Imphal: In a fierce battle with suspected Kuki militants at midnight on May 18, the Assam Rifles successfully led the rescue and evacuation of around 75
Manipur capital Imphal came to a standstill on Monday as all the markets and business establishments were closed following a 24-hour total shutdown call given by the traders in protest against repeated attacks and extortion bids.The supply of .
Effective from midnight on Monday until Tuesday midnight, the shutdown has brought business activities to a grinding halt, exacerbating the already tense atmosphere due to ongoing conflicts in Manipur.
All the vehicles of shop owners, officials of financial institutions or any kind of establishments and residents of Paona Bazaar are to park their respective vehicles at the ‘western road side, behind Johnstone Higher Secondary School’ from 5 am to 7 pm with immediate effect, as per an order issued by assistant municipal commissioner, Imphal Municipal Corporation Ksh Gyanendra Singh on Wednesday.
One shopkeeper told the Imphal Free Press that as per an assurance made by authority concerned in presence of both superintendent of police, Imphal West and traffic police, the shopkeeper took the decision to reopen the shops along the Paona Bazaar stretch