Tag: Bus Services

The association alleged that due to the bad road condition in the route from Cuttack via Angul to Sambalpur, their vehicles get damaged and it forces them to shell out a huge sum towards maintenance on regular basis.

Koraput: Several hand written posters opposing the Maoist Bandh were put up at different parts of Hatibari area near Nandapur of Koraput district today. In the posters, the act of violence by red rebels as well as their attempts to derail the process of development has been opposed. It is pertinent to mention here that […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of forceful collection of donation during the festive season, Police have decided to act tough against the puja committees, clubs and other cultural organisations that resort to such practice during religious festivals. DGP KB Singh has issued a circular to Inspector Generals, SPs and all police stations to register extortion cases against […]

Balasore: Passengers suffered after bus services were suspended between Balasore and Bhadrak following a dispute between owners’ associations of the two districts. Along with their luggage the passengers were seen waiting at the bus depot in Bhadrak for resumption of the services. The issue started when a Balasore owner’s bus was detained by some Bhadrak […]

Malkangiri/Koraput/Rayagada: Government bus services were halted in Malkangiri and Rayagada districts today due to a bandh call given by Maoists in five states including Odisha protesting against the killing of 30 naxals during a joint operation of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh police in the cut-off areas of Malkangiri on October 24. The government-run buses plying […]

As per ground reports from major bus stands in the State, heavy inflow of passengers has been seen as compared to the number of vehicles. 

Mumbai: Torrential rains lashed Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and other parts of Maharashtra for the fourth consecutive day, severely affecting normal life and also paralysed local train and bus services in the state capital. Many parts of Mumbai and suburbs were inundated with upto three to four feet of water, on the highways, main and […]

Koraput: The city bus service that was launched to boost transportation facilities in the town have lost its purpose with as many as 15 buses out of 20 lying defunct since a long time. The sensor technology-based buses were inaugurated in 2016 to address the transportation crunch with reasonable fares in the tribal district. However, […]

The Odisha government on Wednesday requested the Union Finance Minister and the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDA) to provide concession to bus operators hit by the second wave of Covid pandemic in the form of waiver of Interest on bank loans, shifting of payment of instalments of such loans and extended insurance coverage.

Bhubaneswar: Just a few weeks after resuming bus services nearly two-months following enforcement of lockdown across the country in the wake of Covid pandemic, private bus operators in Odisha are reportedly planning to discontinue the operation over losses they are incurring due to low footfall of passengers. The buses which remained off roads following enforcement […]

Bhubaneswar: With further relaxations in COVID19 restrictions under unlock 4 guidelines, Odisha Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera is hopeful that bus services will return to normalcy soon. “A fewer buses are now running now due to low number of passengers. Though we had resumed the government bus services, we had to suspend it due to low […]

Bhubaneswar: All private buses in the State will stay off-road from 6 am to 1 pm on Monday in view of the Odisha bandh called by State Congress protesting the fuel prices hike, said Private Bus Owners’ Association Treasurer Barada Acharya on Sunday. Speaking to media, Acharya said, “All private buses will stay off-road from […]