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Lingayats renew push for separate religion status

The Lingayat community, led by several of its seers in Bengaluru, has renewed its call for a separate religion status. IMAGE: Lingayat community members meet Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah...

Shivraj Patil cremated with state honours

The last rites of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Shivraj Patil were performed with full state honours in his home district, Latur, in Maharashtra on Saturday, with many top...

'Caste census' begins in Karnataka amid protests

The Social and Educational Survey, popularly known as the 'caste census' in Karnataka, commenced on Monday, with enumerators going door-to-door to collect data. Image used only for...

HC declines to stop K'taka caste survey, directs confidentiality

The Karnataka high court on Thursday declined to stop the state's socio-economic and educational survey, widely referred to as the caste survey, but directed the state government to maintain...

Now Lingayat seer seeks Karnataka CM, DCM posts for community

A day after a Vokkaliga seer publicly urged Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to step down and make way for his deputy D K Shivakumar, a prominent seer from the dominant Veershaiva-Lingayat...