With the state showing considerable improvement in law and order situation, the Manipur government has relaxed curfew timing in Thoubal district from 5 am to 10 pm for Sunday.
As per the latest order issued on Saturday by Thoubal District Magistrate, A Subhash Singh, unauthorized gathering of four or more persons and carrying of arms, sticks, stones, and other weapons is prohibited.
It further stated that all persons belonging to essential services such as Health, PHED, MSPDCL/MSPCL, CAF and PD, municipalities, print and electronic media, to and fro movement of flight passengers to airport and functioning of courts will be exempted from further Imposition of curfew after the expiry of said period of relaxation.
Meanwhile, curfew has also been relaxed in all parts of Bishnupur district from 5 am till 5 pm for Sunday. District Magistrate/DC, Bishnupur, Manipur, Lourembam Bikram, in an order on Saturday said that the curfew has been relaxed with conditions.
No person shall carry any arms of any kind during the period of relaxation for inciting violence such as sticks, stones, and firearms without a valid license, weapons, or objects of any description, which can be used as offensive weapons, it stated.
The order also said that shops and other retail outlets are allowed to open during the period of relaxation and all persons shall effectively abide by the relaxation schedule.
It mentioned that no extension is given and valid for any person and all attempts to delay shall be treated as violative of the curfew.
Violation or attempt of violation of any kind shall be treated as per government instructions and as applicable per law, it maintained.
However, all persons belonging to essential services such as the Health, PHED, MSPDCL, Officials/Staff of Education, municipal councils and media persons will be exempted from further Imposition of curfew after the expiry of said period of relaxation.
