Belgaum media coverage: 17-01-09

Belgaum media coverage: 17-01-09
Gays to present demands to CM- Times of IndiaGay community members plan to appeal to the Yeddyurappa government to treat them on equal terms and help them live a dignified life.
Sena warns of snapping ties with BJP over boundary row- PTIMounting pressure on its ally over the border row issue, the Shiv Sena today warned BJP that it would snap ties with it if its government in Karnataka continued to "torture" Marathi-speaking people.
CM STAYS BABUS' IDEA OF FLYING DAILY – Star of Mysore onlineB.S. Yeddyurappa is learnt to have stalled the idea of senior officers in travelling daily by air from Bangalore to Belgaum to attend the joint legislature session being held there. The session will be on for eight days and staying so long in Belgaum was a tough proposition, with the facilities created being not up to the standard expected. Added to that, the city had scarcity of good accommodation, felt the top brass.
History repeats itself at Belgaum- ExpressBuzz
It was a typical winter morning in Belgaum, only the city was decked up with posters of BJP leaders and thousands of saffron flags — the Belgaum session got under way on Friday.

Plans will be revealed during Budget- Express BuzzB S Yeddyurappa defended the Governor’s speech to the joint legislature session on Friday, which did not have any information on major programmes planned, saying that the government thought it would be better to announce the programmes in the budget, instead of announcing it in the Governor’s address.

Siddu issues another deadline to Congress- Express BuzzDisgruntled Congress leader Siddaramaiah has done it again. He has set a deadline of January 25 for the Congress high command to accord him a suitable position to match his stature. In the past also he had set a deadline for the Congress, which the high command ignored, following which he decided to stay away from the bypoll campaign.

Forget recession, govt promises the moon - Express Buzz
The economic slowdown will not deter the government from continuing developmental works in the state, said Governor Rameshwar Thakur while addressing the joint session of the Karnataka Legislature on Friday. The money will be made available from within the framework of the Fiscal Responsibility Act

Belgaums Wish list of demands

Leaders of all political parties in Belgaum have come together and prepared a wish list for the development of Belgaum. The list will be handed over to the Chief Minister Yeddyurappa during the session.
The demands:
Develop a garden on the basis of the Brindavan at Navlteerta and Ghatprabha Dams.
Separate quota for north Karnataka region in KPSC recruitment
Upgrade Goa- Belgaum road
Set up Apparel Park in Belgaum
Set up a reprocessing unit of horticulture crops in Belgaum
Not many of the promises made by the then government on the development of Belgaum during the first session in 2006, have seen the light of the day. Drinking water supply, underground drainage, repair of roads, setting up of a SEZ and Apparel Park in Waghwedhe (13 kms from Belgaum city) - all of them have been non-starters. A total of 13 major projects worth nearly Rs 300 crore were announced in 2006 for development of Belgaum alone.
Source: Deccan Herald

Media Coverage: Martyrs day Video

This video shows the spech given by Ramdas Kadam.

Disclaimer: I am only covering the media Coverage, I personally nothing to do with anyone Marathi or Kannad.

This is a news blog and this is News to me.



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Belgaum media coverage: for Assembly session

Big cinemas online ticket booking stopped due to Local statutory permission/regulations

Mr. Vishal Kulkarni had emailed Mohit Dubey, Head - Quality & Revenue Enhancement Adlabs Films Ltd. asking the reasons for the withdrawal of the online booking for Belgaum Kapeel.
“I fail to understand in this day and age, where we have to embrace new technology and move ahead you people are moving backwards and forcing people to queue up in front of your theaters and go through all the inconvenience. Online booking is beneficial to you people also... you can reduce costs of having multiple ticket counters and hiring extra people to manage the queues.”
To that Mr. Mohit Dubey has replied which is strange to me and just don’t understand this. Civic authorities don’t have anything online except for online complaint booking, and if someone is using technology for the better, there are these hurdles.
“We apologize & regret the inconvenience being faced by you do to non-availability of On-line booking for Tickets/seats to Big Cinemas at Belgaum. However the mentioned service withdrawal is due to Local statutory permission/regulations, on which our dedicated team is already working, we hope to restart the On-line Ticket Booking facility for Big Cinemas Belgaum Very Soon, wherein you will have the convenience of booking the seats of your choice for your favorite movies at Big Cinemas Belgaum.”
Hope the Civic authorities understand.

Martyrs day being observed by MES today

The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti(MES) is observing Martyrs day in the memory of all those who were killed in the Agitation involving the border issue.

KRV activists face lathi charge at corporation

Activists of Kannad Rakhsana Vedike had marched towards the Belgaum corporation building to remove the Bhagva and put the Kannda Flag.
When a few of the activists’ made and entry into the building lathi charge was resorted to to disperse the crowd. One activist was injured during the lathi charge.
The activists said that they are ready to lay down their lives but will see the Kannada flag on the Corporation building.

Around 200 people arrested: Maha Mellava

Around 200 people including 3 women have been arrested by the Police when they tried to go towards the Lele Ground.
Just now, N D Patil of MES has been arrested. People are coming one by one and still are being arrested by the police.

Deepak Dalvi is also arrested.
School Colleges closed, stones throwing reported at first gate.

All arrested were later released.
There was some tension at around the time of arrest but by the evening all came back to normal.

Belgaum assembly photos

The photos of the assembly session.

BSY visited all the statues in the city.

Lele Ground Latest photos at 1115 am

Lele Ground Latest photos at 1115 am
The scene at Lele ground is similar to what it was in the morning.
No one is allowed to stop on the road next to the ground.
Photos courtesy RamRao A

Kunda Nagri, Belgaum gone saffron with BJP hoardings

Movies as on 16-01-2009

Theatre	Movie	Timings
Big Cinemas	Chandni Chowk to China	12,3,6.15,8pm,9.30pm
	Ghajni	10.15am,4.30pm
	Circus(K)	1.30pm
Ritz Srikrishna	Sundarigalu	11.15am
	Yug (K)	12.30pm,3.15pm,6.15,9.15
Nirmal	Anu (K)	12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm
Huns	Chand (K)	12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm
Arun	Wrong Man	12.30pm,2pm,4pm,7pm
Roopali	Chikpote Sach…	12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm
Balkrishna	Max Payne	12.30,3.30,6.30,9.30
Chitra	Circus(K)	12,3,6,9
Swaroop	Chandni Chowk to China	12.15
	Ghanji	2.30,6.30,9.30
Hira	Rab ne Bana de Jodi	12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm
Hira	Taye (K)	9.30 am
Prakash	Shivmani (K)	12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm
Nartaki	Chandni Chowk to China	3,6,9
	Ghanji	11.30 am
Santosh	Gulam (K)	12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm
Globe

Lele Ground is a fortress

The MES has planned a Maha Mellava at the Lele (Subhash Chandra Bose) grounds has been turned into a fortress. About 200 policemen have surrounded the ground and no one can enter the ground.
Barricades have been put on the roads leading to the ground. No is being allowed to go on the ground. The MES has called in for the Maha Mellava at 12pm as time passes by the atmosphere will get hotter there.

Kingfisher air timings from Belgaum to Bangalore: Revised: understandable

Belgaum second capital unlikely

The BJP government in the State seems to be in no mood to accord the ‘second capital’ tag to the border town of Belgaum, which has been a long-cherished dream of the people of the district.

Now, Belgaumites have to be satisfied with just being host to the winter sessions of the Legislature.The government has dropped the idea citing technical reasons.

Should Belgaum be declared the second capital? Several divergent views have been expressed on the issue.

I will pressurize the government to declare Belgaum as the second capital. According second capital status to Belgaum will help development of north Karnataka. All these days development has happened only in and around Bangalore. So it is very essential.
Prabhakar KoreBJP MLC

Belgaum has grown tremendously in recent years. It is getting what it wanted. Mini Vidhana Soudha has become a reality with the land being acquired for it. Every year winter session will be held here.A circuit bench of the High Court has been set up at Dharwad, just about 75 kms away from Belgaum. The city has a host of good educational and medical institutions. Next to Bangalore, Belgaum boasts of providing quality education. The city has an airport which will be expanded soon. Sugar industry is vibrant. A superfast train can be introduced from Belgaum to Hubli.For me, Belgaum is a 'happening city' and I am happy with it. This is exactly what we wanted. A city need not be declared as a capital but it should grow the way a capital should develop. Bangalore is choking with both human and vehicle population. Development has to shift to other cities. Declaring Belgaum as second capital will pave way for similar demand by people of Gulbarga.
In the years to come, the states are bound to be reorganized. The Kolhapur division comprising Sangli, Ratnagiri, Karad, the Belgaum division comprising old Bijapur, Bagalkot, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, Karwar, parts of Mangalore and Goa would form a new state with Belgaum as the capital. The population in all cities is growing. The Kolhapur division is far away from Mumbai. Goa is facing elections frequently. Belgaum is growing in a systematic way and it has a mix of people speaking various languages. I am sure that Belgaum will be the ideal choice for a state's capital.
Umesh KattiBJP MLA & Minister
About six years ago during the Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, I had raised the demand to accord second capital status to Belgaum. In fact, the Sammelan had passed a resolution to this effect. Even today I hold the same view.Some years ago we were forced to assert that Belgaum belongs to Karnataka as the boundary dispute aggravated.Because of our consistent demand, the government is holding the legislature session for the second time in Belgaum. Officials are now not in a position to ignore Belgaum just because it is far away from the capital. The city, though not an official second capital, has acquired somewhat identical status with hosting Assembly session. Activities will shift from Bangalore to Belgaum once the mini Vidhana Soudha is constructed.There is a need to decentralise power. Bangalore is congested and Belgaum is the best alternative though Mangalore is the 'commercial capital'. In the coming session, I am going to press for declaring Belgaum as the second capital.
Dr M P Nadagouda,MLC

It is not possible to officially declare second capital. The Constitution does not allow States to have second capital.
B V Acharya, former Advocate General
Source: Deccan Herald Story 1 & 2 here