Fare hike

Bhubaneswar: A day after the hike in petrol and diesel prices, Orissa Private Bus Owners’ Association on Friday decided to raise bus fares to charge an additional 3-4 paise per km.

MLA hunt

Cuttack: Police on Friday launched a hunt to trace missing Athgarh MLA Rameshwar Rout after his father, Bhaskar Rout, lodged an FIR.

Extended

Cuttack: Orissa High Court has extended the interim protection given to Mahesh Agarwal, the former BJD chairman of Paikmal block, and the main accused in the rape of a Dalit woman on May 10.