Rs. 1 lakh allotted to each of 65 wards for desilting works, cleaning Raja Kaluves and drains Mysore/Mysuru: With monsoon nearing, works on cleaning Raja Kaluves, big drains and storm water drains have been taken up on a precautionary note. Though majority of the works are completed, the authorities concerned should expedite the works with…
Finally fixed: But who fixed it?!
June 30, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The single barricade placed in the middle of the Karanji Lake Bund Road in a linear position for over a year creating a traffic hazard has been removed and the manhole fixed. Star of Mysore had published a news item titled ‘ACCIDENT SPOT: Barricade in the middle of Karanji Lake Bund Road’ on June…
KRS and Kabini reservoirs reaching dead storage level
June 30, 2023Drinking water crisis looms large Mysore/Mysuru: With monsoon playing truant, the water levels in KRS and Kabini Reservoirs are dipping at an alarming rate, thus posing a threat even to the drinking water needs of Mysuru and surrounding districts of Cauvery basin. As on Thursday, the water-levels in both the dams were just short of…
MG Road Traffic Chaos
June 30, 2023Motorists are finding it difficult to traverse on the stretch of M.G. Road after Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel till the under-bridge as goods vehicles bringing vegetables, fruits and greens from various places park the vehicles on the road haphazardly. Every day in the morning from 6 to 11, office goers, autos carrying school children and…
Works on third entrance of Mysuru Railway Station to start in November: MP
June 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has said that the works on constructing the third entrance for Railway Station in the city, from Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) side, will begin in November. The MP shared the details of the works during the review of progress of works under PM Gati Shakti, at the Office of…
Accidents on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway: Police submit 54-point report to NHAI to enhance safety
June 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Ramanagara District Police have submitted a 54-point report to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in its attempt to reduce the number of accidents on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway that has seen a sharp rise in the number of accidents in the recent months. The Ramanagara Police, along with the Mandya Police, have…
Improper entry, exit points due to faulty DPR: MP
June 29, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha has acknowledged that issues concerning proper entry and exit points on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway in Ramanagara, Channapatna, Maddur, Mandya and Srirangapatna are due to a flawed Detailed Project Report (DPR). “We will address all these problems related to the Expressway within eight to ten months,” he stated. Speaking to reporters in…
Toll collection from July 1 at Srirangapatna
June 28, 2023Trial run begins at Gananguru Toll Plaza Mysore/Mysuru: The second phase of the toll collection on the 118-km 10-lane Access-Controlled Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (NH-275) will begin from July 1 on the Nidaghatta to Mysuru stretch. According to officers and staff of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) manning the toll plaza, the toll collection will begin…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway not unscientific: Pratap Simha
June 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Denying the allegations that Access-Controlled 10-lane Mysuru- Bengaluru Expressway is built in an unscientific manner, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has dared the detractors to prove their claims. Speaking to media in the city this morning, MP Pratap Simha said: “The increase in accidents is due to overspeeding, with vehicle drivers moving in a reckless…
Shakti effect: KSRTC Mysuru seeks 120 more buses
June 28, 2023Existing fleet of buses falling short to cater to huge demand; buses operating in 100 percent occupancy Mysore/Mysuru: With a massive increase in the number of women travelling in KSRTC buses after the State Government launched Shakti scheme that provides free travel for women, KSRTC Mysuru Division has asked the Government for 120 additional buses….
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