Bhubaneswar, Dec. 12 -- Tension continues to simmer in Malkangiri after a woman landowner was beheaded over a sharecropping dispute a few days ago. To prevent further escalation, the Odisha government has intensified its intervention.

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister K. V. Singh Deo reached ground zero and held an extensive discussion with both sides involved in the conflict. He engaged with residents of MV-26 and Rakhalguda to chart a pathway of consensus and ensure long-term peace between the two groups.

Meanwhile, the BJD has constituted a seven-member team to investigate the root cause of the incident. Although the situation has remained largely normal for the third consecutive day, authorities extended the ongoing internet shutdown unt...