Imphal, March 13 -- Efforts by the Indian government to restore peace and harmony among different communities in Manipur have faced challenges, particularly affecting the movement of vehicles on national highways for the fifth consecutive day on Thursday.

The indefinite shutdown called by the Kuki-Zo Council (KZC), backed by the Indigenous Tribal Leaders' Forum (ITLF) and the Kuki Students' Organisation (KSO), has brought traffic to a standstill on NH-102 in Kangpokpi district, a region dominated by the Kuki-Zo community. As a result, over 500 vehicles remain stranded in the Naga-inhabited Senapati district along this critical highway that connects Imphal to Nagaland.

Despite the shutdown, security forces successfully facilitated the mo...