ZERO DISTRICTS AFFECTED BY LWE, first since 1967: centre to states

New Delhi, April 17 -- India now has zero districts categorised as "left wing extremism (LWE)-affected" - a first since May 1967 - the Centre has informed states citing a review conducted after the March 31 deadline ended, officials said on Thursday. People aware of the matter said that the two districts last affected by LWE -- Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) and West Singhbhum (Jharkhand) -- were removed based on a review by the Centre.P10

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