Apex Kuki body to reopen vital National Highway in Manipur, SoO deal extended by one year
New Delhi/Imphal, Sep 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant development, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), an apex body of the tribal community, on Thursday announced it would facilitate the movement of vehicles and people along the Imphal-Dimapur National Highway (NH-2), one of the lifelines of Manipur. A senior official said that the tripartite Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement with the Kuki militants has also been extended for one more year after a tripartite meeting between the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Manipur government, and leaders of the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and the United People’s Front (UPF).