Centenary celebration of Anglo-Kuki War

KANGPOKPI, Oct 18 : Thousands of Twilang people in Kangpokpi district held a massive car rally along the historical route of World War – II in Twilang area to commemorate the centenary celebration of the Anglo-Kuki War 1917-1919 yesterday. The Kuki Inpi Twilang Lhang, KSO Twilang Block and Twilang Area Chief Association jointly organized the […]

KANGPOKPI, Oct 18 : Thousands of Twilang people in Kangpokpi district held a massive car rally along the historical route of World War – II in Twilang area to commemorate the centenary celebration of the Anglo-Kuki War 1917-1919 yesterday. The Kuki Inpi Twilang Lhang, KSO Twilang Block and Twilang Area Chief Association jointly organized the […]

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WWII bombs, ammos recovered

Imphal, October 01 2017: Several pieces of World War II era bombs and bullets have been recovered from Langol village near Pallel where the Indian National Army and Japanese forces had a camp. The war artefacts were recovered after excavation of a battle site by the Second World War Imphal Campaign Foundation, Tengnoupal AC MLA […]

Imphal, October 01 2017: Several pieces of World War II era bombs and bullets have been recovered from Langol village near Pallel where the Indian National Army and Japanese forces had a camp. The war artefacts were recovered after excavation of a battle site by the Second World War Imphal Campaign Foundation, Tengnoupal AC MLA […]

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Japan teams up with India for NE, to extend Rs 2,239-Cr loan

New Delhi, September 16 2017: A Memorandum of Understanding to set up India Japan Act East Forum with an aim to marry India’s Act East Policy with Japan’s Free and Open Asia-Pacific strategy in the backdrop of China’s One Belt One Road initiative is among the major agreements signed during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s […]

New Delhi, September 16 2017: A Memorandum of Understanding to set up India Japan Act East Forum with an aim to marry India’s Act East Policy with Japan’s Free and Open Asia-Pacific strategy in the backdrop of China’s One Belt One Road initiative is among the major agreements signed during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/09/japan-teams-up-with-india-for-ne-to-extend-rs-2239-cr-loan/

Search Of Old Track Made During WW2 Near Indo-Burma Border In Ukhrul District Lands In Pushing/Chingshou Village – Part 4

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Search Of Old Track Made During WW2 Near Indo-Burma Border In Ukhrul District Lands In Pushing/Chingshou Village – Part 3

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Search Of Old Track Made During WW2 Near Indo-Burma Border In Ukhrul District Lands In Pushing/Chingshou Village – Part 2

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Search of old track made during WW2 near indo-burma border in ukhrul district lands in Pushing/Chingshou Village – Part 1

In search of the old track made during WW2 in Ukhrul District, came across a village named as Pushing/Chingshou Village. One of the villages where Japanese Troops lands their first steps in Manipur from Burma during WW2. About 125 km from Imphal, passing through rough and narrow road from Shingcha Village, with breath taking landscape, […]

In search of the old track made during WW2 in Ukhrul District, came across a village named as Pushing/Chingshou Village. One of the villages where Japanese Troops lands their first steps in Manipur from Burma during WW2. About 125 km from Imphal, passing through rough and narrow road from Shingcha Village, with breath taking landscape, […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/07/search-of-old-track-made-during-ww2-near-indo-burma-border-in-ukhrul-district-lands-in-pushingchingshou-village-part-1/

Roads constructed without geologists and civil engineers will remain prone to landslides, says Manichandra

Imphal, July 23 2017: The inclusion of geologists and civil engineers while constructing roads and bridges as well as developing the inhabited areas will reduce the chances of landslides, said Sanoujam Manichandra, a scientist at the Seismological Observatory located at the MU Campus . In an interview with The Sangai Express, Manichandra pointed out that […]

Imphal, July 23 2017: The inclusion of geologists and civil engineers while constructing roads and bridges as well as developing the inhabited areas will reduce the chances of landslides, said Sanoujam Manichandra, a scientist at the Seismological Observatory located at the MU Campus . In an interview with The Sangai Express, Manichandra pointed out that […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/07/roads-constructed-without-geologists-and-civil-engineers-will-remain-prone-to-landslides-says-manichandra/

Nagaland: CM hopeful of early solution

Kohima, July 3: Nagaland Chief Minister Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu on Monday lamented that due to the prolonged Naga political problem many developmental activities have been retarded but he hoped that very soon the problem will arrive at an acceptable settlement which will lead to progress and development of our state. The Chief Minister was interacting […]

Kohima, July 3: Nagaland Chief Minister Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu on Monday lamented that due to the prolonged Naga political problem many developmental activities have been retarded but he hoped that very soon the problem will arrive at an acceptable settlement which will lead to progress and development of our state. The Chief Minister was interacting […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/07/nagaland-cm-hopeful-of-early-solution/

Goodbye old laws Modi Govt scraps 1,200 redundant Acts

Imphal, June 22 2017: Under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act 1914, an Inspector in Andhra Pradesh must have well-brushed teeth, and will be disqualified if he has a pigeon chest, knock knees, flatfeet and hammer toes . This is one among a tangle of bizarre, archaic laws, which survived for years like a relic in […]

Imphal, June 22 2017: Under the Indian Motor Vehicles Act 1914, an Inspector in Andhra Pradesh must have well-brushed teeth, and will be disqualified if he has a pigeon chest, knock knees, flatfeet and hammer toes . This is one among a tangle of bizarre, archaic laws, which survived for years like a relic in […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/06/goodbye-old-laws-modi-govt-scraps-1200-redundant-acts/

What Manipur’s upcoming WWII war museum says about the State today

Paramita Ghosh Arambam Angabam Singh is willing to take a wide-angled view of history, and make allowances for lapses in memory, but only up to a point. An engineer by training, and a dedicated history buff for more than 10 years, he has been scouring the Manipuri countryside for relics of the Battle of Imphal-Kohima […]

Paramita Ghosh Arambam Angabam Singh is willing to take a wide-angled view of history, and make allowances for lapses in memory, but only up to a point. An engineer by training, and a dedicated history buff for more than 10 years, he has been scouring the Manipuri countryside for relics of the Battle of Imphal-Kohima […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/06/what-manipurs-upcoming-wwii-war-museum-says-about-the-state-today/

What Manipur’s upcoming WWII war museum says about the State today

Paramita Ghosh Arambam Angabam Singh is willing to take a wide-angled view of history, and make allowances for lapses in memory, but only up to a point. An engineer by training, and a dedicated history buff for more than 10 years, he has been scouring the Manipuri countryside for relics of the Battle of Imphal-Kohima […]

Paramita Ghosh Arambam Angabam Singh is willing to take a wide-angled view of history, and make allowances for lapses in memory, but only up to a point. An engineer by training, and a dedicated history buff for more than 10 years, he has been scouring the Manipuri countryside for relics of the Battle of Imphal-Kohima […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/06/what-manipurs-upcoming-wwii-war-museum-says-about-the-state-today/

SS Khaplang no more

Chairman of the Khaplang faction of the NSCN, SS Khaplang passed away at one of the outfit’s camp today at about 8 pm at Takka in Myanmar, said sources. Reports said that Khaplang passed away due to a D after ailing for many months. Brigadier Peyong will take over the outfit, following the demise of SS […]

Chairman of the Khaplang faction of the NSCN, SS Khaplang passed away at one of the outfit’s camp today at about 8 pm at Takka in Myanmar, said sources. Reports said that Khaplang passed away due to a D after ailing for many months. Brigadier Peyong will take over the outfit, following the demise of SS […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/06/ss-khaplang-no-more/

Manipur king’s monolith discovered in Kohima

Imphal,May 28 (EMN): Centuries old Manipur King Gambhir singh’s monolith was located in Nagaland’s state capital, according to founder of World War II Imphal campaign foundation and war researcher Rajeshwar Yumnam. “We found the monolith outside Kohima museum after searching for hours”. I have been searching for this for so many years after I read […]

Imphal,May 28 (EMN): Centuries old Manipur King Gambhir singh’s monolith was located in Nagaland’s state capital, according to founder of World War II Imphal campaign foundation and war researcher Rajeshwar Yumnam. “We found the monolith outside Kohima museum after searching for hours”. I have been searching for this for so many years after I read […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/05/manipur-kings-monolith-discovered-in-kohima/

73rd Anniversary of Battle of Imphal – WWII

Commemoration of 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of Imphal (WWII) at the Imphal War Cemetery and Maidam Lotpa Ching, the Japan War Memorial Complex, Nambol under Bishnupur District on May 21, 2017, jointly organised by World War II Imphal Campaign Foundation and Manipur Tourism Forum (MTF) in association with Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC). N […]

Commemoration of 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of Imphal (WWII) at the Imphal War Cemetery and Maidam Lotpa Ching, the Japan War Memorial Complex, Nambol under Bishnupur District on May 21, 2017, jointly organised by World War II Imphal Campaign Foundation and Manipur Tourism Forum (MTF) in association with Commonwealth War Grave Commission (CWGC). N […]

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Japan apologises for Khurai bombing

IMPHAL, Apr 25: The Deputy Chief of Japanese Embassy in India, today, apologised for the people who were killed during a feast at Khurai Chingabam Mandap due to a Japanese bomb during World War II. On April 20, 1943, a Japanese bomber dropped a bomb which killed around 100 individuals during a feast and destroyed […]

IMPHAL, Apr 25: The Deputy Chief of Japanese Embassy in India, today, apologised for the people who were killed during a feast at Khurai Chingabam Mandap due to a Japanese bomb during World War II. On April 20, 1943, a Japanese bomber dropped a bomb which killed around 100 individuals during a feast and destroyed […]

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Koirengei Airfield: From airfield to a historical site or a parking space?

Retd Lt Col M Ranjit Singh Few days back, I saw a news item in a local newspaper about our Hon’ble Chief Minister writing to the Prime Minister of India for handing over the Old Koirengei Airfield to the State Government. The Chief Minister envisioned developing the Airfield into a historical site under Ek Bharat, […]

Retd Lt Col M Ranjit Singh Few days back, I saw a news item in a local newspaper about our Hon’ble Chief Minister writing to the Prime Minister of India for handing over the Old Koirengei Airfield to the State Government. The Chief Minister envisioned developing the Airfield into a historical site under Ek Bharat, […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/koirengei-airfield-from-airfield-to-a-historical-site-or-a-parking-space/

One night built Hamilton Bridge during WW2 at Heingang under threat

Laishram Ranbir Over the past decade many priceless heritage sites and monuments have been destroyed, vandalised or desecrated in countries across the world, while more than 100 heritage sites could be damaged beyond repair if urgent action isn’t taken to protect them. Likewise, in Manipur, many of the sites which have been declared world heritage […]

Laishram Ranbir Over the past decade many priceless heritage sites and monuments have been destroyed, vandalised or desecrated in countries across the world, while more than 100 heritage sites could be damaged beyond repair if urgent action isn’t taken to protect them. Likewise, in Manipur, many of the sites which have been declared world heritage […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/04/one-night-built-hamilton-bridge-during-ww2-at-heingang-under-threat/

Bombahadur Gurung: Only known Manipuri to received Indian distinguished service medal in World War 2.

By: Laishram Ranbir Imphal, Feb 16: Born to Am Bahadur Gurung of Kaziranga Village in Assam around 1920’s, as the eldest of two sibling (one girl), Bombahadur Gurung @ BB Gurung joined the 4th Assam Rifle Battalion in the year 1935 of March 13th. “For the bravery of fighting against the Japanese troops during the […]

By: Laishram Ranbir Imphal, Feb 16: Born to Am Bahadur Gurung of Kaziranga Village in Assam around 1920’s, as the eldest of two sibling (one girl), Bombahadur Gurung @ BB Gurung joined the 4th Assam Rifle Battalion in the year 1935 of March 13th. “For the bravery of fighting against the Japanese troops during the […]

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2017/02/bombahadur-gurung-only-known-manipuri-to-received-indian-distinguished-service-medal-in-world-war-2/

Business Standard Reports: Manipur emerging as a backpackers’ paradise

Business Standard reports that foreigner backpackers who have emotional attachment about the Second World War battles between the Japanese and Allied forces have been flocking to Manipur in northeast India like never before. Imphal has daily flights from Guwahati or can be reached from Guwahati and Silchar through the mountainous NHs 2 and 37. There are

Business Standard reports that foreigner backpackers who have emotional attachment about the Second World War battles between the Japanese and Allied forces have been flocking to Manipur in northeast India like never before. Imphal has daily flights from Guwahati or can be reached from Guwahati and Silchar through the mountainous NHs 2 and 37. There are

Read more / Original news source: http://kanglaonline.com/2016/02/business-standard-reports-manipur-emerging-as-a-backpackers-paradise/