MES stages agitation near corporation building

1:12 PM Posted by ukmad

The MES is staging a agitation near the new office of the Belgaum Corporation to hoist the Saffron flag atop the new building.
About 15 MES activists have been arrested, sources told. There is a notable police presence near the new premises.
The KRV is also protesting for the Kannada Flag be hoisted on the new building.

On some channels its being shown as there is tension in the city, but I don’t guess anything of that nature is happening as of now.

1956 postcard of Belgaum:motor body building

1:06 PM Posted by ukmad


This is a postcard sent in the year 1956; exact date of stamp is 18-09-1956.

The important part is the advertisement or is it the senders address no sure about that. But the truck body building industry is very famous in Belgaum but very little is known about it to the public at large. Still some of them exist on the side road now; on the NH4 towards Bangalore also a few are still there on Dharwad road.

The chassis are converted into truck bodies by use of wood normally sourced from neighboring areas.
I guess the Popular Motor body building works still exists, again not 100% sure about it.

I found this postcard for sale on Ebay.

Belgaum City Corporation to get a new building today

11:08 AM Posted by ukmad


The new building of the Belgaum city corporation would be inaugurated today. All this is being done in a hurry as they want the CM to open the same.

The new building built next to the SP’s office in Malmaruti Extension is all ready for today. It has a big central hall ample parking space.

The building was constructed at a cost of Rs.9 crores 15 lakhs. The Marathi comparators have boycotted the event as the invitation letter was only in Kannada.

Ceremony today Puja done yesterday: Suvarna soudha Details

10:05 AM Posted by ukmad




In a bizarre development, senior officials conducted some rituals at the site of the proposed “Suvarna Soudha”, one day before the date fixed for the function, reportedly following an advice by some astrologers.

Suvarna Soudha will have a central hall just like the parliament. Legislative assembly, council and cabinet halls, all will be in the same floor.

The new building would be built using large blocks of stones on the lines of Vidhana Soudha. Inspiration to have a central hall is drawn from the Parliament building to facilitate MLAs and MLCs to exchange ideas at a common place during legislature sessions. Even Vidhana Soudha lacks such an arrangement.


This is for the 2nd time the foundation stone will be laid in Belgaum for the Suvarna Soudha. In 2006 Kumarswamy had laid it in Vaccine Depot in a hurry and later due to pressure from the public the venue was shifted to the present Halga-Bastwad village.

The Soudha will come up in an elevated portion of the land on 120 acres at estimated cost of Rs 230 crore. The proposed Soudha would be a four-storied building, including the ground floor. The second floor will have rooms to accommodate ministers and personal staff, secretaries and other offices. The ground floor will contain a banquet hall, library, conference hall, canteen, post office and a bank. The pillars would be designed in Corinthian columns. The assembly, council and cabinet halls will be in the third floor. It will take two years for the project to complete.


Source: The Hindu
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