The primary accused in the Dharmasthala mass burials case Chinnayya, who is out on bail, has filed a complaint with Dharmasthala Police against five people, including Sowjanya Movement activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody and YouTuber Sameer MD.

 Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.

Karnataka has recorded zero dengue deaths in 2025 up to November, even though the state reported 6,759 dengue cases during the same period. The information was shared by the Family Welfare and Health Ministry in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

An externment order has once again been issued against Mahesh Shetty Timarodi of Ujire, who has been leading the agitation in connection with the Soujanya case. The order has been passed for the second time by the Puttur Assistant Commissioner.

Security agencies and forest officials have initiated an inquiry after a Chinese-made GPS tracking device was found attached to a seagull near the coastal belt of Karwar in Uttara Kannada district on Wednesday close to a sensitive naval zone.

The accused in the Dharmasthala case of burial of bodies in multiple places, Chinnayya, was granted bail by the Dakshina Kannada District Court on November 24 with 12 conditions, but 23 days later, he is yet to be let out of Shivamogga Jail due to lack of bond and absence of two sureties.

A case has been registered at the Belthangady Police Station against the owner and staff of Prithvi Jewellers, located near Santhekatte, for allegedly assaulting three schoolboys on Monday afternoon.