Tag: Malkangiri

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 […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Maoist rebels have warned the residents of a particular village in Malkangiri, state’s most formidable Red citadel, against using their mobile phones. Orapadar, located in the district’s Swabhiman Anchal ( earlier known as the cut-off area), is a dark hinterland with connectivity the biggest problem being faced by the people. With […]

Malkangiri: Superstition can be fatal. It was yet again proved in Malkangiri where a man was allegedly murdered on suspicion of practising witchcraft by a kangaroo court set up by the villagers. The deceased, identified as one Irma Kartami of Itaguda village under Kalimela Police limits of the district was reportedly beaten to death after […]

Malkangiri: In a major jolt to the Maoist movement in the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) hit Malkangiri district, more than 250 Maoist sympathisers surrendered before Mathili Police on Sunday. As per reports, the disillusioned militias in Mahupadar area of the district surrendered in a function organized by Mathili police in Hatapada. Notably, Mahupadar has traditionally […]

Malkangiri: Despite stern message from top Odisha Police officials for bringing a change in the behaviour and conduct while dealing with people, a home guard was arrested on charges of extortion in Malkangiri on Friday. The accused has been identified as Bidu Shah. Apart from Shah, two of his associates- Sujan Majumdar and Jagannath Mandal […]

Malkangiri: Of all the places one would least expect a tourist to visit, Chitrakonda which still seem to appear as a Maoist stronghold has surprisingly emerged as a selfie destination in the State. The once-cut-off area in Chitrakonda which has been named Swabhiman Anchal after the much-hyped opening of Gurupriya Bridge in the district has […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Finally the residents of Dhuliput and Maliguda, the two remote villages under the Chitrakonda block of Malkangiri’s once infamous “cut-off” area, rechristened as Swabhiman Anchal following the inauguration of Gurupriya bridge in 2018, have a metalled road. Cut off from development these villages have for decades been part of a benighted […]

Malkangiri: Vehicular communication came to a grinding halt while educational and business establishments were thrown out of gear as Congress observed 12-hour shutdown in Malkangiri demanding immediate action against the district Collector Manish Agarwal for his alleged links in the death of his personal assistant, Debnarayan Panda. Hundreds of party activists under the leadership of […]

Malkangiri: A huge cache of arms and other articles used by Maoists were recovered after an exchange of fire between the ultras and security forces in Malkangiri district. The arms were seized during a combing operation led by Malkangiri SP Rishidesh D. Khillari and SDPO Prahallad Sahai Meena along with a team of 27 Commandos […]

Malkangiri: Reeling under acute financial hardship, a resident of Kartamguda village in Malkangiri was nabbed while trying to sell his 16-day-old baby girl to another person. As per reports, one Sama Chalan of Kartamaguda tried to sell his baby girl for a certain sum of money when a team of Child Welfare Committee (CWC) officials […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Finally state government’s developmental efforts in Malkangiri’s Swabhiman Anchal are paying dividends. Officials admit that with roads, bridges and culverts coming up in the area, which was once known as the “cut-off” belt because of its near-complete insulation from the district’s mainland, Maoist, who had turned it into their fortress, are […]