New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- After discussions with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has approved to reopen National Highway-2 (NH 2) for commuters and goods movement. NH 2 connects Dibrugarh, Assam, to Tuipang, Mizoram, in the Northeast region.

"The Kuki-Zo Council has decided today to open the National Highway-02 for the free movement of commuters and essential goods. The decision came after a series of meetings between officials of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and a delegation of KZC in the last few days at New Delhi," Ministry of Home Affairs informed in a statement issued on Thursday, September 4.

"KZC has given commitment to cooperate with Security Forces deployed by GoI to maintain peace along NH-02," it added....