Tag: Maoists

Kandhamal: Protesting Centre’s anti-Left Wing Extremism (LWE) operation strategy ‘Operation Samadhan’, Maoists today observed ‘Bharat Bandh’ crippling normal life across several districts of Odisha. The Maoists blocked road by felling trees on NH 59 near Pakaladami ghati disrupting vehicular traffic between Baliguda-Daringbadi of Kandhamal district. The red rebels also put up posters and banners on […]

As the Odisha government is all set to start its big cat count in the first week of February, the authorities are likely to skip the Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary that has of late turned into a hot-bed for the Maoist

Malkangiri: A high alert has been sounded at Odisha’s Malkangiri district to prevent possible influx of Maoists from neighbouring Chhattisgarh, where security forces gunned down 15 naxals yesterday, a senior police officer said. The situation in Malkangiri is currently under control, but police “cannot afford to be complacent”, he said. “After an exchange of fire, […]

Raipur: At least 14 naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district today, police said. The gun-battle took place this morning in a forest area in south Sukma, around 500 km from Raipur, Deputy Inspector General (anti-naxal operations) Sundarraj P told PTI. “So far, bodies of 14 naxals have been […]

Pune: A letter allegedly found in the house of one of the five persons arrested for “links” with the banned CPI (Maoist) talks about the ultras mulling “another Rajiv Gandhi incident”, Pune police told a court yesterday. Police yesterday arrested Dalit activist Sudhir Dhawale, lawyer Surendra Gadling, activists Mahesh Raut and Shoma Sen and Rona […]

Raipur: Nine personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed when suspected Maoists blew up their mine-protected vehicle (MPV) in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district today, an official said. Some jawans were also reported to be injured in the explosion, but there was no official confirmation yet, he said. The blast occurred when a team […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has sanctioned 29 road projects to upgrade connectivity in the left wing extremism affected Malkangiri and Koraput districts, official sources said. The projects at an estimated cost of Rs 350.52 crore were sanctioned in the first governing body meeting of the newly constituted Odisha State Rural Connectivity Project Agency (OSRCPA) held under […]

Raipur: Three Maoists, carrying cash rewards, were killed in a gun-battle with security forces in a forest of Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Rajnandgaon district on Wednesday, police said. The skirmish took place at around 10 pm in the forest of Kopenkadka village under Khadgaon police station limits when a joint team of security forces was out on […]

Malkangiri: A tribal labourer was killed by Maoists in Odisha’s Malkangiri district suspecting him to be a police informer, police said on Monday. A group of armed Maoists stormed Tangaguda village late last night and forcibly took away the man from his home at gunpoint accusing him to be a police informer, police said. His […]

Malkangiri: A wanted Maoist, carrying Rs one lakh reward on his head, surrendered before the police in Malkangiri district today. Expressing desire to return to the mainstream, Deba Madhi (34) surrendered before the Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra here, a senior police official said.   Also Read:  Woman Maoist surrenders in Odisha, claims women […]

Malkangiri: Two women Maoist operatives who carried Rs four lakh reward each on their heads, surrendered before the Police in Odisha’s Malkangiri district today. The two, identified as Sumitra Madvi alias Manila (35) and Jagi Madkami (33), were allegedly involved in over a dozen offences including killings and blasts, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Mitrabhanu Mohapatra […]

Malkangiri: No one turned up to cast vote for panchayat polls in 13 booths in a gram panchayat under Korkonda block of Malkangiri district today due to fear of Maoists, officials said. However, a large number of Bonda people, a particularly vulnerable tribal group (PVTG), made queues before polling booths in Khairput block of the […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid a walkout by the Opposition Congress and BJP members, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said at least 48 Maoists including some of their leaders have been neutralised during 2015 and in 2016 so far. “There is significant reduction in the strength of Maoists in the state. 48 Maoists including state committee members have […]

Phulbani: The personnel of Odisha’s elite Special Operation Group today had an hour-long exchange of fire with Maoists at Lankagarh reserve forest in Kandhamal district. Though there was no casulty, the police seized a huge amount of explosive making materials, powder and old currency notes from the spot, Pinak Mishra SP, Kandhamal, said. The SP said […]

Rourkela: A woman Maoist cadre from Jharkhand, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh on her head, today surrendered before the police in Odisha’s Sundergarh district. Police said the woman cadre was Palo Honhanga (42) from Baliba village under Chotanagara police station in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. She had joined the outlawed outfit, CPI(Maoist), […]