28.3.10

Assam Rifles turns 175


The country’s oldest paramilitary force marked its 175th Raising Day at the Assam Rifles headquarters in Shillong on Wednesday. Assam Rifles is set to raise 26 new battalions this year, which will help build roads and infrastructure in the region. A document release on the occasion said: “The valiant saga of Assam Rifles is seamlessly intertwined with the unfolding history and development of India’s northeast frontier region. Since its humble birth in 1835 as a civil protection force, known as the ‘Cachar Levy’ during the British colonial rule, the Assam Rifles has metamorphosed into the country’s toughest paramilitary force, providing peace and political stability in the insurgency-ravaged region, as well as safeguarding its tenuous frontiers.”

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