Bhubaneswar, Dec. 12 -- The Malkangiri district administration has postponed the popular Malyabanta Mahotsav in view of the prevailing law and order situation in the region. The festival, earlier scheduled to be held from December 14 to 18, has now been deferred to January, with the final dates to be announced after further assessment.

To maintain peace and prevent any untoward incidents, the district administration has extended internet restrictions from 12 midnight on Thursday to 12 midnight on Friday.

Meanwhile, Southern Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) Sangram Keshari Mohapatra and the District Collector visited MV 26 on Thursday to review the ground situation and assess the impact of recent disturbances.

Speaking on the situa...