Odisha Naxals

Stating that natural disaster is a major problem in Odisha, Amit Shah said, "I would like to again thank Naveen ji for helping the Centre by implementing all the disaster management initiatives in the state."

When a CoBRA unit was descending from a chopper, at a remote camp near the intersection of the borders of Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Odisha, they were fired upon by Maoists.

Top police brass of five eastern states - Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Odisha - on Wednesday proposed a slew of measures to enhance coordination among them to tackle Naxalism and crime in the region, a top official said.

Nuapada Naxal Attack: Three CRPF personnel were killed in a Maoist ambush at a security post in Odisha's Nuapada district on Tuesday, officials said.

Founded in Bhubaneswar in 1992-93 to wean away tribals from naxal influence in Odisha, the KISS has 27,000 students and 23,000 of its alumni stay in its facilities.

A woman Maoist carrying Rs one lakh reward on her head, surrendered before police in Odishas Malkangiri district Monday, a senior police officer said.

Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Rajendra Prasad Sharma informed that the police will procure drone cameras for the surveillance of severely Maoist-affected districts to augment security.

Security forces have been put on high alert in five districts of Odisha in the wake of yesterday's killing of eight Maoists in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, a senior police official said today.

Seven policemen were killed in a Maoist attack in Koraput, near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. The policemen were part of a convoy which was going from Koraput to Cuttack for training. The Maoists detonated an Improvised Explosive Device when the mini bus, carrying 12 policemen and a civilian, reached near Mogarguma village on the Sunki-Salur hi...

Maoist menace is rearing its ugly ahead again in Odisha and the newly created state of Telangana after lying low for some time with the overall situation in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected states remaining "fluid", the Chief of the lead anti-Naxal operations force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has said.

The Government today cleared the creation of over a dozen special police battalions which will provide jobs to about 17,000 youth in Jammu and Kashmir and Naxal-violence-hit states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Jharkhand.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said Left Wing Extremism continues to be a major concern for the state and it needs to be handled effectively.

Two BSF troopers, including a deputy commandant, were killed today when Maoists detonated a landmine in Odisha's Koraput district, police said.

Suspected Maoists killed two persons, including a sarpanch, in different areas in Malkangiri district, police said today.

The chief architect of the 2013 Maoists massacre of nearly 30 senior Congress leaders, including former Union Minister VC Shukla in 2013, was killed in an encounter in Odisha's Malkangiri district today.

Stating that natural disaster is a major problem in Odisha, Amit Shah said, "I would like to again thank Naveen ji for helping the Centre by implementing all the disaster management initiatives in the state."

When a CoBRA unit was descending from a chopper, at a remote camp near the intersection of the borders of Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Odisha, they were fired upon by Maoists.

Top police brass of five eastern states - Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Odisha - on Wednesday proposed a slew of measures to enhance coordination among them to tackle Naxalism and crime in the region, a top official said.

Nuapada Naxal Attack: Three CRPF personnel were killed in a Maoist ambush at a security post in Odisha's Nuapada district on Tuesday, officials said.

Founded in Bhubaneswar in 1992-93 to wean away tribals from naxal influence in Odisha, the KISS has 27,000 students and 23,000 of its alumni stay in its facilities.

A woman Maoist carrying Rs one lakh reward on her head, surrendered before police in Odishas Malkangiri district Monday, a senior police officer said.

Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Rajendra Prasad Sharma informed that the police will procure drone cameras for the surveillance of severely Maoist-affected districts to augment security.

Security forces have been put on high alert in five districts of Odisha in the wake of yesterday's killing of eight Maoists in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, a senior police official said today.

Seven policemen were killed in a Maoist attack in Koraput, near the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. The policemen were part of a convoy which was going from Koraput to Cuttack for training. The Maoists detonated an Improvised Explosive Device when the mini bus, carrying 12 policemen and a civilian, reached near Mogarguma village on the Sunki-Salur hi...

Maoist menace is rearing its ugly ahead again in Odisha and the newly created state of Telangana after lying low for some time with the overall situation in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected states remaining "fluid", the Chief of the lead anti-Naxal operations force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has said.

The Government today cleared the creation of over a dozen special police battalions which will provide jobs to about 17,000 youth in Jammu and Kashmir and Naxal-violence-hit states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Jharkhand.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said Left Wing Extremism continues to be a major concern for the state and it needs to be handled effectively.

Two BSF troopers, including a deputy commandant, were killed today when Maoists detonated a landmine in Odisha's Koraput district, police said.

Suspected Maoists killed two persons, including a sarpanch, in different areas in Malkangiri district, police said today.

The chief architect of the 2013 Maoists massacre of nearly 30 senior Congress leaders, including former Union Minister VC Shukla in 2013, was killed in an encounter in Odisha's Malkangiri district today.