Everything you need to know about Majhi Dand: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Majhi Dand: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) A Maoist leader wanted in more than 45 criminal cases including several murders was killed in a fierce gun battle with police in Odisha's Gajapati district Monday, an official said.
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) A brick kiln worker was seriously injured and his eye severely damaged after he was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters for participating in the trade union strike of Wednesday and Thursday.
Cuttack, Feb. 19 (ANI): In a bid to revive the party in Odisha, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday met the local partymen and discussed the strategy in the wake of general elections due in 2014.
London, Jan. 17 (ANI): An Indian student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has created digital ice cubes that warn people when they've had enough to drink.
London, Jan 10 (ANI): Massachusetts Institute of Technology student Dhairya Dand drank too much at a campus party and woke up seven hours later in the emergency room after blacking out last fall.
New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): The expert level meetings on Conventional and Nuclear Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan are scheduled to take place here on Thursday and Friday.
Bokaro, Dec 16 (ANI): Internal rivalry between Maoist insurgents in Jharkhand led them to blow up portions of the under-construction house of a comrade currently in police custody on Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has attended grievance hearing sessions at the official grievance cell only on 76 occasions since 2001, the state government said.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) There was much talk of a larger role for Congress general secretary Rahul Gadhi's youth brigade in the ministerial rejig effected by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday but it turned out to be a fine balancing acct - elevation for some and disappointment over non-induction for others.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (IANS) The much-talked about larger role for Congress general secretary Rahul Gadhi's youth brigade in the ministerial rejig effected by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday turned out to be a mixed bag, belying the hopes of some who expected to be elevated to cabinet rank and disappointment over non-induction for others.
Islamabad, Oct. 10 (ANI): Afghan security officials have expelled over 30 'Pakistani clerics' from mosques in Kandahar province over 'provocative speeches' encouraging people for an 'uprising against the government', an Afghan official has said.
Islamabad, Oct. 10 (ANI): Afghan security officials have expelled over 30 'Pakistani clerics' from mosques in Kandahar province over 'provocative speeches' encouraging people for an 'uprising against the government', an Afghan official has said.
Rai (Haryana), Oct 6 (IANS) Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand completed the quarter-final line-up with emphatic victories in the concluding league matches of Hockey India Junior Women's National Championship at Motilal Nehru School of Sports here Saturday.
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) With the arrest of three persons, the state police Thursday claimed to have cracked the parcel bomb case in West Bengal's Howrah district in which a woman was killed. However, the alleged mastermind is still on the run.
Jammu, Sep (IANS) In what has been described as a major catch, top militant commander Mehraj-ud-din Dand, wanted for his involvement in the 1999 hijacking of flight IC-814 to Kandahar and other terror attacks, has been arrested from an undisclosed location on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, a senior police officer said Thursday.
Srinagar, Sep 13 (IANS) The family of the militant commander Mehraj-ud-din Dand, arrested in Kashmir for the 1999 hijacking of flight IC-814 to Afghanistan, Thursday said he was working as a businessman in Nepal and that they have no knowledge about his subversive activities.
New Delhi, Sept 13 (ANI): Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Thursday welcomed the arrest of Mehrajuddin Dand alias Javed, suspected for providing fake travel papers and logistical support to the hijackers of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in 1999.
In a major breakthrough for India, as Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday night has detained a key accused in Kandahar hijacking case who was in the list of most wanted terrorist and also involved in several terror attacks, informed a senior police official on Thursday..................
Jammu, Sep 13 (IANS) Mehraj-ud-din Dand, a terrorist wanted for his involvement in the hijacking of flight IC-814 flight to Kandahar and other terror attacks, has been arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir police, a senior police official said Thursday.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 11 (IANS) Hundreds of people Tuesday staged a demonstration in Odisha, seeking allocation of bauxite for the alumina refinery of Vedanta Aluminum Limited (VAL) in the state which has been facing a shutdown threat due to the shortage of the key raw material.
Bhubaneswar, Sep 10 (IANS) A 15-year-old boy was tied to a tree, thrashed and tonsured by a group of people in Odisha in full public view. His offence was that he allegedly stole Rs.30 from the pocket of a villager.
Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) As dengue cases continued to climb,the Trinamool Congress-led government and the opposition continued to spat on the toll while an angry Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked the media not to carry out "false propaganda" on the issue.
Amid fresh reports of violence in lower Assam, Union Home Secretary R K Singh on Monday assured that the communal violence in the northeastern state will be investigated thoroughly and the perpetrators brought to book..................
New Delhi, Aug 6 (ANI): Amid fresh reports of violence in lower Assam, Union Home Secretary R.K Singh on Monday assured that the communal violence in the northeastern state will be investigated thoroughly and the perpetrators brought to book.
Ranchi, July 30 (ANI): Indian authorities and Maoist insurgents have threatened and attacked civil society activists, undermining basic freedoms and interfering with aid delivery in embattled areas of central and eastern India, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
Guwahati, July 24 (IANS) Two Assam ministers Tuesday reached restive Kokrajhar district after communal violence in the region killed 19 people and forced thousands to flee their homes.
Guwahati, July 24 (IANS) Two senior ministers of Assam Saturday rushed to restive Kokrajhar to assess the situation as communal violence continued unabated there and Chirang district in the Bodoland area of the state.
Kuala Lumpur, July 14 (IANS) India were knocked out of the U-13 Yamaha ASEAN Cup football tournament after they suffered a humiliating 0-7 loss to Vietnam in their last group match at the Petaling Jaya Stadium here Saturday.
Kuala Lumpur, July 12 (IANS) With dreams in their eyes, only 11 fit boys from Kolkata representing Yamaha India want to do their country proud as they take the field in the five-nation U-13 ASEAN Cup football tournament, starting here Friday.
Bhubaneswar, June 18 (IANS) Odisha High Court Monday quashed the ruling of state assembly Speaker Pradip Amat on the membership of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator who had been accused of defying party whip, a lawyer said.
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A 35-year-old labourer here has been arrested on charges of murdering his wife who had allegedly developed illicit relations, police said Wednesday.
Bhubaneswar, May 21 (IANS) Odisha Monday urged Maoists to shun violence and join the mainstream, soon after after a rebel leader warned the state government of consequences for not keeping the promises made to secure the release of two Italians kidnapped by his group more than two months ago.
Bhubaneswar, May 21 (IANS) Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda has warned the Odisha government of consequences for not keeping promises made to secure the release of two Italians kidnapped by his group more than two months ago.
Bhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) Suspected Maoists Friday killed a contractor engaged in the construction of a road in Odisha's Koraput district, police said.
Sunabeda (Odisha), May 11 (IANS) It is home to over 30 tigers and many more leopards. But Odisha's Sunabeda wildlife sanctuary is still failing to attract wildlife enthusiasts and tourists due to the fear of Maoists, say forest officials.
Nuapada (Odisha), May 8 (ANI): The Maoists shot dead a police officer after his abduction in Odisha on Tuesday.
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) Upping the ante, suspected Maoist guerrillas in Odisha Tuesday shot dead a 43-year-old police officer, just hours after they had abducted him, and left his bullet-riddled body for the police to find it.
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) The bullet-riddled body of a police officer was found in Odisha's Nuapada district shortly after he had been kidnapped by Maoist guerrillas Tuesday, officials said.
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) The bullet-riddled body of a police officer was found in Odisha's Nuapada district shortly after he had been kidnapped by Maoist guerrillas Tuesday, official sources said.
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) A police officer was killed in Odisha Tuesday shortly after he was abducted by suspected Maoist guerrillas, official sources said.
Bhubaneswar, May 8 (IANS) Suspected Maoist guerrillas Tuesday abducted a police officer from Odisha's Nuapada district, police said.
Paralakhemundi (Orissa), May 5 (ANI): In a major cause of worry for the left ultras, a close confidante and personal guard of top Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, Prashant Majhi alias Sushant, surrendered before police in Paralakhemundi in Orissa.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 30 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday cleared reports over Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jhina Hikaka's resignation, saying there was no reason for a person elected democratically to step down from his post.
Bhubaneshwar, Apr 26 (ANI): Expressing his delight over Jhina Hikaka's release from Maoists captivity, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday said he was relieved that the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA would now meet his family, who were quite distressed and anxiously waiting for him.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 26 (ANI): Odisha MLA Jhina Hikaka, who was released by the Maoists at a village in Koraput, on Thursday said that he was made to stay in adverse conditions in the forest, but the ultras did not ill treat him.
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Four men, including three postal department employees, were arrested for stealing parcels from a post office van in the capital's cantonment area, police said Sunday.
Maoists who have abducted Biju Janta Dal legislator Jhina Hikaka from Korapur district from Andhra Odisha border zone is now likely to extend the set deadline from April 15 to April 18, due to viewing the deadlock situation at this moments.........
Bhubaneswar, April 15 (IANS) While setting a Wednesday deadline, Maoists Sunday let go of the demand to free a key rebel in exchange for the release of Odisha's Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Jhina Hikaka whom they have held captive for over 20 days.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 9 (ANI): The Indian tribal group Dongria Kondh, who have been struggling for years to preserve their ancestral lands from exploitation by British mining corporation Vedanta, has vowed to continue their fight irrespective of Supreme Court's decision today.
Bhubaneswar, Apr.7 (ANI): The Orissa Government on Saturday announced the names of the jailed Maoists to be freed in exchange for the kidnapped Italian hostage.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 3 (ANI): Kaushalya Majhi, the wife of abducted Biju Janata Dal MLA Jhina Hikaka, on Tuesday said that she was losing her faith in the administration by every passing day, as there was no information about her husband even after more than ten days of his kidnapping.
Laxmipur (Orissa), Mar 25 (ANI): The wife of abducted Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Jhina Hikaka, has appealed to the Maoists to release her husband unharmed.
Mumbai, Mar 9 (ANI): A Mumbai sessions court on Friday granted bail to Bollywood actor John Abraham in connection with a 2006 rash driving case.
Islamabad, Mar 3 (ANI): A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a NATO convoy in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar on Friday, wounding seven people including four soldiers, an official has revealed.
Islamabad, Mar 3 (ANI): A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a NATO convoy in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar on Friday, wounding seven people including four soldiers, an official has revealed.
Islamabad, Feb 3 (ANI): Seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed, while three others were wounded in a Taliban attack on their check post in the country's northwestern tribal belt, security officials have said.
Islamabad, Feb 3 (ANI): Seven Pakistani soldiers have been killed, while three others were wounded in a Taliban attack on their check post in the country's northwestern tribal belt, security officials have said.
New Delhi, Dec 7(ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today invited a group of tribal girls from West Bengal at her official resident in New Delhi, and lauded them for opposing child marriage.
New Delhi, Dec 7 (ANI): Five girls from West Bengal's Purulia District, who resisted child marriage met President Pratibha Devisingh Patil at Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Kundei/Umerkote (Orissa), Nov. 21 (ANI): Maoist fears prevail in the absence of a police station in the village block of Kundei in Orissa's Nabrangpur District, as the locals live under constant fear of being attacked by the ultras.
Nabrangpur (Orissa), Sep 24 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Jagabandhu Majhi and his personal security officer were on Saturday shot dead by suspected Maoists at a public meeting in Orissa's Nawarangpur District.
Bhubaneswar, July 8 (ANI): Maoists have killed people in Orissa's Rayagada district.
Bhubaneswar, May 25 (ANI): Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has assured Maoist mediators that cases against tribals and some others, who had been lodged in jails on charges of Maoist activities, would be withdrawn by June.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (ANI): The nine-day hostage drama came to an end in Orissa with the release of Malkangiri District Collector R Vineel Krishna, who was abducted by the Maoists on February 16.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (ANI): The nine-day hostage drama came to an end in Orissa with the release of Malkangiri District Collector R Vineel Krishna, who was abducted by the Maoists on February 16.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (ANI): Social activist Swami Agnivesh has appealed for the release of Malkangir collector R Vineel Krishna, after the Maoists came up with new demands.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said it was shocking to learn that Malkangiri District Collector R Vineel Krishna, who was abducted by the Maoists on February 16, is yet to be released, and demanded that Union Home Minister P Chidambaram apprise Parliament about the situation.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (ANI): Maoist rebels have put forward new conditions for the release of Malkangiri District Collector R Vineel Krishna, who was abducted by the Maoists on February 16.
Malkangiri, Feb 19 (ANI): A prisoner named Srinivas Sriramulu, who is one among the seven people the Maoists want freed in return for Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna, has filed a bail application in the district fast track court here on Saturday afternoon.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (ANI): The two professors (both from Andhra Pradesh), who were handpicked by the Maoists, to negotiate the release of Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi will hold discussions with the Orissa Government here on Saturday on the demands made by the ultras.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19 (ANI): Maoists have extended the two-day deadline indefinitely for the Orissa Government to meet their demands in return for the release of Malkangiri District Collector R V Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 18 (ANI): After halting anti-Maoist operations, Orissa Government began back channel discussions with the rebels as the 48-hour deadline given by them for the release of Malkangiri District Collector R Vineel Krishna, neared.
Gajapati (Orissa), Dec 28 (ANI): The residents of Lamdang village, which comes under the jurisdiction of Adaba Police Station in Orissa's Gajapati District, staged a protest on Tuesday over the death of a youth named Pradeep Majhi under the police custody.
Rayagada (Orissa), Oct.28 (ANI): Tribal women in Orissa's Rayagada District have complained of poor support after losing their husbands to cholera.
Kurram, Oct 27 (ANI): Pakistan's military has blockaded a strategically important district in the country's north, sealing in a fiercely anti-Taliban tribe.
Purulia (WB), Oct 4 (ANI): Three Forward Bloc activists were shot dead by armed Maoists in West Bengal's Purulia district last night.
Kabul, Sep 30 (ANI): The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has stated that it is investigating claims by Pakistani security officials that three of their soldiers were killed in a cross-border attack in an air strike by its helicopters.
Rayagada (Orissa), Sep.11 (ANI): Villagers in Orissa's Rayagada district have come under the grip of cholera, as their region lacks a safe and hygienic source of drinking water.
New Delhi, Sep 8 (ANI): A eight-member central team, headed by Joint Secretary in Union Agriculture Ministry E K Majhi, will visit drought-hit districts of West Bengal today.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (ANI): A eight-member central team, headed by Joint Secretary in Union Agriculture Ministry E K Majhi, will visit drought-hit districts of West Bengal tomorrow.
Kalahandi (Orissa), Aug 25 (ANI): Locals of Orissa's Kalahandi district expressed their happiness on Wednesday after the Union Environment Ministry rejected plans of India-focused miner Vedanta Resources Plc to go ahead with bauxite mining in the state.
Bolangir (Orissa), July 28 (ANI): The Community farming involving farmers, landowners and landless labourers has turned out to be a lucrative option in Orissa, as the stakeholders reap equal shares of the profits.
Ranchi, July 13 (ANI): An area commander of a Maoist organization, Barun Majhi, alias Uttam, surrendered with huge amounts of arms and ammunition in Bokaro, Jharkhand.
Pattama (Orissa), Apr 3 (ANI): Maoists are preventing developmental work in Pattama village, which falls in Orissa's Gajapati District.
Gajapati (Orissa), Feb 14(ANI): Orissa Police on Saturday arrested three Maoists, including a woman rebel in Gajapati district of the state.
Bhubaneshwar, Feb. 7 (ANI): Elders and leaders of various tribes in Orissa's Kandhamal District have voiced suspicious about a European Union (EU) delegation visiting their region saying it would hamper peace and re-ignite violence.
Rayagada (Orissa), Dec 4(ANI): Blind belief, ignorance and practice of witchcraft among a majority of villagers in Orissa's Rayagada district has led to the death of two children and a middle-aged man.
Islamabad, Sep.17 (ANI): Pakistan security forces have arrested one of the most wanted and dreaded Taliban commanders, Sher Mohammad Qasab, along with 16 other extremists from the Swat Valley.
Baijal Sagar (Orissa), Aug 31(ANI): The migratory birds coming into the country have found a safe haven in Orissa's Baijal Sagar village, which surrounded by lush green forests provide an ideal habitat for these birds.
Bhubaneswar, July 27 (ANI): An interaction with South Korean students was an enlightening experience for Orissa's tribal school children.
Bhubaneswar, May 23 (IANS) Call it catching up with family politics prevalent in the national scene or just lack of choice, several politicians, mainly from the triumphant Biju Janata Dal (BJD), fielded their sons during the just-concluded elections and came out with flying colours.
Bhubaneswar, April 20 (IANS) A majority of Lok Sabha candidates from Orissa are tax evaders, reveals an analysis of the affidavits submitted by them while filing nomination papers.
The Dongria Kondhs are one of the primitive tribes living in Niyamgiri in Rayagada and Kalahandi Districts of Orissa, India.
Bhubaneswar, April 12 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is fielding the highest number of 'crorepati' (multi-millionaire) candidates this Lok Sabha elections in Orissa, followed by the Congress and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), a voluntary organisation said Sunday.
Bhubaneswar, April 12 (IANS) At least six candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections in Orissa have disclosed nil assets, a voluntary body Orissa Election Watch (OEW) said Sunday.
Devla (Orissa), Apr 8 (ANI): A large number of women in Devla village of Orissa, are becoming self-reliant with the help of a self-help group, founded by an illiterate tribal woman.
Devla (Orissa), Apr 8 (ANI): A large number of women in Devla village of Orissa, are becoming self-reliant with the help of a self-help group, founded by an illiterate tribal woman.
Devla (Orissa), Apr 8 (ANI): A large number of women in Devla village of Orissa, are becoming self-reliant with the help of a self-help group, founded by an illiterate tribal woman.
Kabul, April 1 (DPA) Four suicide bombers equipped with automatic rifles attacked a provincial council office in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, killing one policeman and seven civilians, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Kabul, March 30 (DPA) A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-filled vest inside a district headquarter in southern Afghanistan Monday, killing eight people including police and civilians and wounded six others, a government spokesman said.
