Mandya: A car driver, who was proceeding on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Service Road, has been robbed of Rs. 55,000 cash near Boodanur in Mandya taluk yesterday night. The car driver, who was robbed, is Vinod, a jaggery trader and a resident of Guttalu in Mandya. Vinod, who had gone to Maddur for business, was returning to…
Srirangapatna: A SUV turned turtle after reportedly ramming into a divider near Ganangur here on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, on Friday. Fortunately, five people including an eight-year-old child had a miraculous escape in the incident. Vikram, a resident of Bengaluru had been to Mysuru along with his family that included his wife, child, mother and grandmother. They…
Works to be completed by 2026 Mysuru: In a major step towards alleviating commuter challenges on the Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway 275, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has unveiled plans to complete the construction of service roads. This initiative aims to enhance connectivity for towns along the 119-km Highway, ensuring seamless access for vehicles…
Mysuru: The number of accidental deaths on the 119-km Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway has significantly decreased following the implementation of the Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS). Since September 2024, there have been no reported fatalities, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari informed the Lok Sabha on Dec. 5. Gadkari was responding to queries raised…
Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has said, the Centre has given its green signal to streamline traffic on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway by providing additional entry and exit points and the construction of flyover. He was addressing media persons at his office in Command Area Development Authority (CADA) premises here on Saturday. Yaduveer said, there…
Mysuru: While citizens have long demanded proper bus shelters at various spots in Mysuru, the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, particularly opposite St. Philomena’s College, now hosts three bus shelters at the same location. Residents are questioning the logic behind this overcrowding of bus shelters, raising concerns over the apparent waste of resources. Until recently, there were two…
Mandya: A section of the retaining wall on the Rs. 10,000 crore Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, inaugurated just 20 months ago, has bent near Hale Boodanoor village in Mandya taluk, sparking serious concerns about the quality of construction. The wall, part of a prestigious Central Government road project, has visibly slanted, raising questions about the durability of…
Mysuru: Despite the Mandya, Ramanagara and Bengaluru Rural Police successfully slashing accident rates through AI-enabled speed monitoring and hefty fines on the Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275, travellers are now raising alarms over the Police’s failure to crack down on robberies and vehicle waylaying by criminals to loot them. The 119-km stretch is fast becoming a haven…
Ramanagara DC orders strict measures to curb accidents Ramanagara: Despite a notable reduction in accidents on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, incidents continue to occur in specific areas such as Seshagirihalli in Bidadi, Hejjala Gate, Kalgopa and Hanumanthnagar. In a bid to prevent further accidents, Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner Yeshwanth V. Gurukar has identified these locations as accident-prone…
Mysuru: From Aug. 1 to Aug. 31, 2024, more than 1 lakh vehicles were caught violating traffic rules by more than 48 Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Access Controlled National Highway-275, with photographic evidence of infractions such as overspeeding. Yet, a mere 5,500 — just five percent — have paid their…
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