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‘Against Ambedkar, Constitution’: Did RSS take a veiled dig at Karnataka govt’s 4% Muslim reservation?

adminMarch 23, 202504 mins

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a far-right, Hindu nationalist organisation has called religion-based reservation as unconstitutional. The statement comes amid debate over Karnataka’s Congress government’s decision to provide a 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in government contracts. The RSS cited the Indian Constitution and said, “Religion-based reservation is not accepted in the Constitution authored by…

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah should step immediately, says BJP after ED attaches ₹300cr properties linked to MUDA scam

adminJanuary 18, 202505 mins

Karnataka: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should step down immediately after Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached as many as 142 properties in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case against the the CM, and others. The investigation agency said on Friday that it has provisionally attached 142…

BJP alleges land scam; Mallikarjun Kharge’s son Priyank denies allegations, says ‘site not for commercial purposes’

adminAugust 27, 202405 mins

A new political controversy has surfaced in Karnataka with the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioning the grant of plot on the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) site to a trust run by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s family and headed by his son Rahul Kharge. The 5-acre parcel was part of 45.94 acres set…

Karnataka govt pauses circular prohibiting 15-day hold on withdrawal of SBI, PNB deposits

adminAugust 16, 202406 mins

The Karnataka government on Friday, August 16, kept its circular in abeyance for 15 days, which prohibited all business transactions with the State Bank of India (SBI) and the Punjab National Bank (PNB). The decision came after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah considered the two banks’ requests. A government circular on August 12 ordered all its departments,…

Karnataka govt orders state departments to close accounts with SBI and PNB; here’s why

adminAugust 14, 202403 mins

Karnataka Government has instructed all its departments, public sector units, universities, and subordinate organizations to cease all transactions with the State Bank of India (SBI) and Punjab National Bank (PNB), as quoted by The Economic Times. The Finance department issued a circular to all department heads, highlighting that the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB)…

Amid Karnataka job reservation row, Siddaramaiah reposts quota tweet, says ’Kannadigas…deprived of jobs..’

adminJuly 17, 202404 mins

Karnataka job reservation: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that the state Cabinet has approved a bill mandating 50% reservation for administrative posts and 75% for non-administrative roles in private industries and organizations for Kannadigas. The tweet came hours after he deleted an earlier tweet confirming a ‘100 per…

Karnataka reservation row: ‘If skills are not available…’: Minister Santosh Lad clarifies after Kannadiga quota backlash

adminJuly 17, 202404 mins

Karnataka Reservation: Following backlash from industrial leaders like Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Mohandas Pai, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has withdrawn his tweet advocating for a ‘Kannadiga quota’ mandating private companies to reserve 50-75% of jobs for Karnataka natives. The proposal, part of a newly approved Bill by the Karnataka cabinet on Wednesday, stirred controversy. Karnataka…