Lamka, August 16: Though tainted with a spate of bloodshed and threats, the Independence Day celebration here went off without a hitch yesterday amidst security personnel seen posted on every high-rise and maintaining constant vigil in and outskirt of the town.

Moments after the Deputy Commissioner Sumant Singh unfurl the national flag and the thousand odd gathering stool in silence on the national anthem beat of 1st MR band party, twenty nine contingents made an impressive march through the dais.

Consider to be one of the greatest state celebration ever witness in the district, the 60th Independence Day celebration here also witness five cultural items being displayed by various clubs and a battle drill from NCC junior cadets.

In his speech, delivered with a bullet-proof vest adorn beneath a black coat, DC/CCpur Sumant Singh talk on the undaunted achievements and programmes of the Indian nation.

Our natural resources, beautiful valley and picturesque hills, rich and enchanting cultural traditions, which could have attracted the people from across the world � 'all seem to be receding into oblivion' he said in a matter of deep introspection.

'Rather than reducing them to pessimistic observations, these facts and circumstances must be analyzed and be used as stepping stones for constructive visions as every crisis an opportunity as well'.

'Your enthusiastic gathering here itself is the testimony of that undying optimism,' he went on adding, we are on a decisive moment in which we have not only to decide about ourselves but also what we are going to hand over to our coming generations.

A hundred and eight awards of appreciation, nineteen other complementary awards, meritorious awards and thirty nine red blankets were handed-out on the occasion.

The official celebration was wrapped up with the usual customary Garden Tea Party hosted inside the Deputy Commissioner bungalow.

In another instances of its kind, AIR has for one day deputed its Programme Manager G Chinkhanlian here to unfurl national flag at AIR station here and to relay the Independence Day speech of the President of India, Prime Minister Manmohan and Chief Minister Ibobi.

Insignificant, often, egocentric policy pursued by the kindred tribes particularly by the Paite, Hmar and Thadou-Kuki speaking community has until today shadowed the prospect of the AIR station here initiating its full transmission.

A mere scuffle on link language is the sole facet that holds back its commissioning.

Unless unusual form of political will has explore solutions for the stand-off, the expensive and state of the art infrastructures mounted on the station will rot for sure.

Most of the instruments, as it remained unutilized already smell rusted and eroded.

The flimsy relaying of selected programmes at 7 to 9 am and 4 to 10 pm each day on FM 101.4 is the only affair that holds the lifeline of the otherwise better-off infrastructures than its counterpart in AIR Imphal.

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