Manipur transporters damage vehicles

Imphal: A day after Naga students temporarily lifted their over 60-day economic blockade of two highways in Manipur, Transporters Council of Manipur activists on Saturday damaged two goods vehicles coming from Dimapur in Nagaland on a National Highway in Imphal West district, police said.
According to police, TCM activists stopped a convoy of five goods trucks, on its way to Imphal from Dimapur via NH-39, at Semka, about 8 km from here. While three of the vehicles managed to speed away, two were damaged by the activists who were demanding compensation by the Centre and Nagaland government for the losses they have suffered due to the blockade.