Tag: Malkangiri

Malkangiri: At least six persons, including three women, from nearby areas of Monday’s encounter site, where 28 Maoists were killed, are reportedly missing, police said today. A group of villagers, mostly from Panasput and Jodamba gram panchayats on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border, today met Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra and told him that the ultras […]

Malkangiri: Alleging that the encounter in Odisha’s Malkangiri district in which 28 Maoists, including her son Munna alias Sivaji, were killed was fake, Maoist leader Ramakrishna’s wife Sirisha alias Padma today demanded “proper” inquiry into it. “This is a fake encounter. The police killed all the people without any provocation. My son came all along […]

Bhubaneswar: While the killing of at least 24 Maoists, including seven of their top leaders, dealt a major psychological blow to the outlawed CPI(Maoist) in Odisha, it has boosted the morale of the security personnel as the Maoists have lost their “safe home” in Malkangiri district. The killings took place during a joint operation by […]

Malkangiri: At least 24 Maoists, including their top leaders, were gunned down in a fierce gun-battle with security forces in Malkangiri district on the border with Andhra Pradesh, giving a major blow to the ultras. A senior commando of the elite anti-Naxal force, Greyhounds of Andhra Pradesh was also killed, while another commando was injured […]

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry today assured all support to Odisha government in tackling the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis, which has claimed the lives of 27 children so far in the state’s Malkangiri district. “We are closely monitoring the situation. We are in constant touch with the state government and will provide all support […]

Personnel of elite anti-naxalite force, the special operation group (SOG), on Wednesday claimed to have busted two camps in separate jungles and seized huge quantity of Maoist materials, an official said

Braving biting cold, tribals are on a dharna in Malkangiri to press for a 13-point charter of demands including tribal status to Kondareddy community, scrapping of Polavaram project and proper rehabilitation of people who had deserted Maoist fold

Owner of a computer training institute was arrested on charge of issuing forged certificates to students on payment of cash in Malkangiri district, police said on Sunday

One woman went missing and four others were rescued after a country boat capsized in Sileru river in Malkangiri district on Friday, the police said

Jeypore: At least 8000 jobs were offered to unemployed youths at a two-day Nijukti Mela organized in Koraput to bridge the gap between the administration and tribal youths recently.

Malkangiri: As many as 22 minors including girls were rescued by the Childline officials while allegedly being trafficked to outside the State in Malkangiri district on Thursday. All the children belonged to Kurumapali village under Mathili block in the district, reports said. Acting on a tip off, officials of the Malkangiri Childline intercepted three vehicles […]

Malkangiri: Continuing its drive against illegal shelter homes, the officials of Malkangiri district administration raided four shelter homes at MV-7 village in the district on Wednesday. Acting on a tip off, a joint team of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) conducted searches at Gayatri Tutorial, Saraswati Tutorial, Talent and Ganesh […]

Malkangiri: The Odisha Excise department officials on Sunday raided the ganja farmlands near Mangalajodi village under Orkel police limits in the district and destroyed cannabis plantation worth Rs 2 crore. Acting on a tip off, the officials conducted surprise raid in the village and seized cannabis cultivated in around 22 acre of land. Later, the […]

Malkangiri: At least five Maoists, including two woman cadres were gunned down in an exchange of fire between security personnel and red rebels in a forest near in Papluru under Chitrakonda of Malkangiri district, informed ADG, Operation RP Koche today. Three out of the five Maoists killed in the encounter have been identified as Kalimela […]

Bhubaneswar: The flood-like situation in Malkangiri, Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts, due to heavy rainfall under the impact of cyclonic storm ‘Daye’, continued to remain grim. Five blocks of the district along with 13 panchayats of Kalimela, Korkonda, Padia, Malkangiri and Chitrakonda blocks have been severely affected due to the incessant rain. Besides, as many as […]