Investiture ceremony of Sainik School Punglwa held

Kohima, April 16 (MExN): Investiture ceremony of Sainik School, Punglwa in Nagaland was held on April 19. Brig Arupendu Gupta, SM, Officiating Chairman of Local Board of Administration (LBA), was the chief guest on the occasion. 

During the ceremony, Academic Torches were awarded to the meritorious cadets for Academic Excellence during the 2023-24 academic session and selected cadets were pipped to take on new appointments.

On arrival, the officer received a Guard of Honour before commencing the proceedings. He was briefed by the school Principal on training and administration facets of the school, stated a press release received here. 

While addressing the cadets, Brig Gupta complimented the cadets for their performance and congratulated them for new appointments they assume. He mentioned that the investiture ceremony is a mark of recognition of the hard work and further told them to live up to the expectations. He reminded them that with great power comes great responsibilities.

The event was attended by representatives of Executive Engineer, PWD (H), Dean, College of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Jalukie, JNV Jalukie, faculty of the school and Parents’ of cadets.

A meeting of LBA of the school was also convened to discuss various agendas pertaining to school functioning and further improvement.