Tag: Malkangiri

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Senior police officials in Koraput recently brainstormed on ways to contain left wing extremism in southern Odisha, specially the erstwhile undivided Koraput district. The area comprising the present Koraput, Malkangiri, Nowrangpur and Rayagada districts deserves special attention as Maoist rebels have been most active in this belt. The area shares borders […]

Malkangiri: The hands which once wielded guns and smeared with the blood of innocent people are now serving tea and snacks to people. Former Maoists Bhima Madhi and Dinesh Madkami who once topped the State Police list of most wanted left wing extremists are now self-employed and leading a life of esteem by running a […]

Malkangiri: In the age of rapid advancements in technology and medical science, it may sound inexplicable – but not for the hundreds of people with kidney ailments who are turning to the ‘burnt lemon’ therapy provided by a woman in MV 104 village in tribal-dominated Malkangiri district of Odisha. Neither there is scientific data to […]

Malakangiri: With an aim to increase fish production and provide a stable source of income to farmers, the State Fishery Department has introduced cage fish farming in Malkangri district. The cage fish farming is an intensive fish farming technique in which fish are kept in cubicle-shaped net enclosures that float in water. This type of […]

Malkangiri/Rourkela: Bodies of two students, a schoolboy and the other a college student were found hanging at different places in the State today. In the first incident, a Class VIII boy was found hanging from a tree inside his school hostel premises at Kendragumpha in Malkangiri district. The student has been identified as a resident […]

Malkangiri: Even as police along with excise department is continuing its crackdown on marijuana smuggling in the State, the drug peddlers are devising new ways to transport the cannabis. On Saturday, Malkangiri Police seized 14.47 quintals of ganja (dry cannabis) worth around Rs 2.2 crore while it was being smuggled in a water tanker in […]

Malkangiri: Despite multiple instances of pregnant women being carried on cots and slings to get medical treatment, the State government seems to have turned mute spectator to their woes. In one such incident, a pregnant woman was carried on a stretcher for at least 4 kilometres in Malkangiri district last night after an ambulance failed […]

Malkangiri/Nuapada: Odisha government introduced the centralised token system to ease the process of paddy procurement in the state. However, farmers in several parts of the State including Malkangiri and Nuapada are left in lurch as they are confused regarding the token system. As a result, the farmers in Malkangiri are forced to sell their produce […]

Malkangiri: Motu Police here on Sunday arrested five persons on charges of blackmailing a mine owner in the area by posing as Maoists. As per reports, a granite mine owner, C Venugopal in Peta area under Motu police limits of the district was charged an extortion of Rs 50 lakh through telephone from one of […]

Malkangiri: To make students aware about the day to day functioning of the government and firsthand knowledge about the different aspects of life, the authorities of Kasturba Gandhi School in Malkangiri have initiated a unique teaching initiative of running a mock Parliament for their students in the institute. The model Parliament with students calling shots […]

Malkangiri: At a time when Odisha government is claiming that it is now giving more focus on providing better healthcare services to people under its 5T model of governance, a doctor has been accused of thrashing a girl student instead of treating her in Malkangiri district. According to reports, the class X student of Kalimela […]

Malkangiri: Maoist posters and banners urging women to join their organisation were put up at several places in Kalimela region of Malkangiri district on Friday. As the red rebels are observing PLGA (People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army) week, security has been beefed up in the region. The posters were recovered on the 5th day of the […]

Malkangiri: Necessity is the mother of innovation, and the saying could not be proved in a better way than the case of Jatish Mistry, a resident of Malkangiri, who prefers to ride a horse instead of commuting in vehicles in the town for his daily needs. As per reports, Jatish owns a motor cycle, but […]

Malkangiri: After the PLGA weak restrictions, an absurd warning from the red rebels greeted the locals of Orapadar village under Andrapali Panchayat in Malkangiri’s cut-off area today, forbidding them to use mobile phones. The ‘Fatwa’ came in the form of a writing on a board which states that whoever uses a mobile phone without consent […]

Malkangiri: What is troubling the tribals of Swabhiman Region in Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri district? Though Odisha government is claiming to be focusing more on the development of the Swabhiman Anchal (earlier known as cut-off areas), the tribals and their leaders are now up in arms over the developmental works and are even opposing the […]