CRPF Personnel to stay in Orissa till March 15

The Centre agreed to Orissa government's request to retain all seven battalions of CRPF in riot-affected Kandhamal district till March 15, 2008. The decision was taken after Orissa CM Naveen Patnaik met Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil in New Delhi.

The Union Home Minister also assured to provide all possible financial and human support to Orissa to strengthen its internal security system.