Tag: Maoist

Malkangiri: In yet another instance of naxal terror, Maoists allegedly killed a villager by slitting his throat in Orapadar village in cut-off areas of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri. Around 20 Maoists on Monday night barged into the village and allegedly dragged the villager out of his home. Later he was found dead at one end of […]

Bhubaneswar: The question papers for the annual Matric examination conducted  Board of Secondary Education (BSE) reached the nodal centre in Lamtaput block of Maoist-hit Koraput district amid tight security arrangements on Thursday. The question papers and other confidential documents have been kept at the Lamtaput police station, which has been converted into a nodal centre. […]

Bhawanipatna: Seven vehicles involved in road construction were set on fire allegedly by Maoists late last night at Jamakana under Sadar police limits in Kalahandi district. Sources said as many as 40-50 ultras barged into a camp of the contractor involved in the Prdhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road construction from Gunduri to Kadama. […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police will chalk out a plan in 2018 to ensure economic development in Maoist-affected districts, apart from intensifying its offensive operations against the ultras, said DGP RP Sharma today. He further stated, “Not only we will deal with Maoists effectively but also become a partner in economic development in the naxal-affected areas.” […]

Malkangiri: Office of the Kurub panchayat under Kalimela police limits in the district was ransacked by Maoists today. Sources said as many as 25 Maoists broke open into the panchayat office and damaged TV set and furniture provided to villagers by the police. The incident is considered to be a fall out of the surrender […]

Malkangiri: In a major breakthrough, the Malkangiri police have arrested 12 Maoists after carrying out combing operation at several places in the district. Police said the arrested ultras were involved in various crimes, including murder and violence. Sources said, in view of the rising number of incidents of Maoist menace in the district during the […]

Bhubaneswar: A team of Odisha police will interrogate top Maoist leader Jinugu Narasimha Reddy alias Jampanna and his wife who surrendered before Telangana police recently. “We have sent a team led by a SP-rank officer to Hyderabad to interrogate them and extract more information,” DGP RP Sharma said. Jampanna who was carrying a cash reward […]

Malkangiri: Maoists once again unleashed terror by killing a tribal man over suspicion of being a police informer and torching a JCB machine and tractors engaged in road construction work at Nakamamudi Pipilipadar village in the cut off areas of Chitrakonda in Malkangiri district on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Sadhu Khemunu […]

Bhubaneswar: The State-level committee on anti-Maoist operations today approved an annual budget of Rs 71 crore for 2017-18 under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme. The committee approved the SRE budget ahead of a crucial meeting of the Central government on December 11. Usually the State government spends money for anti-Maoist operations and the Centre […]

Bhubaneswar: Observing a bandh in five districts of the State today, Maoists killed a villager of Lahidi village located in the border between Kandhamal and Kalahandi. As per sources, Maoists killed Mohan Majhi, suspecting him to be a police informer. Villagers said that a group of armed rebels had arrived at around 1 am and forcibly […]

Kandhamal: Police on Thursday cremated the body of slain woman Maoist Banila at Patabalisahi cremation ground in the district after none of her family members turned up to claim the body. “All legal procedures including Supreme Court and NHRC guidelines were strictly followed during disposal of the body,” said a police official. Though the police […]

Kandhamal: A woman Maoist cadre was killed and a Special Operations Group (SOG) Jawan injured in an exchange of fire in a forest near Badakhama in Kandhamal district on Sunday. The deceased was a member of Kalahandi Kandhamal Boudh Nayagarh (KKBN) division of outlawed CPI (Maoist) organization. The police recovered a .303 rifle and 13 […]

Bhubaneswar: With a motive to win hearts and minds of innocent people especially in tribal dominated naxal-hit areas, Maoists and security forces have taken to a novel and revolutionary approach other than gun battle to woo locals. Call it electronic or digital warfare, both the forces have prepared documentaries and are displaying them to win […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today demanded Security Related Expenditure (SRE) of nearly Rs 280 crore for Maoist infested districts in the State that is due from Centre since last two years, Chief Secretary AP Padhi said on Thursday. The state government today discussed security and development related issues mainly concerned with two of the most severely […]

Koraput: The Crime Branch today arrested a hardcore maoist involved in land mine blasts near Sunki Ghat of Koraput district that killed eight police personnel and injured five others in February this year. The arrested has been identified as Madabi Bandi of Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh. The Pottangi police had registered case against five Maoists […]