Bhubaneswar: The All Orissa Private Bus Owners Association has threatened to launch an indefinite stir from July 19, if the state government fails to hike the bus fares. “Now it is impossible to ply the bus after the price hike of petroleum rice We had already incurred huge loss by running the buses. We will be no more able to ply the buses by suffering further loss,” said president of All Orissa Private Bus Owners Association, Debendra Kumar Sahu. Bhubaneswar: The two congress MLAs, Gregory Minz and Sibaji Majhi, who had abstained from voting during the 2010 Rajya Sabha election and helped the ruling BJD candidates win, on Sunday appeared before the party disciplinary committee headed by Narasingha Mishra. The next hearing will be conducted on July 24.n a bid to take the sting out of the opposition attacks on his government, chief minister, Naveen Patnaik had referred the horse trading controversy to the Election Commissioner of India. Balasore: Enraged villagers ransacked an electric office of Nesco, the private power distribution company of north Orissa, at Kudia under Sadar police station following death of a junior technician due to electrocution on Sunday.he irate mob after beating up the lineman and helper, took the duo along with them. They were later rescued by the police. Balasore: In a tragic incident two persons are feared drowned in the Mandlia nala of Sambalpur on Sunday. They are identified as Kabita Sahani, 12 and Pandey Nag, 45. The fire service personnel have been engaged in the rescue work. However, they are yet to be rescued. A source said, the 12-year-old girl Kabita was swept away in current of water while bathing in the afternoon in Mandlia nullah. Pandey Nag saw the girl being swept away and tried to save her but he was also gone missing since then. Bhubaneswar: The Khurda police have arrested four persons involved in the bank loot in Khurda on July 11 and had taken away Rs 4 lakh and a lot of gold ornaments. Police have also seized two motorcycles, cash worth more than Rs 1 lakh and some ornaments. Sources in the police said that the accused belonged to Tamando, Khurda and Chandikhol areas of the stat
Friday, 09 May 2025
