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Odisha

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Odisha: Groom absconds on wedding day, bride stages Dharna outside his house, threatens suicide

OpIndia Staff - 23 November, 2021

A bride who was ditched by the groom on her wedding day has sat in protest outside the groom's house, threatening that if her husband doesn't take her to his home, she will commit suicide.

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CBI raids 76 locations in the country to bust online child pornography racket, raid team attacked by locals in Odisha

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2021

CBI carried raids at 76 locations across 14 states and detained 10 people in a major crackdown on the online child pornography racket

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Odisha: Congress workers throw eggs at Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s vehicle, BJP claims Congress doing politics over Lakhimpur Kheri violence

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2021

Members of the student wing of the Congress, Sunday, breached the fortified convey of Union Minister Ajay Mishra to hurl eggs at his vehicle in Bhubneshwar, Odisha

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NCPCR asks Odisha police to probe alleged sexual exploitation of students in a school where teacher Mamita Meher was found murdered

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

NCPCR letter to Odisha police states that the owner of the school, where a female teacher was murdered, sexually exploited students

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Mamita Meher murdered, dismembered, girls of hostel allege sex racket and Jay Panda trains guns at Patnaik: Is the Odisha govt shielding a minister?

OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2021

The kidnapping and subsequent murder of a 24-year-old Mamata Meher of Jharni village under the Turekela block of Balangir district have sent shockwaves across the state

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Odisha: Villagers foil Priest’s attempt to convert Hindus to Christianity, make evangelist sign a bond promising to never return

OpIndia Staff - 1 October, 2021

Christian priest was detained by a group of villagers over charges of forced conversion in Tangardihi village in the Sundargarh district of Odisha.

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OTV announces 20 lakh compensation for family of journalist Arindam Das, IIMC Alumni Association raising funds too

OpIndia Staff - 30 September, 2021

The Indian Institute of Mass Communication Alumni Association has also started a fund raising campaign to help Das' family.

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Odisha: OTV journalist dies in tragic boat mishap in Mahanadi during elephant rescue operation

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2021

Arindam Das along with cameraman Prabhat Sinha had boarded a boat and followed the ORDAF team to cover the rescue mission.

Crime

Odisha: 20 tonnes of beef seized while being transported to West Bengal, Javed and Bapi Mandal arrested

OpIndia Staff - 21 September, 2021

As per a report in Organiser, one Javed Mandal (40) and Bapi Mandal (30) of North 24 Pargana district of West Bengal have been arrested in connection to the matter.

Crime