Riot accused wins election in Orissa’s Kandhamal

September 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.

September 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.

July 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.

July 5th, 2009 PHULBANI - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and a prime accused in several cases relating to last year's communal violence in Orissa's Kandhamal district, Manoj Pradhan was released from jail today to be able to take oath as a member of the Orissa legislative Assembly. Legislator from G.

June 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.

June 26th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Home Minister P. Chidambaram is scheduled to visit the relief camps in Orissa's Kandhamal district today to take stock of the situation, where over 2,000 people have been staying since last year communal violence.

April 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.

April 14th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Lok Sabha candidate Ashok Sahu was arrested Tuesday for making an inflammatory speech in Orissa's Kandhamal region earlier this month. 'Sahu was arrested from Phulbani town,' Kandhamal District Collector Krishan Kumar told IANS.

April 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Sunday asked authorities in Orissa to add two more sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in the criminal case filed against Ashok Sahu, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Kandhamal Lok Sabha constituency, who has been booked for an inflammatory speech. The Election Commission, which examined a CD recording of Sahu's speech, also issued notice to him for violating the model code of conduct and asked him to reply by 3 p.m.

April 8th, 2009 KANDHAMAL - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Orissa's riot-hit Kandhamal District today. During his visit, Rahul will attend meetings at Baliguda in Kandhamnal and Dharmagarh in Kalahandi districts.

April 7th, 2009 KANDHAMAL - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Orissa's riot-hit Kandhamal District on Wednesday. Kandhamal District witnessed the killing of several Christians and the burning of several houses and churches following the murder of VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati.

April 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.

April 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Election Commission Thursday said it would make voting arrangements for the people who have fled their states and are living in refugee camps in the country. 'The Election Commission will make all arrangements in the refugee camps in Jammu, Delhi, Kandhamal and Chhattisgarh so that people (living in camps) could cast their voters,' Deputy Election Commission J.P.

March 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.

January 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.