Malkangiri is one of the tribal dominated district situated in the southern part of Odisha, sharing boundary to Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. The history of Malkangiri seems to be in no way less thrilling and adventurous than any other place of India. The land of dense inaccessible forests, small but beautiful rivers, undulating plateaus and splendorous rich tribal culture, Malkangiri has its history of human civilization enrooted to as long as 2500 years back. It is believed that during the reign of Lord Ramachandra, Malkangiri occupied an important place in the entire ‘Ramayana’. In the bank of the holy river “Tamasa “Saint Valmiki wrote ‘The Ramayana’, the holiest book of the Hindus. This place was known as “Malyavantagiri” in the Ramayana. Also during the period of the Mahabharata, this place became the point of attraction for the Pandavas. They spent their ‘Angyatvasa’ (exile) for a period of one year in the dense forests of Malkangiri. This district is a home to primitive Bonda tribe; those are believed to be part of the first wave of migration out of Africa about 60,000 years ago and were the first forest settlers in India. Anthropologists say that they are members of a group of Austroasiatic tribes, who at some time in the ancient past migrated and settled in an area of about 130 sq km in the wild. Since many years Malkangiri district has become a safe heaven for Naxals.
As per reports, the cement-laden tipper carrying over 12 labourers was on its way to Jodamba from Chitrakonda when the mishap occurred.
The deceased Hari Kuldip was a resident of ward-12 in Balimela NAC. He used to eke out his living as a daily wager. This morning, Hari reportedly died after a cardiac arrest, leaving his wife Kamala and three children to fend for themselves.
Tulasi Hill is located on the border of neighbouring Chhattisgarh. As the elections are underway in Chhattisgarh, the Maoists were suspected to be planning to launch a major attack to disrupt the polling process by operating from the Odisha side.
These serious allegations have been made by one Basanti Ray from MV 79 village under Kalimela block in the district whose husband, Tapan Ray was admitted to the hospital for kidney ailments two months back.
Sial joined BSF in 2004 and is survived by his wife and two sons. He has two brothers and a widowed mother in his family too.
An encroachment case was registered at the tehsil office. A person linked to the case was supposed to appear before the tehsil only after a notification, which was to be issued by the revenue inspector.
The jawans immediately took safety measures, cordoned off the area, and informed the bomb disposal unit stationed at Malkangiri.
The AI microscope can diagnose malaria with clinical accuracy.
As per reports, the workers were engaged in construction a five-storey building, when the centering works of the roof collapsed on them killing them on the spot.
For the worried family members, ambulance driver Naresh Sarddar turned out to be a real godsend.
Their demands included, curbing atrocities committed on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, shielding tribal culture and heritage from interference & outside influence, withdrawal/repeal of the forest conservation bill -2023
The movement of vehicular traffic in different parts of the district has also been affected due to the bandh call.
Speaking on the sidelines of the inauguration of Ekalavya Adarash Vidyalay at Khairiput in Malkangiri on Thursday, Tudu targeted Pandian and went on to equate the present governance in Odisha with the erstwhile East India Company.
A single-judge bench of Justice Sashikanta Mishra ordered that the case be probed under Sections 306/120-B/34 IPC (abetment of suicide) instead of 302/506/201/204 of IPC (murder).
As per reports, Mangaldei is handicapped waist-down and cannot use her legs to walk.
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