India Post releases special cover of AR
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 02 2022:
To commemorate the 75th raising day of Keithelmanbi Sector Assam Rifles, a special cover was released by Keithelmanbi Sector commander brigadier Yashdeep Sangwan and post master general of northeast (Dimapur) Som Kamei on the occasion of diamond jubilee celebration of Keithelmanbi Sector at Keithelmanbi on Saturday.
According to PRO IGAR (S), the special cover will form part of the souvenirs collection in National Philatelic Museum in Delhi.
The PRO informed that Keithelmanbi Sector was raised in 1947 at Tuensang, Nagaland and is the oldest Sector of Assam Rifles.
The Sector later shifted to Manipur in 1968 and through" the years has been playing a vital role in the uplift of locals and tribals of the region.