Malkangiri

About 60 tribal families in Odisha's Malkangiri districts fled their homes and sought protection from the district administration. The villagers hailed from Andrapalli and Panaspur villages in the cutoff area of Chitrakonda block of the…

In a major relief to the government and police forces, the Maoists have released all 13 people "abducted" from Karatanpali village under Mathili block in Malkangiri district. It was not an abduction. Rather, some of the 13 people were…

In some little relief for the cops and district administration, five out of the eleven villagers abducted from Kartanpali village under Mathili block of Malkangiri district, have returned home unhurt. They were abducted by the Maoists a few…

The Maoists, after carrying out three brutal attacks in Chhattisgarh in the last three days, have now stepped up their activities in Odisha. In a latest, they have abducted at least 7 people, including a political leader from the Kartanpali…

For the second consecutive day yesterday, Malkangiri remained the hottest place in Odisha at 40 degrees Celsius. The mercury level had gone up to 41 degrees C in the town on Monday. Sonepur, which record 40.4 degrees C on Monday, witnessed…

An Odisha government official has been suspended after an inmate in a state-run hostel, a student of Class 9, was found pregnant in Malkangiri district. The girl is in the sixth month of her pregnancy, an official said. Malkangiri…

Even as the CRPF has decided to withdraw its forces from the areas where Maoist activities have subsided, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has requested the Centre to deploy two additional battalions of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to curb…

CRPF DG Prakash Mishra, who also holds the additional charge of ITBP DG, is on his first visit to Odisha after taking over. He will review the Maoist operations in Odisha today and hold discussion with senior officials. Prakash Mishra…

At least seven Maoists have been killed in an ongoing operation to flush them out while four others surrendered before the police in Malkangiri district, an official said Saturday. "The 'Operation All Out' jointly launched by the…

Several Maoists are believed to be killed, as the fierce encounter between the red rebels and the joint team of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Odisha and Greyhound force of Andhra Pradesh police. Some put the death toll at 5, while…