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Prathap Simha seeks fair SIR, alleges pressure on BLOs
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Prathap Simha seeks fair SIR, alleges pressure on BLOs

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: 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…

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SOM reality check finds no violation of EC norms

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: 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…

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Centre plotting to delete one crore voters: KPCC

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: 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…

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JD(S) claims Congress influencing SIR exercise

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: 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
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Notorious house burglar arrested

July 9, 2026

Used 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…

Mysuru youth arrested for ‘blackmailing’ Channapatna Tahsildar
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Mysuru youth arrested for ‘blackmailing’ Channapatna Tahsildar

July 9, 2026

Cops on a lookout for two more accused Mysuru: Channapatna Police have arrested a native of Chamarajanagar district, on charges of threatening and blackmailing Channapatna Tahsildar B.N. Girish (former Mysuru Tahsildar) and have launched a search to nab two others who are absconding. The arrested is Anush, a resident of Mysuru, hailing  from Yanagumba village…

After 2-day ordeal…: Elephant walks out of estate pond
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After 2-day ordeal…: Elephant walks out of estate pond

July 9, 2026

Siddapur: A 15-year-old wild elephant that had been stranded for two days in a pond inside a coffee estate near Kannambadi, close to Thithimathi, walked out on its own and is now under the watch of Forest Department officials. The tusker entered the coffee estate owned by Kallichanda Raja on Monday evening and became trapped…

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G Square Group launches G Square Alchemy

July 9, 2026

A Premium Plotted Community in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Mysuru Mysuru: G Square Group, India’s largest plotted developer, recently launched G Square Alchemy, a premium plotted residential community in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Mysuru. Marking the company’s continued expansion in Karnataka, the project has been designed to meet the growing demand for premium plotted developments in an infrastructure-led residential…

‘Mahatmana Magalu’ book release & interaction programme
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‘Mahatmana Magalu’ book release & interaction programme

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: The Indian Institute of Educational Theatre (IIET), Mysuru, has organised the book release and interaction programme for the Kannada translation of ‘Mahatmana Magalu’ (The Mahatma’s Daughter), the autobiography of Madeleine Slade, popularly known as Mirabehn (Meerakka). The book has been translated into Kannada by Manjunath Chand. Mirabehn, whom Mahatma Gandhi accepted as his own…

Daksha’s Campus Clean-Up Drive
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Daksha’s Campus Clean-Up Drive

July 9, 2026

Mysuru: Daksha College in Hootagalli Industrial Area, Mysuru, marked World Environment Day-2026 with a strong commitment to sustainability through a Campus Clean-Up Drive and Road Adoption Programme in the presence of chief guest H.K. Madesh, Development Officer at Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB). Extending its responsibility beyond the campus, the college launched a Road…

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