Karnataka political crisis: Vokkaliga Sangha says it will fight if injustice happens to DK ShivakumarThe Karnataka Vokkaligara Sangha has taken a stand, delivering a powerful message to Congress leadership. They warn of potential repercussi...
27 Nov, 2025, 04.53 PM IST
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...
15 Apr, 2025, 11.22 PM IST
Lingayats, Vokkaligas plan major showdown over caste censusKarnataka's Congress government faces a major challenge as dominant Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities strongly oppose the controversial ca...
15 Apr, 2025, 07.53 PM IST
Karnataka: Caste census may reset political future of many leadersA special cabinet meeting in Karnataka is anticipated to ignite divisions among ministers due to leaked caste census findings. These findin...
13 Apr, 2025, 07.41 PM IST
Siddaramaiah bites bullet, places caste report in Cabinet, decision on April 17Karnataka's Cabinet has taken up the controversial socio-economic survey, also known as the caste census report, for review. Chief Minister...
11 Apr, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
Joining Congress: Sadananda Gowda to announce his decision on WednesdayThe BJP made efforts to persuade Gowda to stay back. The party’s state unit president BY Vijayendra said the former union minister had said...
19 Mar, 2024, 07.35 PM IST
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...
12 Dec, 2023, 05.26 PM IST
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...
26 Nov, 2023, 05.48 PM IST
Caste Census: Siddaramaiah refuses to give in to demands not to accept report, says it’s meaningless to speculate content before its submissionChief Minister Siddaramaiah has refused to accept the caste census report from Vokkaliga and Lingayat groups, despite disagreements among C...
23 Nov, 2023, 08.57 PM IST
Dy CM DK Shivakumar signs petition opposing caste census report as Vokkaligas see troubleShivakumar said he stood by the party’s stand on caste census, but he would also want the government to consider the demand of communities ...
22 Nov, 2023, 06.53 PM IST
Vokkaliga seers back DK Shivakumar candidature for Karnataka CMThe Vokkaliga Sangha, which is the main body of one of the dominant communities of Karnataka, organised a meeting of Vokkaliga pontiffs whe...
15 May, 2023, 02.40 PM IST
A farmers' political collective aspires to take on the BJP and JD(S) in Mandya in KarnatakaThe face that stands out prominently, among the posters that are being loaded onto vans, was that of SKP's lead candidate Darshan Puttanaia...
20 Apr, 2023, 02.15 PM IST
In poll-bound Karnataka, Vokkaliga leaders set Jan 23 deadline for Bommai govt to hike quota for communityVokkaligas are estimated to be the second largest community in the state, after Lingayats, and the leaders claim they make up about a fifth...
27 Nov, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Girish Karnad says Tipu Sultan support is no insult to KempegowdaHe said If Tipu had not been a Muslim, but a Hindu, he would have been honoured just like Shivaji has been, with the airport in Mumbai name...
12 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
DK Ravi death: Chorus grows for quick action from state govt and CBIVokkaligara Sangha said it will give Rs 10 lakh in cash to the family of deceased IAS officer, besides giving job to one of his family memb...
21 Mar, 2015, 12.25 PM IST
Karnataka’s Vokkaliga community pins high hopes on Sadananda GowdaThe spontaneous celebration was spurred by the fact that a Vokkaliga has become a prominent Union minister with the coveted railway portfol...
29 Jul, 2014, 04.53 AM IST
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