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.
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.
As per initial reports, the Maoists of Bastar division bordering Odisha’s Malkangiri district are in possession of nearly 10 drones.
The members of Amala Sangha even went out of their way and donated blood for the injured persons of the triple train crash at Bahanaga Bazar in Balasore district.
Luckily, three of them were rescued with minor injuries while two of them have gone missing in the strong currents of the dam.
A fisherman in a country boat had sailed into the Satiguda reservoir to catch fish. Similarly, a woman and his son had also gone to the reservoir in another boat.
“I couldn’t even afford to buy new notebooks. So, instead of writing in pen, I would write with a pencil so that I would erase them and write again,” said an emotional Muduli as she recalled her days of struggle to top Plus II Commerce in the district.
These days Karama Muduli works as a daily labourer under the scorching sun to meet her education cost as her parents, who work as daily wagers, are unable to afford her education.
The face-off turned hostile after BDO, Ajay Kumar Pradhan issued show-cause notices to the sarpanches of Gangala, Biralaxmanpur, Markapali, and Sindhrimal panchayats alleging wilful obstruction of government work meant for development in the block.
The fishermen had gone to the reservoir to catch fish. In the evening, when they were returning they were caught up in a gale accompanied by rainfall. Consequently, the boat capsized.
A major tragedy was averted as the security personnel detected the explosives planted by the red rebels. The IED was planted by the ultras to target the jawans and other forces in the area, sources said.
Locals in large numbers have flocked to the locations after the reports of the Pushpa 2 shooting were out. Several lucky locals have bagged the golden opportunity of being a part of the movie as actors. Several locals, who came to watch the shooting, were roped in as cops.
Fuelling the excitement among all, the makers have initiated actions to begin shooting for Pushpa 2. As per earlier reports, some scenes of the movie will be shot in the Andhra-Odisha border area.
The largest healthcare facility in the region, Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College & Hospital (SLN) in Koraput is allegedly struggling to provide bed sheets on the beds meant for indoor patients.
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