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Denied a hearse, Odisha man walks miles carrying wife's dead body; Govt regrets 'shameful' incident

The ruling BJD described the incident as shameful and unfortunate stating stringent action will be taken against those found guilty,

Odisha shame: Kalahandi's Majhi symbolises our society's apathy and selfishness

Dana Majhi's story shows that not much has changed in Kalahandi, or in the system that continues to deny people the right to live and die in dignity.

'No negligence in arranging vehicle for body of Majhi's wife', say Odisha health authorities

Amid an outcry over a tribal man forced to walk 10 km with his wife's body in Odisha's Kalahandi, on Thursday district health authorities claimed there was no negligence and an ambulance was arranged to take the corpse to their village when the incident came to light.

Probe ordered in Dana Majhi's plight of not getting vehicle to carry wife's body

A day after a tribal man had to walk 10 km carrying his wife's body on his shoulder in Odisha's Kalahandi after failing to get a vehicle from a government hospital, a probe was ordered on Thursday to ascertain the circumstances which led to the incident.

Odisha: Cong leaders praise tribals for opposing mining

Congress leaders on Thursday congratulated the Dangaria Kandha tribes of Kalahandi and Rayagada districts of Odisha for their united stand against the proposed bauxite mining plan atop Niyamgiri Hills for Vedanta.