Odisha

[uh-dis-uh]

noun

1. a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Bhubaneshwar.

Odisha

/ əˈdɪsə /

noun

1. Former name (until 2011): Orissa. a state of E India, on the Bay of Bengal: part of the province of Bihar and Orissa (1912–36); enlarged by the addition of 25 native states in 1949. Capital: Bhubaneswar. Pop: 36 706 920 (2001). Area: 155 707 sq km (60 119 sq miles)

Example Sentences

And in June, a sudden crowd surge at a Hindu festival in the coastal state of Odisha triggered a stampede that killed at least three people and injured several others.

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Past instances include the high court in Odisha state which flagged "the zigzag style of writing by doctors" and judges in Allahabad high court who lamented about "reports written in such shabby handwriting that they are not decipherable".

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This is the first federal law to ban online betting platforms, though the sector has long faced scrutiny, with states like Odisha, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana already enforcing their own bans.

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Venkatramana is from the eastern state of Odisha and his family have lodged a complaint with the local police, seeking their help to find him.

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They have found support from former Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik who posted on X, urging Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to "personally intervene in the matter" and ensure "early and safe release" of Venkatramana.

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