22 women keep KSRTC wheels turning Incredible ladies of Namma KSRTC work tirelessly behind the scenes to repair, maintain and keep the fleet of buses safe and roadworthy… By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The heart of Mysuru’s Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Rural Division lies in the hands of women workers, who, behind the scenes,…
Bengaluru: In a move to augment revenue, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has increased luggage charges on its buses by 15 percent, with the revised rates coming into effect from Feb. 16. The hike applies to luggage carried along with passengers as well as unaccompanied consignments. Under the revision, minimum luggage charge has…
57% of city fleet comprises ageing buses from other depots Mysore/Mysuru: People opting for public transport in Mysuru city are being forced to travel in rickety and highly polluting KSRTC buses dumped from other depots, triggering widespread resentment and concern over commuting standards in the Heritage City. Several KSRTC buses are visibly old, uncomfortable and…
Connectivity to Peripheral Ring Road, Greater Mysuru spurs mega proposal Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government moving to upgrade Mysuru into a Grade-1 Municipal Corporation (Greater Mysuru City Corporation) to accommodate growth over the next 25-30 years, the city’s transport division has begun drafting a major proposal to establish four advanced bus depots across four key…
Mysore/Mysuru: The famed and ornate Raja Marga (Dasara procession route) from Mysore Palace premises was defaced today after a KSRTC bus (KA 09 F 4972) of the KSRTC Urban Division, heading towards the City Bus Stand, rammed into the stone balustrades on Albert Victor Road. The incident took place when the driver, while taking a…
Public movement affected near City Railway Station Mysore/Mysuru: With the number of vehicles steadily rising across Mysuru, traffic congestion has become a daily struggle. Ironically, officials responsible for ensuring smooth public movement — Police and civic authorities — are at times contributing to inconvenience. One such bottleneck lies near the KSRTC bus shelter on Irwin…
Mysore/Mysuru: In the aftermath of the horrific bus fire in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh — where 20 passengers lost their lives after a private sleeper bus travelling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru caught fire following a collision with a bike — the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) Mysuru has launched a comprehensive safety audit of its…
Nanjangud: A couple and their son were killed when a KSRTC bus hit their bike from behind near Chamundi Township in the town yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Shivamurthy (51), a native of Uddanur village in Chamarajanagar taluk, who was residing at Kumbarakoppal in Mysuru, his wife Chennajamma (46) and son Siddarth (15)….
Mysore/Mysuru: City Police have announced route diversions for both KSRTC Rural and City buses from Sept. 22 to Oct. 1 between 3 pm and 11 pm in the first phase and between 6 am and 12 midnight on Oct. 2 in the second phase. KSRTC Rural Buses – Phase 1 – Bengaluru Road From Expressway…
Mysore/Mysuru: A newly deployed Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus of Kuvempunagar depot, met with an accident on Chamundi Hill Road in the city last evening. The eight passengers in the bus, had a providential escape with minor injuries, as the bus overturned, after falling to the adjacent right side lane of the road,…
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