Mysore/Mysuru: Regional Transport Officer (RTO) L. Deepak called upon KSRTC drivers to follow road traffic rules and drive safely. He was speaking as the chief guest at a Road Safety Month programme organised by KSRTC Mysuru Rural Division at Depot-3 in Bannimantap here on Monday. Pointing out that apart from following road traffic rules, the…
KSRTC bus service resumes
December 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: KSRTC bus service to sub-urban and city resumed this morning after four days of indefinite strike by a section of employees urging the State Government to consider them as the Government employees. The strike was called off on Monday evening after the Government fulfilled 9 of the total ten demands put forth by the…
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…
Bus strike enters third day: Talks end abruptly
December 13, 2020Taxis make a killing by charging up to Rs. 2,000 per head for a drop to Bengaluru Mysore/Mysuru: The snap strike launched by KSRTC workers seeking Government employee status entered the third day today and today too not a single bus moved onto the roads from various depots in city. City and Sub-Urban Bus Stands…
KSRTC starts Volvo bus service from city to Airport at Mandakalli
December 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following an appeal from MP Pratap Simha, the KSRTC has introduced Volvo bus service from City Bus Stand (CBS) to Mysore Airport at Mandakalli in accordance with the schedule of flights (inbound and outbound) at the Airport. Following complaints that taxi drivers were demanding exorbitant fares in the absence of convenient bus service from…
Bus Bandh: Public hit
December 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: KSRTC bus services were hit for the second day as the indefinite stir by members of KSRTC Employees Okkuta demanding the status of State Government employees continued today. Thousands of commuters were put into hardship as both suburban and city bus service remained suspended this morning. A few buses that operated today returned to…
Elderly woman killed, 4 injured as KSRTC bus hits roadside bridge
November 26, 2020Nanjangud: An elderly woman was killed while four others sustained injuries when the KSRTC bus in which they were travelling hit a roadside bridge and moved into a ditch near Chinnamballi Gate yesterday. The deceased is Puttammanni (64), a resident of Shiramalli village in the taluk. Four others, who have sustained injuries, have been admitted…
Apply online to avail concessional bus pass
November 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Issuance of student bus pass has been made online from current year in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Accordingly, students need not stand in a serpentine queue in front of the counters to get the passes as this job has been entrusted to College authorities. They can also download application, fill it up, submit…
Tiger sighting enthralls tourists at Gopalaswamy Hill
November 6, 2020Gundlupet: Tourists, who were returning from Gopalaswamy Hill, were a happy lot as a tiger came in front of the KSRTC bus and sat on the roadside giving pose to them yesterday evening. As entry of private vehicles is banned to hilltop, tourists and others visiting the Temple atop the Hill have to take KSRTC…
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…
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