India, March 8 -- The Manipur government have resumed the Manipur State Transport (MST) bus and helicopter services on Saturday under strict security measures to ensure safe public transportation in the state where ethnic clashes broke out two years ago. The Federation of Civil Society (FOCS), a Meitei group, too launched the "March to Hills" on Saturday, heading towards Senapati via Kangpokpi, a Kuki-majority area, with the aim of promoting peace.

The MST bus services are now operational between Imphal, Kangpokpi, Senapati, and Churachandpur. The initiative to resume bus and helicopter services, escorted by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), aims to "improve connectivity and restore normalcy in the state."

The MST buses began oper...