Tag: KSRTC Bus

Tiger sighting enthralls tourists  at Gopalaswamy Hill
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Tiger sighting enthralls tourists at Gopalaswamy Hill

November 6, 2020

Gundlupet: 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
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Device to check road mishaps planned for KSRTC buses

October 10, 2020

Sleep 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…

No request yet from Dist. Administration to run ‘Dasara Special’ buses
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No request yet from Dist. Administration to run ‘Dasara Special’ buses

October 8, 2020

By Shyam Sundar Vattam Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is waiting for an official communication either from the District Administration or from the Dasara Executive Committee regarding operating special buses during Dasara which will kickstart on Oct.17. The State Government is awaiting reply from the Union Government to its special plea to…

Two killed as KSRTC bus rams into bike
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Two killed as KSRTC bus rams into bike

September 13, 2020

Hunsur: Two persons were killed when a speeding KSRTC bus reportedly rammed into the bike they were riding near Yashodhapura village on Hunsur Road in city last night. The deceased are Shivaraj Gowda (30) and Karthik (20), both residents of Yashodhapura village. According to the complaint lodged at Hunsur Rural Police Station, the KSRTC bus…

KSRTC experiments with new seating arrangement in Rajahamsa bus
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KSRTC experiments with new seating arrangement in Rajahamsa bus

August 23, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: The KSRTC, badly hit by the pandemic, has started experimenting with the alignment of seats in its fleet of buses to help passengers maintain distance from each other. It has reduced seats in quite a few of its Rajahamsa fleet from 39 to 29 by rearranging them so that there are three seats instead…

KSRTC passenger strength improves in Mysuru Division
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KSRTC passenger strength improves in Mysuru Division

August 13, 2020

Mysore/Mysuru: There is an increase in the number of passengers travelling the KSRTC buses which had hit a new low in the initial days of lockdown relaxation due to COVID-19 fears. At present, city buses are operating 150 to 200 trips on an average daily, with the passenger useage improving by the day. During normal…

KSRTC Mysuru suspends bus services to Bengaluru
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KSRTC Mysuru suspends bus services to Bengaluru

July 17, 2020

No buses to Mangaluru, Udupi and Manipal also Mysore/Mysuru: Following the enforcement of a week-long (July 14 to 22) total lockdown in  COVID-19 Hotspot Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural Districts as a measure to contain the spread of the deadly pandemic, the KSRTC Mysuru Rural Division has suspended bus services to Bengaluru city and other…

Limited Mofussil and City Bus service begins in Mysuru
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Limited Mofussil and City Bus service begins in Mysuru

May 19, 2020

KSRTC buses operated only from 7 am to 7 pm on all days except Sundays Private buses off the roads citing losses Mysore/Mysuru: With the State Government on Monday easing lockdown regulations, the City and Mofussil KSRTC buses resumed operations today, albeit on a limited scale, after a 55-day hiatus due to COVID-19 induced lockdown….

Over 27 passengers injured as tipper rams into KSRTC bus
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Over 27 passengers injured as tipper rams into KSRTC bus

February 18, 2020

Srirangapatna: Over 27 passengers of a KSRTC bus sustained injuries when a tipper rammed into the bus near K. Settihalli in the taluk yesterday morning. Those injured are Nataraj, Padma, Sachin, Pruthvi, Govinda, Mahesh, Sinchana, Lakshmi, Hemanth and Abhishek. Preethi, one among the injured has suffered a fracture and is undergoing treatment at a hospital…

Woman’s bag with jewels stolen in bus
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Woman’s bag with jewels stolen in bus

December 30, 2019

Mysuru: Miscreants have lifted a bag containing gold jewellery of a woman, who was travelling in a KSRTC bus from Mysuru on Saturday. T.V. Padma of Melukote, who had come to Mysuru on some work, boarded a bus to Melukote at Suburban Bus Stand at about 4 pm on Saturday.  The theft came to light,…

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