INDO-MALDIVIAN TROOPS CONDUCT JOINT EXERCISE at Belgaum

6:51 PM Posted by ukmad

In an important measure to step up defense cooperation between India and Maldives, the armies of the two nations are participating in a joint exercise called EKUVERIN 09. The Defense Minister Mr. Ameen Faisal arrived in the city today to witness the conclusion of the exercise tomorrow. He was received by the Commandant of the Maratha Light Infantry Regiment Centre, Brigadier Sanjay Holey and the district Commissioner of Belgaum Shri.J Ravi Shankar. 01

This is the first time that an entire Maldives squad has come out of their country for a joint exercise. This platoon level exercise aims to share expertise in counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism operations. From the Indian Army, the 16 Madras Batallion(One Officer, one JCO and 33 Other Ranks) and the 2 Para (One Officer and 6 Other Ranks) are participating while five officers and 38 Other Ranks are participating from the Maldives National Defence Force.

The concluding day of ‘Ekuverin 09’ , or the ‘Exercise Lightening Strike’ will be held on Friday 30th October at the Rohideshwar Camp. To witness the ceremony will be present the GOC-in-C Southern Command Lt. Gen Pradeep Khanna, and other senior officers.

Hindu Dharm Jagruti sabha on Nov 3

6:41 PM Posted by ukmad


hjshdrHindu JanJagruti Samiti has organized a Hindu Dharm Jagruti sabha on November 3 at Sardars High school ground at 5 pm.

The main aim of this meet is to awaken the Hindus and come together and protect the religion from various forces both internal and external.

Load shedding is back unofficially

6:19 PM Posted by ukmad

Happy times are over, Load shedding is back. There has been no official confirmation from HESCOM on this but today power was cut for one hour in the morning and one hour in the evening.

So are the power cuts in to stay for long cannot say anything can you. The power cuts are still unofficial and when the same would be official is not known.

BSY is busy fighting for his CM’s chair and the Reddy’s are standing behind to pull it, in this menace what else can you expect. Is this just the beginning?

Read submit about Belgaum and earn on belgaummirror

4:20 PM Posted by ukmad


bmirrorHere is another baby from the DotCord stable and this time it is again interactive and user-friendly and Belgaum related.

After the success of Belgaumpages.com (after the initial hitch up) the company has launched its own Digg like site dedicated for Belgaum, namelyBelgaumMirror.com.

The best feature is that it’s User-Generated. That’s right!

It means you are the boss. You get to choose what news gets’s on it and vote accordingly.bgmmirror

You found something interesting about Belgaum just submit on BelgaumMirror and see how many others also liked it. It can be just any link.

In this site you will find features such as

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This section will basically get you the info on the up and coming topics in Belgaum that are making news. That’s right! Get informed even before it’s published.

3>. Vote the Hottest Topics
you finally have the power to control the news. For decades, printing presses and online news website just publish what they have found useful. Now you can too! Vote for the news that you think everyone should know about and get it on the front page.

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All your Linux problems and questions solved practically by eth1

11:04 AM Posted by ukmad

Kiosk: booth: small area set off by walls for special use

The traditional usage of a kiosk for business in any event or conference has been a bunch of people from the company distributing brochures/business cards or pamphlets etc.

Defying all traditions, eth1 Network Solutions (www.eth1.in) has taken this a one step further with a unique approach towards practicality, they’re going to help, solve all problems on the spot and mentor students in the Linux/Unix domain on the 31st of October at Gogte Institute of Technology for a State Level TechFest organized by the Information Science department.

This by all odds gives hands on experience to the students and gives an opportunity to students for getting all their questions/doubts answered practically.

So, if you are an engineering student and would like to know why Linux file systems do not get fragmented or why a virus/worm/malicious program cannot affect a Linux system when logged in as a normal user? Then here is your chance to get all your questions answered. You got a question? Just Ask.

If you’re having problems installing Linux on your machine/laptop, then you can bring it along on the 31st, eth1 Network Solutions team will help you in installing Linux and show you how it’s done!

Here is the best part, new to Linux? Want to try it out? Get a free copy of the most polished version of Ubuntu ,9.10 Linux (Karmic Koala) CD on the 31st.

Take part in a Linux contest and one lucky winner stands to win a free Linux training course from eth1 Network Solutions, the very guys who manage more than 400+ Linux servers from Belgaum.

Maldives-Indian army Hold Joint Anti-Terror Exercise at Belgaum

9:38 PM Posted by ukmad

The armies of India and the Maldives are holding a joint counter-terrorism exercise at Belgaum.


The exercise which is codenamed Ekuverin, began on October 19 and will conclude on November 1 when Maldivian Defence Minister Ameen Faisal and Indian Army's Southern Commander Lt Gen Pradeep Khanna would jointly witness the exercise.

The fortnight-long exercise was aimed at achieving interoperability between the two countries for future joint counter-terrorism operations.

The Maldivian Army has deputed 44 of its personnel, including five officers, for the exercise and the Indian side 46 personnel.

Source: PTI & Outlookindia

MES Mellava media coverage a must read

10:04 AM Posted by ukmad


Yesterday when team AAB was there to cover the much hyped MES Mahamellava it was a pleasure to see a crowd of media person from all media’s print, TV and I guess internet only AAB (which was also the fastest). It was very difficult for me to gather news from the Internet, as not all sites are very user friendly where one can get news city wise.

It is fun to read same news covered by different persons for different media houses. It is said media has to be impartial but that cant be in Belgaum at least for sure. Kannada Papers will have a pro Kannada flavor and Marathi papers, a Marathi flavor. The English media, which are trying to make its presence felt by covering local events like local papers, are somewhat neutral.
To me news is news and whatever info one can get hand should be shared with no malice towards anyone. Hope AAB is doing this. T

The digital media also covered the event massively with presence of Suvarna, Uday, ETV, TV9, IBN Lokmat, Doordarshan etc.

A gist of the Mahamellava: As there are two factions in the MES the Marathi Manoos seems to be divided as in Maharashtra with Shiv Sena and MNS. All papers report it to be a damp squib. The turnout for the event was smaller as expected by all. However, there were complaints as well that people from rural areas were not allowed to travel in trucks etc and were sent back.

If you have read Bal Thakrey’s editorial in the Samna a couple of days back he said that Marathi Manoos has stabbed him. Is this is the same here as well. Will a MNS come up here as well?

This chapter will be kept alive by the MES as Black day (Rajostav) is approaching. After this all will cool down. Until then keep reading and thinking who is correct and who is wrong. Happy reading!

Here are some excerpts from various media houses: (there could be so many more but I could get my hand only on these, if you find more add it in the comments)

The Hindu:

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/27/stories/2009102751580300.htm

http://www.hindu.com/2009/10/27/stories/2009102751560300.htm

A faction of MES did not participate and so one section of Marathi-speaking people was absent. In the area under dispute, MES wants circulars to be in Marathi. The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES)’s “melava” (gathering) turned out be a damp squib with much less than the projected number of Marathi-speaking people responding to its over a month-long campaign.

Though the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti’s ‘cultural event’ and protests by activists of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) passed off peacefully, miscreants pelted stones at Maharashtra state transport bus near Yamanapur, about 5 km from Belgaum city, forcing the authorities of the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation to suspend its services to localities and villages dominated by Marathi-speaking people on Monday. High drama was witnessed at the circle when one of the activists climbed the traffic signal post threatening to commit suicide. However, the traffic police managed to bring him down safely.

Times of India: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Two-activists-attempt-suicide/articleshow/5165818.cms
Protesting against the government for allowing the MES to hold Marathi convention, two activists of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) attempted suicide at Channama Circle here on Monday. The activists were part of a rally taken out against the government for giving permission to the convention. When the rally came near the circle, activist Basavaraj Kanthimatt climbed and sat atop a traffic signal. He raised slogans against the MES and the government and threatened to commit suicide.

Kannada Prabha: http://www.kannadaprabha.com/pdf/epaper.asp?pdfdate=10/27/2009meskan

Kannadamma: http://www.kannadamma.net/?p=1810krv

Deccan Chronicle:

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/bengaluru/mes-ignores-diktat-state-alleges-atrocities-594

Taking the district administration for a ride, Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti managed to hold its Marathi convention in the name of a cultural programme in Belgaum on Monday. Most pro-Maharashtra leaders spoke about “the atrocities” against Marathi people in Karnataka at the programme. The district administration and the police had refused to permit the Marathi convention and had agreed to the cultural programme on condition that there would be no raking up of the boundary dispute. While the MES had agreed to the conditions, the pro-Maharashtra leaders present did not seem bound by them. Marathi leader Kishore Pawar urged the Maharashtra MLAs to stage a dharna in front of Parliament to demand the merger of Marathi-dominated areas of Karnataka with Maharashtra.

“The Centre and Maharashtra should do something to solve the boundary dispute,” he said.

Deccan Herald: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/32569/mes-convention-damp-squib.html

The Chalo Subhash Maidan convention organised by Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) Kiran Thakur faction, at Subhash Ground in Tilakwadi, on Monday turned out to be a damp squib. As against the claim that over, 50,000 people would turn up, about 1,000 had gathered for the convention Virat Marathi Sanskruti Darshan (exhibition of giant Marathi culture).

Nadoj: http://nadoja.epapertoday.com/epaper/?yr=2009&mth=10&d=27

Tarun Bharat:tb

Dr. Neeta Baporikar one of the first management gurus from Belgaum

5:30 AM Posted by ukmad


netapicDr. Neeta Baporikar holds a Doctorate in Management from University of Pune, Master’s Degree in Business Administration (Distinction) and Law (Hons.) degree. With more than two and half decades of experience in industry, consultancy, training, research and academics - both at national and international level, she is also an Accredited Management Teacher (AIMA), Qualified Trainer (ISTD) and PhD-Guide, Faculty of Management, University of Pune where more than 5 research scholars are presently pursuing their doctoral studies in management under her guidance. She is also on Advisory Board, Member of Academics and Selection Committee in accredited B-Schools.

Is it something special? Yes, since she thought ahead of her times and pursued a career on unbeaten track. Doing MBA in early 1980's when very few (even men) did and pursuing a career in management and attaining a 'PhD in Management' is certainly commendable! In fact many of her teachers say she may be the first 'Doctorate in Management', from Belgaum.

Dr. Neeta Baporikar (Neeta Deshpande) did her schooling from St. Joseph's Convent Camp (1975-76) and graduated from Gogte College of Commerce in (1980-81).

Currently, she is on an international academic assignment. Earlier to this she is been a Professor – Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship in IIIT and BITS India. Dr. Baporikar has been a Principal Consultant in Pune and Delhi, Trainer for Bhutan German Seed Project Officials, Bhutan and National Insurance Academy, Pune. Prior to her entry into research and academics, her industrial experience for nearly a decade has been with Kirloskar Group, Finolex Group and Maschinenfabrik Polygraph Ltd.

Dr.Baporikar is a prolific writer and her area of research and interest is Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management Education. Widely traveled both across India and abroad, she has presented her work at Japan, Singapore, Bangkok, Oman etc. A reviewer for international journals, she has to her credit more than 30 research papers, and authored multi-disciplinary books in the area of Management and Strategy which are widely read and recommended by leading universities/institutes in India.neeta1

Dr Neeta Baporikar has been recently honoured with "Doctor of Science in Management Studies" by the International University of Contemporary Studies, USA in March 2009 and Listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World, 2010.

Excerpts of the interview with Dr. Neeta Baporikar:

  1. Who or what inspired you to do doctorate in Management?

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> I come from a very humble family – my father was an agriculturist with land and no money – what one can say today "With assets but no liquidity". Being the youngest of six children, in spite of being good in studies – I could not opt for science stream due to cost factor. I also felt that if my father had managed his lands well, we could have had better life. These thoughts kindled in me a desire to think about management and probably sowed the seeds for pursuing/studying Management.

On the other hand, my mother was a very well read lady. She always inspired me to do well in studies. I had promised my mother that whatever line I choose to study, I would acquire the highest level of education – pursuing doctorate in management, hence, in a way was a promise to be kept. So, the source of inspiration was both - circumstances and my mother.

  1. Today youngsters think if he/she is a MBA he has achieved much in life. Your thoughts.

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> Any education by itself cannot be an achievement - so is MBA though it is glamorous and more commercial. What is more important, I feel is whether one is able to imbibe and shoulder the responsibilities which come with professional education – especially degrees like MBA!

  1. Some memorable moment or experience when you have traveled for lectures etc.

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> My professional journey of nearly 25 years, has given me many memorable moments/experiences. I will share just two of them because they made me feel not only good but also humble.

The first one was when I was teaching in Bangalore somewhere in 1997. I was called by a publisher and asked as to why I have not yet written a book in the area of management when students are asking for a book written by me! I really felt good but it made me humble to think that my students felt that I was capable to write a book!

Second incident is about three years old; I was invited in one of the Universities in Belgaum to conduct a workshop for MBA students. Being a professional first and a teacher latter, I strongly believe in punctuality. I was to start the session at 9.30 am. I reached the Campus at 9.00 am and checked in with the reception. Some students came along and started talking and when I realized that it was getting late, I asked them where the session was arranged – they led me to the hall and I began my session at sharp 9.30 am. After about 10-15 minutes the concerned officials came in to begin the workshop in a formal manner and were shocked to see that all the 150 students were already engrossed in the session!

So I was welcomed and introduced in the mid of a session!

  1. Did being from a small town of Belgaum anyway hinder your career?

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> Not really – in fact small town values namely, hard work, sincerity, urge, honesty and non-ego approach help, I think to do well in any career.

  1. You are a management guru who’s yours?

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> It is difficult to name any one in particular – but I did take my lessons from – Jhansi Rani Laxmibai from History, Late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from Politics and Father of Management -Thinker and Writer Peter Drucker from Management Science - incidentally I share my birthday 19th November with all three of them!

Others to name would be my teachers, V. Ramdas, Dean MBA and Late. P. S. Palande – Ex Commissioner of Pune and my doctoral guide.

  1. Belgaum has so many management colleges have you come here anytime as a guest lecture or do you plan to?

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> Not really except once as mentioned. However, I do have plans to be associated with setting up a good management institute in Belgaum if right opportunity comes along in future. In this way, I hope to give back something to my birthplace. Let us see.

  1. Tell us something about your books?

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> Basically my books are professional and can be classified as reference or text depending upon the level of studies/course. They can also be used as handbooks.

My first book "Entrepreneurship and Small Industry" 2002, now in its revised form "Entrepreneurship Development and Project Management" 2007, can be very handy for any one who wants to start their own enterprises or ventures.

Case Method – Cases in Management first published in 2002 is the first of its kind to bring both disciplines – education and management on one platform. Case method as a teaching pedagogy from Harvard on one hand and cases from all areas of management is the coverage. This is tool for the new faculty entrants in management education. The second revised edition has been published in 2008.neeta2

Global Strategic Management is more of Post Graduate Reference Book for Strategy Specialization Studies.

Management Education – Challenges Ahead is exactly what the title says in the light of proliferation of B-Schools all over the country – it is about Quantity vs. Quality of management graduates.neeta3

Others titles in the offing are Fundamentals of Pursuing Higher Degrees (PhD) and How to Educate Oneself Better?

  1. Management education challenges ahead- some tips for under grads and PG’s pursuing management currently.

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> A teacher’s job is to inspire, model, promote, and develop... to do anything else, is to be irrelevant. My tips for the future management graduates is "Build Winning Business Attitudes" and the guidelines given 100 years ago to build this attitude still hold good. They are simple, but one needs to practice.

    • Make the best of circumstances. No one has everything, and everyone has for something of sorrow.
    • Don't take yourself too seriously.
    • Don't let criticism worry you--you can't please everyone.
    • Don't let your neighbors set your standards. Be yourself.
    • Do things you enjoy doing, but stay out of debt.
    • Don't borrow trouble. Imaginary things are harder to bear than actual ones.
    • Don't hold postmortems or spend time brooding over sorrows and mistakes.
    • Don't be the one who never gets over things.
    • Keep busy at something. A very busy person never has time to be unhappy.

Students with the following characteristics build winning attitudes:

· Plan makers

· Information users

· Opportunity seekers

· Risk takers

· People helpers

· Organization builders

· Enthusiastic learners

  1. Your future plans?

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> Work on improving management education – especially in smaller places and continue with RESEARCH, travelling/exploring, writing and publishing.

  1. How often do you come to Belgaum?

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> Depends, but I try to visit at least once in 2 years.

  1. What is the best thing about Belgaum you like?

Dr. Neeta Baporikar -> Weather – Camp Area and of course the school friends who are settled there!

  1. What are your thoughts on this website?

Dr. Neeta Baporikar --> Impressed! Good pioneering efforts – because of which Belgaum and Belgaumites will get truly recognized – that is long overdue for a truly Cosmo City! Maybe small in size - but then "small is beautiful", so is Belgaum indeed! Best Wishes!

H1N1 affected now 40

7:16 PM Posted by ukmad

Today one result coming in from Bangalore tested positive for H1N1 virus. The affected person is a male aged 29 years from M K Hubli. His condition is serious.

With this the total number goes to 40 in Belgaum. Up till now 2 deaths have been reported from this virus.

Samarth Maharashtra Abhiyan ends at Subhash Maidan

4:31 PM Posted by ukmad

The much talked about Maha Melava or convention of the MES named as the Samarth Maharashtra Abhiyan which the party had launched before the Maharshtra elections came to an end today at the convention. The convention is still going on with eminent speakers like writer Dharmadhakiri speaking and also speakers spoke about Shivaji Maharaj and his foresightedness. The turnout for the event was smaller as expected by all.


The Bhagva flag atop a building
The Bhagva flag atop a building
Groups coming in
Groups coming in

Samarth Maharashtra Abhiyan was organized to press for the 53 year old demand of the Marathi speaking community. Changing of the name of Belgaum, demand for letters, circulars in Marathi, bring entire disputed area under central rule, safeguard the rights of the linguistic minorities were some of the demands.mes3

Young lads
Young lads

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People started to come in groups and women were good in number. As the afternoon went by and the weather cooled down more and more people joined the convention at Lele Ground.mes6mes7

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Media personal from all medias were present
Media personal from all medias were present

mes10mes11mes12KRV activists damaged a Maharashtra govt bus as agitating against the Karnataka govt. decision to grant permission for the convention.

All photos: UkMaD taken till 4pm.

Marathi Sanskruti Darshan today at Lele ground

10:11 AM Posted by ukmad

Even after the denial of the permission for the Marathi convention the MES is may what happen will organize an event but with little modifications. Now it is called Marathi Sanskruti Darshan which will start at 2pm.

File photo Lele ground
File photo Lele ground


Retired IAS officer Dharmadhikari will speak on personality development and noted writer Balasaheb Purandhare will give a lecture on Chhatrapati Shivaji. The MES has asked all to come with Zanz, dhol, Saffron turbans and saffron sarees.

The MES has been informally given permission for this event and have been told to maintain peace at all times.

The Subhash Ground (Lele) ground is surrounded by a heavy Police Bandobast. All roads leading to the ground have been barricaded even in the morning. Police are seen everywhere in Tilakwadi and some major circles in the city as well.

The Marathi media is covering this event closely and IBN Lokmat is having a phone in every hour since the morning.

GIT wins laurels at 23rd CSI Karnataka Student Convention

2:00 PM Posted by ukmad

The students from Gogte Institute of Technology Belgaum won laurels for their college in Technical Paper, Web Designing & 2D Animation.

Computer society of India had organized the 23rd CSI Karnataka Student Convention at the Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore on 23rd and 24th October.

The theme of the event was Adaptation to Innovation of NextGen Technologies - A Paradigm Shift.

Over 1000 students participated in the event. The convention was inaugurated by Shri. Hans Raj Bhardwaj, the Governor of Karnataka.

Gogte Institute of Technology Belgaum won the following prizes:

  • Technical Paper
    • 2nd Prize: Sachin Bhat, 3rd Sem, CS - Paper Titled "Sanskrit Compiler"
    • Consolation Prize: Gopal Samant and Hitesh Dharmdhasani, 5th Sem, CS - Paper Titled "Database Security - Beyond the password"
  • Web Designing
    • 1st Prize: Niraj Shah and Abhishek Deshpande, 5th Sem, CS
    • 2nd Prize: Manoj M and Manas Vaze, 7th Sem, CS
  • 2D Animation
    • 2nd Prize: Niraj Shah and Abhishek Deshpande, 5th Sem, CS

The GIT team was skillfully guided by Prof. S. A. Kulkarni and the students under his guidance achieved laurels to the college.

Hunt for the Brilliant Brains of Belgaum

10:13 AM Posted by ukmad

People tree - School Of Thought- The Final Touch Conducted an inter school Quiz competition for the students of class 8 and 9.bb1

The preliminary round was held at the respective schools wherein all the students were given a test based on general knowledge and logic.
The top 15 scorers were Shortlisted and the elimination round was held on 24 Oct 09 at the People Tree Campus, Belgaum.

The elimination consisted of 3 sub rounds based on various skills where the top 6 six teams were selected for the grand finale to be held on 31 October 2009 at Millennium Gardens.

This quiz is the first of its kind being held in Belgaum. It is organized and conducted by the team of management students under the guidance of Mr.Sunil Desai and Mrs. Smita Dalvi.

BelgaumIT rocks KLE Campus

5:44 PM Posted by ukmad

The premier Special Interest Group of the IT-BPO companies in Belgaum, ITBelgaum’s initiative of doing technical seminar and workshops was again exceedingly appreciated by the students and the faculty of KLE Engineering College.

Dr. Aadil Bandukwala, Chief Evangelist Talent Onions introduced IT Belgaum and its roles to the students in a flashy manner which was very well received. He spoke on the need for ITBelgaum.

Sandeep Hegde, dotCORD IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. made a presentation on Building an Open Source Website in Ten Minutes Flat. He took efforts to showcase how one can use Wordpress and build a site in 10 minutes. This site is also running on Wordpress.

Vinod Chavan, 3i Global Pvt. Ltd. gave an introduction to Animation and what is the connection between Engineers and animation.

A special mention is needed here for all the members of the ITBelgaum group who made this workshop an ostentatious accomplishment. In fact all the members made it to the event today which was very encouraging for both the students and the IT Belgaum. All the members took up their errands and saw that the function was a success.

Thanks to Gautam Pai and his friends for their help.

Download all the presentations from ITBELGAUM.com

No permission to Maha Melava

7:54 PM Posted by ukmad

The district authorities have denied permission to the much talked about Maha Melava of MES. The MES had planned for convention of Marathi people on 26thOctober at Lele Ground.

Today there were arrangements being made for the same, when the district authorities asked not to make create any structures on the ground.

Now it is left up to the MES to see how it responds to this. Last time also permission was denied for the same and Lele ground was turned into fort with heavy police presence. The same scene could be expected. Also November 1, Rajostav day and Black day for the MES is approaching and it has to be seen how the MES reacts to this.