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Today's Congress Legislature Party meet to name DK Shivakumar as Karnataka Chief MinisterBengaluru Congress leaders meet Saturday to choose their new chief. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar is already discussing cabinet appoi...
Supreme Court questions quota to children of economically, educationally advanced families in backward classesThe Supreme Court is questioning the continuation of reservation benefits for children from affluent families within backward classes. Just...
Karnataka invites fresh applications under startup grant programKarnataka's IT/BT department has reopened applications for its Elevate startup support program, offering grants up to Rs 50 lakh. This year...
MoS V Somanna meets Amit Shah, seeks inclusion of Kadugolla in ST listUnion Minister V Somanna met Amit Shah to advocate for the Kadugolla community's inclusion in Karnataka's Scheduled Tribe list. A delegatio...
Siddaramaiah involved in MUDA, Valmiki Corporation 'scams', must resign: BJP's Shobha KarandlajeUnion Minister Shobha Karandlaje called for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's resignation on Tuesday, alleging his involvement in the...
BJP protests against Congress govt in Karnataka alleging rampant corruptionBJP legislators in Karnataka staged a protest against alleged corruption by the Congress government, led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Th...
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...
Merely naming caste, without intention to insult, not an offence under SC/ST Act: Karnataka High CourtThe court noted that because the said aspect (intention to insult) was conspicuously absent in the case at hand, allowing further proceedin...
Governor gives assent to ordinance increasing SC/ST reservation in KarnatakaWith the passage of the ordinance, which was in accordance with the Justice Nagamohan Das committee report, the reservation for the Schedul...
Rajya Sabha passes bill to remove Bhogta caste from Scheduled Castes listReplying to the debate of the bill, Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said, "We will bring such amendments related to more states in the ...
Scheduled Caste community members may not get quota benefits in Karnataka post religious conversionOnce converted, as per a proposed anti-conversion law, the Karnataka government would recognise the persons by their adopted religion. It i...
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...
BS Yediyurappa crosses big hurdle, but a bigger test awaitsPolitical pundits insist that Yediyurappa will, besides political challenges, also face pressure on delivering election promises to voters.
HD Kumaraswamy relents, appoints Congress MLA to State Pollution Control BoardThe development was swift, and caught everyone by surprise but the transition of power was smooth. The Congress, a few months ago, had sent...
Supreme Court upholds Karnataka law on SC/ST promotionThe state’s earlier attempts to provide this had run into a hitch with the top court setting it aside on the grounds that it lacked quantif...
- Bill in Lok Sabha to include Medara community in Karnataka ST list
A Constitution Order Amendment Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha today to include Medara community in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Ka...
- Apex court upholds law against poaching of land owned by SCs
Asserting that the rights of SCs and STs should be protected from influential elements, the Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a Karn...