Manipur Conducts Protected Trial Run on NH-2 Amid Ethnic Tensions: A Step Towards Restoring Free Movement

Oct 07, 2025 02:50 am CST

Manipur authorities initiated a carefully managed trial run of passenger vehicles on National Highway 2 between Imphal and Senapati, escorted by state police and BSF forces. This strategic effort to restore safe transit avoids involvement of individuals from the conflicting Meitei and Kuki communities, following the Kuki-Zo Council's conditional reopening of the highway amid ongoing ethnic tensions.