Roadside box drainage, median and re-asphalting works begin Mysuru: An early morning visit to Chamundi Hill and an evening at the backwaters of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam is on every tourist’s itinerary. But for the past couple of years, this 28-kms drive to KRS has turned nightmarish as it is full of potholes and…
Mammoth Machine chokes KRS Road traffic
July 24, 201916-wheel truck carries mining contraption to be assembled at BEML Mysuru By Vinay Karekura Mysuru: The ever-busy KRS Road in city was turned into bumper-to-bumper traffic this morning at 10.30 am as a 16-wheel truck was transporting a huge mining machinery from Bengaluru to Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) factory at Belawadi here. The driver…
Rotary Gayathri Award to SSLC toppers
May 25, 2019Rotary Gayathri Educational Award was presented to 30 SSLC toppers from city at a function held at Rotary Club of Mysore Educational Foundation premises on KRS Road (next to Mandovi Motors) recently. This award was instituted by PP Rtn. M.T. Ramachandra and Family, during his Presidentship in the year 1990-91. The awardees were presented with…
Stagnant rain water turns into mini lake near Outer Ring Road junction on KRS Road
May 19, 2019Mysuru: The Outer Ring Road (ORR) junction on KRS-Mysuru Main Road was the worst affected by monsoon shower that lashed city four days back. This junction, also known as Royal Inn junction has literally turned out to be a mini lake by huge amount of stagnant water posing threat to life of motorists. Residents…
Heavy traffic leads to traffic jam on KRS Road
December 23, 2018Mysuru: On account of heavy tourist inflow to the city due to weekend and Christmas holidays, traffic jams were reported at some junctions on KRS Road in city yesterday. The traffic jam was all the more near the City Railway Station and at the Railway Museum Junction on KRS Road, as thousands of daily railway…
An instant giant fountain on KRS Road
December 18, 2018An instant giant fountain about 30 ft. tall that sprung up from the damaged main water supply pipe on KRS Road this morning is attracting large crowd to the spot. Gallons of precious water is flowing into the big drain and is going waste. Meanwhile, CESC officials, who arrived at the spot, are inspecting the…
Unidentified person dies in hospital
August 8, 2018Mysuru: An unidentified person, who was found lying unconscious near Lakshmi Venkateshwara Temple signal on KRS Road on July 27 and admitted to K.R. Hospital for treatment, passed away in the hospital on July 31 after failing to respond to the treatment. The unidentified person is about 70-year-old, 5 ft. tall, oily-red complexioned, oval faced…
Villagers threaten stir if quality of roadwork not satisfactory
July 10, 2018Mysuru: The villagers of Hootagalli have warned of launching an agitation if the quality of road works taken up by the Public Works Department (PWD) from Hootagalli Signal to KRS Road is not met. The 1,900 metre four-lane road work from Hootagalli Signal and the 300 metre two-lane road work passing through Basappa Road and…
Rider dies after hitting cow
July 9, 2018Mysuru: A rider, who had sustained serious head injuries after hitting a cow near Ganapati Temple on KRS Road here yesterday, died at the hospital after failing to respond to the treatment. The deceased has been identified as Satish (25), a resident of Mellahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk. Satish was proceeding near the Ganapati Temple…
Man killed as moped rams into tree
March 21, 2018Mysuru: A 36-year-old man was killed on the spot, when he rammed the moped he was riding to a tree near Mogaralli Manti on KRS Road here on Monday night. The deceased has been identified as Chandrashekar, a resident of Shyadanahalli village in the taluk. A bar bender by profession, Chandrashekar was returning home after…
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