Arun Dev

The report was compiled in 2015 during the tenure of H Kantharaj as chairman of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes

The caste survey report was submitted to chief minister Siddaramaiah by Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes chairman K Jayaprakash Hegde on February 29 last year.

Karnataka forms an SIT to investigate corruption claims against the former BJP government, following a judicial report highlighting irregularities in contracts.

Backward classes welfare minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said the survey covered 59.8 million or 94.17% of the estimated 63.5 million population

The 2,300-page report, which includes statements from witnesses and video evidence, points to misconduct by Crime Investigation Department (CID) DySP Kanakalakshmi.

Deputy commissioner of police (South-East) Sarah Fathima said five teams were formed to nab the culprit, who was found in a hideout near Kozhikode in Kerala

A Karnataka caste survey shows SCs at 18%, Muslims at 13%, suggesting a reservation increase to 75%, stirring political controversy ahead of April 17 meeting.

News reports on the yet-unreleased survey said backward classes comprised 70% of the state’s population. Dominant Vokkaligas and Lingayats made up less than 25%

In the early hours of April 3, CCTV footage from BTM Layout in Bengaluru showed a man stalking two women and groping one of them outside a house before fleeing

Bengaluru, April 15 -- Political tensions simmered in Karnataka on Monday, days before a crucial cabinet meeting to discuss the findings of a