Mysuru: To tackle traffic congestion in Mysuru, the City Traffic Police held a meeting with officials from the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), seeking their cooperation. The meeting took place at the office of KSRTC Rural Divisional Controller at Bannimantap. Traffic ACP M. Shivashankar, along with senior KSRTC officials, participated in the discussion. They…
Mysuru: With the II PUC exam having already begun and the SSLC exam scheduled to commence from Mar. 21, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has urged the KSRTC authorities to ensure proper bus services for the benefit of students. In a press statement, Yaduveer said that SSLC and PU exams are an important phase…
Mysuru: The KSRTC plans to roll out 100 e-buses in Mysuru city by the end of this year under the PM e-Bus Sewa project, aimed at promoting eco-friendly public transport and enhancing urban mobility. The initiative is part of the Green Urban Mobility Initiative (GUMI) and is being implemented under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model…
Bengaluru: Strongly condemning the assault of a Kannadiga KSRTC bus conductor by Marathi fanatics at Belagavi recently and the relentless mischief and attacks carried out by MES (Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti) and Shivsena activists against Kannadigas, several Kannada Organisations have called for a Karnataka Bandh on Mar. 22. Announcing this at a press meet after a…
Mysuru: In a bid to provide relief to men frequently travelling standing inside Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) buses, particularly after the implementation of the ‘Shakti’ scheme that offers free travel for women, the Mysuru City Division has instructed its staff to enforce seat reservations for men more strictly. Since the launch of the…
Mysuru Rural Division identifies 35 accident-prone drivers out of 2,700 drivers and driver-cum-conductors Mysuru: Frequent accidents involving KSRTC buses have sparked growing concern among commuters and the general public, raising serious questions about passenger safety. The latest incident occurred in K.R. Pet taluk of Mandya district, where a KSRTC bus crashed into a roadside tree…
Some of the past laws enacted by the Parliament and the State Assemblies had continued to bind the governments to archaic public sector dominance at the cost of private initiative. And the bus transport system was one such sector. Karnataka’s KSRTC is one such. During the heydays of Emergency, private bus transport businesses were overnight…
Mysuru: In the cultural city of Mysuru, city buses are undergoing a colour transformation after 15 years, with the new sky blue and white scheme receiving widespread appreciation from passengers. The Shakti Yojana, one of the five guarantee schemes of the State Government, has led to a significant rise in passengers using State transport buses…
Bengaluru: In what may be heavy on the pocket of bus commuters, the proposal to hike bus fare by 15% by all the four Road Transport Corporations (RTCs) including KSRTC of the State has been approved by the State Cabinet on Thursday. The revised fare will come into effect from Jan. 5. The Cabinet approved…
Bengaluru: With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah releasing Rs. 2,000 crore to State Road Transport Corporations for fulfilment of staff demands, the Joint Action Committee of KSRTC Workers Unions, which had called for an indefinite strike from tomorrow (Dec. 31), has called off the strike, thus bringing relief to commuters. Speaking to presspersons after holding a meeting…
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