Evening briefing: AFSPA extended to 6 more Manipur police stations; 'Crorepatis' in phase 2 of Jharkhand polls, and more
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The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday declared areas under the jurisdiction of six police stations in Manipur as “disturbed areas”, bringing these areas also under the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA, 1958. Areas under the jurisdiction of 19 police stations were previously excluded from AFSPA. Dig deeper
Phase 2 of the Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024, slated to take place on November 20, will see dozens of 'crorepatis' fighting to get elected to be part of the next government, which will be formed after counting of votes and results of the polls are declared on November 23. Dig deeper
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