VHP bandh hits normal life in Orissa

Processionists accompanying the body of slain VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati on Monday defied curfew and damaged two churches, prayer houses and over 10 vehicles in Orissa's communally-sensitive......

Orissa: Sangh Parivar calls off Christmas day band

Bowing to pressure from various quarters, the Sangh Parivar on Friday night called off their proposed Orissa bandh on Christmas day following talks with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. The......

Orissa: Entry points to Kandhamal sealed

All entry points to the riot-ravaged Kandhamal district of Orissa were sealed and security tightened in view of a special prayer meeting to be held later on Friday to pay homage to slain VHP leader......

Kandhamal killing: VHP leader rejected security

Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati, whose killing last year had triggered riots, had rejected the police's request for deployment of security personnel within the campus of......