Maoists kill three in Orissa

Bhubaneswar (Orissa) : Armed militants of the outlawed CPI (Maoists) on Wednesday gun down three persons at Pandratola village in Orissa’s Rayagada district bordering Andhra Pradesh.
“The outlawed ultras killed three and injured two very badly,” District Superintendent of Police AK Singh said adding that rebels were good in number and they [...]

The Mining Scam Has Hit Hard to the Naveen Government

Dubbendu Chakrabarty in Bhubaneswar
As We all know that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is been known for his lethargic approach towards all the developmental works of Odisha. And from now on the new hot topics of these winter season in the Mining Scam by his own loyal Administrative officers of the state. Every time if any [...]

Maoists getting weapons from China: Home Secretary

New Delhi: Government today indicated that China may be a source of arms for Maoists with whom it is willing to have a dialogue but they should abjure violence.

“Chinese are big smugglers… suppliers of small arms. I am sure that the Maoists also get them,” Pillai said when asked if the Naxals were having links [...]

“Maoists killed Laxamananda to get support from Christians”

BHUBANESWAR: Maoists might have killed VHP leader Laxamananda Saraswati for securing support of the minority Christians and expand their network in
Orissa’s Kandhamal district, the Commission probing the murder was informed here.

“Maoists might have killed Saraswati to get the support of Christians,” former Inspector in-Charge of Kotgarh police station H K Pradhan told Justice S C [...]

HC restrains police from narco test on Ghandy

NewDelhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday restrained the city police from conducting narco analysis test on top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy.

Justice Indermeet Kaur stayed the trial court’s order which had on 31st October allowed conduct of the test on the 63-year-old top Maoist leader.
The court passed the order after Ghandy’s counsel Rebecca M John [...]

Bird Flu alert at Bhitarkanika National Park

Rajesh Kumar Behera in  Kendrapara(Orissa):
The Bhitarkanika National Park  and the District animal husbandry officials ,on Wednesday,   sounded alert to the inhabitants of nearby Bhitarkanika National park to take precautionary measures from Bird Flu by distributing leaflets and creating awareness about the diseases ,keeping in mind that the winter feathered guests have started arriving in Bhitarkanika  [...]

Maoists strike in Orissa

Bhubaneswar (Orissa) : Armed militants of the outlawed CPI(Maoists) have stepped up its offensive against the Orissa Government once again by triggering landmine blasts in leftwing insurgency hit Malkangiri district.
The rebels damaged guest house of Essar Steel Company by triggering landmine blasts and also destroyed office furniture in Malkangiri.
The leftwing ultras, [...]

Naxal Poises Challenge Orissa Govt again

Chhattisgarh,AP Maoists shifting bases to Orissa’s Malkanagiri

BHUBANESWAR: Maoist rebels are shifting their bases from the forests of Chhattisgarh and Andra Pradesh to neighbouring Orissa.
According to sources in Chhattisgarh Police “Due to heavy police build up in Chhattisgarh, Maoists who had been hiding in the Bastar region since early 1980s are shifting their bases to Orissa’s Malkangiri forest,”.
Latest intelligence reports also indicated [...]

Over 1000 Security forces intesify combing after maoist attack

BHUBANESWAR:Police and soldiers scoured a remote ravine in Orissa on Monday looking for dozens of elite anti-insurgency officers feared dead after Maoist rebels attacked and sank their boat in a reservoir. More than 1000 security forces reached in the spot and started combing operation to nab the ultras, government sources said on Tuesday.
Police said 29 [...]