Odisha rejects home ministry's remark on Naxal violence

Rejecting the Centre's charge that the Odisha government has failed to contain left-wing extremism, the state's director general of police on Tuesday claimed that Naxal violence had declined in......

Two Italian tourists abducted by Maoists in Odisha

Two Italian tourists have been abducted by Maoists from the tribal-dominated Kandhamal-Ganjam border area in Odisha, said the police on Sunday, which is monitoring the situation closely. "There is......

Pipili gangrape case: Odisha govt transfers Puri SP

Odisha government on Tuesday transferred Puri SP, A N Sinha, under fire from the Opposition and women's organisations for failing to register complaints in connection with the Pipili gangrape case.......

Orissa MLA shot dead, Naxal hand suspected

A legislator of the ruling Biju Janata Dal in Orissa, Jagabandhu Majhi, and his personal security officer were shot dead by suspected Maoists at a public meeting in Nawarangpur district on......