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Priya Ranjan Sahu
Priya Ranjan Sahu is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Child marriages were on the decline in Odisha. Then, the Covid-19 pandemic struck
Economic hardship and social vulnerability seem to be pushing the poor into marrying off their children, especially girls, leading to alarm in the government.
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In Odisha, Naveen Patnaik faces aggressive BJP – but is still the favourite after 19 years as CM
After the BJP’s good showing in zilla parishad elections in 2017, Patnaik moved swiftly to stem discontent against his party. Will he win a fifth term?
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Despite the advancing sea, Odisha’s coastal erosion refugees keep returning to their old homes
Though the state has resettled villagers from coastal erosion prone area in Kendrapara district, there are no livelihood opportunities there.
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Trending
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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The India Fix: What does Pathaan’s massive success mean for the BJP?
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Explained: How LIC’s exposure to the embattled Adani Group has implications for middle class savings
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The European Union investigated the 2002 Gujarat riots – but is refusing to make its report public
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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Jay Panda’s helicopter runs into political controversy – as his political ambitions hang in mid-air
The Odisha politician was expected to join the BJP after he was ousted from the Biju Janata Dal. But changing dynamics have kept him in limbo.
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In Odisha’s rice bowl, suspected starvation death raises the spectre of hunger stalking the elderly
Too ill to collect her share of PDS rice and with most of her neighbours unaware of her condition, Kunduru Nag, 68, died on June 12.
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For Jay Panda, quitting the BJD was the easy part. His real battle will be to stay relevant
Though influential, the suave Odisha politician lacks mass appeal.
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Video
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan makes an appearance for fans outside his home to celebrate ‘Pathaan’
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Watch: How the original Hindenburg, the German Zeppelin, caught fire and crashed in 1937
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Watch: India U-19 women’s cricket team celebrates T20 World Cup win by dancing to ‘Kala Chashma’
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Watch: Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza sings in Tamil at AR Rahman’s concert in Kuala Lumpur
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Watch: Three snow leopard cubs on a mountain road at night flee as car drives behind them
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The Constitution set in stone: Adivasis in Jharkhand are using an old tradition as a novel protest
Several villages have erected stone slabs inscribed with details of constitutional provisions, laws that safeguard tribal rights over land and natural resources
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Jay Panda's suspension from BJD shifts focus to OTV – Odisha's biggest news channel he owns
Apart from his efficient network in New Delhi’s political circles, BJD’s Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara has used his channel effectively in the past.
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Drought and now pest attacks: Double danger stalks Odisha’s rice fields, its farming mainstay
A severe shortage of government-distributed pesticides aggravated the crop loss from attacks by brown planthoppers.
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The Reel
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Why you can’t keep Anurag Kashyap down
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Start the week with a film: ‘Force Majeure’ is a chilly satire about modern marriage
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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On the boil: How the humble egg became a potent weapon against political rivals in Odisha
Pioneered as a form of protest by Congress workers, egg-pelting has left embarrassed the chief minister, state and central ministers, and MPs.
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Facing newly ascendant BJP, Naveen Patnaik is taking no chances for the 2019 Odisha election
His Biju Janata Dal is hunkering down, though the Congress is muddling along as usual.
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With Cabinet reshuffle, Naveen Patnaik reminds Biju Janata Dal that he’s still the boss
More than thwarting the saffron party’s rise in the state, the Odisha chief minister wanted to strengthen his grip over his party.
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The Field
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Tennis: After Australian Open triumph, Novak Djokovic ‘not sure’ when he will return to action
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Interview: Harmanpreet Kaur on her sweep shot, love for fielding, financial security and more
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Hockey World Cup: Meet Jean-Paul Danneberg, Germany’s shootout goalkeeping hero with a secret recipe
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India’s win, a tale of collective triumph from Mumbai to Potchefstroom
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Watch: India senior women and men's teams reactions after Shafali Verma and Co’s U19 World Cup win