Karnataka Chief minister Siddaramaiah begins headcount of 101 SC sub-castes ahead of sub-quota rolloutKarnataka initiates SC census to assess backwardness and introduce internal quotas. CM Siddaramaiah launched the initiative following tensi...
05 May, 2025, 11.58 PM IST
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah takes up Scheduled Caste census ahead of giving internal quotaKarnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah initiated a scheduled caste census. The aim is to determine the population across 101 sub-castes. I...
05 May, 2025, 07.31 PM IST
Karnataka government begins statewide caste census for Scheduled Castes (SC)Karnataka government initiated a caste census targeting Scheduled Castes from May 5-17, overseen by Justice Nagamohan Das, to gather detail...
05 May, 2025, 02.16 PM IST
Karnataka Cabinet decides to set up SIT to probe 40% commission allegation against BJP governmentThe Karnataka Cabinet has decided to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the 40 per cent commission allegations against ...
11 Apr, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
Karnataka govt orders probe into '40 per cent commission scam'The new government of Karnataka has ordered an investigation into allegations that demands were made for a "40% commission" paid out in ret...
18 Aug, 2023, 08.40 PM IST
SC/ST quota hike: Process for inclusion into 9th schedule has begun, says Karnataka CMThe Karnataka Legislature during the legislature session in Belagavi in December had passed a bill to hike the reservation for Scheduled Ca...
10 Feb, 2023, 09.23 AM IST
Ordinance on hiked quota for SC/ST soon: Karnataka Minister"The ordinance will be promulgated in a day or two. The process has started," Sriramulu told reporters here. He said the hike would be bene...
17 Oct, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi says Karnataka BJP regime "anti-SC-ST", alleges it is a "commission" govtA large number of party workers and people gathered at the municipal ground here as the Congress party celebrated the foot march led by Rah...
15 Oct, 2022, 05.23 PM IST
After SC/ST quota hike, reservation-related demands pile up in KarnatakaWith reservation-related demands from various communities intensifying following the state government's decision to increase quota for SCs ...
11 Oct, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
Karnataka decides to hike SC, ST quota in educational institutions, government jobsThe decision came a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi sought an increase in the SC-ST reservations during his BharatJodoYatra in Mandy...
08 Oct, 2022, 12.14 AM IST
Karnataka decides to hike SC/ST quota a day after Rahul’s demand & nudged by BJPChief Minister Basavaraj Bommai made an announcement to this effect after chairing an all-party meeting that was attended by Congress and J...
07 Oct, 2022, 06.41 PM IST
Will talk to Cabinet on raising SC, ST quota: CM YediyurappaChief Minister BS Yediyurappa, who is under pressure from the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities to increase the reservation q...
10 Feb, 2021, 10.41 AM IST
Who are the Lingayats and why they want a minority statusThe Congress move aims to divide the votes BJP would rely on to win. Many, however, think the community might still vote for the BJP despit...
19 Mar, 2018, 07.58 PM IST
Karnataka cabinet to discuss on religious minority tag to LingayatsThe demand for a separate religion tag to Veerashaiva/ Lingayat faiths has surfaced from the numerically strong and politically-influential...
14 Mar, 2018, 12.06 AM IST
Karnataka High Court judges recusing themselves in the Ramachandrapur caseRetired judge HN Nagamohan Das believes that whatever the pressure, the judiciary has to hear the case and deliver its judgement.
26 Jan, 2015, 05.50 PM IST