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Caste has been playing a very dominant, deliberating role in our society since long. Also mass media play a major role in informing, educating and entertaining the people. Besides, they are used to bring about certain desirable changes among the people , as media and society influence each other. The discrimination of certain groups in the society is followed in terms of the media coverage too. Media can serve as an important instrument in achieving social justice by educating, raising awareness and questioning caste discrimination. But unfortunately the, Mass media or the mainstream media is not in a position to report the violence on Dalith Women. This media deliberately excluding issues of these sections of women to report and to discuss. Dalith women in Indian society are triply exploited on the basis of caste, class & Gender. But these are not taken as headlines in News papers or Top Debates in Television channels. This paper discusses how caste playing main role in reporting women issues in mainstream media by comparing two (2) incidents in Telangana State, Disha & Samatha. It also concludes that media should have moral responsibility and gives suggestions to the down trodden communities to have their own media to address their problems.