The Latest Breaking News from Dharmasthala

Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara on Monday informed the Assembly that one skeleton and a few human bones have been recovered so far during the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) excavation work in the Dharmasthala case. “The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report has not yet been received. Until the report comes, further…

Karnataka police have registered seven FIRs after three YouTubers were attacked in Dharmasthala. Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) did not carry out any exhumation on Thursday. The whistleblower visited the Belthangady police station, and SIT officials told TNM they were logging details of the case and planning next steps.

In this episode of South Central, Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the life and legacy of V S Achuthanandan with environmentalist Sridhar Radhakrishnan and senior journalist Sreejan Balakrishnan.

In 2012, the rape and murder of 17-year-old Sowjanya in Karnataka’s temple town of Dharmasthala led to widespread outrage and several protests across the state. Yet, thirteen years later, the perpetrators of the crime have not been brought to justice. Reason: The police allegedly botched up the investigation. 

Hasiru Tapasvi cleans up Charmadi Ghat after Maha Shivaratri Padayaatra to prevent plastic pollution in water bodies.

Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, which have many pilgrim and tourist destinations that attract thousands, struggle to dispose of mounds of waste. While locals are more easily convinced to keep their environs clean, the floating population poses a problem often. The local bodies here are trying to evolve solutions.

The High Court of Karnataka has ordered the issue of notice to the State government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition seeking a fresh investigation into the 2012 case of rape and murder of 17-year-old Soujanya, who was a student of SDM College, Ujire, near Dharmasthala,…

Mysuru has become the first city in Karnataka to be made free from single-use plastic. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sought support from people, govt. departments and agencies to achieve this milestone. Four other cities, Bidar, Kalaburagi, Tumakuru and Dharmasthala, have also been identified for the initiative. CM expressed happiness and said…

The High Court of Karnataka on Friday refused to entertain a PIL petition seeking a fresh or reinvestigation into the 2012 case of rape and murder of 17-year-old Soujanya, who was a student of SDM College, Ujire near Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada district.