Tag: Maoists

New Delhi: Stepping up its attack on the BJD government in Odisha, a three-member BJP team, which inquired into the killing of five tribals in Kandhamal in a police operation, has accused it of having a “nexus” with Maoists and termed the encounter as “staged”. The committee, which visited there and submitted its report to […]

Bhubaneswar: Expressing satisfaction over the decline in left-wing extremism (LWE) violence in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today asked the Superintendents of Police and District Collectors to ensure proper rehabilitation of Maoists returning to mainstream. Patnaik was addressing the joint conference of collectors, SPs and DIGs on the concluding session of the two-day Collectors Conference […]

Apprehending threat to lives from ultras, four ex-Maoists today surrendered before police at Bonai in Odisha's Sundargarh district

Two tribals were killed by Maoists on suspicion of being police informers here, even as security forces launched an operation against the rebels at Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border

Koraput: Two days after the end of PLGA week, a Maoist sympathiser was arrested on Monday for allegedly extorting money from a road construction contractor and funding left wing extremists in Narayanpatna area of the district. The accused Maoist sympathiser has been identified as S Muralikrishnan, a contractor by profession. According to sources, a contractor […]

Phulbani: Fresh posters of CPI (Maoist) extending support to the ongoing farmer agitation under the aegis of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) have surfaced at two places in Kandhamal district. The posters released in the name of Odisha State Committee of the outlawed outfit were found at Kukuruma village under Phiringia police limits and Khadir […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to help surrendered Maoists return to mainstream society and ensure their livelihood, a new initiative has been taken under which they can now be enrolled in skill development training courses even if they lack the required qualification. And this has been possible due to the praiseworthy efforts of two sisters. They […]

Malkangiri: After disrupting polling in 15 places during first phase of Lok Sabha elections, Maoists have sent a letter to the Odisha government through polling officials demanding that operations against them be halted. The letter carried by a six-member polling party, that was detained by Maoists yesterday and released today, handed over the letter to […]

Maoists burnt 32 vehicles in Bihar's Gaya district to enforce a two-day shutdown beginning Monday to protest the killing of a woman Maoist leader, police said

Bhubaneswar/Berhampur: Suspected Maoists allegedly kidnapped nine persons from two villages in Mathili block in Odisha’s Malkangiri district bordering Chhattisgarh, which witnessed back-to-back Naxal violence in the last three days. Those abducted late last night include Trinath Bhumia, a former block chairman of Mathili. While five abducted persons belonged to Kirtanpalli village, two hailed from nearby […]

Parlakhemundi: In yet another blow to the Sabhyasachi Panda-led Odisha Maobadi Party, a huge cache of arms and ammunition were seized from a number of dumps in border areas of Kandhamal and Ganjam districts in the last two days. The seizure included one SLR Rifle, one .303 rifle, one hand-made SBML gun, 162 rounds of […]

In the wake of the recent Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, Odisha Police have decided to issue a list of 'dos and don'ts' for candidates in poll fray in the Maoist-hit areas

Parlakhemundi: In a major blow to the Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP) led by Sabyasachi Panda, three women ultras carrying cash rewards on their heads have been arrested and a huge quantity of arms and ammunition seized in Gajapti district. The three were arrested during a raid on an OMP camp at Mukhi jungle near Dimbiri […]

A special team of the Odisha police has just returned from Andhra Pradesh after interrogating surrendered Maoist leader of Chhattisgarh Jane Salem, one of the alleged masterminds in the killing of the then ruling BJD MLA of Umerkote......

A top Maoist leader carrying a reward of Rs 20 lakh on his head each in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh was on Saturday arrested in Koraput district. The 40-year-old Anil Kumar the second-in-command of the Andhra-Odisha-Border-State Zonal Committee was arrested from Tala Paniki forests by the SOG, Koraput SP, Awinash Kumar said