Mysore/Mysuru: Following publication of the letter in ‘Voice of the Reader’ column titled ‘Disaster waiting to happen?’ in yesterday’s Star of Mysore, V.V. Puram Traffic Police, this morning, swung into action and regulated the movement of vehicles besides streamlining parking of vehicles. In the letter, the reader had highlighted traffic menace on 2nd Main Road…
Weighty Wheelie
January 7, 2022Wheelie or wheelstand is a vehicle manoeuvre in which the front wheel or wheels come off the ground due to sufficient torque being applied to rear wheel or wheels. But in this case, the goods vehicle did a wheelstand due to excess weight of goods loaded in the rear portion. This freak incident took place…
Footpath encroachment clearance drive yields Rs. 5,400 spot fines
August 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing their efforts to clear footpaths of encroachments to make was for pedestrians, the Mysuru City Traffic Police conducted a footpath encroachment clearance drive yesterday too at various places in city. The drives were conducted by Devaraja, Krishnaraja, Narasimharaja, Siddarthanagar and V.V. Puram Traffic Police at Devaraj Urs Road 1st Cross, Krishnaraja Boulevard Road,…
Overloaded tippers seized, penalised
August 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: V.V. Puram Traffic Police have penalised seven tippers for overloading of broken stones and M-Sand on Friday. Residents of Ring Road had complained to the Police about hundreds of overloaded tippers from Gundlupet and KRS entering Mysuru through Ring Road. Due to overloading, sand and broken stones are falling on the road, causing problems…
Tree fall: Close shave for car driver
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 32-year-old man had a providential escape and survived even after a giant tree fell on his car while he was inside the vehicle. He was readying to get off his car to have breakfast and was rolling up the windshields when the tree came crashing. Fortunately he came out unscathed. The incident occurred…
Two-wheeler rally marks National Road Safety Month
February 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of 32nd National Road Safety Month, V.V. Puram Traffic Police conducted a two-wheeler rally to create awareness on road safety and traffic rules in city this morning. Girl students from Mahajana and Seshadripuram Colleges, numbering about 140, took out the rally from V.V. Puram Traffic Police Station, which was flagged off by…
Midnight hit-and-run case: Oil leak helps trace killer vehicle
January 1, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With nothing more than pieces of shattered windshield discarded by the side of a road and a trail of leaking engine oil on the road, the V.V. Puram Traffic Police tracked down a speeding cab that rammed into a bike killing a 27-year-old youth last night. The vehicle was traced within one hour of…
Operation stray cattle
October 10, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) staff, assisted by V.V. Puram Traffic Police have seized two cows which were found roaming freely on roads causing traffic problems at Jayalakshmipuram yesterday. Though MCC and Police are frequently warning cattle owners not to let cows freely on roads, cattle owners are not paying heed to the warnings…
Elderly man dies as errant car driver blocks ambulance
September 4, 2020Car driver arrested by V.V. Puram Traffic Police; Court imposes a fine of Rs. 11,000 Mysore/Mysuru: The city Police have arrested a car driver for deliberately blocking the way of an ambulance carrying an aged person who suffered a heart attack. The elderly person was being shifted from Chikkamagalur to Mysuru for speciality care. Sadly,…
Youth who stole cop’s bike arrested while trying to sell bike’s engine
March 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 20-year-old youth, who had stolen the bike of a Policeman in front of V.V. Puram Traffic Police Station recently, has been arrested by Hebbal Police when he (accused) was trying to sell the bike’s engine near Abhishek Circle on Mar. 13. The arrested youth is Umesh, a resident of Belavatha in city. During…
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