Mysore/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…
No request yet from Dist. Administration to run ‘Dasara Special’ buses
October 8, 2020By 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
September 13, 2020Hunsur: 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
August 23, 2020Mysore/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
August 13, 2020Mysore/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…
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