31/1/2011
Two-and-A-half years ago, Kandhamal was tagged as a “national shame”, after communal violence triggered by the killing of a Hindu seer left 38 people dead, with houses and churches burnt and vandalised, and thousands of people homeless.
But on February 2, Kandhamal is set to get a different tag — one of “national pride” — as the Union Ministry of Rural Development awards it for being one of the top 10 districts which have implemented the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) effectively.
“What set Kandhamal apart was the kind of work it did in the difficult circumstances,” said N K Sahu, director (monitoring wing) in the Ministry of Rural Development. Kandhamal has been chosen for using NREGS to generate livelihood and promote communal harmony.
Sahu, accompanied by a team of officials from the ministry, visited Baliguda and Phulbani blocks in Kandhamal last week. The team was From Kandhamal Burning to Kandhamal Shining impressed with the building of roads and farm ponds in Mediakia village, Sirtiguda gram panchayat and Sindhipankhala.
Maoists block road in Kandhamal dist
28th January 2011
BERHAMPUR: Suspected Maoists blocked the Bramhanigaon-Daringibadi road by felling trees at Gadapur in Kandhamal district. This snapped off communication between the two town.
It was probably meant to hamper the combing operation launched by police in the area. Police had launched the combing operation suspecting that Maoists are hiding in the forest and increasing their activities in the area as well as adjoining Bhanjanagar and Sorada in Ganjam district.
On Wednesday, the Red radicals had hoisted black flags at the high school in Bahadapadara within Bhanjanagar police limits in Ganjam district. They also pasted a poster at the gate of the high school asking the people to observe Republic Day as black day. Police have seized the flag and poster from the school.
Police on Monday had unearthed three landmines planted by Maoists near Barada village in Ganjam district. The rebels had torched five vehicles of a contractor involved in road works in the area recently.
The Left-wing ultras had also torched vehicle of another contractor at Birikote within Bhanjanagar police limits recently and threatened the contractors to stop the work.
Panicky over the recent developments, people of Daringibadi, Bramhanigaon and Kotagarh area observe bandh on Wednesday following the Maoist's call to observe the Republic Day as "black day". Private bus operators stopped the plying of vehicles and businessmen downed their shutters in these towns.
BERHAMPUR: Suspected Maoists blocked the Bramhanigaon-Daringibadi road by felling trees at Gadapur in Kandhamal district. This snapped off communication between the two town.
It was probably meant to hamper the combing operation launched by police in the area. Police had launched the combing operation suspecting that Maoists are hiding in the forest and increasing their activities in the area as well as adjoining Bhanjanagar and Sorada in Ganjam district.
On Wednesday, the Red radicals had hoisted black flags at the high school in Bahadapadara within Bhanjanagar police limits in Ganjam district. They also pasted a poster at the gate of the high school asking the people to observe Republic Day as black day. Police have seized the flag and poster from the school.
Police on Monday had unearthed three landmines planted by Maoists near Barada village in Ganjam district. The rebels had torched five vehicles of a contractor involved in road works in the area recently.
The Left-wing ultras had also torched vehicle of another contractor at Birikote within Bhanjanagar police limits recently and threatened the contractors to stop the work.
Panicky over the recent developments, people of Daringibadi, Bramhanigaon and Kotagarh area observe bandh on Wednesday following the Maoist's call to observe the Republic Day as "black day". Private bus operators stopped the plying of vehicles and businessmen downed their shutters in these towns.
Mutiliated body of teacher
BERHAMPUR (26th Jan 2011): The body of a retired school teacher of Kandhamal district, who went missing on Thursday, was found near a forest on Tuesday. "The mutilated body of Nargo Subhasundar (65) was recovered by police from Minijapank forest near his village within Bramhanigaon police limits," police said.
The police felt that the teacher was probably killed for practising withcraft. "After retirement, the teacher started practising witchcraft in the village and made many enemies. The villagers might have killed him," police said. "I don't think the Maoists were involved in his abduction," DIG (Southern range) R K Sharma said. The police are investigating to ascertain the exact reason of death.
Police said the family members of the deceased had not reported about him going missing. When police inquired, the family members said that he had gone out with three persons on Thursday and they did not inform police out of fear.
Read more: BERHAMPUR: The body of a retired school teacher of Kandhamal district, who went missing on Thursday, was found near a forest on Tuesday. "The mutilated body of Nargo Subhasundar (65) was recovered by police from Minijapank forest near his village within Bramhanigaon police limits," police said.
The police felt that the teacher was probably killed for practising withcraft. "After retirement, the teacher started practising witchcraft in the village and made many enemies. The villagers might have killed him," police said. "I don't think the Maoists were involved in his abduction," DIG (Southern range) R K Sharma said. The police are investigating to ascertain the exact reason of death.
Police said the family members of the deceased had not reported about him going missing. When police inquired, the family members said that he had gone out with three persons on Thursday and they did not inform police out of fear.
The police felt that the teacher was probably killed for practising withcraft. "After retirement, the teacher started practising witchcraft in the village and made many enemies. The villagers might have killed him," police said. "I don't think the Maoists were involved in his abduction," DIG (Southern range) R K Sharma said. The police are investigating to ascertain the exact reason of death.
Police said the family members of the deceased had not reported about him going missing. When police inquired, the family members said that he had gone out with three persons on Thursday and they did not inform police out of fear.
Read more: BERHAMPUR: The body of a retired school teacher of Kandhamal district, who went missing on Thursday, was found near a forest on Tuesday. "The mutilated body of Nargo Subhasundar (65) was recovered by police from Minijapank forest near his village within Bramhanigaon police limits," police said.
The police felt that the teacher was probably killed for practising withcraft. "After retirement, the teacher started practising witchcraft in the village and made many enemies. The villagers might have killed him," police said. "I don't think the Maoists were involved in his abduction," DIG (Southern range) R K Sharma said. The police are investigating to ascertain the exact reason of death.
Police said the family members of the deceased had not reported about him going missing. When police inquired, the family members said that he had gone out with three persons on Thursday and they did not inform police out of fear.
SC rejects Manoj Pradhan's bail in murder
BHUBANESWAR: (26th Jan 2011) The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the bail plea of BJP MLA from G Udayagiri Manoj Pradhan in a murder case. A division bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Justices B Sudershan Reddy and S S Nijhar, set aside the Orissa High Court order.
The case relates to the killing of the husband of one Kanak Rekha Nayak. The man was allegedly beaten to death in Kandhamal district. The MLA and others were implicated in the case. A local fast track court had awarded seven years imprisonment to the MLA against which he had moved the high court that had given him bail.
Kanak Rekha had moved the apex court with a special leave petition. The government was made a party in the case. The state government's standing counsel Suresh Tripathy, considering the gravity of the case, supported the cancellation of the bail. He argued that being an MLA could not be the ground for bail.
The case relates to the killing of the husband of one Kanak Rekha Nayak. The man was allegedly beaten to death in Kandhamal district. The MLA and others were implicated in the case. A local fast track court had awarded seven years imprisonment to the MLA against which he had moved the high court that had given him bail.
Kanak Rekha had moved the apex court with a special leave petition. The government was made a party in the case. The state government's standing counsel Suresh Tripathy, considering the gravity of the case, supported the cancellation of the bail. He argued that being an MLA could not be the ground for bail.
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