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Protest against police inaction in Orissa’s Maoist infested villages

Sundargarh (Orissa), Dec 13 (ANI): Scores of residents of at least five Maoist infested villages in Orissa’s Sundargarh district on Saturday staged a sit-in protest demanding security cover as they are facing threats from the red ultras.

The move comes in the backdrop of increasing Maoist violence in several nearby villages namely Mahupada, Langalakata, Jharbeda, Sanbalijore [...]

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Cow feeds baby goats in Orissa

Jagatsinghpur (Orissa), Nov 23 (IANS) Exhibiting rare love and affection, a cow has been feeding two baby goats in Orissa’s Jagatsinghpur district for the past two months, the cow’s owner said Monday.

Hundreds of onlookers have been visiting Kulataratang village, about 80 km from state capital Bhubaneswar to witness this rare sight. Manguli Bhoi’s cow has [...]

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Bihar market deserted after Maoist threat

Patna, Oct 17 (IANS) This is festival shopping season, but a village market in Bihar’s Aurangabad district wears a deserted look as it has been forced to shut down by Maoists, police said Saturday.

Not a single shop in Dewaria Bazaar in Aurangabad, about 120 km from here, has opened since Friday after the Maoists issued [...]

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Boat capsizes in Orissa, all passengers rescued

Bhubaneswar, Oct 7 (IANS) A boat capsized in Jajpur district of Orissa Wednesday but all its 46 passengers were rescued, officials said.

‘There were 46 people on board including six girl students. They all have been rescued. We have also fished out the boat,’ a Jajpur district official said.

The boat had capsized at Champachhada ghat when [...]

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Normalcy returning to North Cachar hills in Assam

Guwahati, Aug.11 (ANI): The Government has taken several initiatives in the strife-torn North Cachar Hills district of Assam to ensure return of peace and normalcy.

The resumption of train services and summer camps organised for militancy-affected victims have [...]

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