Investiture ceremony at Sainik School

Chief guest Col Manish Mishra and the Principal Col R Alagarraj with the cadets who were appointed and given stripes on August 6.
 
Dimapur, August 6 (MExN): Investiture Ceremony-2011 in respect of Sainik School Punglwa was held on August 6 at the Cariappa Hall. Col Manish Mishra, Shaurya Chakra, Commanding Officer, 20 Assam Rifles was the chief guest for the occasion.
A press note received here informed that investiture ceremony is a yearly event whereby responsibility as a leader is bestowed on promising cadets who are selected from every house after a detailed deliberation. A total of 39 cadets were appointed and given stripes today. The chief guest in his address to the newly inducted School Appointments exhorted them to take up their new responsibilities with enthusiasm, courage and zeal for the betterment and up lift of the students and the school as a whole. The chief guest was also presented with the School Memento by Col R Alagarraj Principal, Sainik School Punglwa.