Security strenghtened at NALCO mine after Maoist threatAugust 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Security has been beefed up at a National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) mine in Orissa following a Maoist threat, a senior company official said Wednesday. The rebels had attacked the mine earlier April 12 and killed 10 security personnel.
Orissa gangster killed by his own men, say policeJuly 30th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A criminal, allegedly involved in many serious crimes including murder, extortion, robbery and tender-fixing in the coastal districts of Orissa, was shot dead Thursday. Police claimed he had been killed by his own gang members.
Two Maoists killed in OrissaJune 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The 48 hour shut down called by the CPI (Maoist) turned violent as the ultras triggered a land mine attack on security forces in Jharkhand and two Maoists were killed in Orissa. Two Naxals were killed in a stiff gun battle with Special Operation Group (SOG) in Malkangiri district of Orissa.
Security beefed up in JharkhandJune 21st, 2009 RANCHI - Security has been beefed up in Jharkhand in view of the two-day strike called by the Maoist rebels in five states to protest "Lalgarh operation" being undertaken by security forces in West Bengal. "Security has been beefed up in the state, particularly in Maoist infested districts and in areas bordering West Bengal," a police official told IANS, adding security personnel are on high alert in bordering areas.
BJD will 'explore all possibilities' in Orissa after resultsMay 16th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Orissa on Saturday said it would explore "all possibilities" after the results. "We stand by what we had said earlier," BJD secretary general Damodar Rout said, adding that his party was hoping to form the government of its own in the state and would support a non-BJP and non-Congress government in the centre.
Chouhan's security beefed up after intelligence inputApril 9th, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has got a bullet proof SUV, courtesy beefed-up security measures after an Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert warning of terror strike, sources said Thursday. Chouhan's security was strengthened after the IB warned of heightened terror threat to political leaders, including 11 chief ministers, across the country.
NCP tie-up with Left, BJD is Orissa-specific, says PawarApril 8th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Nationalist Congress Party alliance with the Left parties and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Orissa is 'only Orissa-specific', NCP chief Sharad Pawar said here Wednesday. 'Our arrangement is only Orissa-specific,' Pawar told a press conference, addressed jointly with Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik.
Patnaik files poll papers in OrissaMarch 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Saturday filed his nomination papers from the Hinjili assembly constituency in Orissa. Patnaik, elected from the constituency in 2000 and 2004, filed his papers at Chhatrapur town, some 160 km from here, in the presence of several BJD leaders.
Chidambaram assures adequate security to Orissa during pollsMarch 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today assured Orissa Government to provide adequate security for the smooth conduct of polls in the State.
Chidambaram reviews security in OrissaMarch 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who arrived here Friday to review the security arrangements for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly polls, said he has asked the Orissa government to take adequate measures to tackle Maoist insurgency and communal conflict.
Modi to campaign for BJP in OrissaMarch 9th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will campaign extensively in Orissa for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is preparing to contest all seats in the state after ending its decade-long alliance with Biju Janata Dal (BJD). 'Although most of our prominent leaders will address public meetings and campaign for our party, Modi will devote more time in Orissa and campaign extensively,' state BJP president Suresh Pujari told IANS.
Most wanted Maoist leaders arrested in OrissaMarch 3rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Two most wanted Maoist leaders, including an alleged mastermind in the killing of Hindu leader Laxmanananda Saraswati, were arrested in Orissa Monday, the police said. The two leftist militant leaders, Atul and Ashutosh, were arrested near steel city of Rourkela, some 470 km from here, Orissa Director General of Police Manmohan Praharaj told IANS
Atul was allegedly involved in the killing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader and four of his associates Aug 23 last year in Kandhamal district.
Those who attacked my house could be Maoists: Jual OramFebruary 24th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jual Oram's house in a Orissa village was attacked by masked gunmen, he said that the attackers could be Maoist rebels and that he feared for his life. Authorities Monday beefed security around Oram.
Gunmen attack BJP leader's house in OrissaFebruary 23rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A group of masked gunmen Sunday evening attacked the house of a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Orissa, the police and the politician said. Over a dozen of men carrying guns rushed to the house of Jual Oram, a sitting MP, at Kendudihi village in the district of Sundergarh, some 350 km from here, at about 8 p.m.
Orissa tightens security in port, along coastlineJanuary 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa has tightened security in one of its major ports and along its Bay of Bengal coast in view of the attacks on Mumbai by terrorists who sneaked in from the sea, officials said Wednesday. Authorities this week have installed at least 20 close circuit television cameras (CCTV) in the Paradip port area in Jagatsinghpur district, some 100 km from here, at a cost of Rs.40 million.
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