by Satish Kumar
The long awaited Belgaum University (Veer Rani Channama) at Bhutramatti is taking shape, though it has come after lot of struggle and not by government self initiative, and moreover I must complement KRV for taking this struggle along with ABVP to Vidhan Saudha Bangalore. It was also a collective effort besides, Mr Sanjay Patil and Mr Angadi elected representatives also put on pressure on this demand.
 A meeting was convened recently by university's special officer B.R. Ananthan ( though his name has popped up in some controversies) for new courses from current academic year itself, which is indeed a very progressive move, I always had a dream for new university would look like and made a small layout posted along, may be this would turn out to be a reality soon, but its my earnest request to state government to fulfill the following important things:
 A futuristic Areal view of expected development of VRC University
 
1) Government should come up with a nice ergonomic Gothic architecture since this university has lot of natural beauty and surroundings of mountainous green zone.
2) Belgaum Division Education Commissionairate office should be relocated back to Belgaum form Dharwad all other division offices are in their own respective places only in case of Belgaum it was moved two years back by Mr Horrati to Dharwad. ADP, and Jt.director officer from Dharwad back to Belgaum.
Why should we accept Belgaum division office in Dharwad strictly believe that it doesn’t make any logical sense.
3) The education consortium should be formed under special officer to lease out land to other foreign universities to establish joint research programs. Since there are new engineering and management colleges coming up in this area, this can lead to creation valley of academic excellence.
4) There should be ample transportation and accessibility to university from CBT to University, Tilakwadi to University, VTU to VCU, Sulebhavi to University and also from other remote places such as Halga, and Eastern part of Belgaum.
5) VCU should include Bagalkot and Bijapur and Karwar under this university jurisdiction.
6) VCU should facilitate benches of other universities especially Marathi and Konkani language since Belgaum houses large communities of bordering people to help students of other medium schools in border area to benefit, education should be means to unite the country regions and boundaries.
7) VCU should be given lead role in establishing academic around educational development for north Karantaka.

In the various government departments there is only one department which always surpasses its set target of collections, and i.e. the EXCISE department.

Last year 2009-10 Belgaum District had a target of selling 13 crore liters of Liquor(IMFL) which it surpassed and sold 14 croes 40lakhs 5949 liters of liquor and 43 lakhs liters of BEER.

“Pinewalon ka Pine ka bahana Chaiye” and this is what must be assenting the yearly targets.

All the other departments are not able to even collect what they had collected the previous year, like the City corporations.

You may blame it on the people or the govt. self which is sort of promoting the sale of Liquor.  

ITBP Additional Director General of Police Anirudh Uppal performed the bhoomi puja and laid the foundation-stone for the construction for ITBP Battalion Headquarter and Training Center at Halabhavi, about 20 km from Belgaum.
The centre will train a battalion of 1,200 personnel. Inspector General of Police (Northern Range). State Government had provided 250 acres of land free to establish the centre.
 The functioning of the battallion and the training center will begin in another six months in temporary structures. The Central Public Works Department will undertake construction of permanent structures at a cost of Rs 48 crore.
 1,200 ITBP personnel will be stationed at the proposed center and the training programmes include - professional training in anti-insurgency and commando techniques.
 The para-military force is meant for duty on the Indo-China border and after a certain period, the personnel on border duty will be deputed to the proposed headquarters and the training center for relaxing and refreshing the training they underwent earlier, a permanent battallion will also be stationed here.
The proposed center will encourage the youth from Karnataka to even join ITBP. There will also be recruitment drive at the center.

Gopal Ganesh Chitnis also known as German Chitnis was born on the 16th of December, 1928 in Tadsinhal, a small village in the Chandgad District of Maharashtra.
Very early in his life, he showed signs of the drive and determination that would become his trademark characteristic. In an era when any form of education was deemed as optional, he fought the odds that were against him and completed his primary and secondary education.
In 1948 he decided that there was more to learn, and decided to join the College of Engineering in Pune, which he did despite all the odds of a poor village boy ever doing so. In 1952, he successfully completed his course in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
At this point, he set himself another challenge - to continue his education in London and to gain work experience there. With the help of a loan of Rs.200 from Shri Baburao Pusalkar, he set On the 4th of September 1952, this village boy landed in London, where he proceeded to work and study, eventually earning his Higher National Certificate from the Hendon Technical College in 1955.
Thereafter, he joined AEG Germany as a Trainee Engineer, rising to be a Project Engineer in the newly formed Rourkela Cell at AEG.
In 1957, he left AEG to start his own import/Export and Consultancy business, focusing on the Oil Hydraulic line. As a side business, he decided to enter the tape-recorder business, and at the age of thirty became the youngest tape-recorder manufacturer in the world.
In 1959, he met his benefactor Baburao Pusalkar again in Germany, and arranged a collaboration with Vogel & Co. for him, for the manufacture of hydraulic presses - the first of its kind in India.
In 1961 he married Monika Barthel, his erstwhile secretary. A German by birth, she was the ideal partner in his career, and has stood by him through thick and thin ever since.
Through the 60's, he continued his businesses, focusing more and more on the import and export of engineering goods. But the urge to return to India and get into the manufacture of hydraulics became stronger and stronger, more so with the birth of his two sons, whom he wanted to raise in an Indian environment. In 1969, he returned to India after almost eighteen years in Europe. In 1972, his wife and sons followed him to settle in India.
In 1970, he established his first unit - Standard Hydraulic (India) - in Belgaum. This firm was followed by more and more such units - each one focusing on a particular field in oil hydraulics, such as Hydrokraft for presses, Hyguri Hydraulik for hydraulic motors, Chitnis Machine tools for hydraulic application machinery.
His hydraulic pumps, valves, presses and other hydraulic machinery can be found all over India and across the world. His constant innovations and design improvements gave rise to hydraulic equipment his customers swear by. And his vast knowledge in the field made him a much sought-after consultant in the field of hydraulics.
The Government of India recognized his efforts by awarding him the much coveted Udyog Patra, considered to be the "Industrial Nobel Prize" in India.
Mr.Chitnis traveled often. Not content sitting on his laurels, he could be found wherever the action was - just like that boy back in the 1930's in the small village of Tadsinhal - the little boy who stood up and said: "I can!".
He spent his later years in retirement, often spending time in the villages that he grew up in, only to emerge with new ideas that he was always keen to discuss with people who wanted to follow in his footsteps.
Mr.Chitnis passed away on April 6th, 2009, leaving behind a rich legacy of industrial development and advancement that he could rightfully claim credit to.

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) is used in retail and logistics, but how many of us know about it being used in schools, hospitals, jewelery stores and now banks. Belgaum-based company- Omkrown Systems Pvt Ltd is all geared up to take the lead in the RFID market in non-conventional industry segments.
The company has been serving its regional clients for long, and is now expanding operations to neighboring states. It has bagged 4-5 big deals recently, one of them being RFID system at 42 branches of Gujarat-based Anand Niketan School. The group is planning for another 60 schools by the end of 2013.
 Omkrown specializes in the development of RFID Solutions, Animations and Web Based Solutions for all sectors. After implementing RFID for Jewellery, schools, hospitals and banking industry, they wish to explore Container/Pallet Tracking, Manufacturing Lines, Parking Lots and Fleet Maintenance.
 The School Management System helps in collection and dissemination of all the records of a student. The students carry an RFID-enabled card that contains personal, attendance and academic records. This system could also be customized with SMS and GPS features, which could be used by the parents to track their kids.
 The banking solution helps in enhanced service and prevention of credit card frauds. Under this process, the passbook or debit/credit card of the customer is tagged with the RFID tags which will contain all information of the customer. Whenever the customer enters bank, the respective tag will be read by the RFID reader in the entrance of the bank and will notify the bankers with the client information. It also helps in manage the academic record, fees, payroll, heath record, library, teacher profile and many more.
 The latest in the offering is RFID in hospital. It will facilitate to access patient information for review, to track patients and doctors location during emergency and to restrict access to unauthorized staff in a restricted area within hospital.
Omkrown System was incorporated in July 1992 as a private limited company by RK group of concerns. It started with testing of specialty chemicals and gradually expanded the wings to RFID solutions. Like any new company, Omkorwn faced the challenges of convincing the clients.

Nothing fills up the senses like a night in the forest, a forest that is a hive of activity and colour all year round. Listen to the birds singing their enchanting morning and evening songs, hear the gentle flow of the nearby river, watch and take in the full beauty of the fabulous sunsets (and dawns for the early risers). Breathe in the refreshing forest air filled with rich scents from the exotic plant life.
Let your imagination go wild as you leave behind urban life and travel deep into God's most beautiful creation, Nature!
Shangri-la Jungle Village is nestled deep into the forests of Uttar Kannada. It is strategically located in a close vicinity to the Anshi National Park, the Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary and the Karnataka-Goa border.
An opportunity to experience and be a part of the wilderness. A feeling of by being watched by several pairs of eyes from the creatures lurking deep within the forest.
Create some fond memories to live with for the rest of your lives on this, once-in-a-lifetime dream tour you will want to do again and again. A trip guaranteed to leave an everlasting impression on your heart and mind.
There are a number of possibilities once you arrive at the Shangri-la Jungle Village. Being cleverly located near many exciting tourist spots, a number of brief excursions can be made from this place.
 
The hotel has strategic partnerships with hotels and resorts in this area allows us to help one design an eco-friendly, economic, exciting tour through Goa, Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Anshi National Park, Dudhsagar Falls and Karwar.
30 beautiful, clean and cozy cottages with comfortable attached bath, in the very heart of the jungle
» Fine dining from the very chefs that have become celebrities on the beaches of Goa
» Elephant ride, play area, amphitheater and barbecue topped with abundant refreshing wild breeze
» All travelers are insured in and around the premises
 How to reach:
Shangri-la Jungle Village is approachable only by road from Belgaum, Goa and Londa. We can help you book a taxi from either of these stops. If you plan to drive yourself, please zoom the map on right for the location.

Reservations:
By Phone

Please use the numbers on the right to make telephonic reservations. Belgaum: +91 94 481 12010
By Email
Send an email to sales@shangrilajunglevillage.com for booking through email.
Shangri-la Jungle Village
RS No. 12/B, Karambal
Post Anamod, Pincode: 581 453
Taluka: Joida, District: Karwar
Karnataka, India
Phone: 08383-251110 http://www.shangrilajunglevillage.com/
Disclaimer: I got all information from its website. No personal experience of being there.

Yesterday CM Yedurappa acclaimed that he would work towards getting a Second capital status to Belgaum, when he was here for a visit. Yeddyurappa also said most of the government offices working in the city would be shifted to the Soudha once its construction was over.
 The first announcement in this regard was made during the legislature session in Belgaum in Sept 2006.
This piece of news was nothing new or dramatic as he has been saying the same for year now, but nothing has happened on ground.
And as it had to happen the Maharashtra MLAs and political parties have criticized this act f BSY of making Belgaum the second capital.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said Yeddyurappa was speaking out of turn. "The Maharashtra government's plea to have Belgaum and Karwar as part of the state is pending before the Supreme Court," he said.
NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said, "The statement is uncalled for and we will seek legal recourse on the issue."
Sena leader Diwakar Raote said his party would oppose any attempt by the Karnataka government to impose its mandate on lakhs of Marathi-speaking people there (Belgaum).

My question is to the Belgaumites, Leave those politicians behind they have to survive (both sides) and cook something but we should think on these questions:
What difference will it make after Belgaum is given Second capital status?
Will this status resume Air connectivity?
Will we get 24 hour power supply?
Will there be development in a planned manner with the involvement of the citizens?
And many such more questions will arise in due course.

What Belgaum city needs is not talks but action. We have received 100 crore grant and we will get another 100 crore but is that money being utlised for the betterment of the public. Still no major works taken up under the special grant are complete( major works Mahatma Phule road, angol road, Old P B Road).

At the Vijay Sankalpa Samavesha held at Mahatma Gandhi Bhavan here, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said that he has asked his officers to get the Suvarna Vidhan Soudha completed by December so that the Winter session could be held in Belgaum.


BSY again said that the city of Belgaum needs more money hence another 100 crore package will be given to the city.
The Vishwa Kannada Sammelan which has been postponed over the years may at last find a “Muhurat” in January 2011.
He also spoke on the power crisis and said that by mid May situation will improve.

The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography (Population characteristics), Economic Activity, Literacy & Education, Housing & Household Amenities, Urbanization, Fertility and Mortality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Language, Religion, Migration, Disability and many other socio-cultural and demographic data since 1872.
Census 2011 will be the 15th National Census of the country. This is the only source of primary data at village, town and ward level. It provides valuable information for planning and formulation of polices for Central & State Governments and is widely used by National & International agencies, scholars, business people, industrialists, and many more. The delimitation/reservation of Constituencies - Parliamentary/Assembly/Panchayats and other Local Bodies is also done on the basis of the demographic data thrown up by the Census. That is why the slogan of Census 2011 is "Our Census, Our Future".

The first round of house listing will commence in Karnataka from April 15 till June 1, 2010. Actual census will start in 2011 January.
The National Population Register (NPR) would be a Register of usual residents of the country. The NPR will be a comprehensive identity database that would help in better targeting of the benefits and services under the Government schemes/programmes, improve planning and help strengthen security of the country. This is being done for the first time in the country.
Census Process:
The Census process involves visiting each and every household and gathering particulars by asking questions and filling up Census Forms. The information collected about individuals is kept absolutely confidential. In fact this information is not accessible even to Courts of law. After the field work is over the forms are transported to data processing centres located at 15 cities across the country. The data processing will be done using sophisticated software called Intelligent Character Recognition Software (ICR). This technology was pioneered by India in Census 2001 has become the benchmark for Censuses all around the globe.

NPR Process:
Details such as Name, Date of Birth, Sex, Present Address, Permanent Address, Names of Father, Mother and Spouse etc will be gathered by visiting each and every household.
All usual residents will be eligible to be included irrespective of their Nationality. Each and every household will be given an Acknowledgement Slip at the time of enumeration.

The data will then be entered into computers in the local language of the State as well as in English.
Once this database has been created, biometrics such as photograph, 10 fingerprints and probably Iris information will be added for all persons aged 15 years and above. This will be done by arranging camps at every village and at the ward level in every town. Each household will be required to bring the Acknowledgement Slip to such camps. Those who miss these camps will be given the opportunity to present themselves at permanent NPR Centres to be set up at the Tehsil/Town level.
In the next step, data will be printed out and displayed at prominent places within the village and ward for the public to see. Objections will be sought and registered at this stage. Each of these objections will then be inquired into by the local Revenue Department Officer and a proper disposal given in writing. Persons aggrieved by such order have a right of appeal to the Tehsildar and then to the District Collector.
The lists thus authenticated will then be sent to the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) for de-duplication and issue of UID Numbers. All duplicates will be eliminated at this stage based on comparison of biometrics. Unique ID numbers will also be generated for every person. The cleaned database along with the UID Number will then be sent back to the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India (ORG&CCI) and would form the National Population Register. As the UID system works on the basis of biometric de-duplication, in the case of persons of age 15 years and above (for whom biometrics is available), the UID Number will be available for each individual. For those below the age of 15 years (for whom biometrics is not available), the UID Number will be linked to the parent or guardian.
National Identity Cards will be given in a phased manner to all usual residents by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. The issue of Cards will be done in Coastal Villages to start with. After this the coastal Towns will be covered and so on till the entire country is covered.
Government servants duly appointed as Enumerators will visit each and every house and collect the information required. They will carry an Identity Card as well as an Appointment Letter. In case of need you may ask them to show these documents. The local Tahsildar can also be contacted in this regard.
The local Tehsildar/Ward Officer of your area is the designated officer. In case of need you can also contact the Collector/DC/DM of your District or the Commissioner of your Town. You can also intimate us over e mail or contact us over the toll free number given in this website.
http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-FAQ/FAQ-Public.html