Tag: Communal Tension

Bhadrak: As the situation in violence-hit Bhadrak is limping back to normalcy, curfew was relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm on Tuesday . Official sources said, in view of the present situation, a decision in this regard has been taken. However, even after 18 days of eruption of violence in the town, the district […]

Bhadrak: Even as the situation in trouble-torn Bhadrak town has remained normal, night-time curfew continues in the town. “The curfew is being enforced from evening 6PM till morning 6AM. The situation is returning to normal and keeping it in mind we will think of reducing the duration of the curfew or withdrawal of it altogether,” […]

Bhadrak: In a shocking revelation, a close circuit television (CCTV) camera footage showed that the perpetrators of violence in the strife-torn town were also involved in robbery and loot during the unrest. A footage, which is in possession of OTV, shows a clear picture of agitators robbing a mobile phone shop. The incident has been […]

Bhubaneswar: Soon after returning from his visit from trouble-torn Bhardrak, chief minister Naveen Patnaik ordered the transfer of Superintendent of Police (SP) Dilip Das and Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Pravash Bhoi. Das will be replaced by Jajpur SP Anup Sahoo. Official sources said, Das has been directed to report at the Police Headquarters. Also Read:  […]

Even before the Bhadrak unrest, that originated after defamatory Facebook posts on Lord Ram and Sita surfaced, has subsided completely, Union culture minister Mahesh Sharma triggered another controversy in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, stating that Sita is a matter of faith and there is no historical evidence that she existed. The debate marked heated […]

Cuttack: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) whose members were alleged to have led protests over ‘abusive’ remarks against Hindu deities triggering violence and vandalism in Bhadrak denied its own and Bajrang Dal’s role in the issue. Talking to mediapersons, the executive chairman of the Odisha Unit of VHP, BN Patnaik said “The way the VHP […]

Bhadrak: Though situation in the communally tense Bhadrak town is slowly clawing back to normal with no untoward incident being reported, palpable tension continues to prevail in view of which police staged a flag march today. The Centre today rushed 2,000 paramilitary personnel to Odisha to assist the local administration in maintaining law and order […]

Bhubaneswar: Even as the situation remains on the edge, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik appealed to people to maintain calm and peace in the violence-torn Bhadrak town. “I sincerely appeal to all in Bhadrak for peace & harmony; have directed stringent action against any attempt to disrupt peace,” Patnaik wrote in a tweet. I sincerely […]

Bhubaneswar: Communal tension once again gripped Bhadrak on Friday after the peace committee meeting among heads of religious groups reportedly failed. Though details of the discussion are yet to be known, sources said the meet could not reach a consensus to deal with the untoward situation in the region. Reports reaching here said, a group […]

Balasore: Apprehending law and order situation during Id-Ul-Zuha celebrations tomorrow in Soro town, which witnessed unrest following group clash over Ganesh immersion two days back, the police on Monday imposed 12-hour curfew in the trouble-torn town. Police said, no movements will be allowed inside the town during this time. “Besides civil police personnel, 19 platoons […]

Bhadrak: The Odisha police today arrested a BJD councillor in connection with the violence in the town over alleged abusive remarks against Hindu deities on social media, even as night curfew remained in force here. The night curfew remained in force even as normalcy has returned to violence-hit town, said a senior official, adding that […]

By Sandeep Sahu When the BJP said it, it was easy to dismiss it as the ranting of a party desperate to come to power in the state. But now that veteran BJD leader and the local MP Arjun Sethy has said the same thing, we can no more ignore the charge that a small […]

By Sandeep Sahu Only this morning, DGP KB Singh was assuring the state that all is well in Bhadrak. “Some people had tried to disturb peace last evening. But now things are under complete control,” the DGP said without batting an eyelid. By evening, he was on his way to the trouble-torn town in the […]