The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has agreed to open National Highway-02 for the free movement of commuters and essential goods, MHA announced on Thursday.

The stampede, which occurred as an estimated crowd of nearly 3 lakh people gathered to witness RCB’s maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy celebrations, claimed 11 lives and left over 50 others injured. Read here to know what RCB batting coach said on Bengaluru stampede.

Mamata Banerjee further called the BJP a party of “vote chor”, stating that it is corrupt to its core. “BJP is a party of vote-chors, corrupt to the core, persecutors of Bengalis, and masters of deception. BJP is a national disgrace, and I condemn them in the strongest terms,” she said.