Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

REVEALED: Dharmasthala - The Real Truth

SIT files charges against activists in Dharmasthala skull case

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala mass burial allegations has filed a complaint report against activists Mahesh Thimmarodi and Girish Mattanavar and Dharmasthala residents Jayan T and Vittal Gowda, accusing them of perjury and criminal conspiracy in connection with a skull that was planted as evidence.

Newslaundry

Dharmasthala whistleblower arrested by SIT for fake evidence

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala case arrested the whistleblower in the case on August 23.

Newslaundry

Dharmasthala case: No excavation until forensic test reports of soil and bones, says Karnataka Home Minister

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…

Newslaundry

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Dharmasthala: No exhumation on Thursday, Kannada channels under scanner

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.

Newslaundry

FIRs filed as YouTubers, reporter attacked in Dharmasthala

After violence erupted in Dharmasthala over coverage of the SIT probe into alleged mass burials, police confirmed the situation is now under control and multiple FIRs have been registered. An official statement noted that no one was seriously injured.

Newslaundry

The News Minute moves Karnataka HC against Dharmasthala gag orders

The News Minute has approached the Karnataka High Court challenging two separate gag orders that have been used to curb its reportage on the Dharmasthala mass burial case. The court is likely to hear the matter next week.

Newslaundry

Let Me Explain on ground: A history of deaths and burials that haunt Dharmasthala

This episode was shot on July 31. There have been more developments in the case, which you can read here.

Newslaundry

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Breakthrough in Dharmasthala case: Human remains found near Karnataka river

Human remains have been found at Dharmasthala on the third day of excavation, according to Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials investigating the alleged mass burials case. The remains were found on Tuesday, July 29, at Spot 6 near the Nethravati river — one of the 13 spots where the whistleblower…

Newslaundry

South Central 37: VS Achuthanandan’s legacy and gag orders in the Dharmasthala case

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.

Newslaundry

Let Me Explain: How police lapses derail investigations and fail victims

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.

Newslaundry

NGO organises cleanliness drive along Charmadi Ghat to clear tonnes of trash thrown by devotees on Padayaatra

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

The Hindu

Big footfalls bring big mounds of plastic and other waste

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 Hindu

Karnataka High Court issues notice to State and CBI on petition filed by Soujanya’s father seeking fresh investigation into rape and murder case

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,…

The Hindu

Mysuru to be made single-use plastic-free city

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 Hindu

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Karnataka High Court dismisses PIL seeking reinvestigation into Soujanya murder case

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.

The Hindu

Karnataka Rashtra Samiti protest march reaches Mudigere taluk

Karnataka Rashtra Samiti (KRS) launched a 330-km march from Dharmasthala to Bengaluru to seek justice for a 17-yr-old girl who was raped and murdered 11 yrs ago. KRS state president Ravi Krishna Reddy said govt had been careless on the issue. The 14-day march demands measures for women and children…

The Hindu

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Karnataka Today newsletter: Yet another moral policing incident in Dakshina Kannada, and more

The Hindu

Mystery of Dharmasthala: Eleven years and many probes later, no trace of Soujanya’s killer

Sowjanya was raped and murdered 11 years ago in Dharmasthala

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Airstrips proposed in Dharmasthala, Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru; ecologists question move

Karnataka government has proposed to develop airstrips in Dharmasthala, Kodagu and Chikkamagaluru with the intention of “promoting tourism, industrial sector and support disaster management measures.”

The Hindu

National-level tech fest, Insignia-2023, at SDMCET in Dharwad from tomorrow

A two-day national-level technical and cultural festival, Insignia-2023, is being hosted by Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Engineering and Technology (SDMCET) in Dharwad on Friday and Saturday.

The Times of India

Three of family die in car-bus collision in Karnataka

MANGALURU: Three members of a family of Andhra Pradesh origin died when the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with a private bus near Nellikaru in Udupi district on Saturday. The accident occurred on the Udupi-Subrahmanya Road when the couple and their two-year-old child were travelling from Dharmasthala…

The Hindu

Veerendra Heggade — man who turned a pilgrimage centre into one geared for social service

He has been Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala temple since 1968

The Hindu

Forest staff collect 200 bags of plastic waste

Hundreds of devotees dumped them while walking on the stretch to reach Dharmasthala

The Hindu

“Truth test”: Gopalakrishna also takes part

Former MLA Belur Gopalakrishna visited Dharmasthala on Saturday to take part in the “truth test” on the allegations he levelled against Sagar MLA Hartal Halappa. Mr. Gopalakrishna, on his way to the t

The Hindu

Halappa takes “truth test” at Dharmasthala

Former MLA Belur Gopalakrishna had alleged that Halappa took money from people those into sand mining in Sagar and Hosanagar taluks

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The High Court of Karnataka

159 stories

The Central Bureau of Investigation

the Karnataka High Court

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.