NE Youth Festival
Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Imphal, January 06 2011:
THE NORTH East Youth Festival which will be held at Senapati and which is being organised by Youth Initiative Foundation (YIF) will start on January 17 and conclude on January 19 .
Union minister of Water Resources Vincent H Pala will grace the festival as chief guest while New Delhi based 'Rock and Roll' band Parikrama will entertain the crowd.
Secretary of North Eastern Council (NEC) UK Sangma will be the function president while CEO of Jubilant Energy Ajoy Khandelwal, GOC of 57th Mountain Division Major General DS Hooda and Manipur Chief Secretary DS Poonia will be the guests of honour.
A beauty pageant, "Queen of the Mystic East" will be held and the winner will receive a cash prize of ' 1 lakh 20 thousand.
In the cultural dance competition the winner will receive ' 1 lakh.
The organiser said that every cultural team participating in the North East Youth Festival will be given a consolation prize of ' 10,000 each.
Guru Rewben Mashangva has composed the theme song of the North East Festival entitled "Brothers of the East" .
The festival will also feature a pork-eating competition, rice-beer drinking competition and giant-chilli eating competion.
Organiser Dominic Chawang said each winner of the three competitions will be awarded a cash prize of ' 10,000 each.
Dominic said, "the North East Youth Festival is to promote the rich cultural heritage of the NE" .