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BS Yediyurappa condemns Ajit Pawar's remark on Belgaum border issue, says Maharashtra DCM is 'trying to incite fire'
•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
Tension prevails in Karnataka's Belagavi district over installation of statue; police lathicharge to disperse crowd
•Marathi-speaking residents in the Peeranwadi area objected to the statue of Sangolli Rayanna as they want to install a statue of Shivaji at the same spot
Trouble to Kannadigas in Maharashtra won't be tolerated, dy CM warns Uddhav Thackeray, after Shiv Sainiks deface Kannada billboards in Kolhapur
•Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi on Wednesday warned that the state government would not tolerate any trouble to Kannadigas in Maharashtra over the Belagavi border issue
Crocodile lands on rooftop of house in Karnataka's flood-affected Belgaum; deluge leaves 31 dead, 4 lakh displaced in state
Fp Staff •A crocodile became the prime focus of residents when it landed on the roof of a house on Sunday, in flood-affected Raybag taluka, in Belgaum, Karnataka.
Rain-related incidents claim 114 lives in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala; situation improves in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha
Fp Staff •Floods claimed 114 lives in western and southern parts of India. Rescue operations are underway in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
Maharashtra floods Updates: Over four lakh rescued, 761 villages affected; state gets more than double rainfall received in 2005
Fp Staff •Maharashtra floods latest updates | Over four lakh people have been moved to safety from the flood-hit parts of Maharashtra, including 3.78 lakh from the worst-hit Kolhapur and Sangli districts where the water level started receding on Saturday, reported PTI.
Rivers cross danger mark as incessant rains batter Maharashtra, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh; army, navy, IAF, NDRF conduct rescue ops
Fp Staff •Heavy rainfall and relentless floods threw normal life out of gear in various states, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, with 28 people dead in rain-related incidents in Kerala
Heavy Rains and Floods Updates: Two IAF choppers deployed for rescue operations in Belagavi, nine dead in Karnataka
Fp Staff •Heavy Rains and Floods Updates: The Maharashtra district administration in Sangli said that nine people had died in the rescue boat capsizing accident while three were feared drowned.
Threading the needle: How a differently abled Dalit man from Belgaum mastered stitching, creating art from scrap
Sanket Jain •Sunil Shastri, a self-taught tailor from the Karadaga village in Belgaum, suffers from Usher Syndrome, which affects one's vision and hearing. He has stunned the people of his community with his ability to stitch perfect hand-bags and work with dangerous materials
Kolhapur violence: Police, ATS join hands to probe attack on churchgoers during Sunday Mass in Kowad village
•At least 12 people were injured when they were attacked by a group of people during the prayer meet at the residence of Bhimsen Chavan in Kolhapur. About 40 people had joined the mass congregation for prayer