Pre paid Autos Start: Releif ;But till when

9:42 AM Posted by ukmad

The much awaited Pre paid autos have e started from yesterday from the Belgaum Railway Station.But on the very first day itself some of the Auto drivers refused to go on the fixed price and at last the police forced them to take the passengers. I hope the police takes care of this everyday.

Telgi's Property for Sale! Do you want to buy?

12:10 PM Posted by ukmad

Income Tax department of is set to auction the property of Karimlala Telgi, the kingpin of Rs 32,000-crore fake stamp scam, in Belgaum at its office on Civil Hospital road on December 4, 2007 @ 11.30 am.


The Income Tax department has to recover Rs 30 lakh from Telgi's mother Sharifaji Ladsab Telgi who died recently. The Department has brought a recovery order on Karimlala Telgi as he is her son. At the moment Telgi is in Pune jail undergoing various trails.



The Telgi property going under auction are: Desai Commercial Complex in Desai Galli, Khanapur, four shops located in Shetti Complex, Station Road, Khanapur (shop numbers 7, 12, 14 and 15).



Now the question is who will buy this property? Anytakers.....

Be ready to Shell more for car parking

10:16 AM Posted by ukmad

The Bapat Galli Car parking yesterday was auctioned on contract for a whopping Rs.5 lakhs and 11 thousand. That's almost 3 times from what the Corporation got last year. Last year for the same auction the CCB had got 1,80,000.

The corporation gives the car parking on contract basis for a year. As the car parking is very centrally located it is always full.

And as the contractor has paid 5 lakhs this time the charge for parking is bound to rise.

Say No to AIDS

10:16 AM Posted by ukmad





Worlds Aids Day rally organized in Belgaum. Students from various colleges in city participated in the rally.

All these pictures are exclusive pictures for this blog.


Racing for a social cause

11:00 AM Posted by ukmad

From The Hindu: Bullock cart racing continues to
be popular in
Belgaum district

Belgaum: Bullock cart racing continues to be a popular event in villages in Belgaum district.
Festive atmosphere sets in the villages playing host to this traditional sporting event as the entire village comes out to witness the thrilling races. The event attracts people from nearby villages and towns.
The district is now witnessing a series of bullock cart races. The annual event normally starts after monsoon.
What sets apart these races is the event is only recreation to farmers but also serves a social cause as the proceeds from the events are spent on development works.
The races are conducted in the name of deities. The names of owners and racers are also registered in the name of their village deities.
But there is a flip side to it. The organisers are oblivious to the ban on such events involving animals. It is considered cruelty to animals. The animals are beaten with sticks and reportedly smeared with chilli powder. However, farmers deny such reports.
The three-day bullock cart race organised by Sri Kalmeshwar Devasthan Trust, Mannur, and supported by several nearby villages, culminated with thrilling finals on Thursday.
The race was organised to fund construction of the first floor of the “Bhakt Nivas” (guest house for devotees) in Pandharpur in Maharashtra, according to Rajendra Jain, president of the trust.
The organisers had announced 21 cash prizes, Rs. 7,001 for the first prize winner, Rs. 5,001 and Rs. 4,001 for the second and third prize winners respectively in main event that had an entry fee of Rs. 601.
The participants have to cover 2,100 feet in one minute.
Ramakrishna Hariprasanna of Chota Kangarli, Jyotiba Mahadeve Chougale of Mannur and Om Swami Sharnedraprasanna of Neginal won the first, second and third place, respectively.
In the Lahaan Gat category, Sri Siddeshwarprasanna of Kudnur, Sri Jyotirlingprasanna of Mutga and Balappa Yellappa Sindagai of Samarguddi bagged the first three places.

Pre paid Autos may start from 3rd Dec 2007

9:41 AM Posted by ukmad

I had written this in the month of september.
http://belgaumblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/pay-autos-by-meter-from-this-gandhi.html

Now it seems again after some deliberations it has been decided that the autos in Belgaum will charge by Meter, Wow.

The Prepaid auto booth will start from 3rd December and the autos will start charging by meter by the 10th December.
The minimum fare is Rs.12 and Rs.6 per km later.
The prepaid auto booth will take Re.1 as service charge and the same will be operated by the Association of the physically handicapped.
Hope this time atleast it works.

We the Belgaumites

8:47 AM Posted by ukmad

taken from our Associate Blog http://belgaumnri.blogspot.com/
Dear Friends
The following extracts are from Newindpress, What I am seeing is the Karnataka govt take some good initiative for we Belgaumites irrespective of being either Kanaada or Marathi, must be welcomed.
6 new Marathi medium DEd collages is a welcome gesture news but why not our district representative (local politicians) who had taken language divede as a major issue than development are not understanding this.
Belgaum deserve still more, I remember in 1986 when the bus boards of CBT used to be in Kannada Marathi and English and route number use to be in middle. the inegrity of Belgaumites is more important then language and if Belgaum develop its we the Belgaumites to get benefit of it.

At present, the district has 11 Marathi D.Ed colleges and the government has sanctioned 6 more for Marathi medium. The total number of students from Marathi D.Ed colleges would be 1380 for every two years. However, over the last three years the government has provided job opportunities only to 350 students. The Urdu medium D.Ed students are also sailing in the same boat.

The input of each college is 50 students out of, which 25 seats are being filled by government and 25 are from management quota. However, the private managements, which have opted for the D.Ed colleges, are not able to get the students as there is a sudden decrease in the number of students seeking admission, due to more number of colleges in the district

Saturday was the Coldest one!!!

7:52 AM Posted by ukmad

24th November Saturday recorded teh lowest temprature of this season of 9.4 deg. C.
 
The cold is getting colder day by day.

Police had nexus with Shintre gang

11:03 AM Posted by ukmad

From Express News Service:
DGP K R Srinivasan disclosed that four police officials working under the jurisdiction of Belgaum IGP range had a nexus with supari killer Praveen Shintre. The names of the culprit officials would be announced in a week, he said.

Addressing a news conference here on Thursday, DGP K R Srinivasan agreed that there was a nexus between the police and supari killer gang. Action as per the law will be initiated against the culprits who had encouraged and supported Shintre gang, he said. Shintre gang was involved in underworld activities and contract killing.
Sheetal Chougule Murder Case:
A 422 pages charge sheet has been filed in the Court by the police in the Sheetal Chougule Murder Case involving her husband and 7 others as accused. Now the people are just awaiting the hearing of the case to start and the killers get the quantum punishment, but for that how many years will pass by God only knows.

One dies in road accident, Opposition for under bridge

11:48 AM Posted by ukmad

 V.R. Kulkarni, aged about 50, who was working in the PWD, was killed on the spot after a truck ran over him on College Road near Rani Chennamma Circle on Wednesday. A truck brushed the Kinetic Nova of dead and he fell down and came under the rear tyre of the truck.

 

The much-awaited under bridge at the Bhandur Galli corner has fallen into dispute, as the owners really don't how the said under bridge will be built. They complained that at the time of Master plan still a few have to get the rehabilitation money still and now with this proposal they will loose the reaming house or shop. On Tuesday officials of the Corporation and the railways visited the site and were faced with stiff opposition by the public for building the under bridge. The people are unaware as to from where the bridge will start whose all buildings will be demolished.

Fire @ Allmen Khade Bazar

4:08 PM Posted by ukmad

A fire broke out at the Allmen shop in Khade Bazar at 12pm on Monday. The basement caught fire and initial reports suggest the cause as a spark in the generator. Estimated is loss is stated to be about Rs.30 lakhs. No human loss or injury was reported. Two fire fighters reported to the spot in 10 minutes and brought the fore under control.

Under Bridge on Kapileshwar Road: Dream Coming True?

11:30 AM Posted by ukmad

Passing through the Kapileshwar Road railway Crossing must have been a night mare for most of Belgaumites, especially when the Gate is closed for the Railway to pass.

After years of representation by various organisations at last the plan has been cleared and Rs.15 Crores have been sanctioned for the under bridge there and an over bridge on the Sambra route.

Now we just hope the work starts soon and we can go under the rail line with out stopping for the train to pass. Hope this dream comes true soon.

Belgaum Railway Station New Plan

5:23 PM Posted by ukmad

Below is the new Layout and some changes suggested by Mr.Satish Kumar for the present Belgaum Railway Station. You at first may feel who is this guy making a layout and what difference will it make. Belgaumites, go ahead of this thinking this is our city we need to build it as we want it. Lets give it a try, if this plan is at least seen by the railway authorities it our success.
To read the full story Click here or
http://mahiuk.googlepages.com/rail.htm

Two Hearts meet at last

1:24 PM Posted by ukmad

Taken from Express News Service

It was love that triumphed at last. The eight-year struggle the two love-struck hearts had waged with their hostile families and their faiths ended on Tuesday when the pair got married at a temple here.

Manjunath Yadhav, a jawan of Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre, Belgaum, tied the knot with Shabana Amirjan Taj, an Urdu teacher of Government Primary School, Bangalore, at the Maruti temple in the presence of hundreds of well-wishers and friends.

The marriage was conducted at the instance of Shree Ram Sena as per the Hindu tradition. Shabana was renamed Bhanupriya. Members of Shree Ram Sena, media persons and others we re present on the occasion.

Yadhav is from Bangalore, and he had a long-cherished dream of marrying Shabana. Their families belonging to different religions came in between the loving hearts.

After years of pain, anxiety and troubles, the duo decided to dump their families, and fled to Belgaum where Manju is posted.

I am Coming. Get all your Woolens out

9:22 PM Posted by ukmad

Yes, the much-expected cold is knocking at the doors of Belgaum. After Diwali the cold is gearing up to hit at us.

In the past two days, even at 8pm we can feel the cold wind and at around 2 am the cold is at its best. This is just the start with temperatures juts reaching around 14-18degrees Celsius. It normally comes down to 8-9 degrees Celsius in December. The cold can be felt more in suburbs than in the main city.

So friends get ready get out all those Woolens from those bags and let them breathe Cold Air. As I am writing this the temperature is 15 degrees Celsius.