Christians demand old road to cemetery be re opened
11:16 AM Posted by ukmad
Bp PETER MACHADO head of The Belgaum Diocese along with Protestant head Alexander Simon submitted a memorandum to the DC.
In the memorandum, they demanded that the earlier road towards the Cemetery next to the Golf course should be opened immediately. The said road has been blocked by the Army and now they have to take a kilometer long route to reach the burial ground.
More gas stations needed demands Auto owners
11:13 AM Posted by ukmad
There are over 4,500 auto rickshaws in the city, of which about 300 had been fitted with CNG-kits. Cost of the kit ranged between Rs. 10,000 and Rs.15,000, it was not possible for all owners to obtain kits in a short period so additional time was also sought for the installation.
Students in trouble over party
10:19 AM Posted by ukmad
The villagers said such parties happen many a times and the scene is very similar. The villagers, infuriated over the parties continuing at the farmhouse, attacked the students and broke the windshields of some cars parked near the farm.
To add to it, farm owner Dharmu Desai said that these students which included 13 girls had not taken his permission. All most all the students were drunk and did not leave the farm house even after mid night.
Source: Deccan Chronicle
BJP might win-but ground realty is different-exit poll
5:00 PM Posted by ukmad
An exit poll was conducted online by this website on the voting day. BJP’s Suresh Angadi has 67% votes, Amarsinh Patil 24%, A B Patil 5%, Bhavi Kasturi 1%, VIJAYKUMAR UPADYA 1% & ASHOK HANAJI 2%. To be frank I don’t agree by this exit poll. See the evidences in the recent poll that happened. The polling was quite subdued and the Marathi manoos this time voted in very small number and this is a big hit to BJP and the Minorities and others have voted on earlier lines which means Congress and JD S will gain in this circumstance. The sample size who voted in this exit poll were computer literate and mostly youngsters which cannot be taken for granted as the exit poll for the entire constituency.But to me and news pouring in of other exit polls is BJP will not do good in Mumbai Karnataka i.e. Belgaum Chikodi and Karwar. The difference of margin would be 15 to 20 thousand or even less. The notable factor as I have been saying on this blog it’s not easy for BJP to retain this seat. Even though this exit poll shoes you that BJP is in the lead by a good margin it could just be the opposite also. Politics is a funny game and you can’t predict the JANTA’s vote. Disclaimer: The results of the exit poll are indicative in nature and the exit poll taken was on a sample of 143 only, which by any means will not represent the whole constituency. The entire poll was voluntary and online which means people who had access to the Internet only participated in the exit poll. Whatever may be the result, but this was an earnest effort from my side to have an exit poll in Belgaum (I haven’t heard of exit poll in Belgaum till date done by local media). The margin of error here is Maximum, I did mistakes but this was first chance at this one, Next time it will be perfect. Now will this result hold good in real is to be seen & if it does give me a Thumbs up or a Thumbs down. Sample size is not correct as it is too small. All Exit polls take caste as a major consideration, I havent done that either. In the 143 how voted in the exit poll 97% were Males and only 3% females The age group who participated was as follows No dount this poll shows BJP leading, the thruth could be different so stay tuned.
Where and what is this construction
11:56 AM Posted by ukmad
Where and what is this construction of?
Clue: see the image carefully
Most got it Right its the Karnataka Cricket Association international stadium at Kanbargi. It should be ready for practise by December 2009 as the turf wicket is being made ready.
Accident yet again on Congress Road
8:55 PM Posted by ukmad
Truck bearing No. KA 48 6062 coming from Gogte Circle going towards 1st gate hit a Tricycle moped on congress Road and injured one. Accident occurred at 8.35pm.
This particular accident, occurred near the Maratha Colony cross (ARUN) on Congress Road; when a tricycle moped broke down in the middle of the road and a young lad came to help move the tricycle from the main road to the side. When this truck ramped in from behind and the young lad was injured mostly on his back as the steel bar at the back of on the tricycle was smashed up. The driver of the tricycle however escaped without any injuries. The driver and cleaner of the truck ran away from the spot. The injured was rushed to the civil hospital in an auto.
The said truck has been brought aside with the help other truck drivers and now is kept at the Maratha Colony cross road.
Congress road is becoming a accident zone and at least 2-3 minor accidents occur on the road. The police needs to look at this seriously and take some measures to check the speed of vehicles on the road even when the Max speed limit is 40 kmph.
The truck was moved to the Traffic police station at 9.48pm
All wards in Belgaum to get 24x7 water supply
2:50 PM Posted by ukmad
A decision has been taken in Bangalore to extend 24/7 drinking water supply scheme to all wards of Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Gulbarga city corporations, and work on the scheme would be commence in a couple of months. Now, the scheme has been successfully implemented on a pilot basis in eight wards of three corporations and the Department has decided to cover all wards in three corporations, which would solve the water problem, in three corporations. Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Board is implementing the said scheme.
Hence, all the wards will get 24x7 water supply once the scheme is implemented. Presently only 8 wards get 24x7 water supply where as other wards get water once in two days.
Related posts: Water Tariff hiked for 24×7 wards
Water Prices increase by a whopping 42%Pt. Anant Terdal - Stars of Belgaum - Hindustani Classical vocalist
11:33 AM Posted by ukmad
He received his preliminary training in music from his uncle Shri. Keshavacharya and his mother, Smt. Bhagirathi. Thereafter, he came under the tutelage of Shri.Baburao Borkar, a talented Harmonium player who had a considerable impact upon him. At the same time, he had a privilege of learning vocal music from Dr.G.D.Joshi, (Sangeet Praveen) of Gwalior Gharana. Then, he learnt the nuances of Kirana Gharana from late Pt.R.N.Joshi buwa. In 1959, he got the title of Sangeet Visharad from Akhil Bharateeya Gandharva
Mahavidyalay. In 1983, Pt. Terdal became the Ganda Bandh disciple of Pt.Bhimsen Joshi – the doyen of Kirana Gharana. Since then, he has been imbibing the depths of Hindustani Classical Music from the maestro.
Pt. Terdal's singing is characterized by the clarity of swaras in three octaves, thoughtful and bhava poorna rendition of ragas in both vilambit and drut layas. Along with the classical music, he is eloquent in presenting Marathi Natyageet, Bhajans, Kannada Devarnamas etc.
Pt. Terdal has travelled extensively within India on his musical performances under the aegis of various organizations including the prestigious Sawai Gandharva festival of Pune, Akhil Bharateeya Gandharva Mahavidyalay, Karnataka Sangeet and Nrutya Academy, Ramkrishna Sangeet Sammelan organised by the Maharashtra Lalit Kala Nidhi, Mumbai, Tansen Sangeet Sammelan - Kolkata, Sangeet Research Academy of Kolkata, Master Deenanath Mangeshkar Smruti Sangeet Sammelan -Goa etc and performed along with the stalwarts of the Indian classical music including Pt.Shivkumar
Sharma, Pt.C.R.Vyas, Pt.Hariprasad Chourasia, Ustad Zakir Hussain, late Ustad Bismillah Khan, Ustad Hafiz Ahmed Khan, Smt.Sunanda Patnaik, late Pt.Jitendra Abhisheki, Pt.Swapan Choudhari etc. The musicians, music critics and media alike have acclaimed his performances. He toured Middle-east on his musical performances organized by Maharashtra Mandal and Kannada Sangh.
Pt. Terdal has been performing on All India Radio since 1975. In 1981, his National Program of music was broadcast. Doordarshan and other private channels from various centres including Mumbai, Goa and Bangalore have also telecast his programmes.
Various titles have come his way recognizing his genius in Hindustani Classical music. Sur Singar Sansad gave him the title of ‘Sur Mani’. In 2001, he was honored with the title of "Kalashri" by the Karnataka State Sangeet Academy.
Pt. Terdal's music is also available on cassettes and CDs. Anand Audio Cassette Company of Bangalore has released the cassettes of his devotional songs. Ganapati Bhat Music Academy, Hasanagi, has released a CD of Pt.Terdal's classical music.
Website: http://anantterdal.com/
Belgaum Loksabha 2009 Exit poll results tomorrow at 5 pm
11:01 AM Posted by ukmad
As the last vote would be cast in the 85 odd constituencies tomorrow at 5pm, the exit poll results conducted by AllAboutBelgaum will be declared.
The EC has given permission to declare the results, as the polling in all stages will be complete by tomorrow.
Collective effort to develop IT & ITeS in Belgaum
6:45 PM Posted by ukmad
Collective effort to develop IT & ITeS in Belgaum
A thought came to my mind vis-à-vis the IT sector in Belgaum. Something collectively should be and can be done by all the IT companies located in Belgaum when they collaborate on a single platform. I don’t know how many IT or BPO or ITeS companies exist in Belgaum but we could attempt to get all these on a single platform which would contain data of all the companies, job vaccines etc and it would benefit the IT companies as well as people seeking jobs and who want to get more info on starting up IT companies in Belgaum.
There are web designers and other small startups working from a home office setup which might be included in this by which they could get exposure. Even today many people go to Bangalore or Pune to get a website designed for a company located in Belgaum, a simple thing but people aren’t aware of it in town.
AAB [http://allaboutbelgaum.com] would be devoted to share information on this.
The same is the case with the IT start ups like vayavyalabs.com, Spundhan, eth1 network solutions,
leading minds to name a few I know of. BPOs like BTPi info, Gurukul scribe and Katwa infotech and others may perhaps come together and spread awareness about the presence of IT and ITeS companies in Belgaum. This is just a thought and I have nothing concrete in my mind. People in this field could throw additional light on this.
All the IT & ITeS companies located in Belgaum or companies interested in setting up shop here please post a comment as to what do you think about this.
Let me know your thoughts on this.
Bangalore gangster kills cop, flees from custody
10:16 AM Posted by ukmad
45-year-old Nagendra Madhumohan Reddy, a gangster facing five murder charges — three in Bangalore and one each in Secunderabad and Hyderabad — escaped after killing constable Chandrakant Shankar Kamble (32) attached to District Armed Reserve Force, Belgaum. He has escaped from the Bangalore jail thrice.
A person, believed to be from Hyderabad, had met Reddy on Saturday evening. The clothes which Reddy wore while escaping and the knife used in the attack are said to have been brought by the unidentified person.
Reddy decided to attack Kamble after noticing that he was alone — the other two constables had gone for lunch. Reddy stabbed Kamble five times in the abdomen and chest.
After stabbing Kamble, Reddy changed his clothes, took the key which was with Kamble, unlocked the door and escaped.
Source: Express Buzz
Shreya Ghoshal Belgaum concert videos
10:44 AM Posted by ukmad
someshwardk has uploaded videos of the Shreya Ghoshal concert on youtube which was held in Belgaum on May 2nd. The links to them are:
Belgaum at 22 place in PUC results
10:21 AM Posted by ukmad
The Karnataka PRE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT declared the results yesterday afternoon over the internet.
Belgaum district has a passing percentage of 42.49%. Belgaum stands at 22nd place in the state and previously it stood at 19th place, in 2007 it was at 11th place.
Tree uprooted on Congress Road
10:09 AM Posted by ukmad
An old tree uprooted last night at around 1 am and blocked the entire one side of the road. The tree an old one fell exactly opposite Madiwale Buildings on Congress road (near Nanawadi cross).
Till morning no one had come to clean up, the locals residing nearby were cutting the tree and taking away the wood for use as fire wood.
Where is this in town?
5:13 PM Posted by ukmad
Where is this in town?
