Search Belgaum: with Google Maps

A new feature Google Maps has been added on the side bar of the site.

I would encourage all the readers to use this facility. You could also search for local listings in Google Local, like hotels, schools, etc.

 The latest street map of Belgaum is quite clear than earlier and basic areas have been marked, which will help you to find the right place.

Hope this feature will help you. Another first from BelgaumBlog.

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Belgaum- Mumbai flight may commence

Indian Airlines officials had a test flight at the Sambra airport to find out the feasibility of a Belgaum-Mumbai flight.

Now, only one Kingfisher Red flies from here to Bangalore. Deccan Air closed the Mumbai flight in March 2008.

The Belgaum chambers have been demanding the Mumbai Belgaum flight since its closure but no is here to heed to their requests. Now it seems Praful Patel, minister of Aviation whose visit is planned to Belgaum might make an announcement in this regard.
Source Tarun Bharat

Thunderstorms strike Belgaum

Severe Thunderstorms struck the city in the evening at 7.30 pm. City experienced heavy showers along with lightening and loud thunder. Heavy rains lasted for about and hour. During this time normal life was affected as al were caught unaware.

‘Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled June 2008: Belgaum 72

The Reserve Bank of India released its ‘Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled 2008′. The publication contains data relating to deposits and credit of scheduled commercial banks including (RRBs) as on June, 2008.

Nothing much has changed.
March 2008 standings
Note: ‘Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks’ provides data on aggregate credit of scheduled commercial banks as on June, 2008. The data are based on Basic Statistical Return the branches of all scheduled commercial banks (including RRBs).
Source: http://rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=19209

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Modi riding the Nano: if BRAND BELGAUM existed

Modi riding the Nano

Budhadeb lost it, Deshmukh and Yeduraapa tried, but Modi came and he won.

Ratan Tata said: A good ending to bad Start.
What a story to the Nano? The one-lakh car is in news since it was planned (or even before that) and now when Tata has come out of Bengal and has found a new home the Nano, Gujrat.

C M Yedurrappa met Tatas asked them to come them to Dharwad, Vialsrao Deshmukh did the same thing and asked Tatas to come to Maharashtra, but Modi came and he took the Tatas with him. Brand” Gujrat” or brand” Modi” (this is a different topic) but has been successful.

On this very blog I had said, when the news of our MLA having a press conference and assuring to meet the CM and hand over a memorandum to Yedurappa to ask the Tatas to come to Belgaum, was published and I had said Nano will be out on the roads till the time some action is taken. We need fast action over and above the regular government type.

We should now rise above political motives and work for development. If BRAND “BELGAUM” existed it would have been easy for us. The Chambers of commerce and industry should develop such a forum that would approach big industrialists and make them come here. In such kind of situations, timing is very important. You will make a study, submit a memorandum, no time for all that. If you go into the market to buy something and one shop is closed you go to another, it happened here.

I am trying to work with a few individuals from Belgaum who are aspiring to develop the “Brand Belgaum”. Your support in this regard is required fully. We did not see industrial development, but our children should see it.

Come lets come closer and work together for “BRAND BELGAUM”

More on this will be posted as and when something concrete happens. Until then, you start your inputs so that the same would be shared.

Act in time, act wisely!

Did you know this? Chhagan Bhujbal

B H Manjunath: New Regional commissioner, Belgaum

B H Manjunath will be the new Regional commissioner of Belgaum in place of Amita Prasad who will now be Director general, Administrative Training Institute, Mysore.

Ekroop Kaur will be the new Chief executive officer, Belgaum zilla panchayat.
In place of D B Naik.

Belgaum Blog Gets a Makeover

A year ago or a to be precise exactly 427 days, it was a Tuesday and this is a Tuesday when your site BelgaumBlog has had a makeover for the better.
Thanks Leading Minds.

The Leading Minds team designed the site in just 10 days and professional web designers have designed the site.
I am very happy to have been associated with them in regards to this blog and I am proud I had to go nowhere nor even meet them personally, all has happened over the Internet. To add to it, Leading Minds, is a Belgaum based company and I am proud; Belgaum's own Children are designing a site, which is dedicated towards Belgaum and its development.
I hope to get your continued support to this site and I will keep trying my best to get you the latest news and happenings from your town.

This site wil co exist and will have all the news upadtes, only the new pages and other stuf will be available on the belgaumblog.com alone.

Swimming pool to get a face lift

In a welcome development, although unwittingly, two political rivals within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have made a common cause for the benefit of young swimmers who have brought laurels to their city by winning gold and silver medals in international, national and State-level meets in recent years.

It is no secret that Belgaum MP Suresh C. Angadi and MLA Abhay Kumar Patil do not see eye to eye and always look for opportunities to embarrass each other. Their rivalry sometimes turns into a competition of sorts but out of political compulsions, which is a blessing in disguise for the local people.
This time, it is the swimming pool, which is getting a facelift with the funds sanctioned by the two leaders. Mr. Angadi has sanctioned Rs. 2 lakh and Mr. Patil Rs. 1 lakh from their respective local area development funds for renovation and beautification of the Rotary-Corporation Swimming Pool in the city.

Now just look at this; two leaders from the same party but do not work with each other, this is democracy. At last, some funds will be utilized for the swimming pool and its betterment. Better never than late, that all we all can say and the next time when you want to swim in the Rotary-Corporation Swimming Pool in the city what would say Cheers to Angadi or Patil?
Source The Hindu

Get Nano to Belgaum: See our strengths

For The Nano Belgaum has the following strengths:

Belgaum has Foundry cluster
Crankshaft manufacturing units
Machine and Diesel Engine casting
Auto Components and Ancillary units
300 acres supply chain Aerospace and Automobile components SEZ
Auto FAB units
Hydraulics and Engineering units
Fasteners and Rubber auto parts

Power 1000MW Ghataprabha Plant
Water supply from Hidkal
Inland Container Depot, CII office at Belgaum for Northern Karnataka
Central Excise Belgaum commissioner ate
IIT level University and three engineering collages

Thanks Satish Kumar, Sr.Engineer IMG Mindscape Information Technology
Dubai UAE.

Hoardings in English having a rough time

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (Narayan Gowda faction) were attempting to pull down a hoarding in English at Rani Channamma circle here on Sunday. However, before the KRV workers could attempt to destroy more such hoardings, the police took them into custody. They were released later.

The KRV had demanded that the Belgaum City Corporation ensure that all banners, hoardings, billboards, and posters displayed in public places were in Kannada before Rajyotsava Day on November 1. “We are not against any language but we want Kannada to be given prominence


Mostly all the hoardings are in English, except a few in Kannad. All those hoardings will have a rough time. In fact all the huge hoardings are of Telecom companies or Big retails giants, so they now need to rethink.

However, for the Ad Companies they will fall in trouble as the Belgaum market is divided and only hoardings in one language might not have a great impact on the mind of the consumers, one Ad creator told this blog. He further said, Belgaum is a complex city to advertise as the consumers might turn language bias any moment and if I have a hoarding in one particular language, they might not respond to it as they are doing now when it is in English.


Source The Hindu

GIT silver jubilee celebrations

Karnataka Law Society’s (KLS) Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT) is preparing its silver jubilee to be celebrated for three days from October 23. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, L.K. Advani, has been invited to deliver the inaugural address. Sri Visvesha Teertha Swamiji of Pejawar Math will inaugurate the celebrations.

Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and Ministers from the north Karnataka region will participate in the function.
Union Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel has been invited to deliver the valedictory address on October 25.

Belgaum ideal for Nano plant

2,611 acres of land available at Vantamuri’Belgaum has good infrastructure, says Abhay Kumar Patil, MLA

Tata Motors can take a look at an “ideal site” in Belgaum before taking any decision on relocating its Nano car manufacturing plant said Mr.patil.

Belgaum, which had moderate and pleasant climate, was ideal for the plant. Belgaum had infrastructure such as airport, railway station, and express highway (NH 4), and Goa port was just 150 km away.
The city had well-established industries, including those manufacturing automobile components, and skilled work force.
Belgaum Chamber of Commerce and Industry would extend its support to Tata Motors if it established its car manufacturing plant in Belgaum.

A proposal to Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa stating that there was 2,611 acres of government revenue land in and around Vantamuri in Belgaum and Hukkeri taluks, part of which could be given to Tata Motors to establish its car manufacturing plant.

This blog was the first one to mention about Nano being getting out of Bengal and may be it will come to Dharwad, but it seems to be making its way to Gujrat as of now. I would request all the Members of the chambers and the MLA to call on the Tatas directly to come and see the place. Now they will give a memorandum to the CM, then the CM will look at it and by this time the Nano will come out on the road from the Gujrat factory.

We need to be very reactive and urgency in action is required, I Guess.
Source The Hindu

One-day baby left at a temple

A one-day-old baby was left at the doorsteps of the Gokhale Maruti Mandir in Somwar Peth, Tilakwadi.

Kartavya, a NGO has taken the child to the civil hospital for treatment.

How could some one do this?

Source Tarun Bharat