The Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) Longleng, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, GOI in collaboration with the District Administration Longleng and Yingli College, Longleng organized a one-day mega event Yuva Utsav at Yingli College, Longleng District on 24th March 2023, with Trongdiba Tongpi Sangtam, SDO Civil, Longleng as special guest. 

Sangtam spoke on the importance of Youths and their contributions to society and also highlighted the negative impacts of Anti-Social elements affecting the youths at this age. He also stressed how the youths can be more productive by changing their priorities and skilling themselves and gave an insight into various schemes launched by the Government of India and Nagaland.

Dr. Limasungla, Epidemiologist, from CMO Office Longleng, and Dr. Vilie, VAS Longleng were also present at the event. They highlighted statistics of various animals related diseases and diagnoses and ways and means to prevent them.

            State Bank of India (SBI) Longleng and District AIDS Prevention Control Unit(DAPCU) displayed their respective stalls during the event.

The programme included various competitions like Poetry, Painting, Declamation, Photography, and Cultural presentation. The district-level winners will be given the opportunity to participate at the State level and National Levels. The Special Guest gave away the prizes to the winners. And the vote of thanks was said by Dr. B. Henshet Phom, Vice-Principal, Yingli College, Longleng.

Kishor Barman, District Youth Officer NYKS, Longleng delivered the keynote address where he highlighted the main objectives of the Programme under the Theme “PANCH PRAN and India@2047” and also about the G20 Presidency and its Theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” or “One Earth, One Family, One Future”.

(Manjong Phom IA Longleng)