Karnataka: Govt will send fresh proposal to Centre to include Kurubas in ST list, says SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a renewed effort to include the Kuruba community in the Scheduled Tribes (ST) list, submitt...
17 Sep, 2025, 07.57 PM IST
Karnataka: Govt initiates discussion to include Kuruba subsect in ST list, BJP sees redThe Karnataka government is trying to include a Kuruba sub-caste in the Scheduled Tribes list. This move has sparked opposition from the BJ...
15 Sep, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
Dharwad Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 3: Date, schedule, result, party-wise candidates and other key detailsAt the forefront of this electoral battleground stand Pralhad Joshi of the BJP and Vinod Asooti representing the Indian National Congress (...
07 May, 2024, 11.06 AM IST
PM Modi pays tributes to Kanaka Dasa on his jayanti and Maharshi ValmikiKanaka Dasa, whose birth anniversary is being celebrated today, is a renowned name in the field of 'Kirtanas' and 'Ugabhoga' (Carnatic musi...
11 Nov, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s Karnataka events to be launchpad for BJP campaignThree of Friday’s events stand out for their political significance amid the rancorous attacks by the opposition Congress and JD(S) on the ...
11 Nov, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
Siddaramaiah gets Rahul Gandhi’s nod for Ahinda Conventioniddaramaiah met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Tuesday touching off speculations over the purpose of the meeting. The former CM has kept away fro...
17 Feb, 2021, 12.01 PM IST
Sangh Parivar fanning agitations of various communities demanding reservation: SiddaramaiahIn a series of tweets, the Congress stalwart advised people not to fall prey to the "mischievous misdeeds' of the Sangh Parivar" who are tr...
14 Feb, 2021, 08.29 PM IST
JDS not contesting bypolls as it wants its "marginal" votes to go to BJP: SiddaramaiahBypolls for Belgaum (Belagavi) Lok Sabha, and Basavakalyan, Sindgi and Maski Assembly seats are due and the schedule is expected to be anno...
11 Feb, 2021, 03.19 PM IST
Reservation demands: Govt will do whatever is possible within the ambit of law and constitution, says YediyurappaThe Chief Minister said the matter was being discussed and after consulting legal experts, the Advocate General and other important people,...
10 Feb, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
Bengaluru: Kuruba rally unlikely to upend Congress vote bankThe backward community accounts for an estimated 7% of Karnataka’s population and as its political influence rises, there is a scramble amo...
09 Feb, 2021, 11.08 AM IST
Two big communities’ quota clamour puts Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa in a tight spotPanchamasalis are the dominant subcaste grouping within Lingayats. There are 13 Panchamasali MLAs including two ministers in the government...
08 Feb, 2021, 10.41 AM IST
In BSY's Lingayat-heavy cabinet, caste-region balance goes for a tossBengaluru has nine ministers, Belagavi has five. Mumbai-Karnataka region with eight districts is represented in the cabinet by a dozen memb...
14 Jan, 2021, 12.15 AM IST
Vokkaliga Mutts warn against move to unsettle JDS-Congress governmentTumkur district-based Spatikapuri mutt head Nanjavadhutha Swami said Vokkaligas would not forgive attempts to dislodge Kumaraswamy. He also...
29 Jun, 2018, 08.10 AM IST
CM Siddaramaiah faces ‘local vs outsider’ hitch in BadamiThe BJP, on the other hand, has been discussing the names of B Sriramulu, PC Gaddigoudar and BS Yeddyurappa for the same constituency.
22 Apr, 2018, 11.36 PM IST
Amit Shah woos Kurubas in CM’s bastionThe BJP chief continued his reach-out to the community by visiting Rayanna’s tomb in Nandagad village of Belgaavi district.
14 Apr, 2018, 09.30 AM IST
In safe play, Siddaramaiah likely to contest from two constituenciesThe party high command is reportedly keen that there should be no doubt about Siddaramaiah’s victory.
14 Apr, 2018, 09.23 AM IST
Amit Shah, Rahul Gandhi hail the same OBC iconThe Kuruba community, to which CM Siddaramaiah belongs, is considered to be the biggest OBC group, accounting for about 7% of the state’s p...
04 Apr, 2018, 12.07 PM IST