Guwahati, Aug. 9 -- Tensions in Manipur eased on Thursday after the Foothills Naga Coordination Committee (FNCC) called off its blockade and agitation immediately following productive talks with the state government in Imphal.

The FNCC had initiated the blockade on July 18 to protest against alleged unauthorized road constructions, particularly the controversial "German Road" through Naga ancestral lands without their consent.

In retaliation, the Kuki Working Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) imposed an economic blockade on National Highway-2 (NH-2), restricting movement in response to the FNCC's bandh, which limited Kuki people's mobility.

A spokesperson from the Kuki Working CSOs had earlier declared, "This blockade will continue un...