Source: The Sangai Express / Azonnah Zaspar
Tamenglong, June 14 2009:
The apex students' body of Zeliangrong community living in three States of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland All Zeliangrong Students' Union (AZSU) today organized a felicitation programme at Tamenglong Indoor stadium in honour of those Zeliangrong students who have created niche in their respective fields.
The programme was graced by MPCC president Gaikhangam, MLAs Khangthuanang Panmei and Awangbou Newmei and Tamenglong DC Jacintha Lazarus as chief guest, guests of honor and functional president respectively.
Among those attended the function included Tamenglong SP Gonglin Faumei, 5th Manipur Rifles Commandant KC Lokho, parents and relatives of the achievers and hundreds of public.
AZSU felicitated Armstrong Pamei of Tamenglong, who got through the UPSC examination under IAS category, Ringlarei Pamei of Tamenglong who got his name imprinted in the filed of car designing, and also won laurel on Outstanding Success Designer award from the well-known car manufacturer of Japan Nissan for his design the ol'smobile, Dinthui Panmei of Neikanlong Imphal who got 11th rank in the HSSLC Examination 2009 conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education Manipur and Ramhiamang of Dailong village who got 18th rank in the same examination, Sonia Dangmei who was ranked second in the State in the AISS Examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE.
The successful candidates were also presented with citation, memento and cash awards.
Various entertainments items were also presented by renowned Zeliangrong singers Jiangam Kamei, Alvina Gonson, Ajei Kamei, Tajeikhuan and Agape Fellowship Tamenglong.
A number by NC Phaomei on global warming and climate change attracted huge applause from the audience.
The organizers said that Zeliangrong people are good enough in number but the numbers of people who have succeeded in their respective fields especially in the examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) are negligible adding there is only one Indian Forest Service, IFS officer in Nagaland, one Indian Police Service in Assam, four Indian Administrative Service Officer, one Indian Police Service and a handful of State Civil Service
officers.