Mysore/Mysuru: A fortnight after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa announced a Rs.1,610 crore relief package for the distressed working class during COVID-19 lockdown, auto drivers of the city have demanded relaxation in conditions set by the Government for getting Rs.5,000 one-time compensation under the package. Speaking to ‘Star of Mysore’, Mysuru Autorickshaw Drivers Association President M….
Mysore/Mysuru: Hit hard by the loss of income due to COVID-19 lockdown, the city auto drivers have sought financial support and ration from the Government. In a memorandum submitted to Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar at his office recently, Mysuru Autorickshaw Drivers Association said that there are nearly 30,000 auto drivers and owners in the…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the entire country under COVID-19 lockdown, auto drivers, who are a vital cog in the movement of people, are now a worried lot as everything has come to a standstill following the lockdown. The auto drivers, who depend on passengers for their livelihood, are now looking at the skies wondering when the lockdown…
Mysuru: Samyukta Karnataka Autorickshaw Owners and Drivers Welfare Association had organised a meeting of owners and drivers of autorickshaws and Light Motor Vehicles (LMV) yesterday at People’s Park in Nazarbad here. The participants sought inclusion of drivers while constituting the School Vehicles Safety Committee and also sought renewing the Fitness Certificate (FC) for vehicles which…
Mysuru: The indefinite stir launched by drivers of school vehicles on Monday demanding an increase in the capping of the maximum number of children that can be ferried in autorickshaws and vans, was called off on Tuesday after a meeting with Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar. Claiming that the Traffic Police rules restricting the number…
Association appeals authorities to relax SC order and come to their rescue Mysuru: Refusing to follow the Supreme Court order that allows autos to carry only four children above the age of 12 and five if the children are below 12 and Omni Vans to carry six or seven children, the Mysuru City Private School…
Mysuru: Traffic ACP G.N. Mohan has strictly warned owners and drivers of vehicles ferrying school children that they would not be allowed to carry more than the seating capacity of vehicles, violating Supreme Court guidelines. The vehicle owners and drivers at a meeting held on Friday at VV Puram Traffic Police Station auditorium requested the…
Mysuru: Over 500 auto drivers, who ferry school children in their vehicles from various areas in city, staged a protest at Oval Grounds this morning against the Police action on them for carrying extra school children (more than the capacity of the vehicle). It may be recalled here that on June 22, the City Police…
Mysuru: Soon after autorickshaws ferrying children to schools staged a protest at Oval Grounds this morning against the penalties levied by the Police for overloading their vehicles with children, the City Police held a meeting at City Police Commissioner’s Office to educate these drivers on the Department’s and Supreme Court guidelines. The meeting was chaired…
Mysuru: The N.R and V.V. Puram Traffic Police, who conducted ‘Operation Decoy’ on Jan. 13 and Jan. 16 in their jurisdiction, have booked 66 auto drivers for refusing to ply besides demanding excess fare from customers. The cops, who went in disguise as customers, conducted the operation at Railway Station Circle, Govt. Ayurveda Hospital Circle,…
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