3rd January 2009 – Orissa hit by bandhs

Kandhamal never seems to be returning to normalcy or in more proper words, some vested interests wants to keep the tensions fresh for the whole year and perhaps for ever. A 12-hour bandh was called by a new outfit, claiming to be a splinter group of Maoists, in three south Orissa districts on Saturday. While Gajapati district was partially affected, the bandh had little effect in Ganjam.