{"id":356068,"date":"2026-02-14T16:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=356068"},"modified":"2026-02-14T16:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T11:17:17","slug":"tangkhul-hui-and-kombai-breeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tangkhul-hui-and-kombai-breeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Tangkhul Hui and Kombai Breeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>News : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indigenous dog breeds from Tamil Nadu and Nagaland are being inducted into Assam Rifles dog squads to gradually replace foreign breeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About Tangkhul Hui and Kombai Breeds<\/h2>\n<p><b>Background:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Ministry of Home Affairs issued a directive in 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to increase the induction of Indian canine breeds in dog squads of all armed forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Assam Rifles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the nodal force implementing this process by identifying suitable indigenous breeds to work with existing trained dogs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Assam Rifles Dog Training Centre (ARDTC), Jorhat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the training facility where both breeds will be trained and prepared for operational deployment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Tangkhul Hui breed\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356073\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356073\" style=\"width: 243px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-356073\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Tangkhul-Hui-and-Kombai-Breeds.png?resize=243%2C268&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tangkhul Hui \" width=\"243\" height=\"268\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source-thesangaiexpress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Origin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The Tangkhul Hui ( also called Haofa) is an indigenous working dog raised by the Tangkhul people in Ukhrul district of Manipur and traditionally used for hunting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Key Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Disease Resistance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is highly disease-resistant and known for strong stamina rather than speed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Intelligence and Alertness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is an intelligent and alert watchdog, typically black with white markings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Physical Characteristics:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a strong body, powerful jaws, and erect ears.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rarity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It exists in two size varieties and has a limited population, making it rare.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Kombai breed<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_356074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-356074\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-356074\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kombai-breed-.png?resize=250%2C192&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kombai breed\u00a0\" width=\"250\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kombai-breed-.png?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Kombai-breed-.png?resize=300%2C231&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-356074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Copyright infringement not intended<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Origin: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kombai is an indigenous working dog from Tamil Nadu, especially the Kombai region of Theni district.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Key Features<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strong Physical Build:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a broad, muscular and athletic body suited for guard roles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distinct Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a short reddish-brown coat with a black mask-like muzzle.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Loyal and Protective Nature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is deeply attached to owners and highly defensive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Traditional Working Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has been used for guarding property and hunting large game.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Assam Rifles<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is India\u2019s oldest paramilitary force, <\/span><b>established in 1835.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Assam Rifles is often nicknamed &#8220;<\/span><b>Sentinels of the North East<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; and &#8220;<\/span><b>Friends of the Hill People<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It functions <\/span><b>under dual control of the Home Ministry administratively and the Defence Ministry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> operationally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">primarily responsible for border security, counter-insurgency, and maintaining law and order in the Northeast region<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its trained dogs help in seizing arms and narcotics across northeastern states and Jammu and Kashmir.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News : Indigenous dog breeds from Tamil Nadu and Nagaland are being inducted into Assam Rifles dog squads to gradually replace foreign breeds. About Tangkhul Hui and Kombai Breeds Background: The Ministry of Home Affairs issued a directive in 2025 to increase the induction of Indian canine breeds in dog squads of all armed forces.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tangkhul-hui-and-kombai-breeds\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tangkhul Hui and Kombai Breeds<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959,1738,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-356068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=356068"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/356068\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=356068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=356068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=356068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}