Bhubaneswar, Feb. 20 -- Berhampur: Taking stern note of the death of a five-year-old school student who fell off a moving auto-rickshaw while on way to school in Digapahandi area of Ganjam district, Odisha government today issued warning to schools and auto-rickshaw owners. The State Transport Minister, Padmanav Behera on Thursday said that those who are violating the ban and ferrying students in auto-rickshaws, strict action will be taken against them.

Moreover, Behera informed that the government may even think of taking action against the schools and putting a ban on them as well in case of such violations.

"While there are strict guidelines, several schools are violating the same. Such institutions should be banned. We will further ...