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.
Central forces withdrawn from Orissa's Kandhamal districtJuly 1st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Four companies of central paramilitary forces posted in Orissa's Kandhamal district following communal violence last year were withdrawn Wednesday, an official said.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.
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.
500 paramilitary forces withdrawn from Orissa's KandhamalMay 31st, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least five companies of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), comprising about 500 personnel, were withdrawn Sunday from Orissa's Kandhamal district that had witnessed communal violence last year, an official said.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.
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.
Preparations begin in riot-hit Kandhamal for general electionsApril 15th, 2009 KANDHAMAL - Preparations are in full swing to hold general elections tomorrow in Orissa's Kandhamal District. The camp for the distribution of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) saw the presiding officials turn out in large numbers to collect them.
4,000 trouble makers identified in Orissa's KandhamalApril 7th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least 4,000 people have been identified as possible trouble makers ahead of polls in Orissa's Kandhamal district, which saw communal violence that killed at least 38 people last year, an official said Tuesday. The polling for one Lok Sabha seat and three assembly seats in the district is just nine days away and district authorities say all necessary steps have been taken to ensure peaceful polls.
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 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.
700 CRPF personnel withdrawn from Orissa's Kandhamal districtJanuary 14th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least seven companies of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), comprising 700 personnel, were withdrawn Thursday from Orissa's Kandhamal district that had witnessed communal violence last year, an official said. 'The CRPF companies were deployed in areas such as Belghar, Baliguda, Pabingia, Mandashore and Katingia.
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.
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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