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  2. List of schemes of the government of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    Updated in 2018 [9] [54] [55] [10] [11] Nirman Shramik Pucca Ghar Yojana: 20 February 2016: Panchayati Raj & Drinking Water Department: Rural Housing: Assistance to registered construction workers for construction of pucca houses [56] [57] Anwesha Scheme: 21 December 2015: SC&ST Development & Minorities & Backward Classes welfare Department ...

  3. Odia Hindu wedding - Wikipedia

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    There is the custom of sending betel nuts to family friends for inviting them to the marriage. The first invitation is sent to the family deity as a respect to the lord. [1] The marriage happens in three major rituals, Nirbandha (fixing the marriage), Bahaghara (wedding) and Chauthi (Chaturthi) (consummation). A marriage is not considered ...

  4. Chinmayee Jena v. State of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    Chinmayee Jena versus State of Odisha & Ors. (2020) is case where the Orissa High Court upheld the right of self-determination of gender as an integral part of personal autonomy and self-expression. The court recognized the rights of trans persons to cohabit with the partner of their choice, regardless of the “gender” of the partner.

  5. Khonds - Wikipedia

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    However, marriage by capture or elopement is also rarely practiced. For marriage bride price is paid to the parents of the bride by the groom, which is a striking feature of the Khonds. The bride price was traditionally paid in tiger pelts though now land or gold sovereigns are the usual mode of payment of bride price.

  6. Festivals of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    After the marriage is fixed, deities of the locality and general public are invited to the ceremony. The general public also financially contributes to the ceremony. Sitalasasthi is also celebrated in many parts of South Ddisha mainly in Ganjam district and Brahmapur. [25] The marriage ceremony is undertaken on the sixth day of Jyeshtha month ...

  7. Inter-caste marriages in India - Wikipedia

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    The probability of inter-caste marriages was found to increase by 36% with a 10-year increase in education of the husband's mother. [ 10 ] [ dubious – discuss ] In a 2010 report, the National Commission for Women (NCW) documented 326 cases of honour crime in the past year, the majority of which were due to inter-caste marriages .

  8. Culture of Odisha - Wikipedia

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    The Saree of Odisha is much in demand throughout the entire world. The different colours and varieties of sarees in Odisha make them very popular among the women of the state. The handloom sarees available in Odisha can be of four major types; these are Sambalpuri kapta, Sambalpuri Bandha, Sambalpuri Bomkai and Sambalpuri Saptaper. Odisha ...

  9. Muslim personal law - Wikipedia

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    Evidence of Muslim personal code can be found since 1206 on the Indian peninsula with the establishment of Islamic rule in parts of the region. [4] During the reign of Mamluk dynasty (1206–1290 A.D), Khalji dynasty (1290–1321), the Tughlaq dynasty (1321–1413), the Lodi dynasty (1451–1526) and the Sur dynasty (1539–1555), the court of Shariat, assisted by the Mufti, dealt with cases ...