Dimapur, February 12 (MExN): Rongmei Naga People’s organization (RNPO) is organising a programme to pay tribute to Rani Gaidinliu on her 23rd death anniversary at Luangkao village in Manipur’s Tamenglong district on February 17, 2016. The leaders of the apex body of the Rongmei people (RNPO) will gather at her tomb to pay a royal tribute at 11:00 am, a press release from RNPO official, G. Gwangphun, said.
The release further informed all the Rongmei people to remember and observe the death anniversary of Rani Gaidinliu in their respective places. Meanwhile, all the Rongmei leaders of the state unit councils, frontal organizations and public leaders have been asked to attend the anniversary positively.
There will be a solemn performance of homage to be paid to Gaidinliu in honor and recognition of her visionary struggle and valiant display of leadership during the hardest and darkest moment of the Rongmei people under foreign suppressive forces before the event of India’s Independence in 1947, the release stated.
Further, RNPO expressed that the Rongmei tribe is pleased and humbled to take note of the intent and ardent love and concern of the Zeme and Liangmai tribes in particular and the Nagas in general “for the goodwill gesture and expression of solidarity shown in honor of Rani Gaidinliu without any prejudices and reservation.”
“We are greatly indebted to all the Zeliangrong people and the Nagas in general for the commendable support and expressive cooperation shown toward our great national leader,” it added.
Tarun Gogoi vows to promote sports in Assam
Guwahati, February 12 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has pledged to take up new initiatives to promote sports in the state, his office said here on Friday. He interacted with a number of sportspersons through Google Hangout on Thursday evening. They discussed the development of sports infrastructure in the state.
Gogoi said his government would take up new initiatives to promote games like mixed martial arts, Rubik's Cube and so on. "I feel the more we promote new games in the state the better it would be. I personally take interest in sports and I think introduction of new games and their promotion would be a great thing," said Gogoi.
He also emphasized on the need of physical education. To take up sports and physical education not only as a hobby, but also as a dedicated profession, we have constituted the Lakshmibai Institute of Physical Education, he said. Sports should not be limited to the cities only. Sports make people competitive, disciplined, productive, and at the same time promote team spirit, friendship and sportsmanship, he added.
