24th April, 2003
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports  


NORTH-EAST MUSIC FEST 2003


A National Level Music Competition of DD North-East Music Fest 2003 is being held at Ashok Hotel, New Delhi on 25th-26th April, 2003. The inauguration of the festival will be held at 5.30 p.m. tomorrow. Shri C.P. Thakur, Minister of Deptt. Of Development of North-Eastern Region will be the chief guest. Shri Vikram Verma, Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports will preside over the function.

The objective of the programme is to provide opportunities to the youth of North-Eastern region so that they may exhibit their talents in an effective manner. During this National Competition, 16 State level winning teams will compete with each other for first, second and third place.

The programme is being undertaken by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports in collaboration with Department of Development of North-Eastern Region, Doordarshan & Ashok Hotel.