We are ready to hand over vehicles but do not suddenly take them away’ Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Travels Association (MTA) has alleged the high-handedness of the Transport Department and the election officers while taking away vehicles for election duty. The Association, comprising owners of cars and other vehicle rental agencies, has alleged that their prior…
Government Departments already in line: RTOs
February 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Ever since the Central Government issued a capping on the renewal of registration of vehicles which are older than 15 years, on Nov. 24, 2022, various Government Departments in Mysuru are abiding by the order. According to Regional Transport Officers (RTO) — Bheemanagowda Patil (RTO West) and L. Deepak (RTO East) — be it…
FC details of some vehicles unavailable on RTO website
January 13, 2022Vehicle owners allege harassment by Police while checking documents Mysore/Mysuru: Several vehicle owners in the city have complained that as the information of Fitness Certificate (FC) expiry date of some of their vehicles is missing in the RTO website, they are being harassed by the Police Department while checking their vehicles. Policemen resort to checking…
Get Driving Licence without a driving test at RTO !
June 18, 2021New guidelines will come into effect from July 1 New Delhi: In a bid to cut down on long queues and extended waiting periods at Regional Transport Offices (RTOs), the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has notified rules for accredited driving training centres where candidates will be provided high-quality driving courses. Once…
45 DLs impounded on single day for using mobile while driving
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Driving License (DL) of 45 motorists, who were caught red-handed talking on mobile phones while riding in city, has been impounded and submitted to Regional Transport Office (RTO) for further action. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandesh Kumar said all the 45 DLs were impounded on Monday alone. Of late, there has been increase…
ACB sleuths raid three Officers in Mysuru
March 9, 2021Gold utensils, expensive watches found Raiding teams stay in city lodges as tourists Mysuru/Bengaluru: In a massive pre-dawn swoop, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths conducted raids at the residences and offices of nine Government officials across Karnataka including Mysuru, Bengaluru, Belagavi, Chikkaballapura and Yadgir. As per initial reports, cash, jewellery, expensive watches and gold utensils have…
Saturday shock: RTO men swoop on city roads, book traffic violators
January 2, 2021Cases booked till 1.30 pm RTO East – 100 RTO West – 120 Mysore/Mysuru: Officers of Regional Transport Office (RTO), Mysuru, swooped on streets across city to book violations by drivers of all kinds of motor vehicles this morning. This came as a big surprise for Mysureans as the RTO officials stopped two-wheelers, cars, goods…
Helmetless riders beware !
October 21, 2020DL to be suspended for 3 months Helmet must for children above 4 years Bengaluru: Riding a two-wheeler without wearing a helmet will now lead to the suspension of Driving Licence (DL) along with fine. The move comes in the backdrop of an increase in the number of bikers being booked for not wearing helmets…
Clear pending traffic violation dues, renew your vehicle documents
October 11, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Planning to obtain Fitness Certificate, Emission Test Certificate or Insurance renewal for your vehicle? Then clear your pending traffic violation penalties first before obtaining the documents. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandesh Kumar told Star of Mysore that most of the vehicle owners do not respond to notices sent to them on traffic violation…
RTOs resume DL tests under COVID shadow
July 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: After three months of COVID-induced lockdown and a phased unlock process, the two Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in city have resumed Learner’s (LLR) and permanent Driving Licence (DL) tests. But as the RTO East and West have restricted the number of candidates taking the daily tests, there is a shortfall in revenue. Karnataka Regional…
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