Kandhamal riots: RI for 7 accused, 21 acquitted

Seven persons have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years by two fast-track courts in Phulbani for their involvement in the communal riots in Kandhamal district in 2008. Twenty one......

13 convicted in Kandhamal riots case

A fast track court in Orissa convicted 13 people for arson and other crimes in cases of rioting in Orissa's Kandhamal district in 2008 and sent them to five years of imprisonment on Saturday, even......

BJP MLA acquitted of murder charge in Kandhamal

A fast track courtacquitted Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Manoj Pradhan, on Thursday,due to lack of evidence in one of the five cases against him during last year's communal violence in Orissa's......

Orissa: Chidambaram apologises to riot victims

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday apologised to Kandhamal riot victims during a visit to one of the relief camps in the Orissa district. The Home Minister, who is on a two-day visit to Orissa,......