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Lingayat Panchamasali Protest Demands 2A Reservation Clarity
1 month ago

Lingayat Panchamasali Protest Demands 2A Reservation Clarity

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Lingayat Panchamasali Seer Basavajaya Mrityunjay Swamiji announced that the protest demanding 2A reservation for the Panchamasali community will be held as scheduled on December 10. “We will commence the ‘Panchamasali Sangharsha Samavesha’ at the venue in front of Suvarna Soudha premises at 10 am, and the program will continue until 1 pm. If the Chief Minister hands us the …

2A Reservation Panchamasali Reservation Clarity
Panchamasalis to relaunch agitation through convention in Kalaburagi on March 12
10 months ago

Panchamasalis to relaunch agitation through convention in Kalaburagi on March 12

The Hindu  

With the Lok Sabha polls on the anvil, the Panchamasali Lingayat Reservation Agitation Committee has planned to re-launch an agitation through its mega convention in Kalaburagi on March 12, to press for its long-pending demand for inclusion under Category 2A and bringing all Lingayat sub-castes under central OBCs list. Committee president Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swami of Kudalasangama Panchamasali Peeth told …

Lingayat Kalaburagi
Opinion: Shettar's return to BJP may herald more 'Ghar Wapsi' cases in Karnataka
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Opinion: Shettar's return to BJP may herald more 'Ghar Wapsi' cases in Karnataka

India Today  

Lord Rama’s ‘Ghar Wapsi’ to Ayodhya may have taken over 500 years, but Karnataka BJP’s infamous turncoat Jagadish Shettar did not wait for even 500 days to return to his ‘mother party’ after joining the Congress on the eve of April 2023 Assembly elections. As the whole country is witnessing reverberations of the consecration of Ram Lalla’s idol, setting a …

Karnataka Lingayat Party Lok Sabha Bjp Minister Chief
As BJP loses Karnataka, a look at six factors that played role in its defeat
1 year, 7 months ago

As BJP loses Karnataka, a look at six factors that played role in its defeat

India Today  

With the counting of votes underway in 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka, the trends are indicative of Congress coming to power with absolute majority. Karnataka election result live updates | Full list of seat-wise results Karnataka Election Results 2023 Live Here are six factors that presumingly led to the defeat of the Centre-ruling BJP: Absence of strong face Absence of …

Lingayat Congress Leaders Vote Bjp Loses Karnataka
Karnataka Assembly Polls: High stakes battle in THESE seats. Check list
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Assembly Polls: High stakes battle in THESE seats. Check list

Live Mint  

The Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 are just four days away. The high voltage campaign for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka will come to an end on Monday as all three major political parties in the state -- BJP, Congress and JD -- are busy making their last pitch to woo the voters. Karnataka Elections: Crucial constituencies VARUNA The …

Karnataka Lingayat Congress Bjp Minister Somanna Varuna
Congress ideology to insult those doing good : PM Modi
1 year, 8 months ago

Congress ideology to insult those doing good : PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Two days after Congress president M. Mallikarjun Kharge's "venomous snake" barb, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the party has hurled abuse at him 91 times. Leading the BJP campaign for Karnataka Assembly polls, Mr Modi addressed three public rallies on Saturday and held a road show in the state. Taking a swipe at former Karnataka …

Karnataka Lingayat Congress Election State Bjp Minister
'He Wants to be Ventilator for Rahul Gandhi?' From Shettar Loyalist to Nemesis, Tenginkai Set for New Role
1 year, 8 months ago

'He Wants to be Ventilator for Rahul Gandhi?' From Shettar Loyalist to Nemesis, Tenginkai Set for New Role

News 18  

Shouts of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Jai Yediyurappa’ greet the media as we walk into Lingaraj Nagar Sadbhavna Bhawan where the former chief minister and one of the tallest BJP leaders is expected anytime to campaign for Mahesh Tenginkai — the party pick pitted opposite Jagadish Shettar. Till a few days ago, that is before the candidates’ list was declared …

Congress Bjp Shettar Tenginkai Party Pick
How are Lingayats driving Karnataka Assembly election this time?
1 year, 8 months ago

How are Lingayats driving Karnataka Assembly election this time?

Live Mint  

As the curtains rise for the Karnataka Assembly election 2023, due on 10 May, the two main contenders -- the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress -- are locked in a frenzied battle to woo the Lingayats -- a sect likely holding the key to the power in the state. Political parties are making efforts to win the support of …

Community Karnataka Assembly Lingayat Congress Election Party
Karnataka elections: Lingayats dominate BJP’s lists, AHINDA for Congress
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka elections: Lingayats dominate BJP’s lists, AHINDA for Congress

Hindustan Times  

In its final list of two candidates, the Bharatiya Janata Party denied a ticket to former deputy chief minister K S Eshwarappa’s son KE Kantesh from Shivamogga assembly constituency and the Congress, in its last list of five candidates, replaced its sitting MLA from Sidlaghatta, V Muniyappa, with BV Rajeev Gowda, drawing the battle lines for the May 10 assembly …

Karnataka Congress Candidates Party Bjp List Singh
Karnataka Lingayat Pontiff to ‘Mirchi’ Baba, Asaram Bapu: A List of Prominent Babas Accused of Rape
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka Lingayat Pontiff to ‘Mirchi’ Baba, Asaram Bapu: A List of Prominent Babas Accused of Rape

News 18  

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Murugha Math in Karnataka, was arrested for alleged sexual abuse of high school girls and sent to judicial custody for 14 days. Pontiff of one of the most prominent Lingayat seminaries, Sharanaru has been under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and certain sections of the Indian Penal Code for the …

Rape Case Accused Woman Sexual Baba Mulakkal
Inside the no-touch pandemic wedding
4 years, 2 months ago

Inside the no-touch pandemic wedding

Hindustan Times  

The pandemic-era wedding portal is the sanitation booth. “We also offer the option of a dedicated team that will tour your shaadi or sangeet ceremony to ensure social distancing is maintained.” Of course it’s not ideal having a set of hall monitors at a celebration, but people tend to forget the rules and it makes everyone breathe a bit easier, …

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Congress announces Cabinet expansion in Karnataka, fuels dissent
6 years ago

Congress announces Cabinet expansion in Karnataka, fuels dissent

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: The Congress on Saturday announced a list of eight names for six Cabinet posts available with the party, raising a storm among those who missed out making the list for the second time. R.Shankar, an independent and first-time legislator who supported the Congress during the trust vote, was also dropped from the Cabinet, giving room for speculation that he …

Bengaluru Karnataka Lingayat Congress Bjp Cabinet Cabinet Expansion