Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the state will offer student athletes 25% attendance concession and 10 grace marks in schools and colleges. This move aims to reduce academic stress and boost participation in sports. He also highlighted the funding for medalists and the state's ongoing support for sports at the Karnataka Olympic Association awards ceremony.
Karnataka's CM Siddaramaiah just announced that the cabinet will chat about the caste census report on October 18. But not everyone’s on board, Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy is throwing shade, saying this is just a ploy to distract folks from a land scam. Siddaramaiah insists the report is super important for all Kannadigas, while Kumaraswamy thinks it’s old news.
A bunch of Karnataka's OBC leaders, including four former heads of the State Backward Classes Commission, are meeting with CM Siddaramaiah on October 7 to push for rolling out the caste census report and tackle some other key issues about OBC rights in the state.