Orissa
A Catholic nun gang-raped during sectarian violence in Orissa in 2008,has won the right to cross examine a lower court judge in the supreme court for misrepresenting facts”.The bench headed by Justices Altmas Kabir and J. Chelameshwar posted the matter for hearing on February 13.  read more »

Phulbhani-Kandhamal

A "peace meeting" was held today at district headquarters. It was chaired by the collector. All senior civil and police officials were present. The district level meeting was preceeded by block-level and panchayat-level meetings. It was important because it was held against the back-drop to "Kandhamal bandh" from 24 to 27 Dec, called by 'kui samaj' . The district administration had tried to persuade leaders of kui samaj to defer dates of Christmas. But Lambodar Kanhar, self styled leader of kandho tribe, refused to relent and declared that bandh will be enforced from 24 to 27 Dec. Christians, in particular those in small numbers especially in far villages are in panic. They fear repeat of rots of 2007 and 2008.  read more »

Raikia-18th December-2011
A pre-Christmas gathering of about 1800 children was held under the banner of Global Council of Indian Christians(GCIC) at St Catherine's School Campus, Raikia, Kandhamal, on 18th December 2011. In addition to children about 800 parents to attended the gathering.
Now during this season of Christmas, an important festival for Christians the world over, we understand that the "Kui samaj" a frontal organization of the BJP, has also called for a Kandhamal Bandh for five days, (23 to 27 Dec. 2011). Most of the Christians are indeed in panic as to what might happen during Christmas. Memories of horror unleashed upon the Christians during the 2007 Christmas are still fresh in the minds of Christians of Kandhamal.  read more »

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Kandhamal
A senior IPS officer of Orissa cadre, who joined the all-India service the same year as the current Director General of Police, has complained that he was being victimised, days after he was shunted out of his posting and made an “officer without duty”.
Arun Kumar Upadhyaya, a 1976-batch Orissa cadre IPS officer from Bihar, was DIG (training) at Biju Patnaik State Police Academy in Bhubaneswar until May 24 when the state government effected a massive reshuffle in top police cadre.  read more »

Kandhamal
A senior IPS officer of Orissa cadre, who joined the all-India service the same year as the current Director General of Police, has complained that he was being victimised, days after he was shunted out of his posting and made an “officer without duty”.
Arun Kumar Upadhyaya, a 1976-batch Orissa cadre IPS officer from Bihar, was DIG (training) at Biju Patnaik State Police Academy in Bhubaneswar until May 24 when the state government effected a massive reshuffle in top police cadre.  read more »