Imphal, Oct 10: Night curfew clamped in Imphal and greater Imphal areas of Manipur has been relaxed from 3 am to 6 pm today following an improvement in the situation arising out of the release of 13 NSCN(I-M) activists, official sources said. An indefinite curfew which had been imposed on Wednesday last following widespread violence was relaxed from 8 am to 6 pm yesterday and further relaxed from 3 am to 6 pm today.

The curfew from 6 pm to 3 am, however, would continue till further orders, the sources said. Tension had risen in Imphal and its outskirts following the state government's decision to release the 13 NSCN(I-M) activists who were arrested by Manipur police commandos at Tulibari in Senapati district on monday. The sources said no untoward incident was reported from any part of the state in the last 48 hours.

Bureau Report