Khwairamband Keithel market reopens after four days in Manipur

IMPHAL — Khwairamband Keithel, the main market in Manipur’s state capital Imphal, and other business establishments adjoining area, resumed its normal business on Monday after closing down for almost four days.

The Imphal markets witnessed traffic snarl as hundreds of people thronged the area from early morning to buy the essential items. The markets including the iconic Nupi Keithel—hailed as Asia’s largest women-run market-shut their business in Imphal for five days to join the people’s movement to restore peace and normalcy besides taking strong exception to the government’s failure to stop violence following the killing of two village volunteers in a violence incident at Senjam Chirang area on June 29.

On Sunday, three village volunteers were killed in another round of attack by unknown miscreants at Khoijumantabi, a village situated on the boundary of Churachandpur and Bishnupur districts. The Sunday’s incident was the second big killing in the week after two village volunteers were killed in Senjam Chirang area on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the state authorities has relaxed curfew for all areas of the Imphal West district from 5 am to 6 pm today.