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Priya Ranjan Sahu
Priya Ranjan Sahu is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Nov 15, 2020 · 09:00 am
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?
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Apr 11, 2019 · 07:00 am
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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Dec 23, 2018 · 09:00 am
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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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Sep 21, 2018 · 03:03 pm
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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Jun 30, 2018 · 09:00 am
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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· May 29, 2018 · 10:30 am
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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
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· May 14, 2018 · 09:00 am
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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Jan 25, 2018 · 01:30 pm
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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Nov 13, 2017 · 09:00 am
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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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Sep 21, 2017 · 06:30 am
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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· Sep 12, 2017 · 09:00 am
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.
Priya Ranjan Sahu
· May 08, 2017 · 06:30 pm
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