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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...08 Sep, 2025, 11.57 PM IST- 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...07 Sep, 2025, 07.53 PM IST
- 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...07 Mar, 2024, 08.53 PM IST
- 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...24 Dec, 2023, 06.18 PM IST
- 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.16 May, 2023, 08.31 PM IST
- Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa puts decision to include Veerashaiva-Lingayats in OBC list on holdThe issue was said to be on the agenda for Friday's cabinet meeting. However, minutes before attending the cabinet, Yediyurappa clarified t...27 Nov, 2020, 12.06 PM IST
- Govt orders forming Karnataka Veerashaiva-Lingayat Corporation with a fund of Rs 500 croreA government order issued on Monday said the KVLC will be set up for the overall development of Veerashaiva Lingayats who are in a sizeable...23 Nov, 2020, 08.06 PM IST
- Yediyurappa orders setting up of Karnataka Veerashaiva- Lingayat Development CorporationThis comes a day after a group of ministers and BJP MLAs led by Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi from the community called on Yediyurapp...17 Nov, 2020, 03.56 PM IST
- 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 ...25 Apr, 2018, 12.14 PM IST
- Seers take party lines but fail to sway votersVeerashaiva faction seen working for BJP while non-Veerashaivas siding with Congress24 Apr, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
- Lingayatism: All you need to knowVeerashaivas, the uppermost sub-caste among the Lingayats, claim that Basavanna himself got Linga deeksha or anointment with the linga, fro...11 Apr, 2018, 11.12 AM IST
- Lingayat pontiffs 'support' Siddaramaiah, ask BJP to back minority religion claimThe state government had last month recommended to the Centre grant of religious minority tag for the Lingayat and Veerashaiva Lingayat com...07 Apr, 2018, 03.29 PM IST
- Old conflict, new hope: Lingayat as a religion? A quick primerVeerashaiva-Lingayats believe Yeddyurappa will give them justice, while the Siddaramaiah government is accused of conspiring to split the c...24 Mar, 2018, 11.15 PM IST
- 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...23 Mar, 2018, 10.33 AM IST
- 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...21 Mar, 2018, 11.26 AM 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
- 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 ...07 Mar, 2018, 09.57 AM IST
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