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Programmes of Rongali Bihu Sanmilan cancelled due to COVID

The Lakhimpur Kendriya Rongali Bihu Sanmilan Samiti cancelled all the scheduled programmes of the fourth day, including the cultural show in the evening, to

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LAKHIMPUR: The Lakhimpur Kendriya Rongali Bihu Sanmilan Samiti cancelled all the scheduled programmes of the fourth day, including the cultural show in the evening, to be held on Saturday on account of COVID-19 surge.

Notably, the Lakhimpur Kendriya Rongali Bihu Sanmilan went underway at North Lakhimpur Boys' Government HS School playground from Wednesday. An executive body meeting, which was held under the chairmanship of Samiti president Uday Sankar Hazarika, took this decision on Friday. The Bihu Samiti cancelled the State-level husari competition too, which was slated to be held on Friday from 6 pm. Through a press release, the secretaries of the Bihu Samiti informed that the prizes to the winners of all the competition events held from Wednesday to 2 pm of Friday would be conferred in a brief programme to be held at 3 pm on Saturday.