BSF Meghalaya celebrates ‘Raksha Bandhan’ on international border

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

 

Shillong, Aug 10: The BSF Meghalaya Frontier in collaboration with Maarvadi Sammellan Mahila Samiti here celebrated ‘Raksha Bandhan’ on the international border as well as in BSF camp Mawpat here.

During the celebration, women from Maarwadi Sammelan Mahila Samiti and girl students from R. B Anoopchand Secondary School tied Rakhis to the BSF troops deployed at Dawki Border as well as to BSF officials at Shillong, as a bond of love and brotherhood.

Expressing happiness at the celebration, BSF personnel felt delighted and said, “We are not able to celebrate every festival at our homes so we miss doing such things, but this celebration has made us feel at home and this is worth remembering for a long while. Such moments boost our morale to perform duties”.

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

CM launches drive to clear city’s hanging wires

SHILLONG, June 29: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday chaired a high-level meeting with the Deputy Commissioner...

Govt declines Rs 233-cr loan to PA Sangma med college

SHILLONG, June 29: Backtracking on its promise, the Meghalaya government has declined to provide the Rs 233-crore interest-free...

WKH man held for assault of estranged wife after viral video

SHILLONG, June 29: A 23-year-old man accused of assaulting his estranged wife was arrested on Monday after a...

Viral report on Byrnihat ethanol plant pollution faces govt denial

SHILLONG, June 29: A viral video by a journalist/vlogger reporting on the extreme pollution from an ethanol blending...