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Because of government restrictions and fear of Covid infections, the buses were not getting passengers between April third week to December last year apart from movement restriction of buses during lockdown. (Representative image)
BHUBANESWAR: The bus owners had faced a very difficult time during the first wave of Covid as their buses were not plying due to lockdown and other Covid-19 restrictions. Now with return of lockdown, they are staring at heavy loss. Many of them face difficulties to pay taxes and EMI of loans.
Because of government restrictions and fear of Covid infections, the buses were not getting passengers between April third week to December last year apart from movement restriction of buses during lockdown. The services were started from January this year when the Covid situation came under control.
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Odisha bandh: Educational institutes to remain closed on Monday
All the schools, colleges and universities across Odisha will remain closed on Monday for the safety of students during a six-hour statewide shutdown called by the Congress to protest against the rising fuel prices, a minister said. The authorities of technical institutes and industrial training centres will also not open their premises for students on February 15, School and Mass Education Minister SR Dash said. The government has decided to shut all the educational institutes on Monday in view of the safety of students during the bandh. Also, there will be no classes on February 16 for Saraswati puja, he said.
Fuel price hike: Odisha bandh affects normal life, educational institutes closed
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Updated: Monday, February 15, 2021, 9:35 [IST]
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15: Normal life in Odisha was partially affected on Monday due to the 6-hour bandh called by Congress over the rising prices of petrol and diesel in the country. The bandh will remain in place for six hours - from 7 am to 1 pm.
Petrol and diesel at Rs 89.69 per litre and Rs 86.47 per litre respectively, today in Bhubaneswar.
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The state government has closed all the schools, colleges and universities across Odisha for the safety of students.
After a gap of about nine months, schools across Odisha had on January 8 reopened their classrooms to students who would shortly be appearing for their board examination, amid strict adherence to COVID-19 guidelines.