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188th Raising Day of Assam Rifles - March 24

March 31 , 2023 609 days 2081 0
  • March 24 marks the 188th Raising Day for the Assam Rifles.
  • It is the nation's oldest and most esteemed paramilitary organisation.
  • Assam Rifles was raised on March 24, 1835.
  • The force was redesigned as Assam Frontier Police in 1883, Assam Military Police in 1891, and East Bengal and Assam Military Police in 1913.
  • It got its present name in 1917.
  • It is a central paramilitary force responsible for border security, counter-insurgency, and maintaining law and order in Northeast India.
  • It is also responsible for guarding the Indo-Myanmar border.

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