Imphal, Aug. 22 -- Public transport services on the Imphal-Dimapur-Guwahati route resumed after nearly three years, with 125 passengers travelling in two buses and five wingers on Friday, in a significant step towards restoring connectivity in violence-hit Manipur.

The buses have crossed Kangpokpi, a Kuki-majority district, and Senapati, a Naga-majority district, before entering Nagaland en route to Guwahati - a journey being seen as a symbolic step towards restoring normal life and connectivity in the state.

Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh, along with Deputy Chief Minister Nemcha Kipgen and Saitu MLA Haokholet Kipgen, during their last visit to Kangpokpi district on August 8, had announced the reopening of national highways for f...