{
  "id": 3262741,
  "title": "Manipur CM thanks Kukis, Nagas for free movement on NH2",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/manipur-cm-thanks-kukis-nagas-for-free-movement-on-nh2",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T12:43:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur/manipur-cm-thanks-kukis-nagas-for-free-movement-on-nh2/article71388394.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh expressed gratitude on Tuesday (August 25, 2026) to the Kuki and Naga communities for facilitating the restoration of public road transport services on National Highway 2 after a prolonged absence of over three years. The blockade on the highway, crucial for Manipur, came into effect on May 3, 2023, following ethnic clashes between the Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities in the Kuki-majority Kangpokpi district. A subsequent counter-blockade was imposed in the Naga-majority Senapati district a few months later. Public transport services resumed on August 21, 2026, after Singh, along with Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen, declared the highway's reopening for unrestricted movement of all communities. The Chief Minister highlighted the significance of the Kuki and Naga communities' cooperation in restoring peace, normalcy, and ensuring smooth movement of people and public transport services during the Hawkers’ Day event in Imphal. A temporary blockade occurred on Monday (August 24, 2026) due to incidents of arson and gunfight in Taphou Kuki (Kangpokpi) and Taphou Naga (Senapati) villages. By Tuesday, public transport services along NH-2 were operational for the fourth consecutive day, with 300 passengers, including women and children, traveling from Imphal to Dimapur and Guwahati via five buses and nine vans. To date, approximately 900 passengers have traveled from Imphal to Dimapur and Guwahati, while over 400 passengers safely returned from Dimapur and Guwahati to Imphal.",
  "summary": "Public road transport services between Imphal and Guwahati resumed on August 21 after more than three years of ethnic conflict led to the blockade of highways in the State",
  "key_points": [
    "Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh thanks Kuki and Naga communities for restoring NH2 transport.",
    "Highway blockade began May 3, 2023, after ethnic clashes between Kuki-Zo and Meitei communities.",
    "Public transport resumed August 21, 2026, with 900 passengers traveling since then."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}