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Security tightened, internet shut after Adivasi woman’s murder over land dispute sparks violence in Odisha’s Malkangiri
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Security tightened, internet shut after Adivasi woman’s murder over land dispute sparks violence in Odisha’s Malkangiri

Police arrested a Bengali man in connection with the woman’s murder, but Adivasi groups demanded action against more suspects. Authorities in Odisha’s Malkangiri district imposed restrictions on public gatherings and suspended internet services on Monday after clashes between Adivasi groups and Bengali settlers, officials said, following the murder of an Adivasi woman that escalated long-standing...

Four Bengali Muslim traders told to leave Odisha within three days over claims of being Bengladeshi
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Four Bengali Muslim traders told to leave Odisha within three days over claims of being Bengladeshi

Traders say police dismissed identity documents and accused them of being foreigners for speaking Bengali Four Muslim traders from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district have been ordered to leave Odisha’s Nayagarh town within three days after being accused of being Bangladeshi or Rohingya migrants, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. The men, all from Sagarpara gram panchayat...