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Bandh in Kandhamal district

Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2012, 15:04

The 12-hour bandh in Kandhamal district called by the G Udayagiri unit of Nikhil Utkal Kui Samaj today in protest against arrest of its leader Lambodar Kanhar hit normal life but was peaceful.

Tribal body attacks jobs seekers in Kandhamal

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 21:43

The Kui Samaj Samanoya Samiti (KSSS), an outfit of Kui tribes in Odisha`s Kandhamal district attacked job aspirants from other parts of the state and destroyed their certificates leading to chaos here, official sources said.

Justice Naidu takes over Kandhamal riot commission

Last Updated: Monday, October 1, 2012, 21:10

Of the total 706 affidavits filed before the commission in connection with the riot, only 164 have so far been accepted while others were at the examination level.

Kandhamal: Five sentenced to 6 yr RI in 2007 riots

Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 21:48

A local court in Odisha`s Kandhamal district on Friday sentenced five persons to six years rigorous imprisonment and imposed a penalty of Rs 5,000 each after convicting them in a riot case in the district.

Justice Naidu to be new head of Kandhamal Commission

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 16:57

Odisha government has named Justice A S Naidu the new head of the judicial commission probing the killing of VHP leader Laxmananda Saraswati.

Another TI parade held in Kandhamal nun rape case

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 16:47

A test identification (TI) parade was conducted at the Choudwar jail here in conenction with the nun rape case during Kandhamal riot in 2008.

Odisha: Security forces seize weapons stockpiled by Maoists

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 20:43

Security forces on Tuesday seized a huge cache of weapons and explosive materials stocked by Maoists in a forest in Odisha`s Kandhamal district.

Landmine seized in Odisha`s Kandhamal

Last Updated: Saturday, September 8, 2012, 15:07

A powerful landmine planted on a road by Maoists was seized by security personnel in Odisha`s Kandhamal district.

Tight security in Kandhamal for Saraswati`s death anniv

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 22:50

Saraswati and four of his associates were gunned down by unidentified miscreants at Jalespeta ashram in Kandhamal district on August 23, 2008.

Nun rape case: One more held

Last Updated: Monday, August 6, 2012, 19:12

One more person was arrested on Monday in connection with the alleged rape of a Catholic nun in Odisha`s communally sensitive Kandhamal riots.

HC allows Kandhamal nun`s plea on TI parade

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 00:10

The Orissa High Court on Tuesday allowed a petition of Kandhamal nun, who was allegedly raped during the communal riots of 2008.

25 acquitted in Kandhamal riot case

Last Updated: Thursday, June 28, 2012, 18:46

25 persons allegedly involved in the Kandhamal communal riots in Odisha in 2008 were acquitted by a local court due to lack of evidence.