Tag: Maoist

Bhubaneswar: The US today sought safe and secure environment for its nationals visiting Odisha in view of the rampant Maoist activities here, officials said. The issue was raised by Consul General Katherine B Hadda at the US Consulate in Hyderabad when she met Odisha’s DGP K B Singh here today. Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Y […]

Malkangiri: Odisha police today asked top Maoist leader Ramakrishna alias RK, to surrender and avail better treatment for injuries sustained during the October 24 encounter with security personnel in Malkangiri district. “We call upon Maoist leader RK to surrender and get better medical treatment. He has sustained injuries on legs during the exchange of fire […]

Hyderabad: CPI today demanded a judicial inquiry into the encounter in which 28 Maoists were gunned down by a joint team of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha police and deplored the action as “highhanded” killings. In the same breathe, CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy also condemned the threat issued to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N […]

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: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today congratulated the Odisha Police, a day after 24 Maoists, including their top leaders, were killed in a fierce gun-battle with security forces in Malkangiri district, giving a major blow to the ultras. Patnaik, who earlier on the day called up Malkangiri SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra and congratulated him, also hailed […]

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 […]

A Maoist operative was killed in an encounter with security forces in a forest area in Kalahandi district today, the police said

A Maoist couple, carrying a reward of Rs two lakh on their heads, today surrendered before the police in Sundargarh district, saying they were "disillusioned" with Naxal activities

Gumudamaha, a nondescript village under Baliguda block of Kandhamal district, has suddenly turned into a one-stop destination for politicians as they are heading to the modest dwellings of five gun-shot victims in anti-Maoist operation on Friday night

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government today said it would ask for two more battalions of central forces to tackle the Left-wing extremism in the state. “We would like to seek two more battalions of any central armed forces like Boarder Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force, Sashastra Seema Bal and Indo Tibetan Border Police,” Chief […]

A hardcore woman Maoist cadre, carrying a cash reward of Rs 4 lakh on her head, surrendered before the police in the district on Sunday

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

An active member of Kalimela Dalam of the CPI(Maoist) on Thursday surrendered before the police in Malkangiri district, police said

Ranchi: Maoists torched 30 vehicles of the Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) engaged in mining work in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district, police said today. More than 100 Maoists on Friday night raided the CCL project site at Bermo area of the district, some 130 km from Ranchi. After thrashing the security men and asking them to leave, […]