Philatelic Exhibition ‘WokhaPex-2023’ concludes

Wokha: Ovungbeni M Ngullie of DBHSS receives Gold Medal in Philately Exhibition competition

BY | Saturday, 2 September, 2023

The two days Philatelic Exhibition, WokhaPex-2023, organized by the Department of Post, Nagaland Division held culminated on Saturday with Fr. C T Varghese, Rector, DBHSS, Wokha as the Guest of Honour at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Wokha.

While gracing the prize distribution event, Fr. C.T Varghese expressed gratitude to the postal department for organizing the philatelic event sharing the history and the importance of how the transition came along the way through change of time.

He also added that postal stamps depict the era and its significance associated with history, while calling the gathering to value how communication and information were shared in the earlier times.

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Around 450 students from various schools under Wokha districts participated in the Philatelic Exhibition, WokhaPex-2023 that included competitions on letter writing, stamp designing and philately exhibition where invitees and students displayed their stamp collections during the two-day event.

In the category of philately exhibition, Ovungbeni M Ngullie of DBHSS received the Gold Medal for her collection of stamps.

Ejonshani N Odyuo group ‘A’ category (class 7 and below) from DBHSS and Ayimong E. Yanthan of Fernbrook School Wokha in group ‘B’ category (class 8 to 10) bagged the Gold Medals for their stamp designs. Nongothung Mozhui, Bethesda School, in group ‘A’ category (class 7 and below) and Yantsurhoni Lotha, Perennial School Wokha, in group ‘B’ category (class 8 to 10) won the letter writing envelope category.

Chonbeni Z. Ezung, Fernbrook School, group ‘A’ category (class 8 and below) and Mhonlumi M. Patton, Fernbrook school, in group ‘B’ category (class 9 and above) claimed the Gold Medal in the inland letter card writing category. While silver and brown medals and consolation prizes were awarded to all the categories with cash and certificates.

L Tiken Singh, Superintendent, Department of Post, Nagaland Division and Suman Deb, Assistant Engineer (Civil Wing), Silchar were among the juries of the competitions at the Philatelic Exhibition.

The prize distribution ceremony of WokhaPex-2023 was hosted by Daniel Domeh, while students of DBHSS Wokha presented a choral song and vote of thanks was said by Sharon Losu.

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