Manipur: Schools, colleges in Imphal Valley, Jiribam to reopen from Friday

The Manipur government on Thursday announced that classes in schools and colleges in Imphal Valley districts and Jiribam would resume from November 29 after a hiatus of 13 daysEducational institutes in these districts have remained closed since November 16 after the dead bodies of three women and three children in Jiribam were recovered from the Jiri and Barak rivers in Manipur and Assam respectivelyAn order issued by the Directorate of Education Schools said Normal classes will resume for all schools of the state government government aided private and central schools from November 29 The government educational institutions or governmentaided colleges under the Higher and Technical Education Department including state universities will resume classes with effect from Friday a separate order saidViolence escalated in Manipur after three women and three children belonging to the Meitei community had gone missing from a relief camp in Jiribam after a gunfight between security forces and suspected KukiZo militants resulted in the deaths of 10 insurgents on November 11Bodies of those six were later foundMeanwhile the state government ordered relaxation of curfew from 5 am to 4 pm on Friday in all five valley districts to enable people to purchase essential items and medicines according to an official orderDue to developing law and orders situation in the district there is need to relax restriction on movement of people to facilitate the public to purchase essential items including medicines and food items Restriction of movement of people outside their residences is hereby lifted for Friday from 5 am to 4 pm according to a government orderDistrict Magistrates of Imphal East Imphal West Bishnupur Kakching and Thoubal issued the order separatelyThe relaxation however shall not include any gathering sitin protest rally without obtaining approval through competent authority the order readMore than 250 people have been killed and thousands rendered homeless in ethnic violence between Imphal Valleybased Meiteis and adjoining hillsbased KukiZo groups since May last yearThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever