Mysuru: As a result of continuing to suffer unmanageable traffic congestion in Mysuru’s Sub-urban Bus Stand, KSRTC has suggested the use of part of the space belonging to nearby People’s Park. MGP is appreciative of such a consumer friendly proactive step. While the last Mysuru Master Plan was being developed in 2012 (it was finally…
Rs. 20.51 lakh cash seized in four days at Sub-Urban Bus Stand
April 15, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The election officers manning the check-post at the entry point of Sub-Urban Bus Stand have seized a total of Rs. 20,51,900 lakh cash in four days. This morning, the team of election officials, led by MCC Assistant Engineer K. Mani, who is deployed as the Check-Post Magistrate, seized Rs. 2,27,900 cash from a passenger…
Co-passenger offers sedative-laced coffee to elderly woman and loots her
November 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: An elderly woman, travelling in a bus from Bengaluru to Mysuru, lost her gold ornaments after drinking coffee laced with sedatives which was offered to her by a co-passenger. The elderly woman, who lost her jewellery, is 71-year-old Ambujakshamma, a resident of Siddarthanagar in city. On Nov. 25 at about 1.30 pm, Ambujakshamma came…
Unscientific barricades on B.N. Road removed
November 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The unscientifically placed barricades on the Bengaluru-Nilgiri (B.N.) Road near the Sub-Urban Bus Stand were removed by the Devaraja Police last evening. Over a stretch of more than 250 metres on the road leading up to the Maharaja Hotel, a barricade spanning over 15 feet wide had been installed. The Police took this action…
Barricades near Sub-Urban Bus Stand to be removed if unscientific: DCP
November 20, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The barricades laid on the Bengaluru-Nilgiri (BN) Road near the Sub-Urban Bus Stand will be removed if found unscientific, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) S. Jahnavi. She was speaking to Star of Mysore this morning regarding the barricade laid ahead of the section where rental cars are parked. Over 15-ft of…
Miscreants snatch mobile phones in city
March 7, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In separate incidents, miscreants have snatched mobile phones from two persons near Sub-Urban Bus Stand and on Irwin Road on Mar. 4. In the first incident, miscreants have lifted a mobile phone of 38-year-old Fr. T.M. Vergeese near Sub-Urban Bus Stand. Fr. Vargeese, a native of Uppinangadi in Dakshina Kannada district, who was working…
Miscreants assault Kerala man, decamp with cash, ATM card
February 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Miscreants, who assaulted a man from Kerala have decamped with cash and ATM card belonging to him. The incident took place near Sub-Urban Bus Stand at about 1 am on Feb. 10. The victim, identified as 41-year-old Dhanesh of Vayathur village in Kannur district of Kerala, who arrived from Bengaluru, alighted the bus at…
Two youths commit suicide
October 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two youths have committed suicide in city. In the first case, a 28-year-old youth committed suicide by hanging self at a lodged in city on Oct. 18. The deceased has been identified as Shivaraj, a resident of K.R. Pet. Shivaraj, who came to city on Oct. 12, checked into a lodge…
Lack of passengers as KSRTC resumes inter-district service
June 28, 2021Only 100 city buses allowed to ply today No inter-State service for now Mysore/Mysuru: The Sub-Urban and City Bus Stands witnessed poor passenger traffic as the Mysuru City and Rural Divisions of KSRTC resumed its services this morning after a gap of two months. The KSRTC had suspended its services (both city and rural) on…
Exodus 2.0: Migrants, students vacate city
April 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru witnessed another round of exodus today — after the first one in 2020 — following the State Government’s announcement of a two-week COVID Curfew from tonight due to surge in virus infection. While the KSRTC has announced extra buses, the exodus has led to concerns that the pandemic may also hit villages. As…
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