Most people with Marathi roots favour Karnataka in the border-dispute

The ongoing Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute sees tightening of police security at the borders of the two states. The Marathi speaking community of Karnataka are not ready to merge with Maharashtra, yet, “My mother tongue is Marathi but I am loyal to Karnataka,” said chairperson of Karnataka Maratha Communities Development Corporation Ltd (KMCDC), Dr M G […]

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Traffic cops set to recover the unpaid e-challans

The number of traffic violators has risen steadily with a majority of them not paying the fine. Police hope to recover money from to over 25 lakh unpaid e-challans. Written by Anjali Jayaraj December 03, 2020  Mumbai: Traffic e- challan fines of more than Rs 602 crore are unpaid across Maharashtra since 2016-17.  Data released […]

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A Well Known Procession

Pandharpur Yatra is a famous procession where devotees visit the Lord Vitthal Temple on foot. By, Virendra Singh Bengaluru, March 19, 2019 Devotees of this long march are termed as ‘Warkari’ who go to Lord Vitthal Temple in Pandharpur. Devotees carry a Palkhi with them, which is a tradition to carry it all the way […]

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