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Historical Event on 4/15/1946

The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.

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2/12/1997Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for third time.
9/9/1942Shirish Kumar, martyr, died.
9/22/1979Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean.
1/24/1948Australia all out 674 vs India (Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
10/30/1997Kerala Kaumudi's Kannur edition and Internet edition begin.
10/23/1959Chinese military confrontation with India in Aksai Chin killed 17 Indian soldiers in a clash on the Kashmir border.
2/1/1990Governors named for 14 states.
2/17/1980Indira Gandhi dissolves nine state assemblies led by opposition. She imposed presidential rule in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, M.P., Rajasthan, Punjab and Gujarat.
3/31/1992The PM to look after foreign affairs.
11/1/1999SC refuses to interfere with the Delhi High Court order in TRAI case.