Group of pupils of the Belgaum Girls' School 1870 photo

Belgaum DC to file cases against Patil and Angadi

The Election Commission taking stock of the saffron flag controversy has asked the Belgaum DC to files cases against Sanjay Patil MLA and Suresh Angadi MP. Action has been sought under the provisions of both the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of People Act for violating the poll code and making inflammatory speeches that could cause division among communities

Members of the Janata Dal (Secular) Students Wing ransacked the chamber of BJP MLA Sanjay Patil at the Legislators' Home Bangalore on Wednesday in protest against hoisting of the saffron flag.

Kannada Development Authority Chairman Mukyamantri Chandru condemned an apology from the MP and MLA while various pro-Kannada organizations staged a demonstration in Bangalore, Belgaum and other parts of the state and condemned the BJP leaders’ attitude of surrendering to Marathi voters during the elections.

Source: Express Buzz, Mangalorean

Old Photos of Belgaum: General view of Belgaum High School building

Photograph of the High School building at Belgaum in Karnataka from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections: India Office Series (Volume 46), taken by an unknown photographer in c. 1870. The Imperial Gazetteer of India states, "There are three classes of secondary schools - the vernacular and English middle schools, and the high schools...The English secondary school stage is divided into middle and high school sections, which really form portions of the same course...the English school education should ordinarily be completed by the time the pupil attained the age of sixteen...In English secondary schools the main course has hitherto led up to the matriculation or entrance examination of one or other of the Universities. There are other courses of a more practical character leading up to different examinations...A purely literary education has been more popular among both parents and students, as being in itself more attractive to them and as affording a better opening for remunerative employment. The matriculation has generally been accepted as a qualifying test by Government and private employers as well as by the Universities, and has been regarded as the common goal of the school career."
Source: British Library

BelgaumBlog.com comes back

Readers are familiar with Belgaumblog.com[http://belgaumblog.com].

But it’s not a news site anymore; it’s now a Blogger’s Blog. Any Belgaumite can come in blog about Belgaum or just anything (except personal blogs).

Today a new story was posted by Mr.Morris on Edmund D’Silva, A Crippled Philanthropist! [http://belgaumblog.com/news/a-crippled-philanthropist-edmund-d’silva/].
This is story of a crippled boy who fought against all odds and now at 78 has shown us all that being a paraplegic has nothing to do with how to live life.
Others interested in writing for Belgaumblog.Com can go to the site and click on Write Story link and follow the registration process.
Why BelgaumBlog.com? I already have a blog on blogpsot.com.
If you already have a blog somewhere on the net, then it’s simple post stories from the blog with a suitable link to your blog on BelgaumBlog.com by which you will get good readers and your blog will get more hits. This blog is community and I request all to make use of this.

So Belgaumites, You know where to blog, its BelgaumBlog.com.

Saffron flag controversy is gaining ground Aage Kua Piche Khayi

MP Suresh Angadi and MLA Sanjay Patil are now on the back foot as there are protests by the KRV. Angadi told The Hindu, and I quote “I will support it even if the KRV is ready to hoist a saffron flag, which has been and continues to be the symbol of our national pride since the times of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, The saffron flag symbolizes Hinduism and not the Kannada or Marathi linguistic community, as is being misunderstood by a few.”
The issue was deliberately raked up to project the BJP as “anti-Karnataka” during election time.The KRV ransacked the official chamber of Sanjay Patil, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA, which is housed in Belgaum taluk panchayat office here on Tuesday.

On the other side another faction of the KRV attacked the office Suresh Angadi which is situated in the Cada office.

The KRV is demanding the withdrawal of the nomination of Angadi for the elections as they are supporting the hoisting of the saffron flag.

In another development on the same issue the District administration submitted its report to the chief election officer of the state on the roles played by the MP and MLA in the protest done by MES, however no notice of violation of code of conduct has been issued.

Its worst times for BJP now, “Aage Kua Piche Khayi”. If the Angadi supports the MES on the issue he can be in the race to get some Marathi votes, otherwise which is not very likely this time. People say, these politicians come when they want votes and this a just another example to it. The KRV is against Angadi’s support to MES saffron flag, so they are asking people not to vote for him. So where does the MP go “Aage Kua Piche Khayi”.

This time the Belgaum loksabha election could give some surprises, still the other candidate lists are not out so we just have to imagine but, for these years the Marathi-Kannada issue was never a issue of great importance during the Loksabha elections. Yes, for the assembly elections it is the only issue.

There has been no much disturbance after the delimitation of the constituencies. Belgaum Loksabha seat is made up of Arabhavi, Gokak, Belgaum Uttar, Belgaum Dakshin, Belgaum Rural, Bailhongal, Saundatti Yellamma and Ramdurg.

So be glued to the election fever the congress candidate names should be out in a day or two and other names also as the nomination process starts in the last week of March.

Source: The Hindu

Name this Church in Belgaum?

This is old photo of an interior of a church, can you name the church.Hint: 1. It is was Designed by Reverend Francis Gell

Fort Musjid, Belgaum old photo

In continuance of the old photos of Belgaum, here is another one of the Masjid in the fort. A bullock cart is also seen in the photo.

I found it again on Ebay.

Flag code violated by BCC officials? Mayoral Poll on March 30

Northern Fort Gate Belgaum of 1910

Elections are near: BJP now plays Marathi card on saffron flag issue

List of Mayors of Belgaum from 1984 to 2004: Sambhaji Patil only Mayor in country to be elected 4 times

Belgaum City Corporation is in news always for wrong reasons. But I have some amazing information for you.
 History was created with Sambhaji Patil becoming the only person in the country to be elected Mayor of a city for the fourth time in 2003. I tried to search if someone has broken his record, but I could not find it.

 

 

 See the list of mayors from 1984 onwards, Vandana Belgundkar was elected Mayor on 2 occasions and Belgaum has seen 5 female mayors.

Belgaum Mayor	From	To
Subhash Jadhav	12-01-1984	1-01-1985
Maloji Ashtekar	12-01-1985	11-01-1986
Sharad R Joshi	12-01-1986	11-01-1987
Nagesh Sateri	12-01-1987	11-01-1988
Nagendra Haibatti	12-01-1988	31-12-1988
Sambhaji Patil	25-04-1990	29-06-1991
Siddangouda Patil	30-06-1991	25-12-1992
Sambhaji Patil	26-12-1992	28-12-1993
Ramesh Kudachi	29-12-1993	01-05-1995
Vijaylaxmi Chopde	15-12-1996	15-02-1997
Govind Raut	15-12-1997	30-03-1998
Appasaheb Pujari	30-03-1998	30-03-1999
Sambhaji Patil	30-03-1999	17-04-2000
Shivaji Sunthkar	17-04-2000	13-02-2001
Vandana Belgundkar	16-06-2001	296-06-2002
Nilima Chavan	29-06-2002	30-06-2003
Sambhaji Patil	30-06-2003	03-09-2004
Vandana Belgundkar	03-09-2004	05-09-2005
Vijay More	05-09-2005	27-11-2005
Prashanta Budavi	04-03-2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See the Current Members of the Corporation.

MES stages agitation near corporation building

The MES is staging a agitation near the new office of the Belgaum Corporation to hoist the Saffron flag atop the new building.
About 15 MES activists have been arrested, sources told. There is a notable police presence near the new premises.
The KRV is also protesting for the Kannada Flag be hoisted on the new building.

On some channels its being shown as there is tension in the city, but I don’t guess anything of that nature is happening as of now.

Saffron Flag comes down for the last time

The Saffron flag atop the old Belgaum city corporation (BCC) building came down for the last time never to be hoisted again.

From today the BCC will function from the new premises near the SP office. Only the national flag will be hoisted there.

So form today all the work from birth, death certificates to building permissions and property extract you will need to go to the new premises near the SP office.

There is no direct city bus to the new premises, citizens will have to get down at Kolhapur Cross or RTO circle and walk all the way to the corporation office.

At the moment there are not many shops like photocopying there but with time all will come up there.

Today there is the hearing of the Case field by corporator on the Mayor and the other officials in regards to the postponement of the Mayoral poll.

Where is this place in Belgaum?

Vintage tank in middle of society; stands as a mute spectator still fighting against time