Belgaum
City in Karnataka, India
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Belgaum, officially known as Belagavi, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located near its northern western border in the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi division and Belagavi district. The Government of Karnataka has proposed making Belgaum the second capital of Karnataka alongside Bangalore, hence a second state administrative building Suvarna Vidhana Soudha was inaugurated on 11 October 2012.
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Girl to bin Pocso suit against bus conductor in language rowIn the aftermath of a language row in Belagavi, a girl retracted her sexual harassment complaint against a bus conductor under the Pocso Act. The incident sparked tensions between Kannada and Marathi..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Girl's family decides to withdraw POCSO case against assaulted bus conductor in BelagaviThe minor girl's family in Belagavi has decided to withdraw the POCSO case against a bus conductor to stop escalating the language issue between Karnataka and Maharashtra. They expressed no..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Maharashtra-Karnataka clash: Bus conductor assaulted, slapped with Pocso case after language rowA NWKRTC bus conductor in Belagavi is facing charges under the Pocso Act after a dispute over language with a minor female passenger, leading to his assault by a group. The incident has sparked..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Maharashtra transport minister suspends state bus services to KarnatakaState transport buses to Karnataka were suspended after pro-Kannada activists attacked an MSRTC bus. The Karnataka state transport conductor was also assaulted for not responding in Marathi, leading to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Goa ex-MLA dies after auto driver assaults him during row in KarnatakaFormer Goa MLA Lavoo Mamledar died in Karnataka's Belagavi after being assaulted by autorickshaw driver Amirsuhil Shakilsab Sanadi during a road rage incident. The altercation occurred when Mamledar's..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Goa ex-MLA dies in Belagavi minutes after assault by auto driverIndiaTimes - Published | |
'He should explain the allegation': Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on R Ashok's '60 per cent commission govt' remarkKarnataka CM Siddaramaiah challenges opposition leader R Ashok to prove his corruption allegations against the Congress government, questioning their validity. Ashok had accused the Congress of a "60..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'My duty is to save party, government': Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar on reports of rift in state CongressDK Shivakumar, Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, emphasized his dedication to protecting the Congress party and its government, dismissing any internal discord. He highlighted the significance of the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Congress to hold 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim and Jai Samvidhan' rally in Karnataka's Belgaum on Jan 21Congress will hold 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim and Jai Samvidhan' rally in Karnataka's Belgaum on 21st January to demand Union Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation over his statement on BR Ambedkar, KC..IndiaTimes - Published | |
BJP attacks Congress for displaying 'distorted' Indian map at meetBJP criticizes Congress for displaying a distorted map of India at an event in Karnataka's Belagavi, showing Kashmir as part of Pakistan. They accuse Congress of engaging in appeasement politics and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Belagaviās Hudali village continues to embrace Mahatma Gandhiās values long after 75 years of independenceBelagavi will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's 1924 Congress session. Nearby Hudali, where Gandhi stayed in 1937, continues his teachings of self-reliance and non-violence. The..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Insult' to Ambedkar to be top agenda of special Cong's Belagavi meetIn Belagavi, a special CWC meeting will address Union home minister Amit Shah's alleged insult of Ambedkar, with a 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally. The Congress plans to finalize its action..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Protests in all districts, pressers in 150 cities: Congress to up ante against Amit ShahCongress is escalating its protests against home minister Amit Shah's remarks on Ambedkar, demanding his resignation. Nationwide protests, press conferences, and an 'Ambedkar Samman Saptah' are..IndiaTimes - Published | Lingayat quota stir turns violent in Karnataka, 50 hurtA protest by the Lingayat Panchamasali community in Belagavi, India, demanding increased reservation quotas, turned violent. Police clashed with protesters who attempted to breach barricades, resulting..IndiaTimes - Published |
'Shehzada didn't utter a single word about ...': PM Modi targets Rahul over 'Raja, Maharaja' remarkPM Modi criticized Rahul Gandhi for allegedly appeasing a vote bank while neglecting atrocities by Muslim rulers, and aligning with parties glorifying Aurangzeb. While addressing an election rally in..IndiaTimes - Published | PM Modi to storm four back-to-back mega rallies in Northern KarnatakaTwo days after 14 constituencies in Karnataka went to polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday is set to hit the campaign in full swing for the BJP in North Karnataka. The Prime Minister will hold..IndiaTimes - Published |
Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency, Karnataka: Know candidates, pollingĀ dateĀ andĀ moreParty leader Jagadish Shettar has declared that the BJP will run for Lok Sabha from Belagavi, according to an announcement made by former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa.DNA - Published | Hegde out, Kageri gets Uttara Kannada; Shettar in BelgaumBJP drops Anantkumar Hegde for Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri in Uttara Kannada. Jagadish Shettar battles Mrunal. K Sudhakar contests Chikkaballapur. Raja Amareshwar Naik seeks re-election.IndiaTimes - Published |
Fix 'collective responsibility' to stop Belagavi-like crimes: High courtThe Karnataka high court suggests fixing collective responsibility to prevent crimes like the recent assault on a woman in Belagavi district. The court proposes a method reminiscent of colonial times,..IndiaTimes - Published | āShamefulā: BJP attacks Karnatakaās Congress government over strippingThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongly criticized the Karnataka government for the incident in Belagavi, where a Dalit woman was publicly humiliated. Party president J P Nadda denounced the incident..IndiaTimes - Published |
Karnataka government announces conditional waiver of interest on farm loans, BJP demands full write-offOn the last day of winter session of Karnataka legislature in Belagavi on Friday, CM Siddaramaiah announced conditional waiver of interest on farm loans and establishment of industrial parks in north..IndiaTimes - Published | Belgavi incident amplifies concerns about law and order in Karnataka: SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman criticizes the Karnataka government for its ineffective handling of crimes, citing the recent incident in Belgavi where a Dalit woman was paraded naked. She compares..IndiaTimes - Published |
JP Nadda condemns Belagavi incident as 'shameful,' constitutes fact-finding teamBJP chief J P Nadda condemned the shameful assault on a Dalit woman in Karnataka. He formed a fact-finding committee of women MPs to investigate the incident and submit a report. The woman was..IndiaTimes - Published | Didnāt happen even in era of Mahabharat: HC on strippingThe Karnataka HC expressed dissatisfaction with the probe details of the recent public stripping incident in Belagavi, Karnataka. They compared the incident to the disrobing of Draupadi in the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Belagavi Cantonment Board CEO found dead days after CBI raidBelagavi Cantonment Boardās (BCB) CEO K Anand, 40, was found dead at his government residence in the military camp area on Saturday morning. Anand, a native of Tamil Nadu and an officer of the Indian..IndiaTimes - Published | Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah requests railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to extend Vande Bharat Express till BelagaviKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has requested Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to extend the Vande Bharat Express train route to Belagavi city in order to improve connectivity between Karnataka,..IndiaTimes - Published |
Belgaum Rural, Urban, Dakshin Election 2023 LIVE: BJP Abhay Patil leads with overĀ 31,018Ā votesElections for the 224-seat Karnataka Assembly were held on May 10. Votes for the three Belgaum constituencies will be counted from 8 am on Saturday.DNA - Published | Belgaum election results 2023 live updates: Counting begins for three assembly constituenciesIn Karnataka election 2023, a voter turnout of 73.19 per cent was recorded.DNA - Published |
Pro-Marathi group shows black flags to Fadnavis in BelagaviIndiaTimes - Published | Karnataka Assembly election 2023 live updates: BJP gears up for power-packed campaign, PM Modi's rally on April 29BJP's mega-election campaign in Karnataka is likely to get a boost with Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the State on April 29. According to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, PM Modi will start his..DNA - Published |
Threat calls to Nitin Gadkari: Nagpur police take custody of murder convict from Belagavi jailThe convict, identified as Jayesh Pujari alias Jayesh Kantha, was taken into custody from the Hindalga jail and brought to Nagpur in a flight in the morning.DNA - Published | PM Modi to release Rs 16,800cr aid to over 8cr farmers todayPrime Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday release the 13th instalment amount of more than Rs 16,800 crore to over eight crore beneficiary farmers under the income support scheme -PM-Kisan -at..IndiaTimes - Published |
Morena air crash: Wing Commander Hanumanth Sarathi cremated with military honours in BelagaviThe 35-year-old pilot is survived by his wife, a three-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son.DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes |