Transport Corporation to cut flab; turn smarter with efficient operations Mysore/Mysuru: Very soon you will not see a separate Mysuru Urban (City) and Mysuru Rural Divisions of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) as they will be merged into one entity to cut mounting losses and to bring in efficiency in operation, maintenance and…
Bus services will resume in phases post-lockdown: Transport Minister
June 9, 2021Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, who is also the Transport Minister, said that bus services will resume in phases after the Government announces relaxations in the ongoing lockdown, which will be in force till June14. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Savadi said that the Government bus services will resume with all COVID-19 precautionary and…
KSRTC is not Kerala’s yet
June 5, 2021No final orders passed; it’s just whistling in the air, says Karnataka Bengaluru: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has clarified that media reports saying that the Central Trade Mark Registry has allowed Kerala to use KSRTC are factually incorrect and that no final order has been passed in the appeal. Taking to twitter as…
Karnataka to explore legal options on trademark issue with Kerala
June 4, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has decided to explore all legal options and challenge the recent order of the Central Registrar of Trademarks in favour of Kerala Road Transport Corporation to exclusively use the acronym. In a statement here, Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, who is also Minister for Transport, said: “We…
Karnataka seeks new name as Brand KSRTC becomes Kerala’s
June 3, 2021Karnataka retains Gandaberunda emblem Bengaluru: KSRTC (Kerala State Road Transport Corporation) became Kerala’s own brand, legally and truly and Karnataka cannot repurpose the brand — Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation — any longer. Trade Marks Registry has certified that the abbreviation KSRTC, logo and the name ‘Aanavandi’ shall belong to Kerala Road Transport Corporation. But…
Condemned KSRTC buses sent to scrap
March 28, 2021Majority of them are Marco Polo buses 17 scrapped yesterday; another 100 buses in waiting Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Mysuru Division has scrapped 17 buses, a majority of them are Marco Polo, known for low-mileage and high-cost maintenance buses. Recently, the City Division had condemned 65 buses as they found them…
Volte-face by striking KSRTC Unions; buses still off roads
December 14, 2020Skeleton service operated in Mysuru amidst Police security Mysuru/Bengaluru: Hours after withdrawing four-day strike and deciding to resume bus services, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees late on Sunday night took a U-turn and decided to continue the protest till all their demands were met by the Government. “As our main demand to treat…
State Govt. releases Rs.634 crore towards KSRTC staff salary dues
November 19, 2020Bengaluru: The State Government has released Rs.634 crore towards three months pending salary of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees. The staff and employees of the State Transport Corporation were unhappy over non-payment of salary even for Deepavali. Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister LaxmanSavadi took up this matter with Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa and…
Device to check road mishaps planned for KSRTC buses
October 10, 2020Sleep detectors to alert drivers if they doze off while driving and apply brakes automatically Bengaluru: Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is planning to install a gadget which will alert the driver behind the wheels and apply the brake automatically if any vehicle or individual suddenly comes before the bus. This was disclosed by…
KSRTC introduces weekly pass for city bus travel
August 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As another commuter-friendly measure, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has introduced ‘Weekly Pass’ for Rs.300 to travel in city buses. The weekly pass holders can travel in all city buses except Volvo and Mysuru Rounds buses for one week from the date of purchase. The Rs. 300 weekly pass can be purchased…
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