Tag: Chitrakonda

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Maoists' organise health camp in Malkangiri

Malkangiri: With an aim to win the support of innocent tribals, the red rebels organised a health check-up camp in a village reportedly in the cut off areas of Malkangiri district. The matter came to light after a video purportedly showing the proceedings of the health camp went viral. In a bid to mobilise public […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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'Naxals' detain motorboats to cut-off connectivity during polls in Odisha

Malkangiri: In a bid to derail elections in the cut-off areas of Naxal-infested Malkangiri, as many as four motorboats were allegedly detained by Maoists to snap off connectivity in the region. The boats were released today along with the employees after being detained for a period of 2 days. According to sources, the four motorboats, […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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BDO treks for hours through inaccessible terrain to get firsthand account of people

Malkangiri: Setting an example for government officials who many a times choose personal benefit over public welfare, the Block Development Officer (BDO) of Chitrakonda walked for three hours to cross rugged terrain and enter the inaccessible and hilly Dhuliput panchayat to get firsthand account of the problems inflicting the local residents. As per reports, Dhuliput […]

  • Friday, 30 April 2021
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Missing Man Found Dead In Anganwadi Centre In Odisha

Malkangiri: Body of a man, who was reportedly missing since September 13, was found with multiple injuries in the kitchen room of an Anganwadi centre at Jantapai village under Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Raju Hantal of Rangani Guda village under Dhuliput panchayat of the district. The […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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Drug Peddlers Nabbed While Smuggling Ganja In Water Tanker

Malkangiri: Even as police along with excise department is continuing its crackdown on marijuana smuggling in the State, the drug peddlers are devising new ways to transport the cannabis. On Saturday, Malkangiri Police seized 14.47 quintals of ganja (dry cannabis) worth around Rs 2.2 crore while it was being smuggled in a water tanker in […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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Red Threat: Maoists Issue ‘Fatwa’ Against Use Of Mobiles

Malkangiri: After the PLGA weak restrictions, an absurd warning from the red rebels greeted the locals of Orapadar village under Andrapali Panchayat in Malkangiri’s cut-off area today, forbidding them to use mobile phones. The ‘Fatwa’ came in the form of a writing on a board which states that whoever uses a mobile phone without consent […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Mass Gatherings Of Tribals In Cut-Off Malkangiri A Warning Sign For Odisha?

Malkangiri: What is troubling the tribals of Swabhiman Region in Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district? Though Odisha government is claiming to be focusing more on the development of the Swabhiman Anchal (earlier known as cut-off areas), the tribals and their leaders are now up in arms over the developmental works and are even opposing the […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Maoists-Villagers Face-Off In Odisha: Red Rebels Issue Warning Letter

Malkangiri: After resistance from villagers, the Maoists have issued threats through a letter asking the residents of Jodamba, Sindhibeda and Janturai villages in Malkangiri district to refrain from such confrontation and siding with police. As per reports, the leader of the Maoist MKB (Malkangiri-Koraput Border) Division Committee, Kailash issued a letter to the villagers telling […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Poster War Ensues Between Locals & Maoists In 'Swabhiman Area'

Malkangiri: After unrest over the killing of left-wing extremists and subsequent confrontation between pro-development groups and those supporting the Maoists, now fresh tension continues to brew up in the Swabhiman area of the district in the form of a poster war between the rebels and local residents. As per reports, a number of posters claiming […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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Police Apathy Dwarfs Maoist Threat: Family Recovers Rotting Body Of Man 2 Days After Murder

Malkangiri: After lying for more than two days despite police knowledge, the body of Dinabandhu Bepari, who was shot dead by suspected Maoists at Bihanagudi village under Jodamba Gram Panchayat on Sunday was finally recovered from the spot by his family members and taken for autopsy today. Family members alleged that the police didn’t pay […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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Story Of Utter Neglect Of Two Divyang Odisha Families

Malkangiri: It seems the tag of Swabhiman Area to the cut-off Chitrakonda block of the district is more hype than reality. Similarly. The utter neglect towards a specially-abled family of the region bears ample testimony towards the fact. The family of Bhima Khila from Jamujodi village under Papermatla Gram Panchayat in Chitrakonda block has three […]

  • Monday, 19 April 2021
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Maoist Threat: 85 Families In Swabhiman Area Flee Home

Malkangiri: Even as the Odisha Police continues to claim big success on largely suppressing the Maoist insurgency in the Swabhiman Anchal in Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri, reports of 85 families in the region leaving their home fearing threat to life from the left wing extremists has come as a shocker. As per reports, no less […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Odisha: Hanuman Coin Racket Busted In Malkangiri, 3 Arrested

Chitrakonda: Odisha police busted a racket involving illegal trade of Hanuman coins and arrested three persons in this connection in Chitrakonda Sadar area of Malkangiri district on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Mohan Trivedi of Odisha, Itham Sethi Venkat Ramana and KrupabharamTrpalli of Andhra Pradesh. They have been arrested on the charges of […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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Maoists Oppose Malkangiri Encounter, Release Audio Tape

Malkangiri: The Red Rebels on Tuesday opposed the recently encounter in which two of their cadres were killed by security forces in Chitrakonda. In an audio tape, Maoist leader and Andhra-Odisha zonal Committee Secretary Kailash has condemned the killings and action by the administration, police and the Odisha government. The audio-tape has been released two […]

  • Monday, 01 March 2021
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