Berhampur/Bhubaneswar: Two persons were killed when police opened fire to disperse a violent mob which attacked them at a village in Odisha's Ganjam district on Saturday over suspected practice of witchcraft. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ordered an inquiry into the incident by the district and sessions judge, Ganjam. The clash occurred at Phasipada under Kodala police station area when the police were prevented from entering the village where residents had...
10:14 PM, Mar 31, 2012
More than 200 women are killed every year in India after being branded as witches. ...
08:25 AM, Jan 25, 2011
They killed themselves after the panchayat boycotted them for allegedly practising witchcraft, said police. ...
09:52 AM, Jul 04, 2010
Dhaka: Chris Gayle's blistering 61-ball 116 went in vain as Dhaka Gladiators move to the top of the Bangladesh Premier League after recording a 21-run win over Barisal Burners at the Shere Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday. After being put into bat, the Gladiators rode Azhar Mahmood's 77 not out off 47 balls, Imran Nazir's 58 off 35 balls and Keiron Pollard's 36 off 15 balls to a mammoth total...
10:52 PM, Apr 23, 2008
Melbourne: James Pattinson is relishing the success against a star-studded Indian batting line-up as his superb bowling effort resulted in Australia's comprehensive 122-run win in the first Test in Melbourne on Thursday. The youngster returned match figures of six for 108 and also scored critical 18 and 37 runs in the two innings to earn the Man-of-the-Match award. It's a dream come true to play cricket for Australia at the...
03:44 PM, Apr 04, 2008
Indore: Former West Indies captain Richie Richardson termed Virender Sehwag's historic 219 as an exceptional knock. Sehwag played exceptionally well. It was a flat wicket. Even though Sehwag batted so well, I thought if one or two of our batsmen could stick in, we could get to that total. But it was not to be, Richardson told the mediapersons after the match. We knew they were going to put on...
11:13 AM, Mar 28, 2008
Nitish Kumar said the Bihar govt will initiate action against Lalu for practicing alleged exorcism. ...
06:56 PM, Jan 29, 2007
Parents strangled two of their children to death in Orissa after performing rituals to bring good luck to their family. ...
10:16 PM, Jan 03, 2007
Witch-hunts are rampant in many parts of rural Assam and north Bengal and more than 400 people have been killed . ...
08:03 AM, Sep 19, 2006
Villagers beheaded five people in the remote northeast region of Assam, accusing them of practising witchcraft. ...
05:02 PM, Aug 22, 2006
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