Sir, It is a matter of regret that the KSRTC, rather its staff, look down upon the student-pass holders nowadays, restricting their travel to few specified buses only, rather than allow to commute in its entire fleet. This looks an utter discrimination. Is it because students avail concessional rates? Well, it is not a favour,…
Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a 14-year-old school boy lost his left foot when one of the wheels of the city bus he was trying to board yesterday crushed his foot when he fell off the bus. It is alleged that the accident occurred because of the negligence of the bus conductor and the driver….
Kollegal: A KSRTC Conductor died of cardiac arrest while on duty yesterday. The deceased Conductor has been identified as Pradeep Kumar (30), a resident of Mamballi in Yalandur taluk. Pradeep who was on duty on a bus bound for Kurubanakatte from Kollegal, collapsed when the bus reached Jakkalli near Kurubanakatte. Though he was being rushed…
Sir, Indeed our KSRTC has a very skilled fleet of drivers who have proved their ability to drive along some of the most challenging roads in and out of Karnataka. But as I have noticed and heard from many people, the bus drivers of KSRTC (Suvarna Karnataka Sarige and Airavat) are highly impatient on highways…
Mysuru: The tourist places in and around the city including Palaces, Hills, Temples and Waterfalls is likely to see a spurt in visitors during the ensuing Dasara. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is gearing up to extend the darshan of these places from a mere four days last year to 14 days this…
Mysuru: KSRTC has come forward to operate 175 extra buses from its city and rural divisions to facilitate tourists during Dasara. Speaking to Star of Mysore, KSRTC Divisional Controller (Rural Division) M. Vasu said that 125 extra buses would operate during Dasara from Sept.21 to 30 which would be extended till Oct.5 in view of…
Sir, Kuvempunagar bus stand complex (a 3-storey building) built under Centre’s JNNURM scheme was inaugurated on 9.4.2011. Since then, the huge complex is lying idle except transit bus stop-over. The property could earn lot of revenue by giving it on rent to banks, offices and shops. Also, the building maintenance will cost a lot to…
Mysuru: There are many Government welfare schemes, both at the Centre and the State, meant to mitigate the problems of the poor, downtrodden and marginalised sections. No doubt, the schemes are full of good intentions. But, sometimes, the ground reality is different. Take the concessional bus passes issued to rural students for instance, which is…
Mysuru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has bagged three National Awards during the Prawaas Excellence Summit and Awards Ceremony-2017 held at Mumbai onuly 29. According to a release, the flybus service won under the ‘Best intercity connectivity’ category, city bus services in small and medium cities won the award under the category of…
This Dasara, tourists might have an opportunity to go on a city tour in open-top double-decker buses. The Tourism Department is in talks with Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to either offer buses to the Department or operate such buses on their (KSRTC) own. Around four open-top double-decker buses were introduced in Bengaluru by…
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