All About Belgaum turns 2
6:18 PM Posted by ukmad
All About Belgaum turns 2 Giving you much more than just news
I want to take a moment to whole-heartedly thank the readers of All About Belgaum for contributing over the past 2 years. It is an absolute honor to share this milestone. This past year has been rewarding; let’s quickly review our journey until this point.
Highlights of the past year:
─ A significant achievement seeded and nurtured by the blog has been the formation of Information technology (IT) BELGAUM group, resulting in professional collaborations between Belgaum-based IT entrepreneurs.
─ Judging from the myriad comments each month, this blog has served as an important online source of news and information for thousands of Belgaumites scattered all over the world.
─ In the 2 yrs since its inception, there have been 1173 blog posts with 1247 comments (thanks for the overwhelming response!), resulting in 110000 visitors in the second year which is a 4-fold increase from the first.
Even during times of significant delay between posts, visitors have continued to exponentially increase the number of page views. To be honest (and maybe a little cheesy), the constantly improving visitor statistics are the biggest driving force that keeps the blog rolling—thank you so much! I remain grateful towards everyone caring to read, even if only once or on occasion.
I’ve met and covered many incredible people, both in person and online. The posts on this blog are constant reminders of these amazing people, many of whom have gone out of their way to help. This blog wouldn’t have existed without their passionate support. Even at times when visitors disagreed and left unpleasant comments, resulted in “teachable moments” challenging my assumptions about the world we live. Would also take this moment to appreciate the contributions of fellow bloggers; they continue to inspire with their knowledge and passion for writing.
Lastly, this blog exists because of you (THE READER), thank you for earnestly visiting and participating. Looking forward to many more conversations in the years to come! If possible, I would like to thank each reader individually, and this can happen only when you leave a comment. To sincerely acknowledge your contributions I have created a list of those who left comments on the blog in chronological order (from the first post until now). It was delightful to look back at all those who have transformed All About Belgaum into a two-way conversation! Thank you again for your support. You rock!
List of Visitors who left comments on AAB!
(Thanks Nitin Nimbalkar for the first comment!)
Top Commenter’s comments wise: (Comments only till 3rd August 2009)
1. Sundeep Sheri (33)
2. Satish Kumar (32)
3. Sujay Nimbalkar (29)
4. Mahantesh (23)
5. Praveen Bhagoji (21)
6. Shreyaz (15)
7. Vineet (14)
8. Aadil Bandukwala (14)
9. Sandeep (13)
10. Bramhanand Chipre (10)
11. Prasad Prabhu (9)
12. S M Naik (8)
13. Sachin Patel (8)
14. Sahir Kittur (8)
15. Sukrut (8)
16. Cinoj (7)
17. S M Katti (7)
Petrol to cost 51.57 in Belgaum
11:10 AM Posted by ukmad
Petrol will cost Rs.51.57 (Unleaded) [old price Rs.57.03] and Diesel Rs.37.14 [old price Rs.39.33].
So effectively petrol is cheaper by Rs.5.46/liter.
GIT silver jubilee celebrations
12:25 PM Posted by ukmad
Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and Ministers from the north Karnataka region will participate in the function.
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel has been invited to deliver the valedictory address on October 25.
9:39 PM Posted by ukmad
The Mumbai-Karnataka region that's seen fierce border dispute for the last 50 years, votes in the third phase of polls on Thursday.
To See Video Click here
It’s been the war cry of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) in Belgaum for five decades - MES candidates like Manohar Kinekar have been winning local body and Assembly elections on just one issue that they'll fight to make Belgaum a part of Maharashtra.
MES candidate Manohar Kinekar said, “When the border issue is solved all other problems are solved too because we'll participate better in governance and we can solve the problem in better way.”
But this time the MES has to contend with its own rebels in 3 of 5 Assembly seats. After being denied tickets, leaders like Shivaji Sunthkar, have decided to stand independently.
Sunthkar said, “People are out on the streets saying their favourite candidate has been sidelined by the party and so they want me to fight as an independent.”
Its this in-fighting in MES that Congress and BJP are banking on. They are seeking votes on the development plank.
And 50 years after re-organisation of States, that's the election issue for the aam aadmi too.
The language issue is certainly an emotional one, but you can't live on it. Be it the Marathi manus or the Kannada manava, the basics of roti, kapda and makaan are more important.
And that's could well help parties other than the MES in gaining ground.
