Tag: Security Tightened

Bhubaneswar: In view of the bandh call given by Maoists in Jharkhand on last day of the Martyrs’ Week (Shahid Saptah) today, security has been tightened in bordering areas of Odisha. While combing operation conducted jointly by Odisha police and CRPF has been intensified in Bisra, Chandiposh, Topadihi and K. Balang area, more than 60 […]

Bhubaneswar: It seems that coastal Odisha is now on the radar of major political parties including BJP and BJD ahead of the 2019 elections as both parties are leaving no stones upturned to reach out to voters highlighting each other’s lacunae. Politics has already heated up in the State ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]

Sundergarh: With the Maoists observing the PLGA (Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army) week, fresh posters and an audio tape were allegedly released by the red rebels in two different places of the State today. According to reports, posters were issued in the name of Gumma area Committee of CPI (Maoist) at many places in Panasput and […]

Bhubaneswar: Combing and anti-insurgency operations have been intensified in various Maoist-dominated districts and in the bordering areas of Odisha as the PLGA (Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army) week (observed by Maoists) began today. The red rebels will observe the PLGA week till December 8. Posters and banners were found in various places in Koraput and Malkangiri […]

Mumbai: Security in and around India’s busiest airport – the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) – as well others around the country has been tightened following a threat to hijack an Air India aircraft, official sources said here on Saturday. The threat came in a telephone call to the AI Operation Control Centre at […]

Bhubaneswar: After the Odia question paper was leaked minutes after the commencement of matriculation examination on Friday, the Board of Secondary Education (BSE) has taken steps to ensure smooth conduct of English examination today. The BSE authorities have reportedly tightened security at all the centres across the State and also directed the centre superintendents to […]

Bhubaneswar: After facing criticisms for severe lapses in conduct of the matriculation examination, Odisha government has now put all its focus on the smooth conduct of the +2 examination starting from March 7. As a precautionary measure to check incidents of question paper going viral on social media, the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE), […]

Bhubaneswar: After registering a thumping victory in the recently concluded 2019 elections, BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today visited Puri Srimandir to seek blessings of Lord Jagannath ahead of his swearing-in ceremony tomorrow. As per sources several VVIPs and industrialists including KM Birla, Naveen Jindal, Puneet Dalmia, Sangita Reddy, Ramakant Panda & Sanjiv Puri among others […]

Bhubaneswar: Maoists have put up posters in several parts of Malkangiri and Rayagada district urging people to observe ‘martyrs week’ which began from today. Keeping in view the observance of the martyrs’ week by CPI (Maoists) from July to August 3, security has been beefed up in naxal-infested districts to avert any untoward incident in […]

New Delhi: Phone intercepts from the Indo-Pak border, arms dropping by drones from across the border into Punjab last month, and Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) chief Lt General Faiz Hameed’s recent tour of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, are three main reasons which prompted Indian security agencies to go on a high alert, particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, Punjab and Jammu […]

Malkangiri: A day after a Maoist was allegedly stoned to death by residents of Janturai village under Papermetla police limits in Malkangiri district, security has been beefed up in anticipation of retaliation from the red rebels. Following the killing of their cadre, Maoists had reportedly torched several houses in Jodamba village. It was the first […]