Maoists blew up a Panchayat office building in Orissa's Malkangiri district today on the second day of the bandh to protest anti-Naxal security operations. A large number of armed ultras stormed into Badigata village in Kalimela area in the wee hours and triggered a landmine explosion to blow up the Panchayat building. Inspector-in-charge of Kalimela police station D Mishra said that Maoists, who had attacked the Panchayat office about six months ago, disappeared into nearby forest raising anti-government and anti-police slogans. The bandh affected vehicular movement in Naxal-affected districts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Gajapati, Rayagada and Sundargarh, while the rest 25 of the 30 districts in Orissa remained unaffected by the shut-down.<br/>Passenger buses and other vehicles went off the road fearing Naxal attack, leaving many people stranded at various places. Shops and business establishments in rural areas of the five districts downed their shutters, while in urban centers, the bandh had negligible impact on business and other activities. As a precautionary measure, the lone passenger train between Biramitrapur and Barsuan in Sundargarh district adjoining Jharkhand was cancelled. An alert had been issued and patrolling intensified in Maoist affected areas in view of the bandh. <br/>