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Bhubaneswar/Cuttack, September 30: Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur on Monday took a serious view of the media reports of some individuals collecting money from vehicle drivers on the pretext of conducting road safety in Sundargarh district and directed RTO to lodge FIR against the wrongdoers. Thakur also asked the district Collector and SP to take swift […]
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Bhubaneswar/Cuttack, September 12: The State Transport Authority (STA) will actively participate in the ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ campaign, observed from September 17 to October 1, under the theme “Swabhav Swachhata – Sanskaar Swachhata,” said Transport Commissioner Amitabh Thakur. The campaign will see RTOs across the State engaging in a series of cleanliness and awareness activities under […]
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Cuttack, November 22: The National Road Safety Short Film Festival 2023 has received an overwhelming response with 247 entries from across the country, said an official release. According to a State Transport Authority (STA) statement, filmmakers, amateur film enthusiasts and students have submitted entries in the form of documentary, experimental, narrative, fiction, non-fiction and animation […]
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Cuttack, September 15: Do traffic offenders bother you? Citizens of Odisha can now assist the Transport department in enforcing traffic rules. They can report about riding without helmet violation through the Next Gen mParivahan App ‘Citizen Sentinel’ option. Identity of any person reporting traffic rules violations will not be disclosed. Additional Commissioner (Transport, Road Safety […]
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Cuttack, December 9: A total of 35,144 e-challans have been issued against vehicles who openly disregard Motor Vehicle (MV) rules in Odisha in November. A total of 5,868 driving licences (DLs) have been confiscated for suspension and 1,275 vehicles have also been seized last month during the ongoing two-month-long enforcement drive. Starting November 1, the […]
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Cuttack, November 1: The State Transport Authority on Tuesday launched a two-month long special enforcement drive with an aim to promote safety, reduce road accidents and fatalities across Odisha during the picnic season. “A month-wise analysis of road accident statistics has revealed that winter times, especially November to February account for nearly 30 per cent […]
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Cuttack, September 17: The State Transport Authority (STA) has decided to launch a six-day anti overloading campaign throughout the State from September 19 (Monday). “Overloading of vehicles would attract a penalty of Rs 20,000 and additional fine of Rs 2,000 per extra tonne. Also, the Driving Licence (DL) may be disqualified for three months,” said […]
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Cuttack, September 15: Pay Rs 5000 to Rs 10,000 fine if your vehicle does not have high security registration plate (HRSP) as the State Transport Authority (STA) has decided to carry out the enforcement activities against vehicles without HRSP from October 1. “Registration numbers ending with 1, 2, 3 and 4 will end on September […]
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Cuttack, April 28: As many as 115 vehicles were penalised for not complying with the safety standards of MV Act in a 12-hour State-wide special drive held between 8 PM of Wednesday and 8 AM of Thursday by the enforcement squad of State Transport Authority (STA), said an official release today. According to a STA […]
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Cuttack, April 24: Expressing deep concern over the plying of school buses flouting road safety norms in the State, the State Transport Authority (STA) has appealed to schools to check the fitness of vehicles ferrying children and abide by Motor Vehicle law. The appeal came after nearly 1,100 vehicles engaged in transporting school students in […]
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