700 helmet-less riders booked on Feb. 4 2021 – 5.74 crore 2022 – 6.52 crore 2023 – 17.33 crore Mysore/Mysuru: Traffic penalties in Mysuru City limits have witnessed a noteworthy surge over the past three years. According to data from the last three years obtained by Star of Mysore, the City Traffic Police collected Rs.17,33,91,500…
Jathas mark ‘Road Safety Week’ in city
January 17, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Students of various schools and colleges took out jathas (rallies) to mark the ‘Road Safety Week’ celebrations launched by the Mysuru City Traffic Police in city this morning. At first, the students of CPC Polytechnic located on Ashoka Road took out a rally from the college premises. The rally, flagged off by CPC Polytechnic…
Special drives on traffic rules violators
November 24, 2023A total of 3,677 cases registered this year Mysore/Mysuru: Following increase in youths violating traffic rules, the Mysuru City Traffic Police, who conducted special drives from Nov. 1 till Nov. 19, 2023 for defective number plates, fake number plates, triple riding and other traffic rules violations have registered a total of 179 cases on offenders…
Goods vehicles, ambulances clog roads around K.R. Hospital
November 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The problem of private ambulances and goods vehicles parking along the side of the bustling Dhanvantri Road, stretching from Janatha Bazar Medical Store to Sayyaji Rao Road and from the Sayyaji Rao Road-Dhanvantri Road junction to the Government Ayurveda College Circle, is once again in the spotlight. This issue not only exacerbates existing parking…
Traffic Police crackdown on stunt riders, violators
November 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Traffic Police have apprehended numerous bikers, predominantly youngsters, engaged in perilous wheelies and other stunts. In an ongoing enforcement campaign, the Police have filed cases against various violations, including defective number plates, fake registration plates and triple riding. In addition to imposing fines, the Police are impounding vehicles and holding them…
Drunk driving checks to be intensified twice a week
October 8, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With Dasara round the corner, Traffic Police, who are conducting checking for various traffic violations will be conducting drunk driving checking twice a week across the city. Drunk driving checking is being conducted on every Wednesdays and Saturdays and in case there is bandobust duty on Wednesday, checking for drunk driving is being conducted…
Crackdown on faulty number plates begins
October 4, 2023Traffic ACP chases two-wheeler with a concealed registration number; seizes vehicle on Devaraj Urs Road Mysore/Mysuru: The City Traffic Police have launched a crackdown on vehicle owners using defective, decorative or illegal number plates. This enforcement drive, which began on Oct. 1, has been authorised by City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth and is under the…
Woman injured in accident; irate public point accusing finger at Police
October 2, 2023Verbal spat between commuters, Policemen; tense situation eases after senior officers intervene Mysore/Mysuru: An accident occurred yesterday afternoon at the Mysuru-Nanjangud Ring Road junction, resulting in injuries to 52-year-old K. Kalavathi, the wife of retired Government employee P. Nagaraju and a resident of Naidunagar. The accident led to a heated exchange of words between the…
ADGP Alok Kumar inspects traffic system, holds meeting in city
July 26, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Traffic and Road Safety Alok Kumar, addressed a meeting of Traffic Police Officers from Mysuru City, along with officers from NHAI, PWD and the Regional Transport Office (RTO) at the Conference Hall of the City Police Commissioner’s Office this afternoon. City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth, DCPs Muthuraj…
Wheelie and stunts on two-wheelers increasing
July 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Despite Traffic Police creating awareness on the dangers of wheelie and stunts on two-wheelers, which could lead to fatal accidents, such incidents are increasing across the city calling for strict Police action. Riders performing wheelie on the two-wheelers have increased on JLB Road, Narayana Shastri Road, Sayyaji Rao Road, Vidyaranyapuram Main Road, Outer Ring…
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