Orissa MLA accused in Kandhamal violence surrendersJuly 31st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Manoj Pradhan, an accused in last year's communal violence in Kandhamal district, surrendered before a local court Friday as his bail period got over. His bail was extended for 15 days by the Orissa High Court on July 17.
Orissa closes down another relief camp in KandhamalJuly 27th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Authorities in Orissa have closed down one more relief camp in Kandhamal district that saw communal riots last year, officials said Monday. "The relief camp at Tikabali village was shut down on Sunday and about 100 people, who were in the camp, returned to their respective homes," District Collector Krishan Kumar told IANS.
Orissa BJP wants report on Kandhamal violence made publicJuly 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Orissa has demanded that a probe panel's interim report on last year's communal violence that claimed 38 lives in Kandhamal district be made public. "Everybody wants to know what happened in Kandhamal.
Orissa legislator, freed on bail, takes oathJuly 6th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Manoj Pradhan, a prime accused in communal violence in Kandhamal last year and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator, Monday took oath as a member of the new assembly after he was granted bail by a court. He was the only one among the 147 legislators who was yet to take oath.
300 riot victims return home in Orissa's KandhamalJune 30th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - About 300 people of riot-hit Kandhamal district in Orissa returned to their homes from relief camps during the last four days, an official Tuesday said. "Around 300 people have returned to their respective villages.
Police failed to contain Kandhamal violence: ChidambaramJune 26th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Friday blamed the Orissa government and the police for failing to control the communal violence in Kandhamal district last year.
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.
Two more arrested in Orissa nun rape caseMay 4th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Two more people have been arrested in Orissa for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of a nun during the communal violence in the state's Kandhamal district last year, police said Monday. 'We arrested two more people during the weekend.
Orissa wants central forces to stay on in KandhamalApril 20th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The election in Orissa's troubled Kandhamal district went off peacefully last week, but state authorities want the central forces deployed in the communally-sensitive region to stay on for a while longer, officials said Monday. The central government wants to withdraw the 45 companies of paramilitary forces, including the forces deployed in Kandhamal after the communal riots last year.
Around 50 percent voting in riot-torn KandhamalApril 16th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Elections passed off peacefully in Orissa's Kandhamal district, with around 50 percent voter turnout, an official said Thursday. The district witnessed communal riots last year that killed 38 people.
Orissa fast track courts begin work to try riot casesMarch 2nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Two first track courts inaugurated Sunday in Orissa have begun work to clear cases related to communal violence in Kandhamal district, officials said. The courts were inaugurated in a renovated building in the district headquarters of Phulbani, some 200 km from here by Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court B.S.
One more arrested in Orissa nun rape caseFebruary 7th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - One more person has been arrested in Orissa for his alleged involvement in the rape of a nun during the communal violence last year in the state's Kandhamal district, police said Sunday. 'Jayaban Digal, a resident of Sainpada village, was arrested Saturday night.
Charges filed in Orissa nun rape caseJanuary 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The police Thursday filed charges against 10 people, accused in the rape of a nun when religious riots hot Orissa's Kandhamal district last year, officials said. The charges were filed in the court of sub-divisional judicial magistrate at Baliguda in Kandhamal, investigating officer D.K.
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.
Orissa may want central forces to extend Kandhamal stayDecember 26th, 2008 BHUBANESWAR - Orissa may seek an extension of the deployment of central forces in the communally sensitive Kandhamal district as authorities feel there are still undercurrents of tension prevailing in some remote areas. 'We need the presence of central forces for some more time as complete normalcy is yet to be restored in interior pockets,' a police officer in Kandhamal told IANS Saturday on condition of anonymity.
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