Movies as on 16-10-2009
7:54 AM Posted by ukmad
| Theatre | Movie | Timings |
| Big Cinemas | Blue | 10,12.30,3.15,9.30pm |
| Main aur Mrs Khanna | 12.30,3.15 | |
| All the Best | 3.30,6.30,9.15pm | |
| Ritz Srikrishna | 12.30,3.30,6.30,9.30 | |
| Nirmal | Abhay | 12.15pm,3.15,6.15,9.15 |
| Huns | Do knot Distrub | 12,3 |
| Wanted | 6,9 | |
| Arun | 12.30,2,4,7 | |
| Roopali | Morya(K) | 12.15, 3.15,6.15,9.15 |
| Balkrishna | District 9 (H) | 12.30,3.30,6.30,9.30 |
| Chitra | Mansare | 12,3,6,9 |
| Swaroop | All the Best | 3,6,9 |
| Wanted | 12 | |
| Hira | Blue | 12.15,3.15,6.15,9.15 |
| Prakash | Wanted | 3 |
| Main aur Mrs Khanna | 12.15 | |
| Wake upsid | 6,9 | |
| Nartaki | All the Best | 12 |
| Main aur Mrs Khanna | 3,6,9 | |
| Santosh | Ballari Naag | 12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm |
| Globe | 12.15,1.45,3.45,6.45 | |
| Kindly check the excat timings with the theatres | ||
Diwali is here
11:58 AM Posted by ukmad
Yes it is that time of the year when one plans to make it to the home town to spend a couple of days with the family and celebrate Diwali the festival of lights together and enjoy family companionship. In the recent past Diwali holidays are being utilized as the best time for a family holiday somewhere away from regular life. 
But for a city like Belgaum it is the people away from home town who come in to meet and spend time with their loved ones. But coming here is not easy. No air connectivity, trains are full even when we try to book 60 days in advance and the last resort the private bus operators as usual hike Fares to cash in. The same has happened this year again some private bus operators have hiked the bus fares from today till Tuesday. The normal Mumbai ticket which would cost Rs.500 is now Rs.700 and the Volvo to Rs.1000 from Rs.700. Not all operators have hiked but a few have done it. The best way is to leave a special bus with special fare, so there is no comparison you can make as the operator say this is special bus. So people trying to come in you can face a hard time. Many prefer to drive from Mumbai and Bangalore instead of paying huge fares. Anyways welcome home!
The business district of the city has been kept busy for over a week now with people shopping for clothes, groceries, decorative lamps, gifts and of course clothes. This time not many new showrooms have opened up, to mention a couple in mind would be the Allen Solley showroom on Kirloskar Road, Sanskruti- a designer saree store in Ramdev Galli and the recently opened United colors of Bennetton showroom near Civil hospital.
Diwali Lanterns of different sizes and shapes are in the market and most of them are Chinese. The original or ancient octagonal lamp made of bamboo sticks is hardly seen. With these lamps the Chinese decorative lamps are also in huge demand.
This is the best time to buy gold? Not really as the price have gone up. Today on Dhanteras 10 grams will cost you Rs.16350 and Silver would cost you Rs.284 for 10 grams. Even with this price rise the demand for gold has not gone down. Retailer told this blog people are buying gold in anticipation that it will rise to 18 thousand and we are having brisk business.
Sweets and savories the integral part of Diwali has been terribly hit by a price hike and prices of sweets have increased.
What to do this Diwali some suggestions:
Tyr and donate something to the Flood relief, we as citizens of a country should be caring of your fellow citizens. You could donate to the CM’s relief fund or other NGO’s like the Joy Bank.
Try not to use those high sound making crackers and it would be best to avoid crackers.
Most people ignore this but; try buying an original Antivirus for your computers by which you can be sure no one is stealing your information.
You could make some one’s life happier by donating to various destitute homes and orphanages like Karunalaya, Shantivrudhshram, Mahaveshwari school of blind to mention a few.
At the end have a safe and Happy Diwali! May your life be filled with colors and joy.
Councilors want a new plan to be prepared for the 100 crore SDP
9:33 AM Posted by ukmad
source: The Hindu
Only two applications received for Tender
Tender ads published in Hubli daily
Majority work include improvement of drainage and small lanes
Tender awarded to AP co., which quoted more than stipulated rates
A group of councilors claiming support of 35 members met Deputy Commissioner G. Ravishankar on Monday afternoon, pleaded him to cancel the action plan prepared by a group of officials under the influence of two MLAs, and prepare a new action plan in accordance with the guidelines issued by the State Government.
Kiran Sayanak, Latif Pathan, Netaji Jadhav and Parshuram Dhage representing both ruling and opposition in the BCC led the group.
They alleged that the plan was prepared in violation of the guidelines set by the govt. The plan was made to suit wishes and convenience of the two MLAs and issued tender notification in the Hubli edition of a regional newspaper.
Only two applications were received as against a minimum three applications to finalize a tender work. Yet, the application of an Andhra Pradesh-based contractor was considered for award of works despite the fact that the rates quoted were 22 per cent more than the prevailing guideline rates of the State Government.
Improvement Drainage lines and small lanes are the works selected in the current plan which the corporation makes a yearly ward wise allocation.
At least 15 wards, including that of Mayor and Deputy Mayor and other prominent councilors had been completely left out under the SDP, which was not incidental but deliberate and politically motivated. All the decisions were taken by Mr. Sait and Mr. Patil and the officials only danced to their tunes under pressure from an influential young politician from Shimoga district.
Moin Mustaque Junned wins gold in swimming
9:31 AM Posted by ukmad
Moin Mustaque Junned ages 12 has within himself some immense power and will which won him two national-level gold medals at the 10th National Paralympic Swimming Championship organized by West Bengal State Council of Sports and Bengal Disabled Swimming Association in Kolkata.
Junned, a native of Kudachi in Raibag taluk who has now settled in Belgaum, has been suffering with a rare disease of zero-bone calcium. Due to the delicate nature of his bones, he has hundreds of fractures all over his body. Moin neither could stand on his feet nor eat without someone's help. Even a slight blow can result in another fracture. The doctors have suggested the family to take utmost care.
He won gold medals in 50m freestyle and 50m backstroke.
Fine board know how to pay when you break traffic laws
12:15 PM Posted by ukmad
The Inner wheel club installed this sign board for the information of citizens at the Chennamma Circle recently.
There are few offenses mentioned and the fine to be paid.
Some of the fines are amazing. Like this one: Driving a vehicle without insurance attracts Rs.500 as fine.
So the next time a cop get holds of you when you do some traffic offense, you have a ready reckoner . So you know how much to bargain.
Big B Amitabh on his song scene in Asoga
11:59 AM Posted by ukmad
Big B Amitabh Bachchan on his 67th birthday shared legendary stories and trivia about his trips to various locations in India for his shoots over the years.
A village named Asoga on the banks of river Malaprabha's very attractive tourist place famous for its temple. This temple was built during the Kadamba kings in the mediveal period. Important sequences from the 70s hit movie 'Abhimaan' (featuring Amithabh Bacchan and Jaya bhaduri) were shot near the river Malprabha at Asoga. The entire song 'Nadiya kinare' has been shot there.
Nadiya kinaare, Abhimaan - Belgaum
This film was very special for Jaya and me because we had produced it. Hrishida was our godfather. SD Burmansaab gave the music and the time we spent with him during the music sittings was unforgettable. The way he’d sing, we failed to bring the essence into our recordings. I always felt that there was some kami somewhere, he would sing so beautifully. The song was shot in a village near Belgaum. Hrishida wanted a village environment with a small temple, a river, a sacred pond with its water capable of uniting two people in love. We found such a pond. Back then, Jaya and I weren't married. It was a very special time for both of us. Jaya had long, ankle-length hair then.
Source: Bangalore Mirror
Relief work pouring in for flood victims
4:48 PM Posted by ukmad
After the flood fury it’s now time for rehabilitation and the government and various other organizations have come forward to help the flood victims by giving in their bit.
The Belgaum Small Scale Industries Association (BSSIA) has come forward to join hands with the government in providing relief to the victims of monsoon fury that left a trail of devastation in the district last week. The BSSIA decided to construct 128 houses for the victims whose houses collapsed completely.
At a meeting of Bishops of northern Karnataka region held in the city on Thursday, it was decided to construct 1,000 houses.
The Congress and BJP had taken out fund collections drives throughout the city, where each one paid in their contribution.
- BJP collection drive
- Youth Congress collection drive
The Ramakrishna Mission has taken up relief work on its own from day one of the calamity. It has done remarkable relief work in various places and distributed food, clothes and other items.
The DC office has been kept very busy as the help from various sources is pouring in at the DC office from various places.
Sonia Gandhi was shown the photographs of the havoc caused at the Sambra airport as she was here enroute to Kolhapur for campaigning. Local Congress leaders demanded that the state get more funds from the centre.
- Sonia Gandhi at Sambra Airport on 10-10-09
In all; all looks fine from here but we just hope the needy get all the help that they need at this hour of grief and the huge amounts of money collected reaches the needy and is utilized in the correct manner.
Brighten this Diwali with designer candles from Wax works Belgaum
12:37 PM Posted by ukmad
“Candle making is an Art” andWax Works have incorporated the Art of candle making into their manufacturing process to create Exclusive Designer and Household Candle products which meets quality standards. The product range includes T-Light Candles, Wax luminaries, Floating Candles, Pillar Candles, Fire and Ice Candles, Filigree Candles, Ball Candles, Dinner Candles and Festival Candles in different shapes, scents, styles, colours, themes, sizes, textures and finishes. Range includes many one-of-a-kind items.
They also design candles as per client specifications and thematic packaging and gift boxes etc. can also be provided as per requirement. Furthermore the pricing is very competitive.
Anand --> One day we (Anand & Beena) were out shopping for some designer candles for our home and we saw some designer candles in a few shops in Belgaum. We felt that they where shabbily decorated and when we looked at the price tag we were shocked to see that they where expensive, overpriced and had a Made in China Tag. I was in Pune for more than a Year and even there I did find good designer candles to be expensive. So we said to ourselves why can’t someone make good quality designer candle products with better designs at reasonable price in India and that is the time when it struck us both (me and my wife) that why don’t we make better quality designer candle products ourselves at reasonable price right here in Belgaum. So we started manufacturing Exclusive Designer Candle right here in Belgaum.
Wax Works at Aavishkar 2009 Exibition
Showcasing our Products in Stall No.11 with Introductory Discounts
Friday, October 9, 2009 at 11:00am to Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 10:00pm
Location: Maratha Mandir Hall, Near Railway Over Bridge, BELGAUM.
Anand Telkar holds a Masters Degree in Retail Management & his wife Beena has done her Masters Degree in Human Resource Management. To them Wax works is just not a business its passion to enlighten & brighten homes.
Spread the word AllAboutBelgaum needs your help
1:09 PM Posted by ukmad
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If you like the blog please share these links with your circle of Belgaumites:
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Free workshop on basics of digital cameras
11:31 AM Posted by ukmad
Subhash Photos the leading name in photography has arranged for free work shop on basics of digital cameras.
In this digital age the use, availability and ease of use of a digital camera has increased multi fold. The prices of digital cameras have also fallen by which it is now in the common mans reach.
Digital cameras have helped you in making you a better photographer and person. But enhancing the skills is important. And for this reason Subhash Photos Tilakwadi has organized a free work shop for ladies and kids.
Venue: Subhash Photos, Deshmuk Road
Ladies: 14th October, 2009
Timing: 11 am to 12 noon
Kids: 15th October, 2009 (age 12-15 years)
Timing: 11 am to 12 noon.
For more information and registration please contact: 9880202701.
Shrawan Zadoo wins prize at Indus pride Passions of Karnataka Photo Contest
10:12 AM Posted by ukmad
- Shrawan Zadoo
Shrawan Zadoo a student of GIT College who took up photography as a hobby just a year ago has won prize in the amateur’s category of the Indus pride Passions of Karnataka Photo Contest. He won the prize for his photo the Pigeon which he took with hisSony cyber shot DSC-h10. Shrawan got into this hobby just a year after his elder brother took photography as his profession.
Indus Prize Passions contest - a state level photo contest organized by Indus Pride in association with Epson India Pvt Ltd . The event was open to the photographers from across the state in two categories namely media professionals and amateurs. The entries for the photo contest were scrutinized by eminent photographer and Padmashree awardee Raghu Rai. Mr Rai himself gave away the prizes at a function organized in Bangalore.
- Pigeon his award winning photo
The contest which was held in two categories – for media professionals and for amateurs, invited the photographers to capture the passions of Karnataka through their lenses. With several quality entries vying for the top slot, the rigorous judging process was based on stringent selection criteria involving points for creativity, composition, uniqueness and how best the picture captures passion.
- the winning moment
The best entry from among the journalist category, Dog's view of Jog Falls, submitted by GK Hegde of Vijaya Karnataka, Mangalore. Bahubali by S Manjunatha of New Indian Express, Mysore was picked up for special mention. In the amateur category, the best photograph, Kambala by Roshan Rao from Mangalore, was adjudged the best followed by Shake a leg on Sankranti by Savita Rao from Bangalore and Pigeon by Shrawan Zadoo from Belgaum.
