<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">In Nagaland, an attestation parade of male and female recruits as riflemen and riflewomen was held at the Assam Rifles Training Centre, Shokhuvi in Dimapur today.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The parade was reviewed by Deputy Inspector General, Assam Rifles Training Centre and School, Brigadier S K Sheoran.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Addressing the recruits, Sheoran highlighted the rich history of the Assam Rifles as the oldest paramilitary force of the country and its diversified role.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">He congratulated the recruits on the successful completion of training and wished them success in all their future endeavours.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">A total of 196 recruits passed out after completion of 44 weeks of training in both conventional and counter-insurgency operations and will join respective units in all frontline duties.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">The overall best male recruit was awarded to Lanjing Meitei, No 3 Training Battalion and the overall best female recruit was awarded to Komal Batra, No 3 Training Battalion</span></p>