Three held for crude bomb blast in Orissa's KandhamalSeptember 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Three people were detained in Orissa's Kandhamal district for their alleged role in a crude bomb blast Sunday, police said Monday. A man was killed and two people sustained injuries when the bomb they were carrying exploded in Nandagiri village, 56 km from the district headquarters of Phulbani.
Man dies in crude bomb blast in Orissa's KandhamalSeptember 27th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A man was killed and two people sustained injuries when a crude bomb they were carrying exploded in a village in Orissa's Kandhamal district Sunday, police said. The bomb exploded in one of the tents at Nandagiri village, 56 km from the district headquarters of Phulbani, where dozens of victims of last year's communal riots have taken shelter, police said.
Patnaik seeks re-deployment of central forces in KandhamalJuly 3rd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has opposed the withdrawal of central forces from Kandhamal district, which witnessed communal riots last year, and demanded their re-deployment to ensure peace in the region, officials here said Friday. Patnaik has requested the central government to re-deploy the forces till the situation becomes completely normal," a senior official of the chief minister's office told IANS.
CRPF withdrawn from BaramullahJuly 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to withdraw the Central Reserve Police Force from law and order duties in Baramullah. In a late night development, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked the Jammu and Kashmir Reserve Police to replace the CRPF.
Central forces withdrawn from Orissa's Kandhamal districtJuly 1st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Four companies of central paramilitary forces posted in Orissa's Kandhamal district following communal violence last year were withdrawn Wednesday, an official said. They were the last of the central forces posted there to keep the peace.
11 CRPF personnel killed in a Naxal attack in ChhattisgarhJune 21st, 2009 DANTEWADA - At least 11 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and eight were injured when the truck in which they were travelling hit a landmine planted by Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. The blast took place on Saturday evening at Kokanara village, nearly 375 kilometres from Raipur, when an over 40-member search squad of CRPF men and District Force (DF) was on its way back to its base camp.
500 paramilitary forces withdrawn from Orissa's KandhamalMay 31st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least five companies of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), comprising about 500 personnel, were withdrawn Sunday from Orissa's Kandhamal district that had witnessed communal violence last year, an official said. An official of the state home department told IANS that the paramilitary troops would be replaced by an equal number of state police personnel.
Riot accused wins election in Orissa's KandhamalMay 16th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A candidate accused of involvement in last year's anti-Christian riots in Orissa has won the assembly elections, official said. Manoj Pradhan, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, won from the Udayagiri constituency in Kandhamal district.
Maoists kill liquor seller in OrissaMay 7th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoists killed a liquor seller in Orissa's Kandhamal district late Wednesday night, police said Thursday. Nearly a dozen armed rebels dragged K.B.
Woman Maoist killed in gunbattle in Orissa's KandhamalMarch 25th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A woman Maoist rebel was Tuesday killed by security forces in a gunbattle in Orissa's Kandhamal district, an official said. Getting information that a group of Maoists had gathered in the forest near Daringbadi area of the district for a meeting, police and special operations group personnel raided the area.
Orissa's Kandhamal seeks more central forces for pollsMarch 1st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Authorities in Orissa's riot-hit Kandhamal district have sought additional central forces to ensure that the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections are conducted smoothly, an official said Sunday. 'We have informed the state government that we need about 12 additional companies of central paramilitary forces during the elections,' district collector Krishan Kumar told IANS.
Orissa's Kandhamal wants more paramilitary forces for pollsMarch 1st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Authorities in Orissa's Kandhamal district, which witnessed communal violence last year, have sought additional central forces to ensure the smooth conduct of the upcoming assembly and Lok Sabha elections, an official said Sunday. 'We have informed the state government that we need about 12 additional companies of central paramilitary forces during the elections,' district collector Krishan Kumar told IANS.
5,000 Christians still in refugee camps in Orissa's KandhamalFebruary 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fear still stalks the 5,000 people in refugee camps in Orissa's Kandhamal district who had taken shelter there after anti-Christian violence drove them out of their homes, says a priest, pointing out that paramilitary forces were being withdrawn from the area. 'Most of the people hesitate to move back to their homes in the villages as the threat still prevails there.
Christian leaders resent withdrawal of forces from KandhamalJanuary 14th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Christian leaders in Orissa Thursday voiced resentment over the withdrawal of security forces from Kandhamal district that had witnessed a wave of anti-Christian violence, saying that normalcy has not yet returned to the region. 'Christians are not feeling safe.
Central forces to be removed from Orissa's KandhamalJanuary 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Over 4,000 personnel of central forces deployed in Orissa's Kandhamal district in the aftermath of communal violence will be withdrawn in phases, an official said Tuesday. The central government has directed the state to initiate the withdrawal of forces from Thursday (Jan 15), Home Secretary A.P.
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