Malakanagiri, Dec. 9 -- Two communities in Malakanagiri district in Odisha clashed against each other after a headless body of a woman was found in the district. The District Collector on Tuesday said the situation is peaceful following an agreement between the communities.

A total of 163 houses have suffered damage during the clash.

Malakanagiri Collector said that Chief Minister Mohan Charan Manjhi announced Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia to the victim's family, while her son has already received Rs 30,000.

The Collector told reporters," The situation is peaceful now. An agreement has been reached between the two communities. They have named their respective representatives for today's Peace Committee meeting. We are hopeful that normalcy will ...