Specials: Tsunami RECESSION! Part 2
7:52 PM Posted by ukmad
Part 2
Den and Ram are so exhausted that they prefer taking a nap rather than brooding over things which cannot be changed. Suddenly ram’s Mobile rings
“Where are you Ram? Heard that people from GSM are terminated. Is everything alright?”Ria sounds a bit tensed.
“No Ria... I mean actually... Ria... I…”
“Speak up ram, why are you sounding so nervous??”
“I am no longer an employee of GSM ria”
Silence persists...
“Ram where are you??” Ria’s voice cracking
“At dens room “
“He too?”
“Yes”
“Ram comes home…”
“Yes dear I will be there in few minutes”.
“What next ram” asks den.
Ram prefers to remain silent.
“I have an idea in my mind.” Den breaks the silence with his words.
“Go ahead den”
“Why don’t you go back to your town and look after your dads business?”
“I am not in a mood to listen to your crap jokes den “
“What’s wrong in it ram?? Don’t you think you can do much better than your dad??”
“What the hell Den? I am an engineer do you think I should go and do farming in Kaivara?? Is it my field?? I want to work in it”
“What’s wrong in farming ram?? You can expand your dads work. You can implement new technologies start your own small scale industries. Why not ram??? “
“NO”
“Look ram I have made up my mind that I am not going to slog in this field. I will rather join dad’s factory in Mysore”
Dens dad owns a Garment factory in Mysore.
“You do what you wish to. But I don’t want to go to Kaivara. It is not that easy den”
“Tell me what’s so difficult in it??”
“See the lifestyle in Bangalore and see that of Kaivara. No malls, no multiplexes, no super markets. And working in a farm??”
“You have workers to work in farm ram. Think with a broader perspective. Why can’t you?? You can expand your business like anything ram. Trust me you will have more satisfaction than any other work”
“What business?? How will I??”
“If every person starts thinking the way you are thinking how will our country progress?? There will be only engineers and doctors and no farmers. No new technologies will be introduced. Think over it Ram. Do you think farming can be done only by people who are not qualified or under qualified?? Why do you think your dad started farming?? “
Ram nods and leaves dens room. He catches an auto straight to his rented flat. He reaches his flat and finds Ria already waiting for him at the door. Tears in her eyes. She sees ram and hugs him.
“amma appa had called some time back” Ria says
“What did they say?”
“They asked whether we are coming to Kaivara for Holi”
“hmmm” Ram tells Ria about Dens suggestion.
“Amma appa need you Ram. I think Den is right. We must go to Kaivara and look after our farms till you get another job. You can keep posting your resumes and wait for a proper job.”
“Is it ok with you Ria?? What will you do in Kaivara? Your career will be ruined”
“It’s just a matter of few days dear. Once you get a good job, we will again shift back. Practically speaking this is a better option at this point of time”
Things are packed and shifted to their relatives place. Den leaves both of them to the railway station.
“Keep in touch ram”
“Sure dude. Hope to see you soon”
Months pass by. Ram is now completely focused in his new work. He has purchased another 2 acres of land and increased his production. There are 20 people working under him who look after sowing, harvesting and other works. Ram visits the farm at mornings and evenings. But down in his heart Ram still feels that he is missing something in life. He still posts his resume with a hope to get back in corporate world…. He has imbibed new technologies in farming, purchased few more machineries. Crop is of excellent quality and he transports it to near-by places. With Dens fathers help, he has signed up a big contract of supplying grains with one of the industrialists “Mr Rangraju” in Bangalore. In a year or two he plans to start his own factory in Kaivara where he will be packing tinned food. Ria is busy with her job too. You might be wondering what she into is. She has started a small scale business of weaving sweaters, carpets. She has hired a few women and manages to supply the stuff to a boutique in Bangalore and some local places. She is happy with her job too and has a satisfaction of helping the needy by employing them. Ram and ria visit Bangalore once in a month for their business purpose. Ria is quiet excited with her new work. “Business lady” as her friends call her. Den has decided to study abroad. His dad says he is still not matured enough to join his business. So he will be pursuing his higher education. Den’s happy too… Happy to go back into student phase and hang around with girls!!!! Typical enough…
What do you think? Is Rams decision a right one? It’s a point to think. Why 9 out of 10 engineers join IT? Are there no options available or we don’t want to explore these options?
About the Author: Gouree Deshpande/ Manjarekar was campus recruited in Mindtree consultancy and Cognizant. She worked for Mindtree for a few months. She now runs an institute "Gurukul centre for learning". She also runs a NGO "Joy Bank".
24 international gold medals in Swimming & now has no house to stay
4:23 PM Posted by ukmad
A winner of 24 international gold medals in Swimming in various competitions, Raghavendra Anvekar, a physically challenged swimmer from Belgaum, but this hasn’t changed his life.
Anvekar was residing in an 8x10 ft house at Chenamma Nagar, which was provided to his family by the owner of a bungalow where his father worked as a watchman and now as the owner of the bungalow wants to reconstruct the said bungalow, Raghvendra has nowhere to go.
Raghvendra has approached authorities to get help, but nothing positive is coming out.
The DC informed Anvekar that he would be able to help him out only after the elections as the model code of conduct was in place.
Raghvendra, earns about Rs.2000 per month by training others. In 2007 he had applied to BUDA for a plot but he could not deposit the Rs.2 lakh and now the gold medalist is on the look out of a house which he can afford.
Source: ExpressBuzz
Anvekar was residing in an 8x10 ft house at Chenamma Nagar, which was provided to his family by the owner of a bungalow where his father worked as a watchman and now as the owner of the bungalow wants to reconstruct the said bungalow, Raghvendra has nowhere to go.
Raghvendra has approached authorities to get help, but nothing positive is coming out.
The DC informed Anvekar that he would be able to help him out only after the elections as the model code of conduct was in place.
Raghvendra, earns about Rs.2000 per month by training others. In 2007 he had applied to BUDA for a plot but he could not deposit the Rs.2 lakh and now the gold medalist is on the look out of a house which he can afford.
Source: ExpressBuzz
Use RTI & LOKAYUKTA Act to make the difference & stop corruption
11:55 AM Posted by ukmad
He has appealed to all people to come together who want to see Belgaum developing. He has an idea and cleared path towards a prosperous Belgaum. He is working for PRAGATI BELGAUM, where they use RTI ACT 2005 and LOKAYUKTA ACT 1986. “We always talk about non development and lethargic attitude of Govt. official’s. “
He wants every citizen to think once about these two questions.1) Why should we tolerate such a dirty attitude of Govt. employees, are they doing any favor to us by working? 2) Where does the tax payers money goes, which every citizen pays?
Ganhadhar answers to first question – Any govt. official let it be DC(District Commissioner) are not doing any favor to us by doing our work, Govt pays them and that is nothing but our own Tax paid money. Why should we tolerate any filthy attitude? It’s their responsibility and job if they can’t do; they better leave it because there are many unemployed in queue.
Answer to second questions - What happens to the tax which we all pay honestly and unconditionally to the Govt.? Why should the Govt. official eat that money and deprive us from its benefits. Who is responsible for backwardness of any region and place?
Our hard earned money goes to the pocket of corrupt officials and we remain mute saying I don’t have time. Corruption has become part of our society and people have become used to it, we all have accepted it as a part of life.
To answer these question and many more such queries he joined Pragati Belgaum and commenced my work exploiting RTI act 2005 And LOKAYUKTA act 1986. He has used it in many circumstances and different departments.
In the first step when we find something wrong we file and RTI application seeking details of that particular work. Then some research on it to find out where money has been siphoned and when it’s apparent, they file an affidavit with lokayukta department who will peruse the case further.
In case of any official demanding money either we warn them through lokayukta or trap them. Even in case of undue delay and harassment we can use Lokayukta act. Believe me it’s really handy and effective. Its not once or twice I have done it, he visits Lokayukta office frequently and get the work done in no time. He wants all the Belgaumites to make use of these weapons and work for better Belgaum rather that just talking. Never say why should I do it or nothing will happen by one person. If everyone starts thinking in that sense this situation will persist forever.
COME……. LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE.You can email Mr.Gangadhar at: putani2005@yahoo.co.in
AllAboutBelgaum team will try and get you some results of these RTI and Lokayuta traps set up by these people.
Movies as on 06-03-2009
11:27 AM Posted by ukmad
| Theatre | Movie | Timings |
| Big Cinemas | 13B | 12.15,3.15,6,8.30pm |
| Dhoondte Reh Jaooge | 1.15,3.45,6.30,9.30pm | |
| Ritz Srikrishna | Aksar | 12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm |
| Nirmal | Ravichandra(K) | 12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm |
| Huns | Dunia | 12,3,6,9 |
| Arun | Italian | 12.30,2,4,7 |
| Roopali | Billu Barber | 12.15,3.15.6.15,9.15 |
| Balkrishna | Khoonkhar Yodha | 12.30,3.30,6.30,9.30 |
| Chitra | Rajkumari (K) | 12,3,6,9 |
| Swaroop | Nam Yajman | 12,3,6,9 |
| Hira | Stoneman Murder | 12.15,3.15,6.15,9.15 |
| Prakash | 1Dav Dhobi Pachad (M) | 12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm |
| Nartaki | 13B | 6.45,9.30 |
| Dhoondte Reh Jaooge | 12,2.45 | |
| Santosh | Jungle | 12.15pm,3.15pm,6.15pm,9.15pm |
| Globe | Wedding Night | 12.15,1.45,3.45,6.45 |
| Kindly check the excat timings with the theatres | ||
1996 Belgaum parliamentary constituency voting was postponed by a month
1:11 PM Posted by ukmad
The huge number of Independents was part of a political strategy planned by the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti, which has been fighting since 1956 to get the Marathi-speaking border area merged with Maharashtra, it aimed at attracting the attention of the whole nation to the controversy. Over 400 activists had entered the fray. All of them lost deposits, but polled around 25 per cent votes, upsetting political calculations as also the Election Commission, which had to print extra-long ballot papers to accommodate them.
For the 1996 general election, Nalgonda in Andhra Pradesh crossed all earlier records with 480 candidates in the fray.
After this incident the Election commission increased the security deposit and also some norms for nomination.
Mark your polling booth in Belgaum
12:13 PM Posted by ukmad
As elections are near many people don’t know where to go and vote, IBN Live has come with a noble cause of Mark your Poll booth.
Just go the link http://ibnlive.in.com/politics/google_map.php and mark your polling booth, I have marked mine.
Belgaum North
Belgaum South
Belgaum Rural
Click on the above and you will get a list of polling booth, find yours and mark the polling booth.
Belgaum Goa road will not be widened
12:01 PM Posted by ukmad
The Belgaum Goa road which is dire straits within the borders of Karnataka will now not be made into a 4 lane road as was planned earlier. To add to this nor is the Belgaum Chorla Goa road be done as the High court has stayed the work on a PIL.
The NH 4 A Belgaum Khanapur- Rmanagar- Anmod Goa highway was planned to be 4 a lane road but now it will be only 10 meters wide, in some places it is 5 to 7 meters now. A survey was done and as per the suggestions of the survey this road will now be a 10 meter road as per the National highways department.
Majority of the said road was to be in the green forest belt and there were practical problems for widening near Khanapur. Also another reason cited for not widening is another route Belgaum Chorla Goa route which will hamper the BOT (build operate Transfer) scheme. As there is an alternative road people would use that and toll collections would be hit.
The reason cited by the company surveying is economically correct but now the Chorla road work has also come to stand still after a order of the court on a PIL for saving the forest land. The 51 kms stretch from Peeranwadi to Chorla is though reserve forest land and the PIL made the same point as to how can the reserve forest land are used for roads.
Now for the common man it’s a loose loose situation. Nor this road nor that road, Anmod patch is in very bad condition still and with just 3 months for rains if nothing is done immediately you have it reaching Goa would be a great adventure. Even today most of the commuters take the Belgaum Savantawadi Goa route.
Let’s pray to God that the road be made as early as possible.
Input Source: Tarun bharat
The NH 4 A Belgaum Khanapur- Rmanagar- Anmod Goa highway was planned to be 4 a lane road but now it will be only 10 meters wide, in some places it is 5 to 7 meters now. A survey was done and as per the suggestions of the survey this road will now be a 10 meter road as per the National highways department.
Majority of the said road was to be in the green forest belt and there were practical problems for widening near Khanapur. Also another reason cited for not widening is another route Belgaum Chorla Goa route which will hamper the BOT (build operate Transfer) scheme. As there is an alternative road people would use that and toll collections would be hit.
The reason cited by the company surveying is economically correct but now the Chorla road work has also come to stand still after a order of the court on a PIL for saving the forest land. The 51 kms stretch from Peeranwadi to Chorla is though reserve forest land and the PIL made the same point as to how can the reserve forest land are used for roads.
Now for the common man it’s a loose loose situation. Nor this road nor that road, Anmod patch is in very bad condition still and with just 3 months for rains if nothing is done immediately you have it reaching Goa would be a great adventure. Even today most of the commuters take the Belgaum Savantawadi Goa route.
Let’s pray to God that the road be made as early as possible.
Input Source: Tarun bharat
Belgaum Parliamentary constituency history
1:03 PM Posted by ukmad
The elections date has been announced for the Loksabha elections. The atmosphere will get heated with debates and we the voters and this blog will get you every part of this.
To begin with this let’s look at the history of Belgaum Parliamentary constituency.
In the 13 General elections that have happened
Congress (INC) has won 10 times in 1957, 1962, 1967, 1971, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991 & 1999.
Janta Dal has won once in 1996.
BJP has won Twice in 1998 & 2004.
The most important point by which Belgaum became famous was the 1996 general elections where there were 463 candidates, the highest ever I believe (I need to confirm this).
SIDNAL SHANMUKHAPPA BASAPPA of the Congress has won 4 times from Belgaum.
KOTRASHETTI APPAYAPPA KARAVEERAPPA of the Congress again has won twice.
MPs of Belgaum:
1957- DATAR BALWANTRAO NAGESHRAO (INC)
1962- BALAVANTRAO NAGESHARAO DATAR (INC)
1967- N. M. NABISAB (INC)
1971- KOTRASETTI APPAYA KARAVIRAPPA (INC)
1977- KOTRASHETTI APPAYAPPA KARAVEERAPPA (INC)
1980- SIDNAL SHANMUKHAPPA BASAPPA (INC)
1984- SIDNAL SHANMUKHAPPA BASAPPA (INC)
1989- SIDNAL SHANMUKAPPA BASSAPPA (INC)
1991- SIDNAL SHANMUKHAPPA BASAPPA (INC)
1996- KOUJALAGI SHIVANAND HEMAPPA (JD)
1998- BABAGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA PATIL (BJP)
1999- Amarsinh Vasantarao Patil (INC)
2004- ANGADI SURESH CHANABASAPPA (BJP)
Belgaum Parliamentary constitunecy winners from 1957 to 2004 - Free Legal Forms
The pdf file has the complete details of the candidates and the votes they got from 1957 to 2004.
If you have problem viewing the PDF file click here.
All info sourced from www.eci.gov.in
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Forms for Nursery & LKG at Herwadkar will be given from 12march
9:36 AM Posted by ukmad
The sun is heating up the summer and so is the politics and here is another heating topic, LKG & Nursery admissions.
R K Jangra Kindergarten (Herwadkar School) will issue forms for Nursery and LKG for the academic year 2009-10 from 12th march.
Important Dates to be remembered:
Issue of Forms: 12, 13, 14 March Time: 10.30am to 2pm
Submission of Forms: 16 to 20th March Time: 10.30am to 2pm
List of Selected Candidates: 6 April the list of selected candidates will be put up.Remember to take the birth certificate of the child while going.
R K Jangra Kindergarten (Herwadkar School) will issue forms for Nursery and LKG for the academic year 2009-10 from 12th march.
Important Dates to be remembered:
Issue of Forms: 12, 13, 14 March Time: 10.30am to 2pm
Submission of Forms: 16 to 20th March Time: 10.30am to 2pm
List of Selected Candidates: 6 April the list of selected candidates will be put up.Remember to take the birth certificate of the child while going.
Belgaum to vote on Thursday 23rd April for Loksabha
8:16 PM Posted by ukmad
Polling for 
the 15th Loksabha for Belgaum Constituency will
happen on 23rd April, 2009 (Thursday) as part of Phase 2.
The counting will be done on May 16.
Important dates:
Issue of Notification - 28-Mar-2009
Last Date for filing Nominations- 04-Apr-2009
Scrutiny of Nominations- 06-Apr-2009
Last date for withdrawal of Candidature- 08-Apr-2009
Date of Poll- 23-Apr-2009
Counting of Votes on- 16-May-2009 (Saturday)
