Tag: Malkangiri

Malkangiri: A day after alleged torture of four minor boys by police came to light in Malkangiri district, a departmental inquiry has been launched in the matter by the police. Besides, the district collector has asked the District Child Protection Officer to inquire into the matter. As per reports, the police department that is probing […]

Malkangiri: A BSF jawan sustained critical injuries after a landmine planted by Maoists exploded in a forest at Gogapadar village under Mathili police limits in the district on Sunday. The jawan identified as Dharmendra Sahoo, who belongs to 160-BSF Battalion, was engaged in the combing operations. The explosion took place while he was returning to […]

Malkangiri: In a robbery straight out of a movie script, a youth allegedly looted gold ornaments worth Rs 35 lakh and cash of Rs 2 lakh from a house by feeding the house owner and his family members sweets laced with intoxicants at Bibiguda colony in the district headquarters town on Monday night. The house […]

Bhubaneswar: Following a steep rise in the number of Covid-19 cases, the district administration in Malkangiri on Monday decided to clamp night curfew as a preventive measure to check the spread even as speculations are rife about extension of similar measures to other parts of the State. As per the latest announcement, the night curfew […]

Puri: From a remote village in Naxal-hit Malkangiri district to the world-famous beach in Puri, 24-year-old budding sand artist Muka Kabasi is making waves with his creations. Born and brought up in a farming family with limited resources to make ends meet, Kabasi’s life changed after he joined a sand art school run by renowned […]

Malkangiri: In a major crackdown, two Maoists including a woman cadre were gunned down during an exchange of fire with the Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel at ‘Swabhiman Anchal’ in the district on Sunday. A huge cache of explosives and Maoist articles were seized by the security personnel from the […]

Malkangiri: The morale of security forces is high after the recent success in the anti-naxal operations in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri district, said Director General (DG) of Police Abhay on Monday. Abhay visited Malkangiri’s Swabhiman Anchal (cut off area) a day after two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces on […]

Malkangiri: The Red Rebels on Tuesday opposed the recently encounter in which two of their cadres were killed by security forces in Chitrakonda. In an audio tape, Maoist leader and Andhra-Odisha zonal Committee Secretary Kailash has condemned the killings and action by the administration, police and the Odisha government. The audio-tape has been released two […]

Malkangiri: Tension ran high at different mandis in Malkangiri and Sambalpur districts on Tuesday with a large number of farmers alleging massive irregularities in the paddy procurement process. Raising slogans against discrepancies in the procurement of paddy crop, hundreds of farmers at MV-72 mandi in Malkangiri demanded intervention of the district administration and State Government […]

Malkangiri: In what could be an attempt to make their presence felt in Odisha, armed Maoists axed a contractor to death at Golia area under the Mathili police limits in Malkangiri district on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Sukumar Mandal. As per reports, around 15 to 20 Maoists first thrashed Mandal before slicing […]

Kalahandi: Akshay Nayak, the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) at Malkangiri, has been detained by the Kesinga police station in the district after a woman constable lodged a complaint accusing Nayak of betraying her after marrying at a temple. The woman constable posted at Kesinga Police Station has also alleged of mental harassment by Nayak. […]

Malkangiri: A man was brutally murdered on suspicion of practicing sorcery at Nandaguda village under Padia block of Malkangiri district. The murder took place last night and came to light today after the wife of the deceased, Karam Kana, lodged a complaint with the local police. According to sources, some miscreants asked Kana to come […]

Malkangiri: A team of BSF Jawans had a narrow escape when a landmine planted by the Maoists was detected and defused at Swabhiman Anchal in the district on Sunday. The jawans detected the explosives when they were on their way for combing operation in Pipalapadar and Nakmamudi area. Later it was defused by a bomb […]

Malkangiri: The Maoists have given a day-long bandh call in Malkangiri on Monday protesting the recent police encounter at Alampakka area under ‘Swabhiman Anchal’ in the district in which two red ultras were killed. A poster reportedly put up by Maoist leader and Andhra-Odisha Zonal Committee Secretary Kailash, states that the gunfight between the Maoists […]