A journalist died in an IED (improvised explosive device) blast in Kalahandi district around noon on Saturday while trying to take photograph of a Maoist poster, which appealed people to boycott the upcoming panchayat elections in Odisha. Such Maoists posters have surfaced in several southern and western Odisha districts in past some days ahead of the rural polls scheduled from February 16.
Source: Bhubaneswar News, Latest Bhubaneswar News Headlines & Live Updates – Times of India
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