Malkangiri: Following a ground assessment by RDC (South) Sangram Keshari Mohapatra and Malkangiri Collector Somesh Kumar Upadhyay, the district administration has extended restrictions on internet services for another 24 hours.

Official sources said the curbs will remain in force from midnight tonight until midnight tomorrow.

The RDC and the Collector visited MV-26 today to review the situation firsthand. In view of the prevailing tension , the district administration has also suspended the ‘Malyabanta Mahotsav’, which was scheduled to be held from December 14 to 18.

Earlier in the day, Deputy Chief Minister K.V. Singhdeo and Animal Resources Development Minister Gokulananda Mallik visited the violence-hit area and held discussions with district officials.

Meanwhile, Opposition

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