Bhadrak Violence

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.

Days after a Facebook post triggered communal violence in Odisha's Bhadrak district, internet services have been restored and the curfew, first imposed on April 7, was relaxed for nine hours today, Bhadrak Collector Gyana Ranjan Das said. Schools, colleges, hospitals, government offices, banks and ATMs remained open amid tight security cover. Vehic...

Almost a week after a Facebook post triggered communal violence in Odisha's Bhadrak, internet services have been restored in the town located three hours from state capital Bhubaneshwar. Curfew continues in Bhadrak, but schools and colleges opened today. Government offices and hospital services are also operational. But questions have been raised o...

It has been four days since communal violence singed Bhadrak in Odisha, around three hours from the capital Bhubaneswar. But eight separate police cases and 73 arrests later, the nondescript little town is still simmering with tension.

Even as the Odisha government claimed that the situation was under control in Bhadrak town, which had witnessed violence last week triggered by alleged abusive remarks against Hindu deities, all social media platforms were blocked for 48 hours in Bhadrak and places close to the town as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of violence, a police...

The State Government on Sunday blocked social media platforms for 48 hours in Bhadrak and other places close to the town keeping in mind further flare-up in the town.

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.

Days after a Facebook post triggered communal violence in Odisha's Bhadrak district, internet services have been restored and the curfew, first imposed on April 7, was relaxed for nine hours today, Bhadrak Collector Gyana Ranjan Das said. Schools, colleges, hospitals, government offices, banks and ATMs remained open amid tight security cover. Vehic...

Almost a week after a Facebook post triggered communal violence in Odisha's Bhadrak, internet services have been restored in the town located three hours from state capital Bhubaneshwar. Curfew continues in Bhadrak, but schools and colleges opened today. Government offices and hospital services are also operational. But questions have been raised o...

It has been four days since communal violence singed Bhadrak in Odisha, around three hours from the capital Bhubaneswar. But eight separate police cases and 73 arrests later, the nondescript little town is still simmering with tension.

Even as the Odisha government claimed that the situation was under control in Bhadrak town, which had witnessed violence last week triggered by alleged abusive remarks against Hindu deities, all social media platforms were blocked for 48 hours in Bhadrak and places close to the town as a precautionary measure to prevent spread of violence, a police...

The State Government on Sunday blocked social media platforms for 48 hours in Bhadrak and other places close to the town keeping in mind further flare-up in the town.