Mysore/Mysuru: A motorbike rider was killed on the spot and the pillion rider suffered injuries when their vehicle was knocked down and run over by a sand-laden tipper lorry near Banchallihundi on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road. Shivaswamy (30) of Arepura village in Gundlupet tauk is the deceased, while the pillion rider Mahesh, aged 24, of the same…
Bus shelter row takes fresh twists and turns
November 17, 2022Punish me if I have committed any mistake, says emotional MLA Ramdas NHAI issues notice to clear the bus shelter built without taking approval Mysore/Mysuru: The controversy over gumbaz-shaped bus shelter on the Mysuru-Nanjangud Road along the National Highway 766 refuses to die down and the issue is taking fresh twists and turns. Last night,…
Unidentified man killed in road accident
June 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was walking on the roadside was killed when a bike hit him near Gundu Rao Nagar on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road on May 28 night. One Sriharsha was riding his Bajaj Discover bike (KA-09-HE-3038), when he hit the unidentified man causing severe injuries to the pedestrian. Though the injured pedestrian was admitted…
Scooterist fatally knocked down by unidentified vehicle
May 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A 65-year old Scooter rider was killed on the spot when an unidentified vehicle knocked down the Scooter near Bandipalya on Mysuru-Nanjangud road this morning. Vasanth (65), a resident of Ashokapuram in city is the deceased. Vasanth who worked for a Lorry office near Bandipalya, was travelling to work on his Scooter at about…
Forest Dept. removes trees planted by its own staff
October 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department is removing trees of various species planted by its own staff on the 9 km stretch of the National Highway (NH) service road from Bannur Ring Road junction (Devegowda Circle) to APMC Yard on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road and are translocating them to other places to facilitate widening of the service road on…
Driver absconds after crashing truck into road median
August 23, 2021K.R. Traffic Police seize vehicle Mysore/Mysuru: A truck, proceeding towards Nanjangud from Mysuru, crashed into a road median near Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashram on the busy Mysuru-Nanjangud Road in the early hours of today. The vehicle and the median have been badly damaged in the incident. Soon after the incident, the truck driver has fled…
Canter catches fire: Incense sticks worth Rs.2 lakh destroyed
February 13, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A canter vehicle transporting incense sticks (Agarbathi) accidentally caught fire near Kadakola on Mysuru-Nanjangud road yesterday. The vehicle was carrying a load of incense sticks from Kadakola Industrial area in Nanjangud to Mysuru at about 2pm, when flames started emanating from the load near Kadakola. Soon the driver Syed stopped the vehicle and doused…
Rider killed as truck rams into bike
August 14, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider was killed on the spot when a truck rammed into his bike on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road on Wednesday evening. The deceased is Nanjappa (40), a resident of Kadakola. According to Police, Nanjappa was proceeding towards Nanjangud from Mysuru on his bike when a speeding truck rammed into his bike from behind, killing…
Mysuru-Nanjangud Road re-opens for traffic
August 10, 2020Mysuru/Nanjangud: With flood water receding at the stretch near Mallanamoole Mutt following reduction in discharge from Kabini Dam, the ever busy Mysuru-Nanjangud Road was re-opened for traffic at about 5 pm yesterday after a two-day blockade due to heavy water logging. As Kabini River, which flows along Mysuru-Nanjangud Road near Mallanamoole Mutt, was in spate…
Toll collection resumes on Mysuru Highways
August 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The toll collection on Mysuru-Nanjangud and Mysuru-Kollegal Highways that was temporarily suspended after a few Toll Plaza staff from Bengaluru tested positive for COVID-19 a couple of weeks ago, has now resumed. The toll collection at Mysuru-Nanjangud Road Toll Plaza set up near K.N. Hundi Village and at Mysuru-T. Narasipur-Kollegal Road Toll Plaza set…
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