June 7, 2026 1:01 PM
Indian mission in Dubai brings Odisha woman home after years of separation from family
For three daughters growing up in Odisha, their mother had been a distant voice on the phone , and then, even that had gone silent. Hasta Mahananda, a single mother from Odisha, had been living and working in the UAE since 2022. Three years passed without a visit home. Then contact broke down entirely. Worried relatives turned to the authorities, eventually triggering court proceedings before the Odisha High Court, and a formal request to find out where she was and whether she was safe. Th...