RI for 15 in Kandhamal riot case

A fast track court on Monday sentenced 15 people to rigorous imprisonment for three years for their involvement in rioting and house burning incidents during the Kandhamal riot in 2008. Fast track......

Chargesheet blames Maoists in Saraswati murder

Indicating active involvement of Maoist elements in the killing of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Laxamananda Saraswati and four others, the Crime Branch of the Orissa police on Friday submitted a......

Chargesheet filed in Kandhamal nun rape case

Five months after a Catholic nun was allegedly gangraped in Kandhamal, the Orissa police filed a chargesheet on Thursdayin the case on the eve of the expiry of stipulated time frame of 120 days.......

Orissa: Man killed during VHP bandh;curfew imposed

Curfew was clamped in four major towns of Orissa's Kandhamala district on Tuesday after one person was killed and at least 24 others injured during a VHP-sponsored bandh. The meeting was called to......