Source: Deccan Chronicle Belgaum border row in some time will be an international issue, as mes leader Madhavrao Chavan will file a petition before the United Nation’s Human Rights Commission (HRC) against, what he alleges, is the failure of the Karnataka government to protect the rights of Marathi’s in the state. Article 27 of the [...]
View PostChidambaram says Belgaum cannot be UT
Mr.Chidambaram virtually snapped at the Maharashtra delegation led by state Chief Minister Ashok Chavan demanding Union Territory (UT) status for Belgaum. The high-power delegation with members from the ruling Congress, NCP, RPI and the BJP was “taken to task” by the Home minister on Tuesday for alleging “harassment and oppression” of Marathi-speaking people in Karnataka. [...]
View Post belgaum, border disputeMES face a tough time as rebels contest
Understanding the Political Game:From now on I will try and update about the various aspects that will effect the result of the election. North will be the most fierce battle of all. Will elaborate on each constitunecy later. Here’s the first post in that regard.Source: The New Indian ExpressFIRST time in the five-decade-old history of [...]
View Post assembly elections, border dispute‘No’ to merger with M’rashtra
Source: Deccan HeraldEver since the reorganisation of Indian states in 1956, Karnataka’s border dispute with Maharashtra over parts of Belgaum district, has been rearing its head at regular frequency. How do voters in the state respond to this issue? Respondents to a survey were asked if they had heard about the dispute. Those who replied [...]
View Post border disputeMrashtra’s Belgaum bid futile: Centre
Source: Deccan HeraldThe Centre has told the Supreme Court that Maharashtra has been fighting a futile legal battle demanding the annexation of 814 villages in Belgaum, Karwar, Bidar and Gulbarga districts of Karnataka, which have significant Marathi-speaking people.“It is neither feasible nor desirable to demarcate the borders of villages, taluks and districts in a manner [...]
View Post border disputeStop this treatment for us
Story taken from my associate blog: http://belgaumnri.blogspot.com/We are totally upset over the recent attitude and act of state government especially education department and vice chancellors of VTUThe VTU Bosh and Rexorth R & D centre is opened in Mysore and even the German tool room was established at Bangalore, the e-learning studio of VTU is [...]
View Post border dispute, vtuLessons to learn from Past Kannada Marathi Unity
This story is taken from my Associte Blog http://belgaumnri.blogspot.com/ . I request my blog readers to think over the post (Last paragraph) I got from one of the old newsprint of Times of India.The wrong and right Bringing Kannada marathi divide among Belgaumites : Utter wrong Mr More’s Balckening of face in Banglore : Utter [...]
View Post border dispute, divide, languageMES calls for ‘hartal’ today
Taken from The Hindu:The Belgaum city unit of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samithi has called for “hartal” and appealed people to observe a bandh on Thursday as a “tribute to the Marathi-speaking workers who sacrificed their lives while fighting for justice in the boundary dispute” between Maharashtra and Karnataka. The MES has been observing January 17 as [...]
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