Assam Rifles felicitates 94-year-old Padma Shri awardee Lalbiakthanga PachuauNinety-four-year old journalist Lalbiakthanga Pachuau, who was awarded recently with the country’s fourth-highest civilian award Padma Shri, was felicitated by Assam Rifles.

A brief felicitation function was held at ASSAM RIFLES base in Aizawl’s Khatla locality during which the war veteran turned journalist was honoured with a trophy and other rewards. Pachuau was declared the “oldest working journalist in India” by Mizoram’s Information and Public Relations Department and Mizoram Journalists’ Association (MJA) in 2016.