Chandigarh 10 Nov
The 4th edition of North East Youth Fest at Chandigarh was inaugurated yesterday amid a gathering of over 1200 youth from the eight North-eastern states with the theme ‘North East Youth towards Nation Building’.
The two-day socio-cultural and educational extravaganza witnessed young talents from all the eight NE States actively participating and enriching themselves from listening and interacting with a dozen motivational speakers.
Speaking as the Chief Guest at the occasion, DIG, Chandigarh Om Prakash called upon the young people present to have respect for others, mutual tolerance and to keep away from all sorts of crimes.
Sub-divisional Magistrate, Chandigarh Arjun Sharma spoke about the initiative that the administration has made in creating a Special Cell for the North East with a Help Line functioning round the clock.
Don Bosco Navjeevan, Chandigarh, Director, Fr Reji Tom, in his exhortation expressed the desire to collaborate fully with the Special Cell for North East at Chandigarh and to do all possible deed to make the facility functional for the benefit of North Easterners.
Earlier, Fr Cyriac, Director, Don Bosco Youth Centre, Itanagar congratulated the youth leaders from the eight NE States who under the leadership of Director, Don Bosco Navjeevan worked hard to make the event possible.
He also read a message of Pema Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh which exhorted young people of the North-east to adjust well to the environment of the cities they live.
