April 25, 2004
Naxals kills independent candidate from Gunupur
Naxals belonging to the People's War Group killed an Independent candidate from Gunupur constituency of Rayagada - Dukku Majji and his brother Pramod Kumar Majji and Gunupur Surpanch Lunduka Majji while they are on their way to Killundi. They canvassing against the PWG was believed to the reason for the PWG taking this decision.
With heavy rains falling in the region, a school shed that was the facility for 43 children studying upto 4th standard at Kaviti fell down. The school was run in a shed that was constructed by the locale after the Government did not respond asking for the construction of a permanent building.
