Kandhamal riot case: BJP MLA Pradhan sentenced

A local court on Tuesday sentenced Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Legislative Assembly Manoj Pradhan to seven years rigorous imprisonment for his role in the 2008 Kandhamal communal riots. The......

Kandhamal's riot relief camps closed

The last of the relief camps for the victims of last year's communal violence in Kandhamal was closed on Friday with the inmates having returned home. The relief camp at Tiangia under 'G' Udayagiri......

What caused the BJP-BJD divorce in Orissa

The disquiet over the Kandhamal riots, mutually acceptable seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha polls and the poor show of the saffron ally in recent civic elections could have contributed in equal......

Naveen Patnaik 'anti-Hindu', says VHP

Terming Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik 'anti-Hindu', the VHP today said it would launch a statewide campign to generate awareness on the necessity to protect Hindu religion. "The Orissa......