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The Greatest Battle in British History Was Won by Men They Called Savage 'Naga Head-Hunters'
In the spring of 1944, a small hill station in the Naga Hills became the fulcrum on which the fate of the Indian subcontinent balanced. Kohima, a ridge town at
NEWire Desk • 23 Jun 2026
Before Phizo: The Prophet Who Raised the First Naga Army
In a brief span, he built a religious reform movement, raised an army of 500, sent spears across Naga territory seeking alliances, and declared a Naga Raj.
Angam Niumai • 23 Jun 2026
Nagaland's Weavers Earn Praise But Not Prosperity: Why Tax Cuts and GI Tags Fail to Fix a Broken Value Chain
In October 2025, the Centre slashed GST on handloom shawls and textiles from 12 percent to 5 percent, a move that the Press Information Bureau claimed would
NEWire Desk • 22 Jun 2026
Colonial-Era Documentation of Kuki Raids in Northeast India: Massacres Perpetrated by the Kukis during the British Rule in India
Prior to 1889, the interior of the tract of country known as the Chin-Lushai Hills, was a terra incognita i.e., an unexplored land comprising of impenetrable
NEWire Desk • 18 Jun 2026
The Kuki Aggression: How British Frontier Policy Engineered Two Centuries of Blood
In the winter of 1917, a Kuki chief named Ngulkhup sent a message across the hills of Manipur that still echoes today. Any village that sent men to the British
NEWire Desk • 16 Jun 2026
The Untold Stories of 6 Naga Hostages: Pastor Kenpibou Chawang (Part II)
“Get well soon, Chin. After I return from the wedding at Konsakhul, we will fast and pray together.”Those were among the last words Pastor Kenpibou Chawang
Poujenlung Gonmei • 29 May 2026
The Untold Story of 6 Naga Hostages: Rev. Dr. Manu Thiumai, Pastor (Part-1)
In the sweltering heat of a May afternoon, 82-year-old Latpibou Thiumai sits quietly on a plastic chair in the lawn of the Giving Tree, Imphal. Clad in a white
NEWire Desk • 25 May 2026
