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…
OPEN-TOP BUSES
July 30, 2017This 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…
Yoga: Special KSRTC service
June 17, 2017Mysuru: KSRTC has arranged special bus service to ferry yoga enthusiasts for rehearsal tomorrow (June 18) to the Mysore Race Course, from different places in the city, said District Ayush Officer Dr. Seethalakshmi. The bus service will begin at 5 am from City Bus Stand Chamundi Hill platform, Kuvempunagar KSRTC Quarters Stop, Cauvery School Bus…
One killed, another seriously injured as bus hits bike
June 14, 2017Hunsur: One person was killed on the spot while another sustained serious injuries when a KSRTC bus rammed into the bike on which the two were riding near Halegere in Hunsur yesterday afternoon. While the deceased has been identified as Manjunath of Mogalli village in Periyapatna taluk, the seriously injured person has been identified as…
Free Wi-Fi facility in KSRTC buses
May 23, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), which is providing various facilities in a view to make it passenger-friendly, will be providing free Wi-Fi facility in all KSRTC buses soon. With all types of buses in KSRTC, North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) and North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NEKRTC) to provide…
New passenger-friendly facilities in KSRTC: Water bottles, newspapers, fast tag introduced
May 13, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) moving with the times has decided to give value for money to the passengers by introducing and reintroducing a few people-friendly facilities in its luxury fleet of buses. There were complaints about withdrawing bottled water given freely to the passengers. As a first step, KSRTC Chairman Gopal…
Is Rs. 10 coin in circulation or not?
May 9, 2017Sir, The circulation of Rs. 10 coins is testing the patience of people. RBI guidelines state that there is no ban on coins but commercially it is not even accepted by Government/Private Banks, Railway Station, bus services or anyone. When note ban was effected since November 2016, the banks could not provide required denominations in…
Woes of a bus commuter from Mysuru to Electronics City
May 7, 2017Sir, Apropos the letters in SOM dated May 3, 2017 and April 18, 2017 regarding introduction of direct buses, I have been ‘fleeing’ to and from Electronics City, Bengaluru to Jayanagar, Mysuru since July 2016 on Fridays. The route bus number 378 starts completely jam-packed from Electronics City flyover and reaches Kengeri. The passengers boarding…
Will KSRTC ply direct buses from Mysuru to Whitefield
May 3, 2017Sir, This refers to Dr. Shyamprasad’s letter in SOM dated April 18 on the above subject. His suggestion will definitely help a good number of passengers. Nowadays KSRTC buses are dropping passengers at Satellite bus station at Byatarayanapura, Bengaluru. As a result, passengers travelling towards Whitefield, HSR Layout and other parts have to spend a…
HUDCO award to KSRTC: Will the Corporation live up to people’s expectations?
April 28, 2017Sir, This refers to the recent news item regarding KSRTC being honoured with the prestigious National “HUDCO Best Practice Award-2017” for its initiative “MITRA – Nation’s First Intelligent Transport System (ITS) at Mysuru City.” We should all be very proud of this singular achievement of KSRTC. But one must not be carried away by this…
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