In 2018, 73 witchcraft-related cases were reported across Odisha, out of which 18 were murders. Another 99 cases, including 18 murders, were recorded in the state in 2017. Debabrata Patra Can you imagine in the 21st century, a woman’s head […]
A 28-year-old man from Rajasthan was prevented from marrying a minor girl in Kuanrmunda block of Sundargarh on Thursday. ROURKELA: A 28-year-old man from Rajasthan was prevented from marrying a minor girl in Kuanrmunda block of Sundargarh on Thursday. The […]
Phulbani (Odisha), Feb 1 (PTI) A woman rescued a six- day-old boy abandoned on a road in a cold winter night in Odishas Kandhamal district, an official said on Monday. She found the infant, who was crying and shivering in […]
BHUBANESWAR: Subha Laxmi (35), a ragpicker, is very excited. She has been trained to drive a battery operated vehicle and will soon start collecting waste from people’s doorsteps. “Apart from an assured monthly income, it will be a dignified job,” […]
The father of the boy was forced to give Rs 10,000 to be accepted by the villagers, who also insisted on the boy’s ‘purification’ by being tonsured followed by a community feast. Writer : Navya Singh In order to be […]
In a shocking incident, a minor Dalit boy suffering from a skin disorder was forced to undergo a ‘purification’ ritual in order to be socially accepted by the villagers. The boy and his family hailing from a small village in […]
Suffering from a congenital skin disorder, the seven-year-old was forced to undergo a ‘purification’ ritual to be accepted by superstitious villagers who had socially ostracised his family. BERHAMPUR: In a shocking incident, minor Dalit boy of a village under Jagannath […]
BHUBANESWAR: Voluntary organisations and individuals have extended helping hand to a dalit girl Loji Behera from Puri district after knowing that she is working as a labourer under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) project to fund […]
Loji Behera of Goradapidha village under Pipili block in Puri district is working as an MGNREGA labourer to earn money so that she can pay her college dues of Rs 25,000 to obtain the certificate A Dalit girl in Odisha […]
Twenty-year-old Rojy Behera, a resident of Pipli block in Puri district of Odisha, is working as MGNREGA worker for the past 20 days. Working at a wage of Rs 207 , she hopes to clear dues of her college and […]
