DHEMAJI, Feb. 19 -- Ali Aye Lrigang ' the main agricultural festival of the Mising tribe will be celebrated at Bijoypur village (Jonai) in Dhemaji district under the joint aegis of the State's Directorate of Culture and the district administration tomorrow.
This is the first Mising festival to be celebrated under the auspices of the State government. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Cultural Affairs Minister Naba Doley, Lakhimpur MP Pradan Baruah and other leaders have consented to grace the occasion on the inaugural day, according to the organisers.
The Dhemaji district administration has by an order declared February 20 (Wednesday) as 'local holiday' under NI Act 1881 and ordered that all government, non-government offices, educationa...