Tag: Malkangiri

Malkangiri: Hours after the report of Maoists abducting five poll officials in the cut-off areas of Chitrakonda in the district, the police confirmed that the report was a rumour and fake and no officials were abducted. “There is no substance of Maoists kidnapping the officials. This is a rumour and based on fake information. Investigation […]

Malkangiri: As the State is readying for panchayat elections next month, five persons including four poll officials were on Friday abducted by suspected Maoists from the Chitrakonda cut-off area of the district. The officials have been identified as Purusottam Behera, Hrushikesh Naik, Praveen Soren and Kaminikant Se. Sources said, Jodamba village head Laxman Sisa’s son […]

Bhubaneswar: Construction of the Gurupriya Bridge in the cut-off areas of Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri district is 67% complete till now and work on the bridge is targeted to be completed by June this year, chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said today. Padhi who was chairing a review meeting of the Works department also took […]

Malkangiri: Maoist posters of CPI (Maoist) were found in Kudumuluguma village in Malkangiri district today. Through the letter, the CPI (M) Malkangiri Divisional Committee has threatened the tribals not to apply for candidature and cast vote in the ensuing Panchayat polls. The body warned the tribals that if anybody contests for Sarpanch, Panchayat Samiti member, […]

Bhubaneswar:  After managing to come out of the cobweb of confrontations and controversies in 2016, the Odisha government will set its feet on its fourth year of its fourth term in 2017. But some of the challenges it had encountered last year will chase like a shadow in 2017. Out of the major challenges the […]

Malkangiri: Marking their presence in the tribal-dominated Malkangiri district, Maoists thrashed Nakamamudi panchayat samiti member Madhab Sisa on Thursday night. According to sources, the red rebels took away Sisa from his house located at Nilapadi village last night and fled after thrashing him mercilessly. Locals of the village rescued Sisa lying in unconscious condition on […]

Malkangiri: Two days after beating up a villager to death, a group of armed Maoists shot dead another villager of Sanyasiguda in Malkangiri district this morning. According to reports, the Maoists came to Sanyasiguda village of Andrapalli panchayat in Chitrakonda block in the early morning hours with Nanda Golari whom they had kept as hostage […]

Bhubaneswar: The Congress activists led by Congress Odisha unit vice-president and former MP Pradip Majhi ended their six-day hunger strike after submitting a memorandum to Governor SC Jamir today. Majhi, who along with five others, was on a hunger strike in front of Raj Bhavan here, demanded compensation of Rs 12 lakh each to the […]

Bhubaneswar: Demanding Rs 12 lakh compensation for the family members of the babies, who lost their lives due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Malkangiri district, Congress will stage a road blockade at all district headquarters tomorrow. Informing this to media, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) vice president, who is on a dharna since last five […]

Malkangiri: The families of the children died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) will get Rs 3 lakh and a pucca house each, announced chief minister Naveen Patnaik here today conveying his condolences to the bereaved families. Patnaik landed at DNK ground in the district headquarters town and addressed a public meeting on the sidelines of inaugurating […]

Bhubaneswar: Amidst the bandh call given by Congress and the BJP, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited Malkangiri district today and laid foundation stones and inaugurated various developmental projects worth Rs 224 crore. Patnaik also attended a general meeting held at the Dnk Playground and provided assistance to beneficiaries of various schemes. He also reviewed the […]

Notwithstanding the bandh call given by Opposition Congress and BJP, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik will visit the tribal dominated Malkangiri district tomorrow. Keeping in mind, the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) activities in the district and the bandh call by Opposition parties, security has been beefed up ahead of the CM’s visit.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has urged the Centre to step up infrastructure development in the Maoist prone districts. This was discussed at a videoconferencing at the State Secretariat here today where the Union Cabinet secretary interacted with the senior state government officials. Talking to media persons after the meeting, principal secretary, Home, Asit Tripathy said […]

Malkangiri: Three months after the first Japanese Encephalitis patient brought to the Malkangiri district headquarters hospital for treatment, number of JE sufferers at the hospital has been nil since yesterday evening, said the ADMO (public health) Kalyan Sarkar on Wednesday. Talking to newsmen, Sarkar stated, “The district administration and public health department officials would be […]

Bhubaneswar: Refuting the charges of government inaction in tackling the Japanese Encephalitis in Malkangiri district, Health Minister Pradip Amat today in the Odisha Assembly claimed the State government has taken all possible measures to counter the vector-borne disease menace in the district. Participating in a three-hour motion moved by the Opposition in the House on […]