Farmers have blocked several border crossings between Belgium and the Netherlands, as they stage demonstrations against European Union (EU)’s agricultural regulations including taxes, rising costs, cheap imports and bureaucracy.
The UNC said the state and central governments must ensure uninterrupted supply of essential commodities throughout the length and breadth of the state.
Kuki-Zo people in Kangpokpi observed “Remembrance Day” at Brig M Thomas Ground to commemorate the four-month-long wide-scale violence in Manipur since May 3.
Alleging that there is a selective blockade in the valley, preventing essential items from reaching the hills, a tribal group has threatened to block two national highways which are the lifelines of land-locked Manipur.