BARIPADA: Mayurbhanj district in Odisha has achieved a milestone in the simultaneous General Elections 2024, with an impressive 98.61 per cent voter turnout among Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups. This high participation rate is believed to be a result of concerted efforts by the district administration to engage and educate the tribal communities about their electoral rights. Following the Election Commission …
A tribal hamlet on the fringes of Hediyala range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve without electricity for generations recently got connected to the power grid of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation. What is intriguing is that villages close to the hamlet had power connection but a portion of the tribal hamlet of the Jenu Kuruba community at Kothnahalli Colony was left out …
