Kannada activists visit Bengaluru IT firms, seek data on local hiringKannada activists are actively engaging with IT firms in Bengaluru regarding local employment statistics and hiring practices. They are gat...
03 Nov, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Karnataka to mandate display of state flag at private firms amid local jobs rowKarnataka's Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced a mandatory flag hoisting for private firms this month. This decision arises from issues...
01 Nov, 2026, 05.16 PM IST
Karnataka: CM Shivakumar asks pro-Kannada groups to stay away from IT firms, promises action on hiring biasChief Minister DK Shivakumar urged pro-Kannada organizations to avoid taking matters into their own hands amid recruitment concerns. Report...
30 Oct, 2026, 10.07 PM IST
Karnataka's DK Shivakumar warns Bengaluru IT firms of action over alleged bias against KannadigasChief Minister DK Shivakumar expressed concern over job discrimination against Kannadigas in technology companies. He highlighted the serio...
25 Oct, 2026, 05.50 PM IST
Karnataka govt's job quota bill flawed, says Ex-CM Veerappa MoilyIn an ET interview, Veerappa Moily criticized Siddaramaiah's halted Kannadiga job quota conflicting with Article14. He urged better investm...
20 Jul, 2024, 06.31 AM IST
Jobs for locals: BJP Karnataka chief asks Siddaramaiah to present bill in ongoing legislature sessionKarnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on social media site X called CM’s Wednesday night’s decision a ‘cowardly’ one. “Why mess with the li...
18 Jul, 2024, 01.07 PM IST
Karnataka Job Reservation Bill for Kannadigas explained: Who is eligible? How will it affect the companies?Karnataka Job Reservation: The Karnataka bill reserves jobs for locals, impacting companies like Google and Intel. Announced by Siddaramaia...
18 Jul, 2024, 11.31 AM IST
BJP warns Congress to be prepared for people's wrath for holding back job reservation bill in KarnatakaThe opposition BJP in Karnataka warned the Congress government to face public wrath if it fails to introduce a bill for job reservations fo...
18 Jul, 2024, 11.07 AM IST
Kannadigas not getting jobs in their own land, says Siddaramaiah, calling the proposed law historic oneChief Minister Siddaramaiah emphasizes the government's focus on welfare of Kannadigas with proposed job quotas for locals in private indus...
18 Jul, 2024, 10.50 AM IST
Karnataka Congress govt puts controversial job quota bill on holdKarnataka government halts job quota bill amid industry criticism. The bill aimed to reserve jobs for Kannadigas in private firms, but face...
17 Jul, 2024, 10.09 PM IST
Karnataka jobs reservation for Kannadigas: India Inc says move 'discriminatory', calls for it to be junkedThe Karnataka cabinet approved a bill mandating 50% reservation for locals in management jobs and 75% in non-management jobs in the private...
17 Jul, 2024, 09.32 PM IST
No need to fear or be apprehensive: Karnataka Industries Minister Patil on Reservation BillThe Minister noted that India is currently experiencing a manufacturing and industrial revolution driven by the global China Plus One polic...
17 Jul, 2024, 06.06 PM IST
Industry body expresses 'disappointment and deep concern' over K'taka reservation bill, says companies will be forced to relocateNasscom expressed disappointment and concern over the Karnataka State Employment of Local Industries Factories Establishment Act Bill, 2024...
17 Jul, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
Kannadiga reservation bill: Will resolve this confusion, says Karnataka Minister MB PatilAfter concerns were raised by industrialists from Karnataka regarding a new Bill mandating 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in gover...
17 Jul, 2024, 01.33 PM IST
Industry leaders resent Karnataka's diktat to MNCs to display number of Kannadigas on their rollsAfter the government tabled the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Bill in the legislative council on Tuesday, Kannada ...
21 Feb, 2024, 09.42 PM IST
Kannada body asks airlines to set aside 30% of top jobs for KannadigasThe head of the statutory body tasked with enforcing Kannada and protecting the interests of locals, said as many as 37 airlines are doing ...
26 Oct, 2017, 07.50 PM IST
Karnataka plans 100% quota for locals in private blue-collar jobsThe 100% horizontal reservation for Kannadigas is meant for all private industries -except those in the infotech and biotech sector.
22 Dec, 2016, 07.17 PM IST