2008 Kandhamal riots: BJP MLA sentenced to 7 years in jail

PTI Bhubaneswar: A sitting BJP MLA Manoj Pradhan was on Tuesday sentenced to seven years in jail by a fast track court in a case of murder during the 2008 communal riots in Kandhamal in Orissa. Fast track court-I judge S K Das awarded the seven year rigorous imprisonment to Pradhan after convicting him for his role in the murder of Parikhita Digal, a Christian from Budedi village... Read More

More girls in Kandhamal need help

CRI Published Date: May 26, 2010 Nuns of Jesus, May and Joseph society say thousands of girls need education and shelter in Orissa, the riot-hit state in eastern India. Some nuns who run two hostels for riot-affected girls of Kandhamal say they want to provide education and shelter for more people, but fund scarcity hinders them. “There is so much to be done to help children in... Read More

SURVIVORS OF COMMUNAL VIOLENCE IN KANDHAMAL UNDER THE THREAT OF EVACUATION FOR THIRD TIME

Around 100 survivors of communal violence, who have been staying in an abandoned NAC market complex at G. Udaygiri of Kandhamal district after the forcible closure of relief camps by the government, have been asked by the local administration to vacate the place. With the news of visit of a European Commission team to the region, the government have ordered to remove the people... Read More