{"id":17166,"date":"2018-01-24T01:16:39","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T19:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=17166"},"modified":"2018-01-24T01:16:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T19:46:39","slug":"curtains-drawn-on-ppif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2018\/01\/24\/curtains-drawn-on-ppif\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtains drawn on PPIF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Correspondent <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>NAMPONG, Jan 23:<\/strong> The three-day Pangsau Pass International Festival (PPIF) came to a close on Tuesday with local MLA Laisam Simai flagging off a mini marathon from Namchik to the festival venue here.<br \/>\nThe half marathon, which saw the participation of more than 100 runners, was followed by a display of dirt bike stunts near Hamilton bridge in Namgoi, some two kms from here.<br \/>\nThe valedictory programme in the evening saw the participation of Dinjan GOC Maj Gen Gajinder Singh, Lekhapani-based Assam Rifles sector commander Brig S Saul, and others. A fashion show, cultural presentations, and felicitation of cultural troupes marked the closing ceremony.<br \/>\nAs the magnificent sight of firecrackers lit up the sky, the curtains on the three-day celebration were downed by PPIF chief advisor Aboo Kimsing.<br \/>\nOn the sideline of the valedictory programme, MLA Simai expressed satisfaction that the festival concluded on a high note.<br \/>\n\u201cThe elevated figure of local participation during the festival through various business models was exemplary,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n\u201cThe locals were conscious enough of the benefits they can generate from the festival. As a result, they opened up eateries serving indigenous menu from Jairampur to Nampong. They were also bold enough to open their houses and offer home stay facilities,\u201d Simai said.<br \/>\nExpressing gratitude to everyone who made the festival a success, the MLA said, \u201cProfit and loss are a part of the bargain. The important thing is participation and learning, which we did; and I&#8217;m positive that the dividends will follow.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Correspondent NAMPONG, Jan 23: The three-day Pangsau Pass International Festival (PPIF) came to a close on Tuesday with local MLA Laisam Simai flagging off a mini marathon from Namchik to the festival venue here. The half marathon, which saw the participation of more than 100 runners, was followed by a display of dirt bike stunts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}