Platinum jubilee celebration concludes

A REPORTER
SHILLONG, Jan 22: The year-long Platinum Jubilee celebration of the Dorbar Shnong Mawlai Mawroh concluded here on Friday amidst pomp and gaiety. This celebration which started on January 24, 2015 filly came to an end bearing witness to the participation of people from various walks of life who attended the function held at Indoor Stadium, Mawroh in the presence of Home Minister Roshan Warjri, who is also a resident of this locality. During the function, Warjri who attended the function as the chief guest also released the souvenir of the Dorbar Shnong in the presence of local MLA Embhah Syiemlieh and local MDC PT Sawkmie. 75 years ago, the executive members of the Dorbar Shnong of Mawlai Mawroh decided to separate from the Dorbar Shnong of Mawlai Mawdatbaki and subsequently formed its own committee under the leadership of the then Rangbah Shnong, (L) Besingh Lyngdoh Nongpiur.  The year-long celebration maged to bring together people from every blocks of the locality through games, cultural programmes and the like. Various programmes and sports both indoor and outdoor games, were held during the whole year. Addressing the gathering, the Home Minister expressed concern over the problem of unemployment in the State and mentioned that with the population of the State increasing every year, hopes to get employment in government department seems next to impossible.