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Language row sparks tension in K’taka border district as RTC conductor attacked

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Bengaluru, Feb 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tension prevailed in the border district of Belagavi on Saturday following the assault on an RTC bus conductor by a group of people for asking them to speak in Kannada. Kannada organisations staged a protest and blocked the Belagavi-Bagalkot road, demanding that the police take action against those who attacked the bus conductor. The assault had taken place on Friday in Belagavi district. The police forcibly re…

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Border row flares up in Belagavi affecting bus services between Karnataka - Maharashtra

Bengaluru, Feb 23 (PTI) Bus services between Karnataka and Maharashtra have been affected due to attack on bus drivers from both sides amid the sudden flare-up of border row in Belagavi in the last two days.The decades-old dispute resurfaced on Friday when a bus driver and a conductor were beaten up for allegedly not speaking in Marathi at Marihal in Belagavi.The bus conductor stated in his police complaint that a girl asked for a ticket in Mara…

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Passenger attacked conductor over language in Belagavi, bus service in Karnataka, four accused arrested

Belgian: The borders of Maharashtra and Karnataka meet each other. Belagavi is also an area adjacent to Maharashtra here. Due to being adjacent to both the states, a large number of Marathi speakers live in Belagavi. There are a large number of people who do not speak Kannada. Due to the border, there has often been a dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra over the matter of language. Meanwhile, a condemnable incident has come to light in the…

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mypunepulse.com

Watch Video: Karnataka Bus Staff Attacked Over Language Dispute, Forced to Speak Marathi - PUNE PULSE

Belagavi, February 22, 2025: A language dispute in Karnataka’s Belagavi district turned violent when a bus conductor and driver of the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) were assaulted by a group of youths for not speaking in Marathi. A bus conductor and driver employed by the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) were brutally assaulted by a group of commuters

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madhyamamonline.com

Karnataka bus conductor beaten up over language dispute

A bus conductor, Mahadevappa Hukkeri, was attacked in Belagavi, Karnataka, after he asked a passenger to speak in Kannada sparking tensions

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Mangalorean.com

Language row sparks tension in K'taka border district as RTC conductor attacked

Language row sparks tension in K’taka border district as RTC conductor attacked Bengaluru: Tension prevailed in the border district of Belagavi on Saturday following the assault on an RTC bus conductor by a group of people for asking them to speak in Kannada. Kannada organisations staged a protest and blocked the Belagavi-Bagalkot road, demanding that […] The post Language row sparks tension in K’taka border district as RTC conductor attacked ap…

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