Imphal, April 9 -- Protests continued for the second consecutive day in Imphal East district of Manipur, as part of a 48-hour total shutdown called by the Yairipok to Nongpok Keithelmanbi Road Development Organisation.

The shutdown, which began at midnight on Tuesday, is set to conclude on Wednesday at midnight.Demonstrators, including a large number of women, blocked key portions of the inter-district road connecting Yairipok and Nongpok Keithelmanbi a stretch of approximately 12 kilometers by sitting in the middle of the road and burning tires. Protest activities were reported in areas such as Azad Golai, Changamdabi, and Top Chingtha.

According to the organisation's co-convenor, Premkumar Loukrakpam, the protest was triggered by the ...