Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Assam Rifles turns 179

The Assam Rifles on 24th March, 2014 celebrated its 179th Raising Day at a function at its headquarters at Net Staffer Shillong, Meghalaya.
Raised in 1835 with 750 combatants, the country’s oldest paramilitary force now has the strength of 46 battalions.

The Raising Day function of the “ Friends of the North East People” was also attended by Governor K. K. Paul, Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court PC Pant, Director General of Meghalaya Police PJP Hanaman besides a number of senior officers from the Army, Air Force and other Central armed police forces.

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