Tag: Maoists

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condemned the Maoists attack in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli in which 15 C-60 and a driver were killed, and asserted that the perpetrators will not be spared. “Strongly condemn the despicable attack on our security personnel in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. I salute all the brave personnel. Their sacrifices will never be […]

Gadchiroli: A day after carrying out a blast which killed 15 C-60 force troopers, Maoist groups in Gadchiroli district issued warnings to the state government against implementing its infrastructure schemes in the region, official sources said here on Thursday. Banners painted with the threats came up overnight in several villages and their outskirts virtually ordering the […]

Visakhapatnam (AP): Two Maoists and four armed militia members surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (rural) Attada Babujee here Monday. The two Maoists were identified as Golluri Birusu (24) alias Mahesh of Kotipalli village in Malkangiri district,Odisha, and Golluri Ramayya (25) alias Rahul of Nanubaru village in Pedabayalu mandal of Visakhapatnam district, police said. Mahesh […]

Bhubaneswar/Malkangiri: Red rebels strike again in Malkangiri. This time the left ultras have targeted Panchayat office at Timurapalli under Mathili police station. As per reports, around 30-40 ultras stormed the panchayat office last night. The rebels then detonated explosives to blew up the office. Though this attack by left ultras is a major one, reports […]

Malkangiri: The jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) seized over 100 detonators at Balimela area in Malkangiri district on Saturday. The detonators were dumped near a pond and recovered during a search operation. As there is a strong presence of Maoists in the area, security has been beefed up. The entire area has been […]

Ranchi: Five improvised explosive devices (IED) which were hidden by Maoists were recovered in Jharkhand’s Palamau district, police said on Tuesday, adding that the search is ongoing to find more explosives. The five IEDs, each weighing five kilograms, were recovered from Jamundih village after the villagers informed the police. The search operation was launched on […]

Raipur: Five Maoists were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, police said. Two jawans of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were also injured in the gun-battle, they said. “The exchange of fire took place around 6 am in the forest near Dhurbeda village, located around 20 km […]

Bhubaneswar: In the fight against Red rebels, the big sign of how the security forces have maintained their dominance over the red rebels in Odisha last year is clearly discernible in pruning of the casualties of civilians and security forces in the State. Though the Naxal incidents in the State dropped marginally to 75 in […]

Malkangiri: A day after hundreds of residents in Chitrakonda area resorted to launch a mass protest demanding provision of basic facilities in the Swabhiman Anchal, a jawan was martyred while a top Maoist leader was gunned down during an exchange of fire between security forces and the Left Wing Extremists (LWE) in Bonda ghati area […]

Rourkela: Unleashing fresh violence, Maoists blew up a railway track near Lota hills at Chakradharpur on Odisha-Jharkhand border on late Sunday night, disrupting train communication on Mumbai-Howrah route. It is…

Bhubaneswar: Maoists have allegedly killed a police sub-inspector after abducting him from Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday. The deceased sub-inspector has been identified as Murali Tati. The Red Ultras…

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Senior police officials in Koraput recently brainstormed on ways to contain left wing extremism in southern Odisha, specially the erstwhile undivided Koraput district. The area comprising the present Koraput, Malkangiri, Nowrangpur and Rayagada districts deserves special attention as Maoist rebels have been most active in this belt. The area shares borders […]

New Delhi: Shoot-at-sight orders have been issued to security forces deployed across LWE affected states after a ‘serious and new’ threat of possession and operation of drones by Maoist cadres came to light recently, officials said on Sunday. The latest directive by a unified command of security and intelligence agencies at the Centre comes in […]

Koraput: Police and intelligence agencies have been put on alert and combing operations stepped up in Maoist hotbed Koraput district as the PLGA (People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army) week observed by the left wing extremists began from today. CRPF, BSF, DVF and SOG personnel have been deployed in sensitive locations like Pottangi, Narayanpatna, Bandhugaon, Lamtaput and […]

Malkangiri: Maoist posters and banners urging women to join their organisation were put up at several places in Kalimela region of Malkangiri district on Friday. As the red rebels are observing PLGA (People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army) week, security has been beefed up in the region. The posters were recovered on the 5th day of the […]