Bhubaneswar, March 29 (IANS) Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B. Khurania on Sunday said that coordinated operations by security forces over the past one year have led to the surrender of 77 Maoists and the neutralisation of 27 ultras in the state, while urging the remaining cadres to lay down their arms to avoid action by the forces.Khurania, who was in Phulbani to attend a special programme to honour security personnel involved in anti-Maoist operations, said that around a year ago, s…
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Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday revealed that as many as 15 Maoist cadres are currently active in different parts of the state. In a written reply to a query in the state Assembly, Majhi said that according to the Central Government’s Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, currently only Kandhamal district in the state is considered a Maoist-affected district (LWE Affected District), while eight other districts—Boudh, Balangir, Kalahandi, K…
Bhubaneswar, March 10 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Tuesday, expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for approving the new Amrit Bharat train services between Podanur (Coimbatore) and Dhanbad (Jharkhand), via Rayagada, Muniguda, Kesinga, Titlagarh, Balangir, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, and Rourkela in Odisha. Chief Minister Majhi emphasised that the Amrit Bharat train services from Podanur and Dhanbad passing through se…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) With the deadline for the complete eradication of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) approaching, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday that as many as 40 Maoists are currently active in various parts of the state. The Chief Minister told the State Assembly while answering a query asked by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Dhruba Charan Sahoo.Chief Minister Majhi told that at present, around 40 active Maoists are operating in small groups in certain areas of Kalah…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 (IANS) In a significant development for the state’s anti-Maoist efforts, 19 Maoists have surrendered in Rayagada and Kandhamal districts of Odisha, signalling a positive step forward in achieving the long-standing goal of making the state free from the Maoist menace, Y.B. Khurania, the Odisha Director General of Police (DGP), said on Friday. In a press conference held in Bhubaneswar, DGP Khurania added that 15 Maoists surrendered before the Rayagada police and four Maoists sur…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 6 (IANS) Following the surrender of 19 Maoists on Friday, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Odisha has achieved a breakthrough in the national mission to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and build a Naxal-free India. Taking to his X handle, CM Majhi wrote, “Today, Odisha has achieved a breakthrough in the national mission to eliminate Left Wing Extremism and build a Naxal-free India. Working towards the development of Odisha while ensuring the safety and security of ev…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the widening and strengthening of the existing 2-lane to 2-lane with paved shoulder in Odisha — from “km 68.600 km to km 311.700 of NH-326” — on an EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) mode with Rs 1,526.21 crore outlay.The project lies in southern Odisha (Gajapati, Rayagada, and Koraput districts) and will significantly improve intra-state and inter-state connectivity by maki…
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Seven people were killed in three separate road accidents in the Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, police said. Three youths were killed when a motorbike they were riding fell into a ditch in the Sangareddy district of Telangana.The incident occurred on the outskirts of Narayankhed on the Nizampet-Bidar highway.According to police, the youth, along with the bike, fell into a ditch dug for a culvert.The trio died on the spot. They have been identifi…