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Karnataka caste-census to begin from Sep 22, BJP says 'another attempt to divide Veerashaiva Lingayat community'Karnataka's BJP leaders are strongly opposing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's planned caste census, scheduled from September 22 to October 7,...- Cracks within Congress, BJP Lingayat leadersAs Karnataka prepares for a caste survey, a divide has emerged within the Lingayat community regarding their religious identity. While the ...
- Apex body urges Lingayats to seek separate religious identityAhead of Karnataka's socio-economic survey, the Lingayat community's apex body urges its members to identify as Veerashaiva-Lingayat, pushi...
- Karnataka Caste Survey: Lingayats asked to identify themselves as separate religious group, distinct from HindusAs Karnataka prepares for a socio-economic survey, the Lingayat community's apex body urges its members to identify as Veerashaiva-Lingayat...
- Karnataka groups brace for showdown over caste censusKarnataka's Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities are preparing for a showdown with the Congress government over the controversial caste censu...
- Karnataka: DK Shivakumar calls meeting of Vokkaliga MLAs over caste census tomorrowKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar convened a meeting with Vokkaliga MLAs to discuss the caste census, emphasizing communities' ...
- 160 Lingayat mutt heads fete Siddaramaiah as Congress seeks to keep Karnataka’s largest community warm160 Veerashaiva-Lingayat mutt heads honor CM Siddaramaiah for declaring Basavanna as cultural ambassador, boosting Congress ahead of Lok Sa...
- Karnataka: Lingayats seek inclusion in central OBC quota, ask CM Siddaramaiah to junk caste census reportThe State Permanent Backward Classes Commission has prepared the caste census or socio-economic survey report and is waiting for a signal f...
- Caste Census: Lingayats, OBCs plan separate rallies to send message to Congress as it stands dividedThe Veerashaiva Mahasabha, led by veteran Congress lawmaker Shamnur Shivashankarappa, has resisted the caste census report, and is planning...
- Not opposed to caste census, Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar clarifies after Kharge’s rebukeDeputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar clarified that he is not against a caste census but supports a scientific socio-economic survey to asse...
- After Vokkaligas, now Lingayats to sign petition to CM to upend plans to place report in public domainThe development comes within a week of the Vokkaligara Sangha, the umbrella body of Vokkaligas, giving a petition to the CM, urging him not...
- Siddaramaiah rejects allegations of sidelining Lingayats; BJP seizes opportunityKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has rejected allegations made by his own party leader, Shamnur Shivashankarappa, that the Congress re...
- All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha pushes for Veerashaiva--Lingayat leader for CM's postMahasabha President, veteran Congress leader and MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa has written a letter to Kharge in this regard.
- Seers, even Congress leaders, warn BJP of backlash if CM Yediyurappa is replacedSeveral seers and leaders of the dominant community, which is estimated to form about 16 per cent of the states population, have cautioned ...
- Karnataka Election: Lingayat tag not a poll issue in TumakuruWhile most Lingayats and Veerashaiva-Lingayats in Tumakuru remain tight-lipped about the minority status, they admitted that the issue had ...
- Delhi may not clear separate religion status for LingayatsThe stand taken by the NDA ally and Dalit leader is an indication of how the government will take the battle ahead with the Congress, which...
- Lingayat move may not play out as planned by CongressThe move has found opposition among the Veerashaivas, also called 'Lingayat', who feel they have been left out and thus, warn the Siddarama...
- UPA had denied separate religion tag to Lingayat in 2013The Union home ministry had said if Veershaiva-Lingayats are treated as a separate religion from Hindus, all SCs of the sect would lose the...
- 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...
- Lingayats as minorities: Karnataka may ask centre to take callLingayats are followers of saint philosopher Basaveshwara who don’t worship idols or follow rituals, while Veerashaivas worship Lord Shiva ...
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