Mysore/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…
KSRTC staff observe one hour strike
December 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Bus service to several districts was affected for more than an hour after KSRTC staff went on strike urging the State Government to treat them as Government employees in city this morning. However, the city bus service remained unaffected. The bus service to outside Mysuru was normal till 11 am. The KSRTC Employees Union…
State Govt. releases Rs.634 crore towards KSRTC staff salary dues
November 19, 2020Bengaluru: The State Government has released Rs.634 crore towards three months pending salary of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) employees. The staff and employees of the State Transport Corporation were unhappy over non-payment of salary even for Deepavali. Deputy Chief Minister and Transport Minister LaxmanSavadi took up this matter with Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa and…
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…
KSRTC resumes inter-State bus services to Tamil Nadu
November 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After an eight-month hiatus, the KSRTC has resumed bus services to the neighbouring State of Tamil Nadu from yesterday. On the first day of resumption of bus service on Thursday, the KSRTC operated nine buses to Coimbatore, six to Ooty and one to Tiruppur. Today, the KSRTC started operating trips to Erode and Chennai…
KSRTC staff demand payment of salaries
November 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The KSRTC Employees Union has urged the Government to release funds for meeting the salaries of employees for the month of October, before Diwali festival. In a press release, the Union President Mallaiah said that about 1.20 lakh employees and 25,000 contract workers are serving in the four State Transport Corporations (KSRTC, BMTC, NWKRTC…
Bus services temporarily suspended from City Bus Stand to H.D. Kote Hand Post
October 19, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru KSRTC Rural Division Traffic Controller has temporarily suspended bus services from City Bus Stand to H.D. Kote Hand Post. According to reports, KSRTC has been incurring losses of up to Rs. 56.59 per km and hence has temporarily suspended bus services from City Bus Stand to H.D. Kote Hand Post with immediate effect….
No special buses for Dasara, says KSRTC Chairman
October 12, 2020• Mysuru KSRTC Divisions to be merged • Construction workers and labourers to get free bus pass Mysore/Mysuru: KSRTC Chairman M. Chandrappa said that the two Divisions of the District — Mysuru Rural and Urban — will be merged as a cost control measure. Addressing his first press meet in Mysuru after taking over as…
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…














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