<span style="color: #222222;">In Odisha, at least four Maoists were killed during an exchange of fire with security forces in the </span>Tumudibandha forest in Kandhamal district today. <br />''<br />''After the incident, a combing operation has been intensified in the area. Congratulating the security forces, Chief Secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy said that the operation has strengthened Odisha's resolve to fight extremism.