VEERASHAIVA LINGAYAT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Lingayat consolidation for OBC tag may be a trump card for BS YediyurappaNumerous mutts of Karnataka’s dominant Lingayat-Veerashaiva community have come together to seek inclusion of 100-plus subsects in the othe...
- Yediyurappa appeals to pro-Kannada outfits to give up Karnataka bandh plans on Saturday
"I have already given prominence to Kannada and I am ready to do whatever is required to be done to make Kannada prominent," the Chief Mini...
- Boards for Caste Groups: Yediyurappa has mounted tiger, not easy to get off
A few religious mutt heads are now putting pressure on ministers to get similar boards for the welfare of their respective castes as well.
- Change of Guards in Karnataka? It’s still a guessing game for Yediyurappa
The chief minister said he was “confident” the party leadership will allow him to expand the Cabinet in the next two to three days, and the...
- Karnataka CM B S Yediyurappa puts decision to include Veerashaiva-Lingayats in OBC list on hold
The issue was said to be on the agenda for Friday's cabinet meeting. However, minutes before attending the cabinet, Yediyurappa clarified t...
- Govt orders forming Karnataka Veerashaiva-Lingayat Corporation with a fund of Rs 500 crore
A government order issued on Monday said the KVLC will be set up for the overall development of Veerashaiva Lingayats who are in a sizeable...
- BSY’s move to set up Maratha board lands him in trouble
Announcement is being seen as the BJP's ploy to win over Maratha voters ahead of bypolls.
- Yediyurappa orders setting up of Karnataka Veerashaiva- Lingayat Development Corporation
This comes a day after a group of ministers and BJP MLAs led by Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi from the community called on Yediyurapp...
- Karnataka cabinet expansion on February 6: Yediyurappa
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said that the cabinet expansion would take place on February 6, with 13 MLAs taking oath...
- Kolhapuris, the famous leather chappal, get Geographical Indication tag
The GI tag will open large markets – both domestic and international – to the artisans producing Kolhapuris.
- North Karnataka may drop bandh plans over statehood demands
They have softened their stand after Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy assured them a fair deal in his interaction.
- Poll trends disappointing, need to rethink caste management: Veerappa Moily
The Congress should not have raised the Lingayat issue before the polls, Moily said.
- Badami: Who will bite the dust?
The heritage town is supposed to be a safe seat for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, but the BJP’s decision to field OBC mascot B Sriramulu has...
- Farmers' distress grips Shikaripura, where Yeddyurappa is in fray
Villagers in Shikaripura are unhappy that the government did not start the MSP operation despite their leader Yeddyurappa's representation ...
- Old rivals, Young Turks face off on Lingayat turf
While Congress sees the move as empowering Lingayats, BJP has dubbed it divisive as it tries to distinguish between Lingayats and Veerashai...
- Amit Shah’s no to Lingayat minority tag, SC verdict on Dalits may influence Karnataka polls
The development may lead to the two communities largely supporting Congress in the polls, but observers said the issues could go either way...
- Congress and corruption relationship is like that of water and fish: Amit Shah
"The Karnataka government is like an ATM for the Congress to indulge in corruption," said Shah, who was on a two-day tour of the old Mysuru...
- People have made up their minds to throw out Siddaramaiah govt: Amit Shah
Shah, who is on a tour of Mysuru, Mandya and Ramanagara districts, said that his party would put up a good show during the polls in the old...
- Karnataka polls: CM Jagadish Shettar slugs it out to pull off a fifth win
The ruling BJP is seeking to make Hubli-Dharwad the new epicentre of its campaign for the May 5 Assembly polls.
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