Malkangiri district

The rebels issued the warning through a written message on a roadside board at Orapadar village in Andrapalli gram panchayat of the erstwhile cut-off area (now renamed Swabhiman Anchal) on Thursday threatening the locals not to use mobile phones. read more

The CDMO, however, ruled out Japanese Encephalitis or Acute Encephalitis Syndrome that resulted in the death of 103 children in the district three years ago. read more

Kamulu Kirshani, a 12-year-old tribal boy of Nuaguda village was suffering from fever over last few days. But with no communication facilities available between his village and the nearest primary health centre, all that the boy and his elder sister... read more

Daughter of a police constable in Malkangiri district, Anupriya Madhumita Lakra will fulfill her lifelong ambition of becoming a pilot when she joins Indigo Airlines as a co-pilot sometime later this month. read more

Rakesh Sodhi (40) was the platoon leader of Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee of Maoists and was accused of multiple attacks on security forces for 12 years in which many troopers were killed. read more

Heavy rains in Malkangiri district in Odisha led to flooding of a road connecting some villages to nearest health centres. Odisha cops helped a pregnant lady and some other villagers cross the flooded road read more

Snack catchers rescued a rare 11-foot-long snake from Kalimela Block of Malkangiri District after they received information about the reptile. read more

The Swabhiman Anchal containing 151 villages in 9 gram panchayats remains a major cause of concern for the state police as Maoist commanders of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee operate there. read more

Police officials in Malkangiri said the body of Guja Kabasi, a tribal villager from Kukurkunda village under Mathili police station area of the district was found today. His throat was found slit with a sharp weapon. read more

A girl has meanwhile left the hostel and quit her study after allegedly being harassed with the misbehaviour by the two teachers. read more

Residents gathered outside the school and blocked a national highway after learning about the delivery. The blockade was removed after police detained a man for allegedly sexually assaulting the girl. read more

As a jam-packed stadium cheered for the Indian team, there were 30 former Maoists in the audience at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium on Thursday evening watching the match flanking the chief minister. read more