Bus services between Maharashtra, Karnataka suspended amid border language row in Belagavi
1 month ago

Bus services between Maharashtra, Karnataka suspended amid border language row in Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

Amid the growing tensions in the border district of Belagavi over the Kannada-Marathi language row, bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have been suspended, news agency PTI reported, citing an official on Tuesday. The tensions in Belagavi increased after a group of people allegedly assaulted the conductor and driver of a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus for not speaking to a passenger in Marathi. A senior official in the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation told news agency PTI, "We have suspended the bus services to Maharashtra since yesterday. Union minister HD Kumaraswamy also lashed out at the state government and condemned the attack on Kannadigas in Belagavi, alleging that the situation in the region turned chaotic under chief minister Siddaramaiah's government.

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Inter-State bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resume on a full-scale
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Inter-State bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resume on a full-scale

The Hindu  

Inter-State bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resumed on a full-scale on Thursday. A lot of passengers from both sides of the border suffered great inconvenience when the bus services remained suspended. NWKRTC has suffered around ₹40 lakh loss in the four days of suspension of services, officers said. Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan told reporters on Thursday that senior officers, …

Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resume slowly; all services may resume on February 27
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra resume slowly; all services may resume on February 27

The Hindu  

The North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation began running buses on some routes to Maharashtra on Wednesday. Belagavi Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan and Superintendent of Police Bheemashankar S. Guled held talks with their respective counterparts in Kolhapur, Solapur, and Sangli districts in Maharashtra. Earlier on Monday, NWKRTC managing director Priyanga M. met Chetan Singh Rathore, IGP, and asked the police …

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today
1 month ago

Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

The Hindu  

Belagavi assault case: Parents of minor girl to withdraw POCSO case against NWKRTC conductor In a fresh development, the minor girl’s family has decided to withdraw the POCSO case filed against assaulted bus conductor, Mahadev Hukkeri, in Belagavi on February 25, 2025. Karnataka legislators to get recliners for post-lunch nap during Assembly session Karnataka legislators will get recliners from the …

Maharashtra may deploy cops in Karnataka-bound buses after attack on staff
1 month ago

Maharashtra may deploy cops in Karnataka-bound buses after attack on staff

India Today  

Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday said they were mulling to deploy security marshals or police personnel on the state transport buses going to neighbouring Karnataka, in the wake of an attack on its staff. Maharashtra Minister of State for Home Yogesh Kadam said it is even the Karnataka government's responsibility to provide security to passengers and if they …

Karnataka minister visits Belagavi amid tensions with Maharashtra
1 month ago

Karnataka minister visits Belagavi amid tensions with Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka transport minister Ramalinga Reddy visited Belagavi on Monday to assess the situation in the aftermath of the disruption of bus services to and from Maharashtra. Both states suspended transport services amid tensions triggered over the alleged assault of Karnataka bus conductor Mahadevappa Hukkeri on Friday allegedly for his inability to speak Marathi. Reddy called for strict action against those …

Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute: Why assault on bus driver, conductor sparked latest feud? Explained
1 month ago

Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute: Why assault on bus driver, conductor sparked latest feud? Explained

India TV News  

Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute: Why assault on bus driver, conductor sparked latest feud? The border dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra has erupted yet again after bus conductors of both states were assaulted by people from other states. Meanwhile, Maharashtra was formed in 1960 under the Bombay Reorganisation Act 1960 and since then it has been claiming that Belgaum, formerly known as …

Karnataka, Maharashtra bus services halted after attacks amid language row
1 month ago

Karnataka, Maharashtra bus services halted after attacks amid language row

India Today  

Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy arrived in Belagavi on Monday as tensions escalated over the ongoing language dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra. The minister visited the Regional Transport Office in the morning to assess the safety of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation staff and review the operation of buses to Maharashtra. A day later, in what appeared to be a …

Assault on NWKRTC conductor: Ramalinga Reddy to visit Belagavi on February 24
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1 month ago

Assault on NWKRTC conductor: Ramalinga Reddy to visit Belagavi on February 24

The Hindu  

As the situation on either side of the Karnataka-Maharashtra border remained tense following the assault of a North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation bus conductor on Friday after he asked a passenger to speak in Kannada, Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy is set to visit Belagavi on Monday to take stock of the situation with respect to bus services. In …

Belagavi row: BJP's BY Vijayendra says 'insulting' Kannada, Karnataka 'unpardonable crime'
1 month ago

Belagavi row: BJP's BY Vijayendra says 'insulting' Kannada, Karnataka 'unpardonable crime'

Hindustan Times  

Reacting to the ongoing border row, the Karnataka BJP on Sunday condemned "attempts to insult Kannada and the state" and called it an "unpardonable act". A Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation driver was also assaulted on duty in Chitradurga, Karnataka, prompting the department to cancel its bus service from Kolhapur to Karnataka. "As per the directions of Transport Minister Pratap …

Border row flares up in Belagavi affecting bus services between Karnataka - Maharashtra
1 month ago

Border row flares up in Belagavi affecting bus services between Karnataka - Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have been affected due to attack on bus drivers from both sides amid the sudden flare-up of border row in Belagavi in the last two days. In a retaliatory act, miscreants attacked and blackened a bus driver of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Bhaskar Jadhav at Guyilal in Hiriyur Taluk of Chitradurga district on …

Border row flares up: Bus service suspended between Karnataka - Maharashtra
1 month ago

Border row flares up: Bus service suspended between Karnataka - Maharashtra

Deccan Chronicle  

Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have been affected due to attack on bus drivers from both sides amid the sudden flare-up of border row in Belagavi in the last two days.The decades-old dispute resurfaced on Friday when a bus driver and a conductor were beaten up for allegedly not speaking in Marathi at Marihal in Belagavi.The bus conductor stated …

Sena UBT workers blacken Karnataka buses after Marathi driver's assault in Chitradurga
1 month ago

Sena UBT workers blacken Karnataka buses after Marathi driver's assault in Chitradurga

Hindustan Times  

Workers from Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena on Saturday night staged a protest in Pune's Swargate area and blackened buses with Karnataka number plates, an act which followed the assault of Marathi-speaking bus driver in the southern state's Chitradurga area. Jadhav's assault took place on the Maharashtra state transport's bus travelling from Bangalore to Mumbai on the night of February 21, …

Maharashtra Suspends Buses To Karnataka After Driver Attacked, His Face Blackened
1 month ago

Maharashtra Suspends Buses To Karnataka After Driver Attacked, His Face Blackened

ABP News  

The Maharashtra government suspended the state transport buses to Karnataka after a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus was attacked by pro-Kannada activists. On the same day, a conductor of the state-owned transport corporation bus of Karnataka was allegedly assaulted on the outskirts of the district headquarters town of Belagavi bordering Maharashtra, for not replying to a girl in Marathi. …

Uddhav Sena workers blacken Karnataka buses in Pune amid language feud, services halted between states
1 month ago

Uddhav Sena workers blacken Karnataka buses in Pune amid language feud, services halted between states

India TV News  

Uddhav Sena workers blacken Karnataka buses in Pune amid language feud, services halted between states The feud over language in the buses travelling across state borders into Maharashtra and Karnataka started after a bus conductor was assaulted for not speaking Marathi in Karnataka's Belagavi. Notably, this incident came in wake of the alleged assault of a Marathi speaking bus driver …

Maharashtra Halts Bus Services to Karnataka After Attack
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1 month ago

Maharashtra Halts Bus Services to Karnataka After Attack

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai/Belgavi: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Saturday ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus was attacked in the neighbouring state. Sarnaik said the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus, which was plying from Bengaluru to Mumbai, was attacked in Chitradurga around 9.10 pm on Friday by pro-Kannada activists. "Bus services to Karnataka …

Maharashtra News: Travelling to Karnataka? MSRTC suspends state transport buses after attack on bus, driver
1 month ago

Maharashtra News: Travelling to Karnataka? MSRTC suspends state transport buses after attack on bus, driver

Live Mint  

Mumbai/Belgavi Feb 22 Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Saturday ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus was attacked in the neighbouring state. Sarnaik said the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus, which was plying from Bengaluru to Mumbai, was attacked in Chitradurga around 9.10 pm on Friday by pro-Kannada activists. “A case …

Bus service between Maharashtra-Karnataka suspended in light of assault on State Transport employee
1 month ago

Bus service between Maharashtra-Karnataka suspended in light of assault on State Transport employee

The Hindu  

The MSRTC bus service between Maharashtra and Karnataka has been suspended from Kolhapur division by the Maharashtra government for the safety and security of its employees and commuters, Maharashtra Government said on Saturday. The decision has been taken in light of the assault of a Maharashtra State Transport employee by some anti-social elements in Karnataka on Friday night. The Minister …

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka as language row escalates
1 month ago

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka as language row escalates

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra suspended the operation of state transport buses from Kolhapur district to Karnataka, alleging that a bus driver was assaulted by pro-Kannada activists, news agency PTI reported on Saturday. Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik demanded Karnataka to clear is stance on the recent tensions in border areas over language. Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik alleged that a Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation …

Assault on NWKRTC bus conductor leads to suspension of some bus services; four held
1 month ago

Assault on NWKRTC bus conductor leads to suspension of some bus services; four held

The Hindu  

The case of assault on a NWKRTC bus conductor for asking a passenger to speak in Kannada took another turn on Saturday, with a counter case under the provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act being filed against the bus conductor. Members of the Karnataka Nava Nirmana Sene stopped a Maharashtra State transport bus near Chitradurga and …

Karnataka bus staff beaten over language dispute, told to learn Marathi. Watch video
1 month ago

Karnataka bus staff beaten over language dispute, told to learn Marathi. Watch video

Hindustan Times  

A bus conductor and driver employed by the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation were assaulted by a group of youths in Belagavi over a dispute regarding the use of Marathi. According to officials, the incident occurred on Friday around 12.30 pm near Sulebhavi, news agency PTI reported. Following the incident, the Marihal Police arrested three individuals—Maruti Turumuri, Rahul Naidu, …

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka after attack on MSRTC bus
1 month ago

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka after attack on MSRTC bus

India TV News  

Maharashtra suspends state bus services to Karnataka after attack on MSRTC bus Maharashtra: Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik said the bus services won't be resumed unless the Karnataka government makes its stand clear on the issue. Maharashtra: Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Saturday ordered the suspension of the state transport buses to Karnataka after an MSRTC bus was attacked. Sarnaik …

KSRTC conductor assaulted for not knowing Marathi in Belagavi; Karnataka-Maharashtra bus services suspended
1 month ago

KSRTC conductor assaulted for not knowing Marathi in Belagavi; Karnataka-Maharashtra bus services suspended

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: The ongoing Marathi-Kannada language dispute escalated once again on the border as a group of Marathi-speaking miscreants assaulted a KSRTC bus conductor for not conversing with them in Marathi while on duty. When conductor Mahadev Hukkeri responded that he did not understand Marathi and requested her to speak in Kannada, an argument ensued. The conductor later told TNIE that …

Karnataka suspends bus services to Maha as Maratha quota agitation intensifies
1 year, 4 months ago

Karnataka suspends bus services to Maha as Maratha quota agitation intensifies

Hindustan Times  

As the Maratha reservation agitation in Maharashtra intensifies, Karnataka has temporarily halted all bus services to the neighbouring state, officials said, in a move to ensure passengers’ safety and prevent damage to the vehicles from possible attacks by the agitationists. Karnataka has halted all bus services to Maharashtra after a bus from the Balki depot in Bidar district was set …

Karnataka bus torched in Maratha quota violence in Maharashtra
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka bus torched in Maratha quota violence in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

A Karnataka government’s bus, carrying 45 passengers, was one of six buses set on fire during the Maratha community’s agitation for reservation in the Jalna district of Maharashtra on Friday evening, people familiar with the matter said. The divisions of Belagavi, Hubballi, Vijayapur, Bagalkot, and Chikkodi, along with numerous depots, run more than 300 buses daily to Maharashtra The Karnataka …

Language politics sees resurgence in Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute
2 years, 2 months ago

Language politics sees resurgence in Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 28, 2022 11:45 IST On December 14, Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai and Eknath Shinde in Delhi amid the escalating border row between Karnataka and Maharashtra. Senior Maharashtra politicians such as Sharad Pawar of the Nationalist Congress Party responded by saying that Karnataka give up the regions of “Belgaum”, Nippani, and Karwar …

Border Dispute Row: Maharashtra, Karnataka CMs to Meet Shah Today; MSRTC Partially Snaps Bus Services
2 years, 3 months ago

Border Dispute Row: Maharashtra, Karnataka CMs to Meet Shah Today; MSRTC Partially Snaps Bus Services

News 18  

Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and his counterpart Basavaraj Bommai will meet Home Minister Amit Shah at 7.30pm today over the border dispute between the both states. Here are some of the Updates in the border row: Border Dispute: MSRTC Partially Suspends Bus Services to Karnataka: Amid the simmering border row, Maharashtra’s state-run bus operator on Wednesday said it …

Maha-Karnataka Border Row: All 145 MSRTC Buses Carrying 7,000 Devotees Return to Kolhapur From Annual Fair in K'taka
2 years, 3 months ago

Maha-Karnataka Border Row: All 145 MSRTC Buses Carrying 7,000 Devotees Return to Kolhapur From Annual Fair in K'taka

News 18  

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on Thursday said all its 145 buses that carried around 7,000 pilgrims from the state to Saundatti in Karnataka for an annual fair at goddess Yellamma temple earlier this week, returned safely to Kolhapur with the devotees this morning amid a simmering border row between the two states. The border row spilt onto roads …

Border row: All 145 MSRTC buses return to Kolhapur from annual fair in Karnataka
2 years, 3 months ago

Border row: All 145 MSRTC buses return to Kolhapur from annual fair in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation on Thursday said all its 145 buses that carried around 7,000 pilgrims from the state to Saundatti in Karnataka for an annual fair at goddess Yellamma temple earlier this week, returned safely to Kolhapur with the devotees this morning amid a simmering border row between the two states. The border row spilled onto …

Border dispute: Buses between Karnataka and Maharashtra stopped
2 years, 3 months ago

Border dispute: Buses between Karnataka and Maharashtra stopped

The Hindu  

Movement of buses across the Karnataka-Maharashtra border was stopped on Wednesday December 7, following protests by activists on both sides over the border dispute. On any given day, officials estimate, around 400 KSRTC buses go to Maharashtra and around 170 MSRTC buses enter Karnataka. The stopping of the movement of buses followed protests in Hire Bagewadi in Belagvi district where …

Over 350 policemen deployed, Belagavi is peaceful today, says Karnataka home minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Over 350 policemen deployed, Belagavi is peaceful today, says Karnataka home minister

India Today  

Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra, in conversation with India Today, said that over 350 policemen have been deployed in the border district of Belagavi, where tensions rose on Tuesday. This isn’t the right time for this.” The Karnataka home minister’s statements come after the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation suspended bus services to Karnataka. A statement by the Maharashtra government …

Belagavi border dispute: Maharashtra suspends bus services to Karnataka amid security alert
2 years, 3 months ago

Belagavi border dispute: Maharashtra suspends bus services to Karnataka amid security alert

India Today  

With Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation suspending bus services to Karnataka on Wednesday, the rift between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the Belagavi border dispute does not appear to assuage anytime soon. On Tuesday, amid a simmering border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, several workers of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction were detained by the police after they attacked buses …

Fight with Karnataka unites political foes in Maharashtra
2 years, 3 months ago

Fight with Karnataka unites political foes in Maharashtra

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka intensified on Tuesday after heavy vehicles bearing Maharashtra number plates were attacked with stones by a local pro-Kannada group called the ‘Karnataka Rakshana Vedike’ at Hire Bagewadi on the outskirts of Belagavi in Karnataka. The Shinde-Fadnavis government is already under attack from the Opposition after two Maharashtra ministers—Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai—postponed …

Border row: Pawar gives ‘24 hours’ to Bommai; Maharashtra stops bus services to Karnataka
2 years, 3 months ago

Border row: Pawar gives ‘24 hours’ to Bommai; Maharashtra stops bus services to Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday gave Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai ‘24 hours’ to stop attacks in Karnataka on trucks with Maharashtra registration numbers, or else, he said, ‘we won’t be able to observe patience.' On Tuesday, a protest by the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike – a pro-Kannada organisation – against the proposed visit of two Maharashtra ministers …

Vehicles attacked, defaced over Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute: 10 facts
2 years, 3 months ago

Vehicles attacked, defaced over Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute: 10 facts

India Today  

Pro-Kannada organisations on Tuesday protested in Belagavi, the town at the centre of the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute, against a proposed visit of a ministerial delegation from Maharashtra. Several workers of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction were detained by the police today after they attacked buses with Karnataka number plates parked in a private bus parking lot in Pune. Maharashtra …

Office-goers suffer as few MSRTC buses ply from Pune to various destinations in dist
3 years, 6 months ago

Office-goers suffer as few MSRTC buses ply from Pune to various destinations in dist

Hindustan Times  

PUNE The passengers who travel to offices in the city are facing inconvenience due to few Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation buses on various routes in the district. With buses plying empty, MSRTC is not keen on restarting bus service to small villages within Pune and Satara districts. Also, once schools will start in Pune city, many students will face …

Karnataka Temporarily Stops Bus Service to Maharashtra over Border Row
4 years ago

Karnataka Temporarily Stops Bus Service to Maharashtra over Border Row

News 18  

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation on Saturday temporarily suspended its operations to Kolhapur in Maharashtra which has a substantial Kannada population in view of the ongoing border row between the two states, officials said. According to a senior officer in the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, a vehicle belonging to Maharashtra was blackened in Belagavi which aggravated the …

Karnataka temporarily stops bus service to Maharashtra over border row
4 years ago

Karnataka temporarily stops bus service to Maharashtra over border row

India Today  

The border row between Maharashtra and Karnataka took another turn on Saturday after the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation temporarily suspended its operations to Kolhapur which has a substantial Kannada population, officials said. A vehicle belonging to Maharashtra was blackened in Belagavi which escalated the tension between the states, a senior officer in the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation …

Maharashtra govt allows inter-district buses to operate after five months of COVID-19 restrictions
4 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra govt allows inter-district buses to operate after five months of COVID-19 restrictions

Firstpost  

The first bus from Mumbai Central depot, where the MSRTC headquarters is located, left at around 8.30 am on Thursday for Chiplun in Ratnagiri district Mumbai: Inter-district bus services of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation resumed on Thursday morning after a gap of almost five months, officials said. On Thursday, the first bus from Mumbai Central depot, where the …

MSRTC to resume inter-district bus services in Maharashtra from tomorrow
4 years, 7 months ago

MSRTC to resume inter-district bus services in Maharashtra from tomorrow

Firstpost  

Before COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns which started in March this year, over 65 lakh passengers used to travel daily in state transport buses The Maharashtra government has allowed the resumption of inter-district bus services of the state transport corporation, a senior official said on Wednesday. After the lockdown was enforced in the state following the outbreak of COVID-19 in …

Gujarat: Rajput community protests against Padmaavat', minister says natural'
7 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat: Rajput community protests against Padmaavat', minister says natural'

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad: Violent protests by members of the Rajput community against the release of Sanjay Leela Bansali's controversial period drama ‘Padmaavat’ were witnessed across Gujarat on Sunday, with agitators damaging buses and blocking roads. Interestingly, senior state minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said such protests were "natural" and that the government was looking for a legal opinion following the Supreme Court's order. "In …

Karnataka suspends bus services to Tamil Nadu
8 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka suspends bus services to Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation officials said that all the 450 services to Tamil Nadu are being run only till Attibele. "It is a temporary measure and we are closely watching what is happening in Tamil Nadu," said a KSRTC official. Mr. Mahesh said a total of 70 KSRTC buses and 39 Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation buses ply …

Shops closed, bus services suspended
10 years, 5 months ago

Shops closed, bus services suspended

The Hindu  

All shops in Vellore and other parts of Vellore district were closed and bus services suspended or regulated following sporadic incidents of stone-pelting and road blockades by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam volunteers in the wake of the verdict convicting Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in the disproportionate assets case in the Bangalore Special Court on Saturday afternoon. Earlier, AIADMK …

Bus services to Andhra Pradesh withdrawn
11 years, 7 months ago

Bus services to Andhra Pradesh withdrawn

The Hindu  

Travelling to Andhra Pradesh from Karnataka during the coming Independence Day weekend may not be easy, with inter-State bus services coming to a complete halt. The three State road transport corporations operating inter-State bus services to Andhra Pradesh have completely stopped their services to Andhra Pradesh owing to unrest there over the Telangana issue. However, after the staff of Andhra …

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