Bhubaneswar, March 24 (IANS) Police have seized two anti-election posters allegedly put up by Maoists in Odisha's Rayagada district, an official said Monday.
One poster was found near a proposed polling booth at Kurli village and the second near another booth in Kalyansinghpur area, District Superintendent of Police Rajesh Pandit told IANS.
In the posters, the rebels urged people to boycott the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in the region next month. The posters also contained anti-industry slogans, he said.
Necessary security measures have been taken in the region to scuttle any attempt by Maoists to disrupt the elections, he added.
Rayagada is considered a Maoist stronghold.
Polling for 21 Lok Sabha seats and the 147-member state assembly would be held simultaneously in Odisha April 10 and 17. Rayagada will go to polls in the first phase.
Odisha has asked the central government to provide three choppers and additional security forces for conducting free and fair polls.
Bilal al Sudani: Know who is ISIS terrorist Bilal al Sudani, who was killed by US forces in Somalia
The American army killed ISIS terrorist Bilal al-Sudani in the African country of Somalia last ni
Ranbir Kapoor, who is returning to the big screen with his new film 'Shamshera' after four years
The modern Indian girl: Battling the stereotyping (International Women's Day is on March 8)
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) She is multitasking but doesn't
On March 9, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, raised the issue of accidentally fired mi
America has responded to China's displeasure expressed over the ongoing exercise with India. Eliz
Due to heavy rains in Bengaluru in the past, water-logging conditions have arisen in many places
After recently launching its Nokia C02 smartphone in the market, HMD Global has now launched two
The meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers started on Friday in Panaji, Goa. Before the
World Bank Approves $1 Billion Emergency Fund For India To Tackle Coronavirus
विश्व बैंक ने गुरुवार को कहा कि उसने 25
Taliban foreign minister said we do not want conflict with India
Amir Khan Muttaqi, the interim foreign minister of the Taliban government in Afghanistan, has con
