Northeast India’s Only English and Hindi Satellite News Channel

Non-Participation of ENPO will have no impact on Hornbill Festival: Nagaland Tourism Advisor

First Published: 29th November, 2022 21:35 IST

Hornbill Canoe Sprint, Hornbill Darts Master, Body Fitness, Lidi Kro U traditional, Naga Thali competition and traditional shot put are the new additions to the Festival.

Reported by Sarah Konyak

Nagaland Tourism, Art & Culture Advisor H Khehovi Yepthomi said on Tuesday that the non-participation of the ENPO in the Hornbill Festival will have no impact on the festival. He said that alternate arrangement has been made in case ENPO does not participate.

It is still not clear if the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) would participate in the Hornbill Festival, one of Nagaland’s biggest festival. The ENPO said they would boycott the festival to press for their long pending demand for a separate state – Frontier Nagaland. The ENPO is the apex body of seven tribal organizations in Mon, Tuensang, Kiphire, Longleng, Noklak and Shamator districts of Nagaland.

The Nagaland Cabinet in its meeting held on Monday, November 28, 2022, appealed to ENPO to reconsider its call to boycott the Festival. In a statement, the Nagaland Cabinet said that the grievances raised by ENPO reagarding participation of cultural troupes in the Hornbill Festival has been addressed and necessary provisions made.

The Cabinet also said that the ENPO should reconsider its boycott call as Home Minister Amit Shah has already given December 3 as the date for the meeting to discuss their demand for a separate state.

The ENPO however, has is yet to respond.

The 10-day long Festival will begin from December 1 and the theme this time will be “Cultural Connect”. The Festival will kick start at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama.

Hornbill Canoe Sprint, Hornbill Darts Master, Body Fitness, Lidi Kro U traditional, Naga Thali competition and traditional shot put are some of the new addition to the grand function.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be the guest of guest of honour, Emmanuel Lenain, Ambassador of France to India, Harry O, Farrell Ao, Australian High Commissioner to India and Eleonora Dimitrova, Ambassador of Bulgaria have been invited the honoured guest. Admiral R Harikumar, Chief of Naval Staff will be the special guest.

Governor of Nagaland and Assam Prof. Jagdish Mukhi will be the chief host, the host will be Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, H. Khehovi Yeputhomi Advisor of Tourism Art & Culture-festival host and Yekhüsü Tureng will be the tribal guest.

COMMENTS

WE RECOMMEND

Banner
LS polls 2024-Nagaland: NDPP, Cong candidates file nomination for lone LS seat

Independent candidate Hayithung Tungoe Lotha is also in fray for the Nagaland Lok Sabha seat.

26th March 2024
Banner
Nagaland: After BJP, NPP extends support to NDPP candidate for lone Lok Sabha seat

Meghalaya CM and NPP chief Conrad Sangma was himself in Dimapur to meet his Nagaland counterpart as well as NDPP chief Neiphiu Rio to formally announce his party's support to the NDPP candidate.

25th March 2024
Banner
3rd North East Games in Nagaland: Arunachal makes it to football semis

The team entered the semi-finals defeating Tripura 4-1 in their last group match at NAPTC Stadium yesterday

22nd March 2024
Banner
Don’t subscribe to vote for money: Manipur NPF president Awangbow Newmai

Awangbow Newmai said that the BJP might field a candidate from the Outer Manipur seat but a final call will be taken only after discussions between both the parties.

21st March 2024
Banner
Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio wishes Dr. Chumben Murry, PDA consensus candidate for LS polls

Murry is a two-time MLA representing the Wokha seat. He contested the Nagaland Assembly elections thrice in 2008, 2013 and 2018

20th March 2024