Tag: Assam Rifles

In a rather proud moment for the 6th Battalion of Assam Rifles also known as the Khonsa Battalion, the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh – Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) today on 17th August awarded the said battalion of the prestigious security force with the Government’s Citation for their “conspicuous proficiency, elan, and sagacity in counter-insurgency operations”

Amid a few days left for India’s 75th year of Independence, on Tuesday, August 09, one of the oldest paramilitary forces of India, Assam Rifles suffered an attack by suspected members of the banned outfits NSCN(K) and ULFA(I).

In a major blow to the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), the Assam Rifles and Mizoram Police, in a joint operation, apprehended...