DIMAPUR — As a prelude to the 25th Hornbill Festival 2024, the Forerunner Nagaland, a non-profit organisation, has decided organise an event on November 23 at Agri Expo site, Chümoukedima. The event would showcase indigenous games and sports such as king chilly eating competition, pork fats eating competition, tug-of-war as well as a cultural extravaganza with live music and runway among others. This was informed by the president of Forerunners Nagaland, Imlibenla Wati Nienu, during a press conference held at Tourist Lodge in Dimapur on Friday. She was accompanied by its secretary general, Sentimeren Pongen and co-coordinator, Moayanger Jamir. The members informed that the event would held in collaboration with the Tourism department of Nagaland. The event would be organised under the patronage of Temjen Imna Along, minister for Tourism, MLA Kuzholuzo Nienu, and director of Ntangki National Park, Aochuba. Activities in the morning session would include contest on indigenous games and sports, which would be followed by extravaganza activities in the evening session. The morning session would begin at 10 am with tug-of-war (only for men), king chilly eating competition, pork fats eating competition and bamboo stick race. Winners in the tug-of-war would receive cash award of INR 50,000...