Correspondent
KOILAMATI, Aug 19: As a part of the ongoing Golden Jubilee Year Celebration of the Karbi Youth Festival (KYF), the Karbi Cultural Society (KCS) today conducted the felicitation and homage paying programme at Chokihola Sports Complex under Nilip MAC constituency.
In the year 1990, the 16th edition of the KYF was held in Chokihola. Several persons from the locality contributed their immense support for the success of the event. Today’s programme was conducted to honour the reception committee members of the 16th KYF and to pay homage to those members who had passed away.
KAAC EM i/c Art &Culture, Medical, Information and Public Relation department Surjya Rongphar attended the event as the chief guest of the programme. Before the start of the main event, the EM inaugurated the stadium built as a part of the CEM Dream Projects. Local MAC Pobitro Rongpi then handed over the responsibility of looking after the stadium to Nilip Sports Association (NSA).
The main programme of the day was chaired by KCS president Chandrasing Kro and assisted by the general secretary Bidyasing Rongpi. It was also attended by Nilip BLCC chairman Winson Ronghang, KSA External Affairs Secretary Barnabas Kiling, Nilip Education Development Block Board chairman George Rongpi, Sunil Tokbi former KSA president Bijoy Bey, IGSSS officer Jackson Milik and more than 300 people.