Karnataka internal reservation bill gets governor's nodKarnataka's governor has approved an internal reservation bill, enabling the state to fill more than 56,000 vacancies in the near term. The...
27 Feb, 2026, 05.56 PM IST
SC sub-caste census faces resistance in Bengaluru, BJP threatens stirKarnataka's SC census, aiming to determine the population across 101 sub-castes and assess their backwardness, faces resistance in urban ar...
03 Jul, 2025, 08.07 PM IST
Former PM Deve Gowda attacks Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah over caste censusHD Deve Gowda criticized Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for not acting on caste census demands during his tenure, despite having ample opportuni...
06 May, 2025, 05.35 PM IST
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 commission to advise on internal quota for SCsThe Cabinet has decided to establish a one-man commission to provide advice on implementing internal reservation for scheduled castes. The ...
28 Oct, 2024, 06.08 PM IST
Many BJP members feel changes to quota policy led to their defeatThe candidates freely aired their opinion at the introspection meeting organised by the BJP in Bengaluru with BJP national general secretar...
08 Jun, 2023, 11.32 PM IST
Lack of coordination and quota led to Karnataka defeat: BJP leadersThe anti-incumbency against the party's state government and inability to counter Congress '40% Sarkara campaign' were also cited as major ...
24 May, 2023, 12.23 AM IST
Amit Shah defends scrapping 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in KarnatakaThe Minister added that after abolishing Muslim reservation, the BJP government increased the reservation for the Scheduled Castes, Schedul...
25 Apr, 2023, 02.35 PM IST
Karnataka Polls: BJP banks on recast Quota Policy to combat Congress's Ahinda cardThe Basavaraj Bommai government's decision to increase the reservation quota for STs from 3% to 7% and for SC's from 15% to 17%, as well as...
30 Mar, 2023, 12.11 AM IST
Bommai blames Congress for violence over SC quota, says cameras have caught the imageWhile the CM, speaking to the media in Kalaburgi, accused the Congress of orchestrating the violence, the Opposition party sought to lob th...
28 Mar, 2023, 06.43 PM IST
After increasing quotas, BJP in Karnataka plans ST-SC ralliesBJP is aggressively wooing members of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) ahead of assembly polls in the state, which are set...
06 Nov, 2022, 11.49 PM IST
Karnataka to issue ordinance to increase SC-ST quotaChief minister Basavaraj Bommai held an all-party meeting on October 7 and took the consent of all parties, including the Congress and JDS,...
21 Oct, 2022, 12.09 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi’s Vietnam visit is to signal India’s presence in South-East AsiaModi chose to visit Vietnam, a claimant in SCS, ahead of China and later Laos for East and ASEAN Summits itself has a symbolic significance.
12 Jul, 2018, 07.55 PM IST
- Quota bill coming on women's day; Oppn unity to vanish
Women's Reservation Bill will be introduced in Rajya Sabha on March 8.
04 Mar, 2010, 03.09 AM IST
- Quota for Dalit minorities sparks constitutional issues
The demand for extending reservation benefits to Dalit Christians and Dalit Muslims - which has remained dormant in the past few years - ha...
14 Nov, 2006, 02.26 AM IST