Tag: Naxals

They added that the rebels were influenced with the state government's naxal rehabilitation programme, called 'Puna Narkom' which means new dawn.

Khajuripada village in Chitrakonda area of Left-wing extremism infested Malkangiri is a transformed landscape now. But this wasn’t the case not in the very distant past.

Dreaded Maoist leader Dubashi Shankar arrested from Koraput Boipariguda Police limits, informs Odisha Police DG.

Malkangiri: With the ultras observing Martyrs’ Week from today, security has been stepped up in Naxal-affected Malkangiri and other areas to avoid any untoward incident till August 3. As a precautionary measure, government bus services were also stopped today in Malkangiri in view of the Martyrs’ Week (locally called as the Shahid Saptah). “Security has […]

  Malkangiri: Security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada have seized booklets from Maoist camps with instructions on planting remote-controlled IEDs (Improvised Explosive Device) to target jawans patrolling especially on motorcycles. “We have seized booklets with instructions on how blasts are executed with remote controls,” Inspector General of Bastar, Vivekanand Sinha said. According to sources, Maoists are […]

Malkangiri: A tribal youth of Murdakhol village in Malkangiri district, who had been eking out a living from farming despite being highly qualified, recently got a job to teach surrendered Maoists. The job has been offered to Deba Sodi, an M,Phil degree holder, by Malkangiri SP Jagmohan Meena after media reported about his plight. Though […]

Malkangiri: After a few days gap, violent incidents caused by Maoists were reported today when a village guard of Jantapaie in the cut-off areas of Malkangiri district was crushed to death with a stone by the ultras in the wee hours today. The deceased village guard, identified as Jaga Rao, is killed by the naxals […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today informed the State Assembly that 19 out of 30 districts of Odisha are Maoist prone. In a written reply to a question by Congress member Kailash Kulesika, the chief minister said 45 Maoists have been killed and 80 arrested in 55 encounters since 2015 till November this year. Besides, […]

Malkangiri: Support base of Maoists in Odisha continues to wane as another 113 Maoist sympathizers surrendered before the Malkangiri police today. According to sources, the surrendered sympathizers are from Idikonda village under Kalimela police limits and include 29 militia and 11 village committee members. All the persons were working for the Kalimela Dalam. Also Read: […]

Malkangiri: The influence of the Maoists is on the wane in the cut-off areas of Malkangiri district has become more evident with the surrender of a wanted cadre before the police today. Reports said Ram Madkami, a Maoist cadre, arrived at the district headqurters here and surrendered before SP Mitrabhanu Mohapatra. He also handed him […]

Malkangiri: In another setback to Maoists, as many as 222 Maoist sympathizers surrendered before the Malkangiri police today. According to sources, the surrendered sympathizers are from Tekguda, Sana Tekguda and Tekguda colony under Kalimela police limits and include 19 militia and 72 women. With this surrender, over 500 Maoist sympathizers have surrendered this month.

Malkangiri: Protesting against the joint operation of the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh police in the cut-off area of Malkangiri district on October 24, Maoists on Wednesday held a ‘Prajameli’ meeting at the remote areas of Vishakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh bordering Malkangiri. More than hundred supporters of Rayat Kuli Sangh organisation attended the meeting and […]

Sukma (Chhattisgarh): Two CRPF troopers were injured when Maoist rebels triggered an IED (improvised explosive device) on Thursday in Chattisgarh’s Sukma district. According to Central Reserve Police Force officials, the blast that took place at 7.45 a.m., was targeted at the troops of 206 Cobra Battalion who were on a routine operation in the area. […]

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 […]

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 […]