Educational institutions in Manipur 's Imphal Valley and Jiribam district reopened on Friday after a 13-day closure. The shutdown was imposed on November 16 amid rising violence after six bodies of the Meitei community were found in the Jiri and Barak rivers.

Schools and colleges in Manipur's Imphal Valley and Jiribam district have resumed classes after a 13-day closure due to escalating violence. The reopening comes with improved law and order, while curfew is relaxed to allow residents to purchase essential items.

Schools and colleges in Manipur’s Imphal Valley and Jiribam district resumed classes on Friday (November 29, 2024) after a hiatus of 13 days, officials said. Students in their school uniforms and parents were seen waiting for buses in the state’s capital Imphal with the law-and-order situation improving in the valley districts.

Educational 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.

Imphal: Schools and colleges in Manipur's Imphal Valley and Jiribam district resumed classes on Friday after being closed for 13 days. Students in uniforms and parents waiting for buses were seen in the capital city, Imphal, as the situation in the valley districts improved.

Schools and colleges in the Imphal Valley and Jiribam districts of Manipur have reopened today after being shut down for 13 days after violence between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities resulted in the deaths of three children and three women.

The closure of educational institutions began on November 16, when violence erupted after a gunfight between security forces and suspected Kuki-Zo militants in Jiribam.

Educational institutions in Manipur to reopen after closure due to violence, classes to resume on November 29.