Tag: Malkangiri

Malkangiri/Bhubaneswar: Long queues of voters were seen outside polling booths in Maoist-prone Badigata and Marigata of Kalimela block in Malkangiri district during the fourth phase panchayat polls today to exercise their franchise where locals had stayed away from voting process since last 15 years. Even Arjun, once known as a dreaded Maoist leader, was seen […]

Malkangiri: Maoists attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) camp located at Kartalpali under Mathili police limits in Malkangiri district last night. According to information, the ultras fired at the BSF camp in opposition of voting at Kartalpali. The BSF Jawans retaliated. However, no casualty has been reported in the incident. Notably, Maoists have been opposing […]

Bhubaneswar: Coming down heavily on the ruling BJD after the second phase panchayat elections, Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan today alleged the ruling regional party is using the bureaucracy for its own interest and creating a panicky environment to terrorise people. The union minister suggested the Naveen Patnaik-led party to accept the change what citizens want. […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) has made adequate security arrangements in 29 districts including the Maoist prone districts where the first phase Panchayat polls will begin tomorrow. Informing the media here this afternoon, SEC secretary Rabindranath Sahu said “Out of the 189 Zilla Parishad Zones in the Odisha Gram Panchayat elections, election for Zilla […]

Berhampur/Balasore/Malkangiri/Cuttack/Nuapada: At least three persons, including a woman, were killed and 97 others injured, 11 of them critically, in five separate road accidents in five districts of Odisha today. In the first incident, a 50-year-old woman was killed and 58 injured, eight of them seriously, when a bus dashed against a roadside tree at Baunsakata […]

Malkangiri: Body of a Bonda girl student found hanging in the hostel premises of Khairaput high school in the district on Saturday morning. The deceased identified as Sukri Dhadenga Majhi was a class VIII student of the school and a resident of Bandhaguda area in Bondaghati. More details are awaited.

Malkangiri: Marking their presence in tribal dominated Malkangiri district, Maoists killed a ward member candidate of Bara village under Mathili police limits late on Thursday night. The deceased has been identified as Dasu Dharua. According to reports, 20-25 armed Maoists called Dharua out of his house and murdered him for contesting in the three-tier panchayat […]

Cuttack: The Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has decided to set up nodal centres in four Maoist prone districts for the ensuing annual High School Certificate (HSC) examinations beginning from February 28. “Out of 295 nodal centres in the state, we will set up nodal centres in 27 police stations in Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Malkangiri and […]

Malkangiri: The panicked villagers of Kadvata village under Mathili police station limits in Malkangiri district have deserted their village apprehending Maoist onslaught. Barring a handful of women and children, there is no one in this remote village as the tribals have taken shelter in the house of their kin in neighbouring villages. Notably, a majority […]

Bhubaneswar: After getting a joint report from Malkangiri Collector and SP, the State Election Commission (SEC) today decided to postpone panchayat poll process in 18 panchayats including nine in cut-off area and two zilla parishad zones. Informing newsmen about the SEC’s decision, State Election Commission Secretary Rabindra Nath Sahu said, “On basis of the joint […]

Malkangiri: Citing that people have lost faith on Maoists, Director General of Odisha Police (DGP) KB Singh on Friday said that the police administration will be able to conduct safe and peaceful panchayat elections in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-infested areas of the district. Singh who visited Malkangiri today held discussions with police officials and […]

Malkangiri: Days after red rebels abducted five poll officials in the cut-off areas of Chitrakonda in the district, the CPI (Maoist) Malkangiri Divisional Committee has again threatened the tribals to refrain from the panchayat polls. The Maoists through posters have warned the tribals not to apply for candidature and cast vote in the ensuing Panchayat […]

Malkangiri/Bhubaneswar: Secretary of the State Election Commission (SEC) Rabindra Sahu today said any decision on whether to announce a new panchayat poll schedule for cut-off areas of Malkangiri will be taken after a review on January 22. Speaking to newsmen, Sahu said, “The nomination is left for another two days. Once the process gets over […]

Bhubaneswar: Following abduction of poll officials by Maoists and threat posters were issued by the ultras recently asking villagers to stay away from panchayat polls or else face consequences, State Election Commissioner R N Senapati is expected to take a decision today on whether to hold the panchayat elections in the cut-off areas of Malkangiri […]

Malkangiri: In a new turn to the abduction episode, two poll officials today admitted that they were kidnapped by the left wing extremists. Their statement came a day after the Malkangiri SDPO dismissed the report. Two election officials Praveen Soren, Kaminikant Se have met top police officials and Collector today after being released from the […]