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Kargil War widow and BJP veteran Sudha Yadav is new Karnataka governor
Sudha Yadav has been appointed as the new governor of Karnataka by President Droupadi Murmu. Yadav is a BJP leader and Kargil War widow who has served in various political roles. She won the Lok Sabha elections in 1999, representing Mahendragarh until 2004. Her contributions to the party include serving as national secretary and heading the OBC Morcha.
Reservation cannot be proportionate to population of castes, says Karnataka High Court
Accepting population as the basis for reservation would be ‘destructive of the principle of equality’, the court says
Karnataka High Court strikes down law to increase reservation for SCs/STs, declares it unconstitutional
Court says 50% ceiling on total reservation is binding constitutional principle
Arlekar new full-time Governor of T.N., Sudha Yadav to take charge in Karnataka in new gubernatorial appointments
O.P. Mathur to now serve as Governor of Keralam; Braj Mohan Ram to be Governor of Odisha, Dhal Singh Bisen Governor of Uttarakhand and former BJP general secretary Dushyant Gautam Governor of Sikkim
Karnataka will continue with probe into efforts to illegally delete names of genuine voters, says Chief Minister
The Chief Minister said lakhs of Form 7 applications, seeking deletion of names, had been withdrawn after cases were filed against those who were misusing such a mechanism to get the names of genuine voters deleted
Karnataka high court strikes down 56% quota as 'unconstitutional'
Karnataka high court ruled that the law increasing reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is unconstitutional. The court found the law violated the 50% reservation ceiling set by the Supreme Court. Key issues included lack of consultation with relevant constitutional commissions before enacting the legislation. The judgment followed petitions challenging the law’s validity and the state government's reliance on delayed communications.
Upper Bhadra water release acquires electoral overtones in Karnataka
The experimental water release from September 6 has triggered a political debate, with the Opposition alleging an electoral motive.
How can Karnataka clear the Cauvery backlog amid drought conditions, SC asks Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu says 11.719 tmcft shortfall is hurting Samba cultivation; Karnataka cites water scarcity and drinking-water needs as court reserves order
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