Upon being apprised that a death row prisoner had been kept in solitary confinement, the Supreme Court, on Thursday, directed the District Judge, Belgaum to conduct a local inspection of the ground realities of the circumstances in which he was lodged in a separate cell. Thereafter, he filed a Writ Petition before the Karnataka High Court challenging the executability of …
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 …
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 …