Kandhamal district

Maoists put up posters in southern districts of Orissa

Naxal Terror Watch (Free subscription) | yesterday

Berhampur (Orissa) Nov 25 (PTI) Security has been tightened in three districts of south Orissa following the appearance of posters put up by Maoists, warning the police against alleged atrocities committed by them. The police said additional armed police force was deployed in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts as the posters were found in public places like...

BJP legislator acquitted in Kandhamal riots case

Sify (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Manoj Pradhan was Tuesday acquitted by a fast-track court in a murder case relating to the Kandhamal riots for want of evidence.

Maoists posters found, security tightened in south Orissa

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday

Berhampur: Security was tightened in three south Orissa districts following appearance of Maoist posters and leaflets in some areas, warning the police for alleged atrocities committed by them.You may also want to see Related videos The police said additional armed police force were deployed in Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal districts as the posters were found pasted...

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Man convicted in arson case

Hindu (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

BERHAMPUR: The fast track court I of Phulbani in Kandhamal district on Tuesday convicted one Naresh Kanhar in relation to the arson at Phiringia police station during the communal violence in December 2007. He was punished with five ...

Orissa's forgotten victims | David Griffiths

The Guardian (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009

Victims of anti-Christian violence in Orissa are too fearful to return home while their tormentors remain at large "We cannot now return to the village as the murderers would be on the streets with more hatred and anger for us". So said a witness after testifying last month in a courtroom in Kandhamal district in India's eastern state of Orissa, which was the scene last year...

Religious Persecution in India Should be on President’s Agenda

FRC Blog (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009

... more hatred and anger for us.” So said a witness after testifying last month in a courtroom in Kandhamal district in India’s eastern state of Orissa, which was the scene last year of ferocious violence against Christians carried out by mobs incited by extremist Hindu nationalists. The case saw three men acquitted of hacking to death a non-Christian tribal leader who tried to stand...

When Christians face persecution

Sermons (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

... destruction of churches and property, and forcible conversions to Hinduism. It was centred in Kandhamal district, but spread to fourteen districts of the state. The attacks were catalysed by the assassination of Swami Lakshmananda Saraswati, local figurehead of the radical Hindu nationalist group Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on 23 August, by assailants believed to have been...

‘Corruption to blame for failure of schemes’

Hindu (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009

... corruption. Narrating his experience, Jogeswar Naik of Tentulipada village in Kalahandi district, said while the village had 63 children, the anganwadi centre registered names of 105 children, which meant 42 fake names were included in order to take away food meant for children.“Anganwadi worker comes only three times in a month while the crèche is not functioning. There is huge discrepancy...