BISHNUPUR, September 25: To commemorate the Irabot Memorial Month, Youth Welfare Association (YWA) Ningthoukhong organized a District Level Open Patriotic Recitation and Symposium Competition 2015 at K Gojendro Memorial Community Hall, Ningthoukhong Ward No 14 today.
The competition programme was attended by president of Irabot Celebration Committee, Ningthoukhong Kh Ibomcha Singh; advisors of YWA L Biramani and L Krishnachandra as presidium members.
A total of ten competitors took part in the symposium competition held on the theme `Role of Youths in building Nationalism Patriotism and National Character`™ while 25 competitors participated in the recitation competition.
Yanglem Rita (TG Higher Secondary School); Keisam Bandana (Model School, Takyel); Wahengbam Binita (Pemton Devi English School) and Huidrom Bidya (SK Women College) clinched first, second and third position respectively in the recitation competition.
In the symposium competition, Irengbam Tilotama Devi (Institute of Teachers`™ Training Rhyme, Ningthoukhong) and Laishram Pareihanba Khuman (Mangolnganbi Foundation, Ningthoukhong shared first position while Sorokhaibam Dhanabir Mangang (UVACO Nambol) and Keisam Bandana Devi (Model School, Takyel) stood second and third position respectively.