Police stop Shiv Sena activists from entering Belagavi at Maharashtra border
1 year, 1 month ago

Police stop Shiv Sena activists from entering Belagavi at Maharashtra border

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena activists on their way towards Belagavi to participate in the 'black day' event by Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti, on the occasion of Karnataka formation day, were prevented entry by the police at the border between the two states on Wednesday. According to police, about 30 Shiv Sena activists led by its Kolhapur district President Vijay Devane were stopped at the border from entering Belagavi and handed over to Kolhapur Police. The Belagavi administration had on Tuesday banned three Maharashtra ministers and an MP from entering this border district citing maintenance of law and order, as they are expected to participate in the "black day" event, foreseeing the chances of them making provocative speeches during the visit, also Kannada activists could gherao them, and it could result in clashes with MES activists. READ | Karnataka bans entry of 3 Maha ministers in Belagavi during Rajyotsava celebrations The border issue dates back to 1957 when states were reorganised on linguistic lines.

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Border Area Development Authority to establish office in Suvarna Soudha
6 days, 18 hours ago

Border Area Development Authority to establish office in Suvarna Soudha

New Indian Express  

BELAGAVI: Members of the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority met in the border area for the first time on the occasion of ‘Karnataka Suvarna Sambhrama’ and the ongoing winter legislative session in Belagavi. The meeting passed a resolution to start a regional office of the authority at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, said its Chairman Somanna Bevinmarad. He told the media on …

‘Childish’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Aaditya Thackeray's demand to declare Belagavi a Union Territory
1 week, 5 days ago

‘Childish’: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Aaditya Thackeray's demand to declare Belagavi a Union Territory

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday dismissed Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray's demand to make Belgavi a Union Territory as "childish." Karnataka Chief minister Siddaramaiah slams Aaditya Thackeray's demand to declare Belagavi a Union Territory. Earlier on Monday, Aditya Thackeray, in a post on X, said that he is ready to support the proposal to make Belgaum a union territory …

Belagavi is and will Always be a Part of Karnataka: BJP's Tejasvi Surya Slams Aaditya Thackeray
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1 week, 5 days ago

Belagavi is and will Always be a Part of Karnataka: BJP's Tejasvi Surya Slams Aaditya Thackeray

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday hit out at Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray over his demand to make Belagavi a union territory, saying that the district will always be a part of Karnataka. Earlier on Monday, Aaditya Thackeray, in a post on X, said that he is ready to support the proposal to make …

Aaditya Thackeray for Belagavi as Union Territory, Siddaramaiah says childish
1 week, 6 days ago

Aaditya Thackeray for Belagavi as Union Territory, Siddaramaiah says childish

India Today  

Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray demanded that Belagavi, a city in Karnataka bordering Maharashtra, should be declared a Union Territory, drawing a jibe from Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who called Thackeray's statement "childish". Thackeray on Monday alleged that injustice was being meted out to Marathi-speaking people in Belagavi and demanded that the region be declared a Union Territory. Maharashtra laid …

Congress Leaders Prepare for Maharashtra Campaign: Border States Crucial for Karnataka
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Congress Leaders Prepare for Maharashtra Campaign: Border States Crucial for Karnataka

New Indian Express  

Congress leaders from border districts of Karnataka will be campaigning in Maharashtra for the assembly elections scheduled for November 20. The elections are crucial for the Congress, especially for leaders from North Karnataka, as many districts along the border have a significant population of Kannadigas. The Congress has prepared a list of leaders from Bidar, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura and Belagavi districts …

Maharashtra govt officials should not enter Karnataka, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
11 months ago

Maharashtra govt officials should not enter Karnataka, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said Maharashtra government officials have been told not to enter the state amid reports that they have decided to implement the health insurance scheme in 865 Marathi- dominated villages bordering Maharashtra. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress General Secretary Randeep Surjewala in Bengaluru. "Our Chief Secretary has spoken asking them not to enter Karnataka," …

Kannada organisations write to Siddaramaih over border row
1 year, 2 months ago

Kannada organisations write to Siddaramaih over border row

The Hindu  

Taking serious exception to some recent decisions of the Maharashtra government pertaining to the inter-State border row, Kannada organisations from Belagavi have written to Chief Minister Siddaramaih seeking immediate, serious, and effective steps to curb the “menacing acts” of the Maharashtra government. In a letter to the Chief Minister on behalf of the Action Committee of Belagavi District Kannada Organisations, …

Language politics sees resurgence in Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute
1 year, 11 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 …

Maharashtra Legislature Resolution on Border Row is Irresponsible & Against Federal Structure: K'taka CM
1 year, 11 months ago

Maharashtra Legislature Resolution on Border Row is Irresponsible & Against Federal Structure: K'taka CM

News 18  

Terming Maharashtra Legislature’s resolution on the border issue as “irresponsible and against federal structure,” Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday once again asserted that not even inch of the state’s land will be ceded. The Maharashtra Legislature today unanimously passed a resolution to “legally pursue” inclusion of 865 Marathi-speaking villages in Karnataka into the western state, amid the raging …

\'Like China, we will enter Karnataka\': Sanjay Raut over border issue with Karnataka
2 years ago

\'Like China, we will enter Karnataka\': Sanjay Raut over border issue with Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Amid simmering tension between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the border issue, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday sparked a fresh controversy by saying, "We will enter Karnataka like China has entered the country". The leader's statement has come at a time of heightened tension between Maharashtra and Karnataka over a decades-old border conflict and the issue is listed …

"..Will enter Karnataka like China entered India", says Sanjay Raut on Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute – India TV
2 years ago

"..Will enter Karnataka like China entered India", says Sanjay Raut on Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute – India TV

India TV News  

Maharashtra- Karnataka border dispute: Amid the border row between Maharashtra and Karnataka, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday alleged CM Basavaraj Bommai of igniting a fire in the matter and warned they will enter the adjoining state just like "China has entered India". The long-pending border dispute between the two states flared up again on Monday when members of …

‘No dispute with Maharashtra’: Karnataka assembly resolution on Belagavi likely today
2 years ago

‘No dispute with Maharashtra’: Karnataka assembly resolution on Belagavi likely today

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka’s border dispute with Maharashtra is settled, the Karnataka assembly is likely to say in a resolution on Wednesday, days after Union home minister Amit Shah set up a committee with three ministers each from the two neighbouring states to prevent escalation of the 56-year-old boundary dispute. As far as the state was concerned, there was no border dispute with …

Huge protest near Maharashtra-Karnataka border over dispute| Video
2 years ago

Huge protest near Maharashtra-Karnataka border over dispute| Video

Hindustan Times  

A massive gathering of demonstrators was witnessed on Monday near the Maharashtra-Karnataka border days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah took up the matter with Chief Ministers of both the states - Eknath Shinde and Basavaraj Bommai. On Monday, however, as winter session began in both the state assemblies, a huge demonstration was staged near the Kongoli Toll Plaza near …

K\'taka assembly session begins tomorrow amid boundary dispute, upcoming polls
2 years ago

K\'taka assembly session begins tomorrow amid boundary dispute, upcoming polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi : Amid the raging border dispute with neighbouring Maharashtra and around five months to go for assembly elections in Karnataka, the winter session of the state legislature will begin at 'Suvarna Vidhana Soudha' in Belagavi on Monday. The opposition parties are likely to corner the government on issues like alleged corruption and scams in various departments, voter data theft …

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: Will wait for SC's decision, committee formed, says Amit Shah
2 years ago

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: Will wait for SC's decision, committee formed, says Amit Shah

India TV News  

Maharashtra-Karnataka Border dispute: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who held a meeting on the border dispute between Maharashtra and Karnataka, has asked both the states to form a six-member team with ministers from both states to address boundary issues. The Home Minister also said that they will wait for the Supreme Court and committee's decision and asked the opposition not …

Uddhav, Pawar set to attend Belagavi event
2 years ago

Uddhav, Pawar set to attend Belagavi event

Hindustan Times  

The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti, which holds a convention each year in Belagavi on the inaugural day of Karnataka assembly’s winter session, has invited a raft of high profile leaders this year amid renewed tension between the two states over the decades-old border dispute. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Madhyavarti MES president Deepak Dalavi said they had invited ten political leaders …

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: MVA MPs seek Amit Shah’s intervention to restrain ‘high-handed’ Karnataka govt.
2 years ago

Maharashtra-Karnataka border row: MVA MPs seek Amit Shah’s intervention to restrain ‘high-handed’ Karnataka govt.

The Hindu  

Warning the Central government that the Karnataka-Maharashtra border row had reached a stage where it might erupt into full-blown violence, a number of MPs from the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi parties on Thursday sought Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s personal intervention to maintain law and order in the border districts between the two Statess With tensions aggravated along the border …

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

Border row: Fadnavis dials Bommai, expresses 'disappointment' | Top 10 updates
2 years ago

Border row: Fadnavis dials Bommai, expresses 'disappointment' | Top 10 updates

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke with Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai after the border dispute between two neighbouring states over claims for Belagavi in the southern state intensified on Tuesday, with vehicles from either side being targeted. Police personnel detain Karnataka Rakshana Vedike supporters during a protest over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute in Belagavi on Tuesday. His statement …

Karnataka-Maharashtra border row: Heightened vigil at Belagavi border to stop entry of Maharashtra ministers
2 years ago

Karnataka-Maharashtra border row: Heightened vigil at Belagavi border to stop entry of Maharashtra ministers

The Hindu  

Amid the Karnataka-Maharashtra border row, Belagavi district and city police have made tight security arrangements in the wake of the scheduled visit of members of the Maharashtra High Power Committee to the State. Police to stop Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists A team was also stationed at the Hire Bagewadi toll gate to prevent Karnataka Rakshana Vedike activists led by T …

Border row: ‘Matter is in court, fight it legally’: CM Bommai tells CM Shinde
2 years ago

Border row: ‘Matter is in court, fight it legally’: CM Bommai tells CM Shinde

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that he has appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to fight the border dispute issue legally as it is in court now. I appeal to Maharashtra CM that the matter is in court and fight it legally," said Karnataka CM on the visit of Maharashtra ministers. While Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister …

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

Maharashtra Ministers barred from entering Belagavi district amid border row
2 years ago

Maharashtra Ministers barred from entering Belagavi district amid border row

The Hindu  

Amidst the Karnataka-Maharashtra border row escalating, Belagavi district administration on December 5, Monday, issued orders barring entry of two Maharashtra Ministers and an MP who were to arrive in the city on Tuesday and meet leaders of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti. Deputy Commissioner and district magistrate Nitesh Patil issued prohibitory orders under article 144 of CrPC, barring entry of the …

Border row: Solve the issue amicably or send Karnataka Ministers to Maharashtra, say Kannada groups
2 years ago

Border row: Solve the issue amicably or send Karnataka Ministers to Maharashtra, say Kannada groups

The Hindu  

Kannada organisations have asked Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to handle the issue of Maharashtra Ministers planning a visit to Belagavi on December 6 politically and not to address it as an administrative issue. Ashok Chandaragi, convener of the central committee of Kannada organisations in Belagavi district, urged Mr. Bommai to request the BJP high command to direct the Maharashtra government …

Karnataka-Maharashtra Border row | Bommai announces all-party meeting next week
2 years ago

Karnataka-Maharashtra Border row | Bommai announces all-party meeting next week

The Hindu  

As the verbal altercation between the BJP governments in Karnataka and Maharashtra over the decades-old Karnataka-Maharashtra border issue continued on Thursday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai announced that he would be convening an all-party meeting next week to discuss the issue comprehensively. Mr. Bommai pointed out that Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was quoted in the media saying that he was …

Decades-old Karnataka, Maharashtra boundary dispute flares up again
2 years, 1 month ago

Decades-old Karnataka, Maharashtra boundary dispute flares up again

Deccan Chronicle  

BELAGAVI: The decades-old boundary dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra over Belagavi has again flared up as both the State governments are readying for a legal battle. On Monday, the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra appointed two Ministers to coordinate with the legal team regarding the court case on the dispute that is set to come up in the Supreme Court. …

Police stop Shiv Sainiks from entering K’taka to join protests
2 years, 1 month ago

Police stop Shiv Sainiks from entering K’taka to join protests

Hindustan Times  

About 50 activists of Shiv Sena who had arrived in cars to take part in the ‘Black Day’ protests in Karnataka were stopped at the Koganolli checkpoint outside Nippani town in Belagavi and sent back, police said on Monday. The Shiv Sena members argued with the Karnataka police when they were stopped and shouted pro-Maharashtrian slogans of including the Marathi-speaking …

Will not cede even an inch: Karnataka CM Bommai on border dispute with Maharashtra
2 years, 7 months ago

Will not cede even an inch: Karnataka CM Bommai on border dispute with Maharashtra

India Today  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the state government's stand is very clear when it comes to border issues. Addressing the media after participating in a function organised by the Social welfare department, Bommai said politicians of Maharashtra raise the border issue whenever they face a political crisis in their state. READ | Karnataka contractor writes to PM …

Karnataka Temporarily Stops Bus Service to Maharashtra over Border Row
3 years, 9 months 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
3 years, 9 months 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 …

Karnataka deputy CM seeks UT status for Mumbai after Uddhav Thackeray makes similar demand for Belagavi
3 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka deputy CM seeks UT status for Mumbai after Uddhav Thackeray makes similar demand for Belagavi

Firstpost  

Thackeray had said that areas dominated by Marathi-speaking people on the state’s border with Karnataka should be declared as a Union Territory till the Supreme Court gives its final verdict on the issue Bengaluru: Karnataka deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi on Wednesday said Mumbai should be made part of the state and urged the Centre to declare it a Union …

'Make Mumbai a UT': Karnataka Dy CM Hits Back at Uddhav for Raking Up Border Issue With Similar Demand
3 years, 10 months ago

'Make Mumbai a UT': Karnataka Dy CM Hits Back at Uddhav for Raking Up Border Issue With Similar Demand

News 18  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi on Wednesday said Mumbai should be made part of the state and urged the Centre to declare it a Union Territory until then, as he hit back at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for raking up the border issue with a similar demand. “Until it is made part of Karnataka, I urge the central …

Shiv Sena picks fight with Karnataka, activists try to remove state flag in Belagavi
3 years, 11 months ago

Shiv Sena picks fight with Karnataka, activists try to remove state flag in Belagavi

Op India  

The Belagavi police clamped prohibitory orders under Section 35 of the Karnataka police act, in order to impede Shiv Sena activists from entering the city. The protest which was carried out by Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti, the outfit which has always claimed that Belagavi belongs to Maharashtra and not Karnataka, and Shiv Sena leaders, was also joined by several pro-Maharashtra outfits …

BS Yediyurappa condemns Ajit Pawar's remark on Belgaum border issue, says Maharashtra DCM is 'trying to incite fire'
4 years, 1 month ago

BS Yediyurappa condemns Ajit Pawar's remark on Belgaum border issue, says Maharashtra DCM is 'trying to incite fire'

Firstpost  

Pawar had Tuesday urged people to work towards fulfilling Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray’s dream of incorporating Belgaum, Karwar and Nipani — areas of Karnataka which have substantial Marathi-speaking population — into Maharashtra Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday condemned Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s statement raking up the Belagavi border issue and termed it as an …

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