Sambalpur: The Sambalpur Highway Users Forum will stage a dharna on May 26 protesting collection of toll taxes on the recently-inaugurated Sambalpur-Rourkela Biju Expressway. Locals have been protesting toll collection on the expressway, which was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on March 12, and are demanding toll exemption for vehicles registered in Sambalpur. “The […]
Sundergarh: After a lull of nearly two months, protests over collection of toll taxes on the recently-inaugurated Sambalpur-Rourkela Biju Expressway have intensified in the district. As per sources, the Bar Associations of Sundergarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Rajgangpur, Rourkela and Bonai, after a review meeting, submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and the Minister concerned […]
Sambalpur: The protests over the collection of toll taxes on the recently-inaugurated Sambalpur-Rourkela Biju Expressway has intensified with locals staging road blockade near Pradhanpali village in Sambalpur district on Sunday. The locals have demanded toll exemption for the vehicles bearing registration number of Sambalpur. Hundreds of vehicles are stranded on both sides of the road […]
Sundergarh: Tension prevailed after locals protested collection of toll taxes on the recently-inaugurated Sambalpur-Rourkela Biju Expressway. Locals under the aegis of Sundergarh Nagarika Mancha have called for a 12-hour Sundergarh bandh tomorrow and demanded complete withdrawal of toll collection. This apart, the locals have also warned to gherao the office of the construction company Larsen […]
Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today directed the Works department to convert the main road in all sub-divisional headquarters to four-lane. The directive of the chief minister came during a review meeting on the performance of the Works department at the State Secretariat here. It was revealed that barring Malkangiri, main road in the remaining […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has completed three major roads within a year and is committed to finish construction of the Rs 3,200 crore Biju Expressway by June 2019, officials today said. The issue was discussed at the state level empowered committee meeting held here under the chairmanship of chief secretary A P Padhi. Works secretary N […]
The Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved construction of new roadways along with major bridges under the Biju Expressway.
Rourkela: A 35-year-old farmer died after being attacked by a herd of elephants at Gangajal village in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, police said on Monday. A herd of around 15 pachyderms barged into the village located under Kutra police station and targeted a group of farmers working in a paddy field on Sunday, they said. While […]
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