Correspondent

PASIGHAT, Jan 6: The Veterans Rally 2019 was conducted in Likabali Military Station today which drew huge attendance of 236 Ex-servicemen, 4 Veer Naris, 31 widows, 7 disabled soldiers and 936 dependents from East Siang and Lower Siang including neighbouring Dhemaji, Assam.
Chief guest of the event, GOC 56 Infantry Division, Major General, Ajai Verma felicitated the Veer Nari's each with Rs 25000. To commemorate the Year of Disabled Soldiers, Naik LK Gohain, a disabled soldier from Dhemaji was presented with a Mobility Scooter.
The event was concluded with an assurance from all the offices to ensure timely follow up of the requirements raised by veterans. The event saw 42 new registrations on the Indian Army Veterans Portal besides free medical checkups and medicines for the veterans.
SP Dhemaji, SP Lower Siang, Addl. Dy. Commissioner, Dhemaji, Under Secretary Home, Arunachal Pradesh, Wg. Cdr. Gyati Kago (Retd), President ESM, AP, Group Captain Mohonto Panging Pao, VM (Retd) among others attended the veterans rally. 

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Kenter Joya Riba

(Managing Editor)
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