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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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US charges Indian man for alleged plot to murder Sikh separatist in New York
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J&K: NIT Srinagar student booked for alleged derogatory post about Prophet Muhammad
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Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu likely to receive very heavy rainfall amid possible cyclone
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Anand Patwardhan: Breaking the shackles of the Military Industrial Complex
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A new Annapurna Devi film could be the last word on the recluse – or the start of a new quest
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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: Journalist-satirist parodies TV newsroom discussions on election results day
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Watch: Australian teacher explains how to master English pronunciation and talk like Shashi Tharoor
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On TV: Reporter crawls through roadside pipe to show how trapped workers were rescued in Uttarakhand
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IFFI Goa: Michael Douglas tries the ‘Naatu Naatu’ hookstep, delivers Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue
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Caught on camera: Panic after passenger jumps out of emergency exit of plane at US airport
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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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A new Annapurna Devi film could be the last word on the recluse – or the start of a new quest
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee stars in survival drama ‘Joram’
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Start the week with a film: Darbhanga blues in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’
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Eye Spy: What doing the ‘dunki’ means – and where we first heard the term
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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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England tour of India: Shreyanka Patil stars as India A beat England A in first T20I
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal cruise into quarter-finals on day four
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Badminton, Syed Modi International: Unnati Hooda, Priyanshu Rajawat advance; Kidambi Srikanth exits
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Cricket: India head coach Rahul Dravid and other team support staff’s contracts extended by BCCI
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Australia tour of India: Glenn Maxwell century keeps visitors alive in T20I series