Bhubaneswar, Feb 18(Odisha.in) Floral tributes were paid and gun salutes were given to Promod Kumar Satpathy, Asst. Commandant, Special Operation Group who was brutally killed by the Naxalites on Sunday during combing opetration at Gashma forests located on the borders of Ganjam, Nayagarh and Kondhmal districts. Satpathy was among few SOG personnels who had undergone […]
Archives for February 2008
Birdflu in eastern India
Bhubaneswar,Feb 18(Odisha.in) The carnage of poultry in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal (abutting Bangladesh’s western border) is a striking testament to the failure of the global response to the bird flu crisis. Years have now gone by since the H5N1 strain of the disease emerged, and yet today in West Bengal we see […]
Three policeman,20 Naxals killed in encounter
Bhubaneswar, Feb 17( Odisha.in ) In an encounter between the Naxals and police three policemen and 20 Naxals have died . Though casualty from Naxal sides has not been confirmed, Orissa’s Home Secretary Tarunkanti Mishra told media persons on Sunday that as many as 20 Naxals have died in encounter. He said that the number […]
Naxal attack police establishments, 15 killed, arms looted
Bhubaneswar, Feb 16 ( Odisha.in) Striking in a big way for the first time in coastal Orissa, Naxalites killed 15 people, including 14 policemen, besides injuring 16 others and looting the district armoury at Nayagarh, located at a distance of about 100 kms from Bhubaneswar, after virtually laying siege to the town, police said on […]
Eight dacoits arrested by Balasore police
Balasore, February 14(Odisha.in) In a major breakthrough to a patrol pump dacoity, Balasore police claimed to have arrested a gang of hardcore criminals comprising eight dacoits and seized two country-made guns from them . Police also have seized a four-wheeler used in the crime, two live bullets, a knife, three bhujalis, iron rods, eight mobiles […]