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All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association has decided to put its state-wide indefinite strike on hold till the 31st of October

Bhubaneswar21/10/23: The All Odisha Private Bus Owners’ Association (AOPBOA) has decided to put its state-wide indefinite strike on hold till the 31st of October.

The decision to put the bus strike on hold was taken during a meeting of the association functionaries at Baramunda this late evening, said the bus association secretary Debendra Sahu. He added that the services of the private buses will resume with immediate effect.

The bus association this evening held fruitful discussions with the State Transport Minister Tukuni Sahu and officials of the department regarding their demands.

The state transport commissioner and other senior officials were present at the said meeting. As a result, bus commuters across the state are relieved in the current drought.

According to the Private Bus Owners Association, the LAccMI Bus should be allowed to ply only from the Panchayats to the Blocks. The Association has demanded to be given the responsibility of running the bus service from the blocks to the District Headquarters.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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