Airport expansion in full swing
2:56 PM Posted by ukmad
Work on expansion of the Belgaum airport which had headed into rough weather due to trouble over land acquisition, has picked up pace over the last few months.
The government has been able to acquire all the 298 acres around the airport required to upgrade it and is ready to hand them over to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Rs.13.5 lakh per acre have been paid for the acqusition of land. Many people of Sambra had threatened to commit suicide in protest over the government acquiring their properties for the airport arguing that they would lose their livelihoods as their families had cultivated the fertile lands for many decades.
However, the government managed to pacify them by paying them huge compensation.
Source: Deccan Chronicle
Meetings on: Horse-trading can happen again in Mayor election
10:16 PM Posted by ukmad
Both the ruling Sarvabhashik Samvichari Vikas front and the Marathi speaking opposition are trying their best to get the hands on both offices. The elections for both offices are likely to be held in the first week of March, so we could get a new Mayor by then. Hope there is some change in Belgaum then.
Sena men attack Katwa infotech premises for Anti V day protests
10:41 PM Posted by ukmad
A 15-member group of sene activists, which was on the prowl to stall the celebrations in line with their threat to disrupt the event, spotted the banners put up at Katwa Infotech, a BPO, located in Jyoti Towers complex in Vadgaon.
They pulled down the banners and issued a warning to the gathering to disperse. As the employees, most of them teenaged boys and girls ran helter and skelter, the activists pelted stones, damaging the window panes of the building, ransacked furniture and assaulted some persons in which two received minor injuries.After a few minutes, the culprits left the area before the police arrived on the scene.
Source: PTI
Love under police protection: V day all was normal
8:29 PM Posted by ukmad
The Shri Ram Sene also organized a rally from JNMC to RPD.
I met a few who said they will celebrate Valentine’s Day tomorrow.
The Shiv Sena burnt the Valentine’s Day cards in front of Gogte College it was a part of the rally they took out from RPD corner. In all as there was preventive arrest made of Pramod Muthalik in Gulburga yesterday things were subdued today.
There was police presence at all the colleges which was quite abnormal for many.
Tax Not Paid stickers on your property
1:38 PM Posted by ukmad
This is a new novel method opted by the corporation but how much it will help in actually collecting taxes needs to be seen.
Source: Express Buzz
BTP InfoServe Belgaum HEALTHCARE BPO REVOLUTION
10:07 AM Posted by ukmad
Way back in 2002 BTP InfoServe Pvt. Ltd. (BTPI) was started in Belgaum, which specializes in American medical insurance claims processing. This field is listed as one of the fastest job creators in USA. BTP InfoServe Pvt. Ltd is the only company in entire North Karnataka & Goa that specializes in this area.
BTPI from Belgaum, India, manages the payment flow of medical claims efficiently from insurance companies to various service providers.
As proud Belgaumite, Tushar Patil thought of opening this venture in Belgaum as there was easy access to able manpower & ideally located place with Computer and English literates.
With an Approx 1 million US Dollars in turnover and over 50 employees BTPI aims higher turnover in the current year. Today all the sectors are reeling under recession like Automobile, banking, Industries but healthcare is one such sector which has NO Recession.
BTPI is an end-to-end BPO unit operating from its three Indian centers in Bangalore, Pune and Belgaum, all three cities having a perfect mix of excellent climate, huge manpower potential and adequate transport through rail, road and air for convenient accesses.
BTPI is currently offering BPO services to US Healthcare industry which includes Revenue Cycle Management services specifically tailored for the EMS, Ambulance, Medical Transportation industry and Physicians.
About the management: BTPI is a spin-off of a multi-million dollar Patson group centered at Belgaum. With an annual turnover exceeding US $5m, Patson group has catered to various engineering services including construction, hydropower projects, LPG cylinder manufacturing and fabrication for more than four decades now. Having strong investment and risk management abilities combined with sound business administration and project handling skills, the Patson group has always spread its tentacles across various industries to successfully strike synergy between its core competencies and the management heads of these diverse businesses within the group. With the advent of new technologies that enable real-time global connectivity and with the huge Indian potential of skillful and educated manpower graduating every year, this family concern has diversified into Information Technology with this new division to fulfill the burgeoning need for IT Products and Services in the Market.
Management TeamBeing a part of the Patson group, BTPI is already with an advantage of carrying a rich experience of managing thousands of employees employed under various projects of very large magnitude. Profile of the key people at BTPI is given below: Tushar Patil - As CEO, Tushar Patil is responsible for the vision, strategy and leadership that drive BTPI. After completing masters from Kansas University, he worked in the US for 3 years at Alpha Soft Services. During this tenure, he gained access to various service segments in the US including healthcare, insurance and finance. His experience also helped him identify the non-core business segments there and plan to outsource the same to BTPI. He has the task at BTPI to help business segments concentrate on their core strengths and to bridge the link that correlates clients' expectations v/s BTPI deliverables.
Work Process:
The medical reimbursement process includes descriptions of long procedures which could be terribly long and confusing. Thus a system of code numbers was devised representing each procedure and service a physician is likely to provide and another to represent each disease, disorder or injury. The physician’s computerized billing software sends information showing what was done and the insurance company’s software interprets the codes accurately. This speeds up the reimbursement process so doctors are paid faster and better. They want someone who can speak their language - medical terminology, anatomy & physiology and disease processes. BPTI is one such point that provides this service to clients in USA in terms of knowledge, high quality of skills and excellence of work habits.
As the BPO industry is a highly attrition based, they are on the lookout for people all round the year.
They are looking for motivated candidates with the following profile:
Graduates with good command over written English
Knowledge of computers (MUST)
Commitment and dedication with ability to grasp quickly
The healthcare industry employs 1 out of 3 workers
Changing government regulations spur the high demand
Today there is probably nothing more complex in a Healthcare Industry than the billing process.
It is a well respected career and one of the ten fastest growing occupations
A PROMISING FUTURE
v As the largest industry in 2006, health care provided 13.5 million jobs in USA.
v 8 out of 20 occupations projected to grow the fastest are in health care
v The Claim processing associate is compensated according to the level of training and skills and how effectively these skills are used.
v Insurance claims processing is here to stay. This occupation has a great future.
v Recession proof
There will be extensive training to understand codes used by service providers and insurance companies to classify different services rendered.
The doctor’s computerized billing software sends information showing what was done and the insurance company’s software interprets the codes accurately.
CPT-4, ICD-9-CM, Evaluation & Management, HCPCS, medical terminology, anatomy, physiology and disease processes – You name it and BTPI will train you to become experts at interpreting services that are rendered by service providers in the US.
In addition to medical reimbursement, coding is used for planning and research, tracking diseases, or to determine if a hospital’s facilities are being used effectively and if they are adequate for the needs of the community.
BTP INFOSERVE PVT. LTD.“SWAROOP PLAZA”, II FLOOR,SHUKRAWAR PETH, TILAKWADI,BELGAUM - 590 006.KARNATAKA, INDIA.
Tel: 0831-6510332
Email:resume@btp-i.com
Website: www.btp-i.com
BTPI from Belgaum, India, manages the payment flow of medical claims efficiently from insurance companies to various service providers.
As proud Belgaumite, Tushar Patil thought of opening this venture in Belgaum as there was easy access to able manpower & ideally located place with Computer and English literates.
With an Approx 1 million US Dollars in turnover and over 50 employees BTPI aims higher turnover in the current year. Today all the sectors are reeling under recession like Automobile, banking, Industries but healthcare is one such sector which has NO Recession.
BTPI is an end-to-end BPO unit operating from its three Indian centers in Bangalore, Pune and Belgaum, all three cities having a perfect mix of excellent climate, huge manpower potential and adequate transport through rail, road and air for convenient accesses.
BTPI is currently offering BPO services to US Healthcare industry which includes Revenue Cycle Management services specifically tailored for the EMS, Ambulance, Medical Transportation industry and Physicians.
About the management: BTPI is a spin-off of a multi-million dollar Patson group centered at Belgaum. With an annual turnover exceeding US $5m, Patson group has catered to various engineering services including construction, hydropower projects, LPG cylinder manufacturing and fabrication for more than four decades now. Having strong investment and risk management abilities combined with sound business administration and project handling skills, the Patson group has always spread its tentacles across various industries to successfully strike synergy between its core competencies and the management heads of these diverse businesses within the group. With the advent of new technologies that enable real-time global connectivity and with the huge Indian potential of skillful and educated manpower graduating every year, this family concern has diversified into Information Technology with this new division to fulfill the burgeoning need for IT Products and Services in the Market.
Management TeamBeing a part of the Patson group, BTPI is already with an advantage of carrying a rich experience of managing thousands of employees employed under various projects of very large magnitude. Profile of the key people at BTPI is given below: Tushar Patil - As CEO, Tushar Patil is responsible for the vision, strategy and leadership that drive BTPI. After completing masters from Kansas University, he worked in the US for 3 years at Alpha Soft Services. During this tenure, he gained access to various service segments in the US including healthcare, insurance and finance. His experience also helped him identify the non-core business segments there and plan to outsource the same to BTPI. He has the task at BTPI to help business segments concentrate on their core strengths and to bridge the link that correlates clients' expectations v/s BTPI deliverables.
Work Process:
The medical reimbursement process includes descriptions of long procedures which could be terribly long and confusing. Thus a system of code numbers was devised representing each procedure and service a physician is likely to provide and another to represent each disease, disorder or injury. The physician’s computerized billing software sends information showing what was done and the insurance company’s software interprets the codes accurately. This speeds up the reimbursement process so doctors are paid faster and better. They want someone who can speak their language - medical terminology, anatomy & physiology and disease processes. BPTI is one such point that provides this service to clients in USA in terms of knowledge, high quality of skills and excellence of work habits.
As the BPO industry is a highly attrition based, they are on the lookout for people all round the year.
They are looking for motivated candidates with the following profile:
Graduates with good command over written English
Knowledge of computers (MUST)
Commitment and dedication with ability to grasp quickly
The healthcare industry employs 1 out of 3 workers
Changing government regulations spur the high demand
Today there is probably nothing more complex in a Healthcare Industry than the billing process.
It is a well respected career and one of the ten fastest growing occupations
A PROMISING FUTURE
v As the largest industry in 2006, health care provided 13.5 million jobs in USA.
v 8 out of 20 occupations projected to grow the fastest are in health care
v The Claim processing associate is compensated according to the level of training and skills and how effectively these skills are used.
v Insurance claims processing is here to stay. This occupation has a great future.
v Recession proof
There will be extensive training to understand codes used by service providers and insurance companies to classify different services rendered.
The doctor’s computerized billing software sends information showing what was done and the insurance company’s software interprets the codes accurately.
CPT-4, ICD-9-CM, Evaluation & Management, HCPCS, medical terminology, anatomy, physiology and disease processes – You name it and BTPI will train you to become experts at interpreting services that are rendered by service providers in the US.
In addition to medical reimbursement, coding is used for planning and research, tracking diseases, or to determine if a hospital’s facilities are being used effectively and if they are adequate for the needs of the community.
BTP INFOSERVE PVT. LTD.“SWAROOP PLAZA”, II FLOOR,SHUKRAWAR PETH, TILAKWADI,BELGAUM - 590 006.KARNATAKA, INDIA.
Tel: 0831-6510332
Email:resume@btp-i.com
Website: www.btp-i.com
The 100 Crore question of Belgaum
5:00 PM Posted by ukmad
The Belgaum City Corporation under different grants has done many road works. Funds from flood relief, 17.80 crores from SFC grant, and 14 crores from World Kannada meet, Special fund before Belgaum's winter sessions. The main roads and other roads works have been completed. In fact some roads have been re-done before the maintenance periods got over.
The 100 crore grant is an additional grant to the BCC for overall development of Belgaum City. The Highlights of the present action plan is only on Roads, more than 90% of the grant is to be utilized for Roads and the remaining 10% for drains and electrical works.
See earlier post related to this here.
Why have they not considered other infrastructure which the city badly needs?
The market area needs multi level parking, Widening of Roads, beautification of existing parks, Amusement parks, under passes(near Court compound and elsewhere), over bridges, Bus shelters, Community Halls, etc. The development of city does not only mean building roads. We also need other infrastructure in place.
When people demand for infrastructure Corporation officials & authorities say there are no funds, but when funds are available they are misutilized for wrong purposes. How many times to do they want to build the same roads again and again?
The proposed action plan was planned by private engineers it is said. The corporation has not bothered to see if the road works proposed in this action plan are due for work or they are still in the maintenance period.
The Karnataka Rakshane Vedike is demanding to stop the tendering process and scrap the existing action plan and come up with a new comprehensive action plan which provides opportunity for:
Construction of multi level parking
Widening of Roads
Beautification of existing parks
Amusement parks
Under passes (near Court compound and elsewhere)
Over bridges
Bus shelters
Community Halls
Before the action plan is re proposed they should have a meeting of all organizations and take their opinion and they should have some professional urban planning firms to advice and overlook on the works.
The KRV was protesting with the same at the Corporation office, but to my surprise no one covered the news. I have no idea why this is so? I am just doing this after getting inputs from KRV and I guess what they have stated is correct, Why only roads build other infrastructure also using those 100 crores. The KRV added that the above mentioned infrastructural developments are only a few which the city needs, there could be many more.
It was also felt that the citizens of Belgaum should come together under a common platform for the development of Belgaum. All the citizens’ forums working in the city and the public at large should take keen interest in the development of the city.
I request readers to comment on this and debate heavily; after all it’s our own tax payer’s money that will be utilized here again.
Interim Rail budget: Belgaum gets nothing again
1:23 PM Posted by ukmad
And Belgaum got nothing specific this time. Not even a penny. No new trains nor some extensions nor increase in frequency.
The overall decrease in fare of 2% is the only positive.
Movies as on 13-02-2009
10:26 AM Posted by ukmad
| Theatre | Movie | Timings |
| Big Cinemas | Billu | 10am,1,2.45,4,7,8.30,10pm |
| Dev D | 12,5.45 | |
| Ritz Srikrishna | Kurallo | 11.15 |
| Bramachari | 12.30,3.30,6.30,9.30 | |
| Nirmal | Birugali (K) | 12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm |
| Huns | Raaz | 3.15,6.15,9.15 |
| Chelven Chitra (K) | 12.15 | |
| Arun | Yaar tere pyar mein | 12.30pm,2pm,4pm,7pm |
| Roopali | Chandragiri Rahasya(K) | 12,3,6,9 |
| Balkrishna | Outlander (H) | 12.30,3.30,6.30,9.30 |
| Chitra | Ghajni | 6,9 |
| Jolly Days (K) | 12,3 | |
| Swaroop | KA99 B333 | 12,3,6,9 |
| Hira | Chal Chala Chal | 12,3,6,9 |
| Prakash | Ambari(K) | 12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm |
| Nartaki | Billu | 12,3,6,9 |
| Santosh | Jungle | 12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm |
| Globe | Bali Umar | 12,1.45,3.45,6.45 |
| Kindly check the excat timings with the theatres | ||
Reservations for Belgaum mayor and Dy.Mayor
10:25 AM Posted by ukmad
Special Cover-By India Post of Bandu Patil of Belgaum
10:02 PM Posted by ukmad
The cover design depicts Late.Sri Bandu Patil of Belgaum with the then PM of India Late Sri.Lalbahadur Shastri.Late Sri Bandu Pa
til represented the Indian Hockey team, which won Silver medal & Gold medal during 1960 & 1964 Olympics.
The cover also depicts the photograph of late Sri.P.D.Chougle of Belgaum known as “Pavanajaneya” the Ist Olympian of the Nation having participated in the 1920 Olympic Marathon Race held at Antwerp, Belgium.
Date of Issue: -30.03.2008.
I had made a post on this blog Did you know this on August 7, 2008, at that time I did not have a photo but now have a look at the photo of P.D.Chougule.
Source: http://www.indianstampghar.com/
til represented the Indian Hockey team, which won Silver medal & Gold medal during 1960 & 1964 Olympics.The cover also depicts the photograph of late Sri.P.D.Chougle of Belgaum known as “Pavanajaneya” the Ist Olympian of the Nation having participated in the 1920 Olympic Marathon Race held at Antwerp, Belgium.
Date of Issue: -30.03.2008.
I had made a post on this blog Did you know this on August 7, 2008, at that time I did not have a photo but now have a look at the photo of P.D.Chougule.
Source: http://www.indianstampghar.com/
Belgaum could be back in media highlight due to Muthalik
4:08 PM Posted by ukmad
Mr.Pramod Muthalik of Shri Ram Sena will be in Belgaum on Valentine’s Day and that’s the reason Belgaum will again high light itself in the national media.
There are posters pasted on electricity posts all round the city. See the image.
Now what will happen on Feb 14th is to be seen.
There are posters pasted on electricity posts all round the city. See the image.
Now what will happen on Feb 14th is to be seen.
All About Belgaum is the new address to get latest info on Belgaum
11:44 AM Posted by ukmad
Hello readers,
You have been my inspiration point since August 2007 when I first launched this blog then it became belgaumblog.com and now its
http://allaboutbelgaum.com
All about Belgaum will have some more exclusive content like the one just started today Knowledge series.
So you know, Belgaum’s here @ http://allaboutbelgaum.com
So where are you?
Belgaumblog.com will come up with some fresh new ideas for Belgaumites in some months.
You have been my inspiration point since August 2007 when I first launched this blog then it became belgaumblog.com and now its
http://allaboutbelgaum.com
All about Belgaum will have some more exclusive content like the one just started today Knowledge series.
So you know, Belgaum’s here @ http://allaboutbelgaum.com
So where are you?
Belgaumblog.com will come up with some fresh new ideas for Belgaumites in some months.
Knowledge series Myth busting CA profession: Nikhil M. Shevade
11:23 AM Posted by ukmad
I am starting a new Knowledge series from today, where in you will get to read expert views from professionals from various fields. Here is the first one! By Nikhil M. Shevade a Chartered Accountant.
Myth busting CA profession
The profession of a practicing Chartered Accountant is having a romance with Taxation (pun unintended), since its inception. In early days of our Independence, tax rates were very high and there was a dire need for professionals like CA for tax planning. But, 60 years hence, the CA is still viewed as a Tax consultant and expert. Taxation though influences Management decision making even today, is not the sole criteria to start, shut or run a business. There are other areas where a CA proves to be of vital importance. There is a galore of untapped areas waiting there in the wild to be harnessed, especially in a city like Belgaum.
The object of this write up is to break a myth or two about a CA and make the public aware of the type of services a CA is equipped to provide. The various areas, which are illustrative only, where a CA can be helpful, are:
Information System Audit: In this era of technology, a CA well equipped with IT skills (and it is part of the CA curriculum!), combined with his in-depth knowledge of internal controls, can help Management to strengthen their IT structure to protect their organisation’s assets.
Internal Audit: Adds value and improve an organisation’s operations. It is a valuable addition to an Enterprise’s internal control. Includes Management audit, Operational audit, Compliance audit etc.
3. Consultancy and Advisory services: In the areas of Foreign Trade Policy and procedures; setting up or developing 100 % EOU, SEZ, etc; compliance with various national rules and regulations including but not only restricted to Taxation like FEMA, labour laws etc; Finance Management and many other multifarious areas.
Corporate Governance: Design code for the same, design Risk Management framework, Internal control framework
Business valuations: like for Mergers and Acquisitions and takeover of another business.
Forensic accounting: Which deal with Financial Fraud detection and investigation, misappropriation of assets, conflict of interests where a CA acts as a financial detective.
ERP implementation and design: where a CA is an indispensable professional who can be relied right from the system design stage up to post-implementation.
Various Audits: Environment Audit, Health and Safety Audit, Business Process Modeling and many others.
Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)
The above are a few areas which I can muster up at the time of this writing. The sheer scope of services provided is breathtaking.
Aspiring and existing CAs should aim at providing such services and not only restrict to Taxation and traditional audits.
The business community of Belgaum, irrespective of size or nature, who avail the services of a CA or not at present, should view the above services provided by a CA as a value addition and indispensable and benefit from the same.
About the author:
Nikhil M. Shevade is a practicing Chartered Accountant under the name M/s.P.G.BhagwatChartered Accountants.
Voter Facilitation Centres opened in Belgaum
11:19 AM Posted by ukmad
Belgaum South constituency: VFC at Kalamandir, 1st gate
Belgaum North constituency: VFC at Office of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board in Visvesvaraya Nagar
The centres will function from 8 a.m. to noon and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. except on Monday. On Sunday’s they will function from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. For any clarification, Assistant Returning Officer Uday S. Kulkarni (Belgaum South) could be contacted on 9611738850 and ARO B.D. Gugaratti (Belgaum North) on 9448453789.
VFC is a single window agency for registration of voters and issue of Elector Photo Identity Card. The elector can carry out modifications in the electoral roll, if required.
The voter can also know about the part in which his or her name has been listed and also concerned polling station at these centres. In case the name of the elector is not included in the voter list, he or she could register afresh.
Source: The Hindu
