Mysore/Mysuru: As city buses record a significant increase in the number of passengers over the past few days, the KSRTC authorities have extended plying of buses from the City Bus Stand (CBS), till 10 pm. In a press release issued on Jan. 28, the KSRTC Mysuru City Division said that the city buses are witnessing…
Road Rage case: Three Police teams formed to nab accused; KSRTC employees seek protection
January 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following a biker stabbing a KSRTC bus driver in a Road Rage incident near Hosaramanahalli (Bilikere Police limits) on Mysuru-Hassan Road on Thursday evening, three Police teams led by a Sub-Inspector has been formed to nab the accused, said Superintendent of Police (SP) C.B. Ryshyanth. The SP, who has taken the incident seriously, has…
Road Rage
January 22, 2021Bike riders stop KSRTC bus, stab driver Villagers, passengers remain mute spectators Mysore/Mysuru: An incident of Road Rage, where a bike rider stopped a KSRTC bus and stabbed the bus driver has been reported on Mysuru-Hassan Highway, about 31 kilometres from Mysuru. The injured bus driver, identified as Venkatesh is undergoing treatment at a private…
KSRTC holds Road Safety Month Programme
January 20, 2021Mysore/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…














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