Tag: Malkangiri

Malkangiri: Continuing its crackdown on Ganja smuggling, police arrested three persons and seized 14 quintals of cannabis at several places near Chitrakonda in the district today. Acting on a tip-off, the Balimela police conducted simultaneous raids at several places near Chitrakonda and detained three vehicles, including a car, a tipper and a mini truck with […]

Malkangiri: While the Works Department has assured that the Gurupriya bridge construction in Chitrakonda of Malkangiri will end by April end, it has been alleged that the construction company engaged for the purpose has not deployed adequate resources necessary for targeted completion of the project. Earlier on March 29, the Malkangiri Collector, in a letter […]

Bhubaneswar: While Congress president Rahul Gandhi appointed former Union Minister Jitendra Singh as All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of Odisha, senior party leader and former Nabarangpur MP Pradeep Majhi today held a meeting with party workers in Malkangiri to select candidate for the upcoming 2019 general elections. As per reports, Majhi and over 200 […]

Malkangiri: A Jawan shot himself to death at a Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Malkangiri this morning. The deceased has been identified as Pankaj Shah, a native of Jharkhand. Sources said the BSF personnel shot self in the neck with his service revolver at the camp. Though the exact reason behind the incident is […]

Malkangiri: A dreaded Maoist cadre was killed in an exchange of fire between police and the red rebels in Mahupadar forest in Malkangiri district bordering Chhattisgarh today. According to sources, the identity of the Maoist is yet to be ascertained. Police have seized a pistol and several items belonging to the Maoists from the spot. […]

Chitrakonda: The deadline for the completion of Gurupriya bridge has been extended once again for the fifth time, informed Works Department chief  executive engineer NC Pal on Monday. Pal said that the work will be delayed due to some changes in the bridge design after a fall in the water level at Balimela Reservoir. “We […]

Malkangiri: The repair work of the emergency gate of Balimela Dam on Sileru River in Malkangiri district has started on a war footing to check unabated flow of water to Andhra Pradesh. The dam authorities were unable to close the gate since the day it was opened as a bearing had disintegrated. Almost 60 percent […]

Malkangiri: Striking terror once again in border areas of Malkangiri, Maoists killed a bus passenger suspecting him to be a police informer and torched three buses and three trucks at Dornapal in Chhattisgarh today. The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. Sources said out of the three buses, one was going from […]

Bhubaneswar: The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Malkangiri, has invited applications for recruitment to posts of part-time teacher, accountant and warden. Last date for eligible candidates to submit application is on March 13, 2018. The applications are invited for total 12 posts. Part Time Teacher – 07 posts Accountant – 03 posts Warden – 02 posts Pay […]

Malkangiri: Director General of Police (DGP) RP Sharma on Thursday visited cut-off areas of Malkangiri district to review anti-Maoist operations. Along with Border Security Force (BSF) Additional Director General (ADG) Arun Kumar and other senior police officials, Sharma visited the Jodambo camp and discussed about strategies to counter Maoist menace. They also talked on deployment […]

Malkangiri: Motor launch service in the cut-off areas of Malkangiri is likely to be affected even more with water levels continuing to decline in Balimela water reservoir as authorities have failed to shut its defunct emergency gate. Water level of the reservoir has decreased to 1,459 ft from 1,516 ft as 3,000 cusec water per […]

Malkangiri: The emergency gate of Balimela Dam constructed on Sileru River in Malkangiri district has not been closed since the day it was opened as a result of which water is constantly flowing out of the dam. It is suspected that if the water flow is left unchecked then it will adversely affect irrigation and […]

Malkangiri: In yet another instance of naxal terror, Maoists allegedly killed a villager by slitting his throat in Orapadar village in cut-off areas of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri. Around 20 Maoists on Monday night barged into the village and allegedly dragged the villager out of his home. Later he was found dead at one end of […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday approved a 130-km long Jeypore-Malkangiri New Line project that is likely to be completed by 2021-22. The cost is estimated at Rs 2676.11 crore and the project will cover the districts of Koraput and Malkangiri and connect Malkangiri, […]

Malkangiri: Police today arrested three women Maoist cadres after launching an operation in Tulasi hills of Malkangiri district. On a tip off about the naxal camp in the hills, a special team of police comprising SOG and DVF jawans led by Malkangiri SP Gagmohan Meena raided the area and nabbed three women cadres while some […]