Tag: Malkangiri

Malkangiri: Close on the heels of the brutal killings of two persons, Maoists have again unleashed terror by slitting throat of a person at Nuatekpadar village under Ralegada panchayat in cut-off Chitrakonda area in Malkangiri district. The deceased has been identified as Sitaram Khila. According to reports, 15 to 20 armed rebels had abducted Sitaram […]

Malkangiri: Maoists have gun downed two persons suspecting them to be police informers at Madegare village in neighbouring Visakhapatnam near Malkangiri border. The deceased have been identified as Kalakani Surya and Mukla Kishore. According to reports, nearly 20 to 25 armed rebels had picked the duo from their respective houses on Friday night and later […]

Malkangiri: A tribal youth of Murdakhol village in Malkangiri district, who had been eking out a living from farming despite being highly qualified, recently got a job to teach surrendered Maoists. The job has been offered to Deba Sodi, an M,Phil degree holder, by Malkangiri SP Jagmohan Meena after media reported about his plight. Though […]

Bhubaneswar: A thick blanket of security has been made for the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week of the Maoists with combing and anti-insurgency operations being intensified in several parts of Odisha. Bus services in eight routes in Rayagada, Kandhamal and other few pockets in Malkangiri district have been suspended as a precautionary measure, sources […]

Bhubaneswar: First September, then November and now February! The deadline for completion of the Gurupriya bridge, the lifeline of people residing in cutoff areas of Malkangiri district, has once again been extended to February, 2018. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi on Wednesday informed that the Works Department, at the Unified Command meeting, has made it […]

Malkangiri: A hardcore Maoist couple, with a price of Rs 2 lakh each on their heads, surrendered before the Malkangiri SP Jagmohan Meena today. The couple, Bijal Kadme and Soni Oyam, both residents of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, were involved in naxal activities since 2008. As per reports, they were involved in various naxal activities […]

Malkangiri: Kaliemela police on Tuesday arrested two persons in connection with the double murder near Venkatpalam village under Kaliemela block on November 18 here in the district. The two arrested persons have been identified as Ratnaya Majhi and Durjo Pandara. Earlier, mutilated bodies of  the two persons, identified as Enkat Rao and Lachama Kurami were […]

Malkangiri: The sexual assault case of the girl student in Gobindpali college took a new turn today as the Mathili police today arrested lecturer Ajay Kumar Sutar, who was a witness in the case. Informing mediapersons about the development, Malkangiri DSP Manas Barik said, “Sutar has raped the girl student and attempted to falsely implicate […]

Bhubaneswar: Rise in egg prices over the past few weeks has stoked fears that the nutritious food might not be served in mid day meals (MDM) at schools in coming days. While an egg now costs Rs 6, the approved budget for MDM per student from Class I to V is Rs 4.58 while for […]

Malkangiri: Police today arrested a youth in connection with the allegation of sexual harassment inside a college campus in Gobindapali under Mathili police limits of Malkangiri district. The arrested youth is being interrogated at the Mathili police station whereas two other accused are reportedly absconding. According to a complaint filed with the Maithili police of […]

Malkangiri: The incident of sexual harassment inside a college campus in Gobindapali in Malkangiri district took a new turn today with the teacher, an eye witness who was also reportedly misbehaved by the accused on the spot, stating to have no idea about the incident. Moreover, the concerned college principal Chaitanya Mali also termed the […]

Malkangiri: Cases of sexual harassment seem unending in the state as one more college girl has allegedly been assaulted in the college by three non-students in Gobindapalli village of Malkangiri district. The incident took place on November 7 when the Plus Two girl student was going to attend practical classes in her college. According to […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Government on Tuesday felicitated Omkar Hota, a doctor for walking the extra mile to help a woman struggling to deliver a baby and later carrying her on cot for 8 kms to the hospital in remote Malkangiri. Hota had responded to an SOS call from the family members of Subama Sundaray, an expectant […]

Malkangiri: The CPI Maoists, through a letter today, owned up the ration loot from a boat near Totapadar in cut-off areas of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri district last month. The ration was being carried for BSF Jawans posted in the interiors. In the letter, the Maoists have mentioned that the loot was a way of protesting Andhra […]

Malkangiri: At a time when expectant mothers in several parts of Odisha continue to struggle to reach hospitals due to poor road connectivity, a doctor has set an example by reaching out to the patient himself to conduct the delivery in remote Malkangiri district. Not just that, the doctor then carried the woman and the […]