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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.

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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.

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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,…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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

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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.”

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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.

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

He has been Dharmadhikari of Dharmasthala temple since 1968

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Forest staff collect 200 bags of plastic waste

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

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“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

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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

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