After the Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute escalated, many untoward incidents took place in Belagavi, after which as a precautionary measure, police presence was tightened along the border, in Belagavi's Chikkodi.
Referring to the Maharashtra-Karnataka border row, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary CT Ravi on Saturday urged people of both states to be patient and wait for the apex court's verdict.
Highlighting on sustainable development and conservation of the environment, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said every innovation must strive to protect the environment and nature.
"A meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be held on December 14 or 15 over the border row between Karnataka and Maharashtra," said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for his silence on the Karnataka-Maharashtra border row.
A plea filed by the Maharashtra government challenging the October 14 order of the Bombay High Court which discharged former Delhi University professor GN Saibaba and others in an alleged Maoist links case is posted on January 17 by the Supreme Court.
The domestic markets snapped their four-day losing run and ended with gains, picking up cues from the Monetary Policy Committee's decision to slow down the hike of repo rates.
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai slammed the Congress for "its corrupt practices" that had kept all underdeveloped sections of society far from development and talked about a mega pro-BJP wave over Karnataka.