Durga Maa Daud for a better younger generation
11:37 AM Posted by ukmad
People in large numbers joined the "Durga Mata Daud" (run) expressing solidarity with each other and wishing a strong and better future for the younger generation. The run is organized annually by the Shri Shiv Prathisthan Hindusthan. The run is being organisd for the past 16 years, in the initial couple of years the response was quite meager and now about 30,000 people participate.
The run is part of the Navaratri celebrations in which people from all walks of life, including children and the aged, participate with the single objective of expressing solidarity with and inspiring the youth to lead a healthy life free from intoxication and other evils of society. The run is also aimed at inculcating patriotic and brotherhood feelings and motivating the youth to work for building a strong nation, both economically and culturally. Children garbed in the colorful costumes of Shivaji and his mother, Jijabai, and soldiers lead the run in a chariot.
All along the run one can hear cheers and loud drum beats and prayers to Goddess Durga. It proceeded on different streets and lanes of the city in the early hours of the morning. Children who rarely get up early after watching pogo and Cartoon network get up early and get ready for the run. The run is welcomed in each street by the Yuvak Mandals. You can see beautiful Rangoli’s put up all along the route of the run. Each day from first day of Navratri until Dasar the run is organized in different and predefined routes. Each day it is estimated that about 15,000 people participate in the run.
In this modern corporate world of Mumbai marathon and Delhi marathon, the scene here is also the same and well organized, only fact there are no corporates behind the arrangements.
Run Belgaum Run.
Rain dampens Ganesh visarjan
6:46 PM Posted by ukmad
The Ganesh Visarjan (idol immersion) of the sarvajanik mandals began on time but rain dampened everything. Heavy showers are still pouring down and turnout to see the procession is very less or the least I have seen until date. Untill 6.05 pm only 7 Ganesh Mandals had started from Hutatma Chowk.
Even tough in the rains the few mandals who made it into the procession had the youth with full of energy and the sounds of the drums, dhols and tasahs were echoing all round. Police were seen all over and this time they out numbered the lookers on.
As the evening goes by increasingly, mandals will join in and if the rain continues, then the usual festivities wont are seen.
Ganpati Bappa Morya, Pudchya Varshi Lavkar Ya.
All photos & Video: Team AAB
Belgaum Ganesh Darshan 2009
5:35 PM Posted by ukmad
This slideshow will be updated automatically with new photos of various Ganesh Utsav Mandals. So keep coming back to this page.
Belgaum’s Kiran Kulkarni in Super rich list of Businessworld
10:54 AM Posted by ukmad
He was part of the team that positioned the company to trail-blaze onto the Internet, into 2004 and beyond. He was a part of the team that created products that are fun, powerful, and easy to use. An expert in networking and web technologies, Kiran is the winner of 'The Indira Super Achiever Award' - aimed at recognizing professional talent that has made a difference. Kiran has been part of technology companies for over two decades and is an active environmentalist. Kiran is passionate about agriculture, building Robots and driving his battery operated car in Mumbai.
Mr. Kiran Kulkarni is the Co-founder/ Managing Director of Geodesic Limited who hails from Belgaum has sought 239th place in the India’s Super Rich 2009 in the Businessworld Issue Dated 23-29 June 2009). His net worth in 2008 was Rs.165.42 crores in 2009 it is Rs.108.72 crores.
Mr. Kiran Kulkarni is the Co-founder/ Managing Director of Geodesic Limited and has held the helm since Geodesic's inception in 1999. An Electronics and Communication Engineer, Kiran is responsible for the overall strategic direction of the company and works with Geodesic's development team to turn great ideas into useful software solutions. Kiran has led Geodesic to be the only Indian company to be ranked by Red Herring as one of the top 100 innovative companies in the world in 2006. Kiran pioneered a low cost value communication and collaboration system for the enterprise as well as a consumer. Kiran has one of the best long-term track records in the industry and was a Co-founder/ Director of Aftek Ltd prior to Geodesic. After a 12 year stint and a market capitalization of US$ 300 million or Rs. 12000 million, Kiran retired from Aftek's board to pursue building a brand out of
MLIRC marches with proud on the Bastille Day Parade of France
6:34 PM Posted by ukmad
Indian Army (MLIRC) contingent as a part of the Bastille Day Parade of France, in Paris on July 14, 2009.
his will be perhaps the first time when an Indian Army delegation will march at another country’s national celebrations. The Army has put together over 100 counter-insurgency specialist soldiers from the Maratha Light Infantry (MLI) to take part in the parade, and they have undergone rigorous training at Belgaum to show off their best before the French public. MLIRC delegation was be led by Lt.col. Narendra Singh & Capt.Vivek Khanduri. All together, there was 400 strong Indian Contingent that included brave men from Navy and Air force as well.
Belgaum Shivjayanti 2009 video
10:07 PM Posted by ukmad
Team AllaboutBelgaum shot this video at Hutatma chowk at 9.15 pm today and its here up for you all to see in no time. Thanks to the team.
A couple of foreigners were seen shooting the whole event with great excitement. The procession, which just reached Hutatma Chowk at that time, will take a long time to come in full action.
The Two kids who portrayed an enactment was worth watching and team AAB have captured it for you.
Belgaum’s youngest candidate is 28 years
10:16 PM Posted by ukmad
Out of the 10 candidates trying their fate in the coming elections, the youngest is Hanaji Ashok Pandu who is 28 years old. The eldest is 66-year-old Ramchandra Torgal.
There is only one women candidate namely Kasturi Bhavi and she is 40.
| Candidate Name | Age | Gender | Party Name |
| HANAJI ASHOK PANDU | 28 | M | Independent |
| MOHAN. H. GADIWADDAR | 29 | M | Independent |
| ALLAPPA RAMAPPA PATIL | 31 | M | Independent |
| KASTURI BASANAGOUDA BHAVI | 40 | F | Independent |
| VIJAYKUMAR JEENDATTA UPADHYE | 47 | M | Independent |
| AMARSINH VASANTRAO PATIL | 49 | M | Indian National Congress |
| ANGADI SURESH CHANNABASAPPA | 55 | M | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| A. B. PATIL | 56 | M | Janata Dal (Secular) |
| RAMANAGOUDA SIDDANGOUDA PATIL | 66 | M | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| RAMCHANDRA MAREPPA TORGAL (CHALAWADI) | 66 | M | Independent |
No doubt, there is couple of young candidates in the fray but I have not heard of their campaigning and as they are independent candidates, no one is bothering to even know about them.
As the elections, dates are closer just check out your name in the Electoral Roll so that it becomes easy on the Voting day.
You could also be interested in having a look at these, if you still have not seen them.
Merits and Demerits of Belgaum candidates
Belgaum candidates details: Know your MP
Belgaum Loksabha constituency history
Bizarre way of Holi celebration on Deshmukh road
9:41 PM Posted by ukmad
The colorful Holi is over in major parts of the city. Shahpur will play on Sunday, Rangpanchami.
The most happening road, Deshmukh road has a bizarre way of celebrating holi, you must have seen the same in the video posted earlier on this blog.
Nothing was different today either, same old tearing of clothes and throwing them on the wires along the road.
See the photos take by Team AllaboutBelgaum which shows you the how bizarre the scene must have been in the morning. You can see clothes hanging on the wires along the road. In one picture you can see a middle aged man sitting down looking at these pieces of clothes lying on the road.I remember this to have started
when I was in college i.e. in 1994-95 period may it had started earlier but even then it was a bizarre scene and nothing has changed with time. 
Belgaum to vote on Thursday 23rd April for Loksabha
8:16 PM Posted by ukmad
Polling for 
the 15th Loksabha for Belgaum Constituency will
happen on 23rd April, 2009 (Thursday) as part of Phase 2.
The counting will be done on May 16.
Important dates:
Issue of Notification - 28-Mar-2009
Last Date for filing Nominations- 04-Apr-2009
Scrutiny of Nominations- 06-Apr-2009
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature- 08-Apr-2009
Date of Poll- 23-Apr-2009
Counting of Votes on- 16-May-2009 (Saturday)
9:40 PM Posted by ukmad
Al of you must have asked this question to some one or must have answered it. Belgaum is getting ready for the New Year bash.
All hotels big and small have made massive arrangements in form of tables, special lighting and few even special menus.
There are those fixed venues where you have the New Year bash. Millennium Gardens is one of them with DJ, etc etc. Hotel Shankam also has a DJ, Dance Floor to welcome the New Year. Hotel Adrash Palace is also not behind; there is DJ there also. VITS has its own plans on the poolside.
All the smaller only food restaurants are busy getting the food ready for tomorrow. Niyaz’s pick and pack has made special arrangements at its outlets.
All th0se planning to booze out by drinking will have to get in their stocks tomorrow only as the liquor stores were shut for 2 days including today o account of accounting of by polls.
So, all must have planned to go somewhere with someone for the New Year, Have a safe and Happy New Year 2009. All those consuming liquor I request you not to drink and drive, if you have to drink, then drink but do not drive then.
To all my readers a Happy New Year 2009!
Glory to God in Heaven, who unto man his son hath given; while angels sing with tender mirth, a glad new year to you and Belgaumites, India and the world.
