Tag: State Transport Authority

Based on a true story of a young doctor, the movie is doing very well and running houseful in theatres and multiplexes in all major towns and cities in the State.

The State Transport Authority (STA) is also making all efforts to reply to the concerns and queries of vehicle owners through its official Twitter handle.

Many are still ignorant about the processes that they need to follow to apply for essential documents like a driving license (DL) for which a person needs to obtain a learner’s license first. So, here, we have explained the easy and step-by-step process to get the learner's license and DL.

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) on Monday issued a fresh notification mentioning that the online Pollution under Control (PUC) certificate will be mandatory from October 1, 2019. No PUC Certificate will be accepted without being issued through VAHAN on or after October 1, 2019, said STA in the notification. The announcement came after the […]

Bhubaneswar: In view of large sale of motor vehicles during Durga Puja, the State Transport Authority (STA) has directed the regional transport offices (RTOs) to help people in allotment of new registrations for two days during the holiday period. The registration sections of all RTOs will remain open for two days—on October 5 and 7—from […]

Bhubaneswar: Think twice before hitting the roads at full throttle as stricter enforcement of traffic rules under the provisions of new Motor Vehicles Act resumed again in Odisha from today. Several enforcing authorities including the State Transport Authority (STA), Odisha Police and Commissionerate Police had earlier made it clear that major traffic violations will attract […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) has collected a whopping Rs 1.06 crore in just 24 hours of re-enforcement of Motor Vehicles Act 2019 in Odisha on March 1, revealed Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera today. As per the information shared by the Minister, total 3870 motorists were penalised among which 126 persons were fined for […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could come as a relief for vehicle owners in Odisha, the State Transport Authority (STA) has extended the validity period of learner’s license (LL) and Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate till June 30 in the wake of Coronavirus lockdown. The move came close on the heels of extension of validity of documents […]

Bhubaneswar: The regular lockdowns and shutdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19, during which people are mostly remaining indoors, has resulted in a 65 per cent decline in road accident deaths in Odisha. As per the latest road accident deaths data of the State Transport Authority (STA), deaths due to road accidents during the lockdown […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority of Odisha has allowed resumption of driving licence/learner’s licence and VAHAN services in all the Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) across Odisha. A letter in this connection was issued on Thursday by the State Transport Commissioner-Cum-Chairman laying out all the modalities. Notably, in an earlier letter Dated 22.07.2020 the General Administration […]

Bhubaneswar: Acting tough on the commercial vehicles of other States plying inside Odisha without valid permits and payment of taxes, the State government has directed the Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) to check tax evasion by these vehicles. In a letter issued to the RTOs, Transport Commissioner has asked to launch a special drive and initiate […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Transport Authority on Wednesday allowed persons possessing driving licences for Light Motor Vehicles (LMV) to drive transport category LMVs as well. An office order issued in this regard mentioned that, vehicles like TATA 407 Bus and 407 Truck, Taxi, Auto Rickshaw, Auto goods vehicles, TATA ACE etc., can be driven by LMV […]

Bhubaneswar: After a slump due to COVID-19 lockdown, the motor vehicle (MV) revenue has gradually started picking up in Odisha. The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) collected Rs 117 Crore motor vehicle revenue in the month of September 2020 which reflected a 31% growth over the month of August 2020 (Rs 89.5 crore). However, the […]

Bhubaneswar: In a major development, the Orissa High Court has upheld the order of State Transport Authority (STA) prohibiting entry and eliminating the access of middlemen/agents to RTO premises for a people-friendly atmosphere in Regional Transport Offices. In order to free the RTOs from the influence of middlemen or agents, the State Transport Commissioner last […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Transport Authority (STA) on Tuesday asked the bus operators in the State not to collect exorbitant fares from passengers. The STA clarified that no changes have been in the existing bus fares and said collection of excess fares violates the permit conditions. It said the last changes in fares were made […]