In connection with the Dharmasthala case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has begun a large-scale search operation across the 12-acre Banglegudde forest area near the Netravati bathing ghat.

Advocate Rohit Pandey of the Supreme Court has written to the Chief Justice of India requesting the apex court to take suo motu cognizance of the alleged mass burials in Dharmasthala and to place the ongoing Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge.

The bail plea of Chinnayya, who is currently in judicial custody in connection with the Dharmasthala case, was rejected on September 16. 

Facing a persistent milk shortage, dairy farmers in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts are increasingly sourcing high-yielding cows from Erode in Tamil Nadu, a region known for its superior dairy cattle.

 The BJP on Monday announced a protest in Mangaluru on September 16 against the alleged "anti-people and anti-labour" policies of the Congress government in Karnataka. 

The uncle of Sowjanya, the 17-year-old college student whose 2012 rape and murder shook Karnataka, has moved the High Court of Karnataka with a public interest litigation demanding urgent judicial intervention in what he describes as a “decades-long pattern of unexplained deaths, rapes, and disappearances” in Dharmasthala.  

In an incident reported from Ullal Sea Ground on Monday, a fishing boat capsized as it hit rocks near the shore after its engine turned off. The fishermen are learned to be safe. 

A tragic road accident in Saudi Arabia has claimed the life of a youngster from Ullal, Millath Nagar. The deceased has been identified as Abdul Razik (27), son of Muhammad.