Church bodies in Manipur have called for a low-key Christmas celebration amid ongoing ethnic conflict. Many devout Christians believe this year s Christmas will be about caring and giving to the victims. The mild yuletide air envelopes the hill district and some Christian pockets of Imphal valley.
After a dark Diwali, Christmas in Manipur will be a sorrowful event this year with a significant number of people having no resources to go to church. Thousands of internally displaced people in Manipur have been in relief camps for almost 8 months.
Two key highways in violence-hit Manipur connecting the state capital Imphal with Mao on the north and Churachandpur on the south have been opened to commuters and commercial traffic under heavy security cover.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud also directed the State to bring out a proposal or response regarding rehabilitation of those whose homes were destroyed in the violence.