Rosebud School to clinch the title of Horlicks Genius Nepal 2008.

Siddhartha school lifted the trophy with three direct scores in the buzzer round.

The second and third runners-up trophies went to New Model Higher Secondary School, Pokhara and International Public Higher Secondary School, Mahendranagar.

Siddhartha was represented by Siddhartha Bhandari and Kamal Dhakal. They were awarded the Horlicks Genius Nepal 2008 trophy and certificates along with a cash prize of Rs 30,000 plus a full year’s supply of Horlicks.

The first, second and third runners-up were awarded trophies, certificates and cash prizes of 20,000, 10,000 and 5,000 respectively.

Horlicks Genius Nepal 2008 had participation from over 700 students from over 250 schools.