Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti members observed Black Day in Belagavi on Friday to express their support for joining Maharashtra. The protest was allowed by the district administration after the initial refusal of permission. The slogans raised included a united Maharashtra with Belagavi, Karwar, Khanapur, Nippani, Bhalki, Bidar and other Marathi speaking areas. The protest also included a bicycle and bike rally, …
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 …