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  • Fog warning for some Odisha districts

    By Express News Service

    BHUBANESWAR: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast fog at a couple of locations within the State on Monday night time and Tuesday morning. Shallow to reasonable fog is prone to happen at one or two locations in coastal districts and Kandhamal in the course of the interval. 

    The regional Met workplace has stated there might be no massive change in minimal (night time) temperature within the subsequent 4 to 5 days. The winter has began retreating from Odisha and on Sunday morning Koraput was the coldest at 12.5 levels Celsius and Phulbani 13 levels. 

    The Twin City of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack recorded minimal temperatures of 20 levels and 19.6 levels respectively.

  • Maoist camp busted in Odisha’s Kandhamal district

    By Express News Service
    BERHAMPUR/PHULBANI:  The Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF) of  Odisha Police busted a Maoist camp in Kandhamal district and seized an enormous cache of arms and ammunition following an alternate of fireside with the the left wing extremists close to Kumbhaharu village beneath Gocchapada police limits on Tuesday. 

    The safety forces launched the two-day joint combing operation since Sunday after getting dependable inputs. Sources stated, the pink rebels managed to flee by making the most of the dense forest cowl regardless of being requested to give up.

    Till studies final got here in, the search operations are on and the SOG and DVF personnel have recovered arms, ammunition and different incriminating articles together with one 303 rifle, one 12 bore nation made gun, three 303 ammunition, 4 INSAS ammunition, seven detonators, Maoist literature and uniform, one HD catridge, one detonator (Electric), one hi fi, photo voltaic plate, walky-talky charger and  different articles from the spot. Addressing mediapersons, Kandhamal SP Vinit Agrawal stated combing and search operation is underway within the space.

    Two arrested for making an attempt to rape minor sistersSambalpur: Rairakhol police on Tuesday arrested two youths for allegedly making an attempt rape on two minor sisters in  Khajurimunda village. The accused are Anil Mirdha (22) and Tanu Mirdha (26). Though the incident came about on June 16, household of the victims filed a police case on Monday. Police stated, the incident occurred when the 2 sisters, aged 14 and 12, had gone to the forest to gather minor forest produce. Finding the 2 sisters at lonely place, the accused  tried rape however the women managed to flee. They later shared the ordeal to their dad and mom who then reached out to police. Rairakhol SDPO Jyotsnamayee Pradhan stated, the accused have been arrested and medical check performed. They might be forwarded to court docket on Wednesday, she stated.

  • Maoists gun down two folks in Odisha after branding them as police informers

    By Express News Service
    BERHAMPUR: A gaggle of Maoists allegedly killed two folks together with the son of a Sarpanch in Kandhamal district, police sources stated on Saturday.

    The deceased have been identifed as Bhabani Shankar Patra, son of the Bhandarangi Sarpanch, and Hemanta Patra of Gochaguda village below Belghar police limits.

    While Bhabani’s physique was discovered mendacity close to the Bhandarangi panchayat workplace, Hemanta’s physique was recovered from a roadside bush in Gochaguda village.

    Police stated a gaggle of left wing extremists allegedly invaded the village and dragged the 2 out of their respective homes and shot them level clean on Friday night time.

    Branding them as police informers, the Maoists, who claimed to be members of Bansadhara-Ghumsar-Nagabali division of the outlawed CPI (Maoist) outfit, killed the duo and threatened their relations with dire penalties.

    Posters put up close to the spot talked about that the 2 youth had been informing police concerning the motion of Maoists and their hideout that led to the loss of life of 5 members, included 4 girls, of the division on September 2 final 12 months.

    Claiming accountability for the double homicide, they requested different police informers to give up in 15 days. The informers will likely be awarded the loss of life penalty if they don’t give up, they warned.

    “We have information on the villagers who are providing inputs to police. All the informers should surrender at the Jan Adalat in the next 15 days, or else they will also meet the same fate,” the poster warned.

    In one other poster, the Maoist leaders urged the members of the Gond tribe to not permit their youngsters to work for the police. The youths are being brainwashed to turn out to be police informers, which mustn’t occur, the poster learn.

    Fearing the Maoists, the household of the deceased avoided submitting a police criticism as panic gripped villagers in Gochaguda following the cold-blooded homicide.

    A group of police officers reached the spot with a bomb disposal squad and despatched the our bodies for post-mortem.

    Earlier, Kandhamal police had busted two Maoist hideouts in Daringibadi and Chakapada blocks from the place a gaggle of rebels fled after an trade of fireplace.

  • Cops repair roads for commuters’ security in Odisha’s Sundargarh, Kandhamal

    By Express News Service
    ROURKELA/PHULBANI: Policing is not only about going after criminals, it is usually about small little measures that make life higher and safer for individuals. The police personnel of Sundargarh and Kandhamal districts on Friday displayed it once they repaired and cleaned roads to make sure security of commuters.

    The District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel on safety responsibility at Raiboga in Sundargarh district volunteered to restore potholes on a highway to assist cut back mishaps. On common responsibility, a DVF group noticed potholes in the course of the highway close to Budakhanda village. 

     DVF personnel filling potholeson a highway in Raiboga They organized a truck load of stone metals and crusher mud and stuffed the potholes. The effort earned appreciation from Sundargarh SP Sagarika Nath. Safe roads cut back probabilities of accident and the DVF group’s voluntary effort was on this course, she stated. 

    Similarly, commuters had been taken without warning once they discovered a visitors constable and two house guards sweeping a busy highway in Phulbani within the morning. The cops had been cleansing sand from the highway that posed risk to motorists. With brooms of their fingers, constable Subrat Nayak and and residential guards Kumudinai Satpathy and Puspalata Behera had been seen clearing the sand amassed on the highway.

    Sources stated following restore work close by, leftover sand had amassed on the highway. Several commuters, particularly motorcyclists, met with accidents after falling off their bikes because of the sand. In the morning, a person on a bike together with his little one using pillion fell after their bike skidded off the highway because of the sand. They escaped with minor accidents. 

    “I had informed municipality officials and the contractor to clear the sand but they failed to act. So I sought help of two home guards and decided to clean the road so that people don’t get hurt,” he added.The cops acquired reward from residents for his or her selfless act.