Violence returned to Kandhamal district of Orissa, after a month with the killing of a Hindu leader by unknown gun men.
Dhanurjay Pradhani of village Kumbharigaon under Brahmanigaon police limits was shot dead by three un-identified armed extremists at a construction site near the village school on Wednesday afternoon.
Pradhani was an activist of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and said to be influential in the locality.
'We suspect Maoist hand in the killing,' Arun Sarangi, deputy inspector general of police, told.
But the locals have blamed Christians for the murder.
SP Praveen Kumar with one company of CRPF personnel has rushed to the spot.
The Union government has decided to declare the Ganga as 'national river' of India. The Govt. will set up a high power Ganga River Basin Authority, which will be entrusted with the responsibility of planning, implementing and monitoring projects regarding the river.
PM Dr. Manmohan Singh will head the committee. Chief Ministers of states through which the Ganga flows will be taken as its members.
The Authority will promote inter-sectoral coordination for comprehensive planning.
This was decided in a meeting presided by the Prime Minister.
Kolkata police has arrested one of its sub-inspector Shankar Chakraborti for smuggling out ammunition from police armoury.
Chakraborti was remanded to police custody for four days by a court on Tuesday.
He had been selling ammunition to criminals for nearly two decades said a top police official.
"He built up a racket to collect ammunition issued for practice firing at the camp. Probably, he used to collect the bullets from the trainees, who did not complete their quota of practice firing," he added. Chakraborti was selling a bullet for Rs. 100. The arrested SI who was working in the CID had a rapport with local criminals looking for ammunition.