Orissa Killing

A 40-year-old man was trampled to death when he was sleeping in his house at Dangarsahi village in the district on Tuesday.

After an emotional day-long search for the child, he was found dead Sunday in a well behind the home, where authorities and the child's parents suspect the animal may have dropped him.

A goods train collided sideways with the Samaleswari Express at Jharsuguda station in Odisha. The accident occurred at 2am on Wednesday. Latest reports say seven people have been injured, one of them seriously.

An Orissa village sarpanch, who allegedly accompanied an Essar executive to meet the Maoists, says he is being threatened by the police with an encounter death.

At least 17 people were killed and 15 others injured when a tipper truck carrying Dussehra revellers overturned near Dasamantapur in Orissa's Koraput district today.

Two goods trains collided in Orissa's Keonjhar district early today killing one of the drivers while four others still trapped in the wreckage. The mishap took place near Tangiripala station between Keonjhar and Banspani when an iron ore-laden train proceeding from the Keonjhar district rammed into an empty goods train approaching from opposite dir...

Two people were killed early Wednesday when two freight trains collided head on in Orissa's Keonjhar district, officials said. The trains collided near Tigiriapalli village in the mineral-rich district, police officer Prakash Toppo told IANS from the accident site.

Suspected Maoists slit the throat and killed a young contractor near Lanjigarh in Orissa's Kalahandi district today, police said.

A senior executive of Powmex Steel in Orissa has died in hospital after he was attacked by factory workers.  RS Ray, who was the Deputy General Manager of the steel plant that's based in Orissa's Titalagarh district, was in his car when it was set on fire.Workers at the steel plant are on strike, demanding higher salaries.Reports that 11 emplo...

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the life sentence for Dara Singh for killing Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in Orissa in 1999. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) wanted the death sentence for Singh, who was linked with Hindu right-wing group Bajrang Dal.  Reacting to the verdict, Graham Staines' wife Gladys Sta...

Security forces in Orissa are clearly on the offensive against Naxals over the last two months. Nine Naxals including four women were gunned down in Naxal-hit Rayagada district in the early hours of Sunday. The hilltop encounter near Sikarpai village came after a tipoff that a 25-member squad was camping here. The Special Operation Group and t...

Five suspected Maoists including three women were killed near the Tamka mining area in Orissa's Jajpur district, following an exchange of fire with security forces, around midnight on Saturday. Police sources claimed they had recovered all five bodies, one SLR, one 303 rifle and five pistols from the spot. The incident took place nearly 30 kms away...

At least 91 civilians had been killed by naxalites in Orissa's four southern districts since 2000, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the state assembly today.Replying to a question by Congress member Mamata Madhi, Patnaik, who is in-charge of the Home department, said that the 91 civilian killings were reported from Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada a...

At least five persons, including two women and a three-year-old child, were killed as Maoists blew up an ambulance by triggering a landmine blast in Orissa's Kandhamal district, police said on Sunday."We have received information about a landmine explosion that blew up an ambulance in Brahmanigaon area of Kandhamal late last night," Director Genera...

A team of experts helped tranquilize an elephant after he attacked houses and people in Orissa's Koenjhar district.  At least 20 people were injured as they tried to escape the angry elephant when he started chasing them in a local market. One person was killed.The 14-year-old elephant, named Shankar, was brought to the mineral-rich area by Or...

A 40-year-old man was trampled to death when he was sleeping in his house at Dangarsahi village in the district on Tuesday.

After an emotional day-long search for the child, he was found dead Sunday in a well behind the home, where authorities and the child's parents suspect the animal may have dropped him.

A goods train collided sideways with the Samaleswari Express at Jharsuguda station in Odisha. The accident occurred at 2am on Wednesday. Latest reports say seven people have been injured, one of them seriously.

An Orissa village sarpanch, who allegedly accompanied an Essar executive to meet the Maoists, says he is being threatened by the police with an encounter death.

At least 17 people were killed and 15 others injured when a tipper truck carrying Dussehra revellers overturned near Dasamantapur in Orissa's Koraput district today.

Two goods trains collided in Orissa's Keonjhar district early today killing one of the drivers while four others still trapped in the wreckage. The mishap took place near Tangiripala station between Keonjhar and Banspani when an iron ore-laden train proceeding from the Keonjhar district rammed into an empty goods train approaching from opposite dir...

Two people were killed early Wednesday when two freight trains collided head on in Orissa's Keonjhar district, officials said. The trains collided near Tigiriapalli village in the mineral-rich district, police officer Prakash Toppo told IANS from the accident site.

Suspected Maoists slit the throat and killed a young contractor near Lanjigarh in Orissa's Kalahandi district today, police said.

A senior executive of Powmex Steel in Orissa has died in hospital after he was attacked by factory workers.  RS Ray, who was the Deputy General Manager of the steel plant that's based in Orissa's Titalagarh district, was in his car when it was set on fire.Workers at the steel plant are on strike, demanding higher salaries.Reports that 11 emplo...

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the life sentence for Dara Singh for killing Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in Orissa in 1999. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) wanted the death sentence for Singh, who was linked with Hindu right-wing group Bajrang Dal.  Reacting to the verdict, Graham Staines' wife Gladys Sta...

Security forces in Orissa are clearly on the offensive against Naxals over the last two months. Nine Naxals including four women were gunned down in Naxal-hit Rayagada district in the early hours of Sunday. The hilltop encounter near Sikarpai village came after a tipoff that a 25-member squad was camping here. The Special Operation Group and t...

Five suspected Maoists including three women were killed near the Tamka mining area in Orissa's Jajpur district, following an exchange of fire with security forces, around midnight on Saturday. Police sources claimed they had recovered all five bodies, one SLR, one 303 rifle and five pistols from the spot. The incident took place nearly 30 kms away...

At least 91 civilians had been killed by naxalites in Orissa's four southern districts since 2000, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik told the state assembly today.Replying to a question by Congress member Mamata Madhi, Patnaik, who is in-charge of the Home department, said that the 91 civilian killings were reported from Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada a...

At least five persons, including two women and a three-year-old child, were killed as Maoists blew up an ambulance by triggering a landmine blast in Orissa's Kandhamal district, police said on Sunday."We have received information about a landmine explosion that blew up an ambulance in Brahmanigaon area of Kandhamal late last night," Director Genera...

A team of experts helped tranquilize an elephant after he attacked houses and people in Orissa's Koenjhar district.  At least 20 people were injured as they tried to escape the angry elephant when he started chasing them in a local market. One person was killed.The 14-year-old elephant, named Shankar, was brought to the mineral-rich area by Or...