Mysore/Mysuru: One particular Government vehicle, KA-01-G-6601, has been caught with 21 violations, resulting in a total penalty amount of Rs. 18,000. All violations were recorded within two months — July and August, 2024. For each of the 21 violations, the vehicle was penalised Rs. 1,000 or Rs. 500. According to data from the e-challan website…
Mysore/Mysuru: In an incident that highlights the potential errors in automated traffic enforcement systems, Deepak Kumar, a resident of Saraswathipuram in the city, recently received an SMS on his mobile phone, claiming that his bike had been caught overspeeding on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. The message, which included his bike number, stated that he had been…
Driving over 130 kmph on any road, highway in Karnataka to attract FIR from today Mysore/Mysuru: Starting today, Aug. 1, the State Police will register First Information Report (FIR) against drivers exceeding the speed limit of 130 km per hour. Drivers driving over 130 kmph will be booked for rash and dangerous driving under Section…
They were on their way to Bengaluru after offering Ashada puja atop Chamundi Hill Maddur: A woman and her son were killed on the spot, while her daughter and son-in-law sustained serious injuries after their car crashed into a road divider on the Rudrakshipura By-pass Road on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway on Friday. The family had…
Huge publicity hoardings threaten safety of crucial waterway; Public demand removal, accountability Mysore/Mysuru: Holes drilled and massive advertisement hoardings fixed on cement pillars of the Varuna Canal Aqueduct near Siddalingapura have sparked public outrage. The aqueduct, crucial for supplying water to agricultural lands in Mysuru and Mandya districts, faces significant damage to its cement pillars…
Mysore/Mysuru: A concerning rise in traffic violations on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway has been highlighted in a recent report released by Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Traffic and Road Safety, Alok Kumar. On June 1 and June 2 alone, a total of 8,335 traffic violations were recorded and there are 8,156 pending cases. These violations…
A repeat of March 2023 and August 2022 scenarios; no proper outlets for water to flow to drains, complain commuters Ramanagara: In a repeat of the harrowing experience faced by motorists on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway in March 2023 and August 2022, last evening’s rain once again caused severe flooding, blocking traffic for several hours. The…
Mysore/Mysuru: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Traffic and Road Safety, Alok Kumar, yesterday inspected over 60 Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras being installed along the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway (National Highway-275). Departing from Bengaluru, he travelled by road to Mysuru via Bidadi, Ramanagara, Channapatna and Maddur. He inspected the cameras at…
ADGP Traffic and Road Safety Alok Kumar to inspect camera-installation works on May 13 and 14 Mysore/Mysuru: Overspeeding, driving on the wrong side of Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (Highway), violating lane discipline and wrong lane travel will be totally reduced with the deployment of over 60 Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras along National…
Srirangapatna: A youth from Mysuru was killed on the spot, when another car coming from Bengaluru side jumped over the road median on Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway and rammed into the car the youth was travelling near Srinivasa Agrahara in the taluk yesterday. Police said that three other occupants of the car have sustained serious injuries and…
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