Mysuru: Deputy Election Commissioner of Election Commission of India (ECI) Sanjay Kumar held a meeting with District-level Election Officers at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Siddarthanagar here this morning and reviewed the progress of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Mysuru District. The meeting assumed significance in the wake of complaints…
83.90% enumeration forms distributed in Mysuru district
July 9, 2026Total voters: 27,99,693; Enumeration Forms distributed in 11 Assembly segments: 23,49,006 As the SIR process in Mysuru district gains momentum, the distribution of enumeration forms has touched 83.90 percent in the district as on July 8, 2026. The district has also logged online 11,419 submission of enumeration forms and computerisation of as many as 1,13,643…
2.5-km road from Belavadi-Hebbal Industrial areas to be upgraded at Rs. 5 crore
July 9, 2026MLA G.T. Devegowda launches road development works; The stretch was last asphalted by KIADB 17 years ago in 2009 Mysuru, July 9 (BS)- Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) performed guddali puja for the 2.5-km road development works from Automotive Axles junction in Belavadi Industrial Area to the upcoming Mysore Export Centre on Outer Ring Road…
Tender awarded a year ago… US-Iran war delayed tar supply
July 9, 2026Mysuru: Following a series of reports published by Star of Mysore, highlighting the pathetic condition of roads at Hebbal Industrial Area (HIA) in the city, the authorities have finally woken up to address the situation. A report titled ‘Bad roads haunt industrialists, workers at Hebbal Industrial Area’, had been last published in SOM on June…
BJP workers face threats: MP
July 9, 2026Special Intensive Revision in N.R. Assembly segment ‘Police cover needed in sensitive Narasimharaja areas’ Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has said the BJP has no Booth Level Agents (BLAs) in at least eight wards of the Narasimharaja (N.R.) Assembly Constituency and urged the Police to provide security for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
Prathap Simha seeks fair SIR, alleges pressure on BLOs
July 9, 2026Mysuru: Accusing the Congress Government in Karnataka of fostering irregularities in the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha alleged that SIR enumeration forms were being distributed and filled up at mosques and Muslim function halls, particularly in minority-dominated localities, in violation of Election Commission of India (ECI) norms. Addressing mediapersons in…
SOM reality check finds no violation of EC norms
July 9, 2026Mysuru: The SIR of electoral rolls in N.R. Constituency has picked up pace with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) distributing enumeration forms at door-to-door and helping the voters with tips on how to fill those forms. In the wake of BJP and its ally JD(S) party leaders’ allegations about BLOs skipping door-to-door visits in N.R. segment…
Centre plotting to delete one crore voters: KPCC
July 9, 2026Mysuru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Spokesperson M. Lakshmana has alleged that the Central Government is attempting to delete one crore voters in Karnataka under the guise of SIR of electoral rolls. Addressing mediapersons at Congress Bhavan on Monday, he claimed that Karnataka has around 5.6 crore voters, of whom 50 lakh had already been…
JD(S) claims Congress influencing SIR exercise
July 9, 2026Mysuru: Former MLA and JD(S) District President C. Ashwin Kumar has alleged that the SIR of electoral rolls is not being conducted in an authorised manner in the district. Addressing mediapersons at a hotel here on Monday, he claimed that while SIR process had been completed successfully in several other States, irregularities were being reported…
Notorious house burglar arrested
July 9, 2026Used to burgle houses without breaking open locks; 498 grams gold worth Rs. 65.20 lakh recovered Mysuru: A notorious house burglar, who used to burgle houses without breaking open the door locks and locks of almirahs or wardrobes, has been arrested by the District Police. Disclosing this at a press meet at his office in…












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