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Deaths in Kandhamal due to mango kernel bring back focus on tribal deprivation

BJD was bruised by similar charges in 2001 when 24 tribals in Rayagada district died after eating a gruel of mango kernel and a curry of wild mushroom

The mango kernel has again come under focus in Odisha after two women in the backward Kandhamal district died in a span of 12 hours last week while six others are in hospital after their meal of mango kernel gruel and fermented rice turned out to be poisonous. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
Published on Nov 05, 2024 05:01 PM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty

Odisha: Memories of 2008 riots linger in election season in Kandhamal

The Kandhamal Lok Sabha seat, which was carved out after the 2009 delimitation exercise, has 1.33 million eligible voters

The 2008 riots claimed 43 lives and destroyed thousands of houses and churches in the Kandhamal district. (REUTERS)
Updated on May 18, 2024 08:20 AM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty

BJP blames Odisha’s BJD govt for 2008 murder of VHP leader Saraswati

BJD leader VK Pandian on Saturday accused the BJP of triggering the 2008 Kandhamal riots after VHP leader Swami Laxmanananda Saraswati’s murder

Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik. (ANI)
Published on May 13, 2024 03:33 PM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty

Kandhamal couple killed over sorcery, not by Maoists: Police

Kandhamal couple killed over sorcery, not by Maoists: Police

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Updated on Mar 19, 2024 01:50 PM IST
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Maoist killed in Odisha’s Kandhamal in gunfight with security personnel

Kandhamal Police said the gunfight took place in the Kamberikia forest area of the district on Saturday

 (Representative Photo)
Published on Feb 04, 2024 11:14 AM IST
ByDebabrata Mohanty
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