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Five-day long North East NSS Festival 2024 concludes
Gangtok, July 19 (IPR): The five-day-long North East National Service Scheme(NSS) Festival 2024 concluded today. Ms Tshering Palden Bhutia, Deputy Mayor, Gangtok Municipal Corporation (GMC) graced the concluding ceremony at Manan Kendra, Gangtok.
The programme was attended by Ms Yogeeta Rai PCA-cum-Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs (S&YA) Department, Mr Kuber Bhandari, President Sikkim Olympic Association, Dr RB Bishwakarma, Addtitional Director S&YA, Mr Jigmee Y Lepcha, Joint Director S&YA, Ms Laleeta Chettri Deputy Director S&YA-cum-State Nodal Officer NSS (Sikkim), Officers from S&YA Department, Ms Sandhya Gurung, Dronacharya Awardee-Boxing coach, Mr Sanjay Budhathoki, Fitness Icon and Sikkimese Bodybuilder, Mr Anjan Chowdhary Founder Skillfinity-cum-Motivational Speaker and concerned Officials from various line departments.
The programme saw a colourful display of culture through dance belonging to the North Eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
Ms Tshering Palden Bhutia, Deputy Mayor GMC (Gangtok), in her brief address, appreciated the efforts of the NSS organizers and volunteers during the NSS 2024 event. She stated the importance of the festival, the objective of which is not limited to cultural exchange but includes unity among youth and sows the seeds of positive change within the society. Further, she hoped that the NSS would carry the momentum forward and leads by example to bring a prosperous future and a better tomorrow.
Ms Laleeta Chettri, State Nodal Officer NSS (Sikkim), welcomed everybody on behalf of the Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim. She briefed everyone about the history of NSS. She summarised the events that had unfolded over the past four days and hoped to meet the participants again in the future.
Mr Sanjay Budathoki, Sikkimese Bodybuilder, thanked the current administration for upliftment of sports in the state of Sikkim. He stated the importance of introducing fitness culture to the youth which will lead to them shunning drug abuse in the future. In his message to the youth, he urged them to imbibe interest in sports at an early age which will benefit their mentality and health in a holistic way. He concluded his address by giving his best wishes to the participants and hoped that they would indulge in sporting activities and shun drug abuse in the near future.
Towards the end, Ms Yogeeta Rai Secretary S&YA officially declared the North East NSS 2024 festival closed.
In the Awards ceremony, the winners of the culture competition were awarded prizes. The podium position for the North East NSS festival 2024 were as follows:
1st position- Assam
2nd position- Sikkim
3rd position- Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh also bagged the Best Contigency for North East NSS 2024.
The programme was attended by Ms Yogeeta Rai PCA-cum-Secretary Sports and Youth Affairs (S&YA) Department, Mr Kuber Bhandari, President Sikkim Olympic Association, Dr RB Bishwakarma, Addtitional Director S&YA, Mr Jigmee Y Lepcha, Joint Director S&YA, Ms Laleeta Chettri Deputy Director S&YA-cum-State Nodal Officer NSS (Sikkim), Officers from S&YA Department, Ms Sandhya Gurung, Dronacharya Awardee-Boxing coach, Mr Sanjay Budhathoki, Fitness Icon and Sikkimese Bodybuilder, Mr Anjan Chowdhary Founder Skillfinity-cum-Motivational Speaker and concerned Officials from various line departments.
The programme saw a colourful display of culture through dance belonging to the North Eastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.
Ms Tshering Palden Bhutia, Deputy Mayor GMC (Gangtok), in her brief address, appreciated the efforts of the NSS organizers and volunteers during the NSS 2024 event. She stated the importance of the festival, the objective of which is not limited to cultural exchange but includes unity among youth and sows the seeds of positive change within the society. Further, she hoped that the NSS would carry the momentum forward and leads by example to bring a prosperous future and a better tomorrow.
Ms Laleeta Chettri, State Nodal Officer NSS (Sikkim), welcomed everybody on behalf of the Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Government of Sikkim. She briefed everyone about the history of NSS. She summarised the events that had unfolded over the past four days and hoped to meet the participants again in the future.
Mr Sanjay Budathoki, Sikkimese Bodybuilder, thanked the current administration for upliftment of sports in the state of Sikkim. He stated the importance of introducing fitness culture to the youth which will lead to them shunning drug abuse in the future. In his message to the youth, he urged them to imbibe interest in sports at an early age which will benefit their mentality and health in a holistic way. He concluded his address by giving his best wishes to the participants and hoped that they would indulge in sporting activities and shun drug abuse in the near future.
Towards the end, Ms Yogeeta Rai Secretary S&YA officially declared the North East NSS 2024 festival closed.
In the Awards ceremony, the winners of the culture competition were awarded prizes. The podium position for the North East NSS festival 2024 were as follows:
1st position- Assam
2nd position- Sikkim
3rd position- Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh also bagged the Best Contigency for North East NSS 2024.