Tag: Malkangiri

Malkangiri: The chief of Singanaguda village under Padia police limits was found dead with his throat slit on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Penta Madkami. According to sources, three persons called Penta from his house late on Friday night and took him with them. Penta never returned home. Some villagers found his […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Home minister Rajnath Singh will arrive in Odisha on a one-day visit today. Singh will visit Koraput and Malkangiri districts to review anti-Maoist operations in these Naxal-infested areas. After his arrival at a BSF camp in Koraput, the Home minister will participate in a high-level meeting with officials. He will discuss anti-Maoist operations […]

At a time when the Odisha government is expediting construction work of Gurupriya bridge to connect to the residents of the cut-off area to the mainland, Maoists are of the opinion that the bridge would not solve any of the problems that the people are facing now

Five militias on Friday surrendered before Malkangiri SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra

Malkangiri: As many as 192 Bonda girl students of Badabel Kadamguda Educational Institute Complex here left their hostel alleging misbehaviour by the head mistress Sanjukta Anugulia. According to sources, the hostel houses a total of 280 students. Some students who the left hostel are now working at local brick kilns, locals alleged. “Soaps which are […]

Construction of the bridge on River Gurupriya to connect the cut off areas of Balimela reservoir with the mainland of Malkangiri will be completed before schedule, said additional chief secretary Upendra Nath Behera here on Thursday

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: The entire Bonda community in Odisha’s Malkangiri district is on cloud nine after Dambaru Sisa, the 33-year-old BJD MLA from Chitrakonda assembly seat in the district belonging to the particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG) has got an invitation from the United States of America (USA) to attend a leadership programme.

A three-member team headed by Development Commissioner Upendranath Behera today visited Malkangiri district to review various developmental schemes. The team will stay three days for the review of government projects and will discuss them with district officials.

Malkangiri/Koraput: Outlawed outfit CPI-Maoist has asked people to observe protest week in Malkangiri and Koraput districts from today against ‘fake encounter’ on the Andhra-Odisha border. The Left wing extremists have also called for observance of the protest week in Vishakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. Security has been tightened in these two districts following the bandh […]

Malkangiri: The Health & Family Welfare Minister along with others on Saturday visited Patrol village of Malkangiri district where at least 11 children died of an unknown disease. Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak accompanied by School & Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra, Health & Family Welfare Commissioner-cum-Secretary Arati Ahuja and top medical officials met family […]

A day after the fierce gun-battle between BSF jawans and Maoists in Malkangiri in which one rebel was killed, the left wing extremists took revenge today by killing a villager at Odiapentha here in the neighboring district last night, police said today

Malkangiri: On the very first day of Bandh, the Maoists blew up a bridge near Kalimela in Malkangiri district on late last night, police said today. The ultras triggered a dynamite blast blowing up a portion of the bridge at around 2 am on Kalimela-Podia road of the district, police said, adding a Maoist poster was also found near the blast site which opposed police operation in the district

Bhubaneswar: Several parts of Odisha have been experiencing heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms under the impact of cyclonic storm Daye. The cyclone crossed Odisha coast near Gopalpur in the early on Friday. It has caused heavy to very heavy rainfall in Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri, Rayagada, Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts. Tribal-dominated […]

Bhubaneswar: At least 102 children have died in Odisha’s Malkangiri district due to Japanese Encephalitis and Acute Encephalitis Syndrome so far, Health Minister Pradip Amat said on Monday. Replying to a written question in the state assembly, the Health Minister said that out of 102 child deaths in Malkangiri district, 37 were due to Japanese Encephalitis. […]

Phulbani/Bhawanipatna: Amid the second wave Covid-19 scare in the State, Micro Containment Zones have been declared in parts of Phulbani Municipality in Kandhamal district and a village in Kalahandi district on Saturday. The Kandhamal district administration on Saturday declared School Sahi of Dakpala village and five houses in Masterpada under Ward No- 5 of Phulbani […]