Odisha Facebook Violence

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...

Three Congress workers were arrested in Odisha's Kendrapada district in connection with the Friday post-poll violence that left one person dead and four others injured in the region, an official said Sunday.

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...

Three Congress workers were arrested in Odisha's Kendrapada district in connection with the Friday post-poll violence that left one person dead and four others injured in the region, an official said Sunday.