The Latest Breaking News from Odisha

800kg ganja worth 1.8 crore found hidden in van; 6 held

HYDERABAD: The Special Operations Team (SOT) of Cyberabad police arrested six inter-state peddlers transporting 800 kg of ganja worth 1.8 crore from Odisha to Maharashtra on Friday.

The Times of India · Jan 21, 2022

Odisha steel project: High Court seeks report on alleged police atrocities on villagers

Thirteen political parties, including the Congress and the Left parties, met Governor Ganeshi Lal seeking his intervention for the immediate withdrawal of police force from Dhinkia village.

The Hindu · Jan 21, 2022

More human deaths likely in encounters with elephants in Odisha, warn experts

‘Casualties in 2021-22 will top 106 deaths recorded in 2020-21’

The Hindu · Jan 21, 2022

ISL | Odisha FC beat NorthEast United

The Indian Super League returned to action after a brief hiatus as Odisha beat NorthEast United at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, moving awfully close to top-four in the league.NorthEast United

The Hindu · Jan 18, 2022

Explained | Why land for another steel plant in Odisha is making news

Villagers are opposing industrial project, which they say will destroy their livelihood

The Hindu · Jan 18, 2022

Odisha proposes to open play classes in government primary schools

A comprehensive guideline and responsibility matrix will be prepared before going ahead with implementation of the play school concept.

The Hindu · Jan 17, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 117: #UnnaoCase, #KulbhushanJadhav, Ebola and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Snigdha Sharma brings you the latest stories from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Odisha, Pakistan and Rwanda.Produced by Snigdha Sharma and edited by Samarendra K Dash.You can also listen to all our podcasts on the Newslaundry App and get updates about all our podcasts via Twitter and Facebook.Newslaundry is a…

Newslaundry · Aug 1, 2019

The reality of slavery and debt bondage in India

There are approximately 18 million people in India living and working without freedom of movement, abused, and on miserably low wage.

Newslaundry · May 20, 2018

#ChildhoodMatters Episode 14: Creche in Banspal – when the ‘welfare state’ wants to care

In July 2016, 19 children died in Nagada in the Sukinda block of Jajpur district of Odisha. They died of acute malnutrition and co-morbidities. The scandal didn’t just wake up the National Human Rights Commission and the state administration, it also woke up the local and state-level media.

Newslaundry · May 9, 2018