Belgaum city

College road,belgaum

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St Paul's high school,belgaum

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KLES hospital

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Abandoned tank,Mandoli,belgaum

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Multiplexes may invest Rs 400 crore in 2010

Pradipta Mukherjee / Kolkata December 23, 2009, 0:49 IST

The country’s multiplex industry is likely to invest Rs 400 crore in setting up new properties, new genre movies (3D being one) and in at least two big-budget Bollywood releases lined up every month over the next one year.


Inox Leisure, on the other hand, has 29 multiplexes and 105 screens across 20 cities in India. “In 2010, we will add another 15 multiplexes and 70 screens. We will open new properties in places where we already have a presence like Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, as well as enter into new towns like Visakhapatnam, Belgaum, Hubli, Kanpur, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Bhubaneswar, among other locations,” said Alok Tandon, CEO, Inox. The company, which added four multiplexes and 20 screens till date in 2009, invests between Rs 2-2.5 crore per screen.

Tushar Dhingra, COO, Big Cinemas, is of the opinion that 3D movies would be the biggest draw for 2010. “Already, Hollywood has lined up 18 movies in 3D for release in 2010. Although, this technology would see another seven to eight years to mature, movie-goers have already accepted it,” Dhingra said.

Big Cinemas added 80 screens and around 26 properties since April 2009 till date. It currently has a total of 84 properties in India, with 12 screens showing 3D movies. Altogether, India has over 50 3D screens.


For more:
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/multiplexes-may-invest-rs-400-crore-in-2010/380459/

Copyright Roverspattern Shrikanth Kallur


Hubli city Nrupathunga hill gardens

Proud to present u all the pics of our second biggest city in Karnataka -Hubli & Dharwad

SDM medical sciences

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Road towards Nrupathunga hill

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Thanx a lot Shrikanth Roverspattern :banana:

Some random shots of Dharwad residential areas

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Towards Belgaum/Sambra Airport

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State highway 54

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Hubli to Belgaum via Londa via Khanapur by train

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took them few months back..........

Road towards Nrupathunga hill

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I would have liked trees in perfect line instead of crisscrossing pavements.
Trees should be taught discipline when they are young itslef.


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If pavement is for parking then after parking where do they walk?


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Road without toilet is toilet!

^^ :lol: Krishnamoorthy that Belgaum airport is out of city limits(13 KM) you encounter one or two villages before reaching the airport,so no toilets...and yes road without a toilet is a toilet :lol:.Also world is a dustbin.

Coming to nrupathunga hill ur observations are good.Yes there is no pavements exclusively for pedestrians.On criss-crossing of trees nothing can be done coz the hill was developed much after the trees were planted/grew themselves.

Below is a picture of Hubli airport entrance which I took on way to Belgaum from Hubli.

Hubli Airport entrance

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Sudden change in shandy venue spells doom

TNN 25 December 2009, 09:45pm IST


HUBLI: Is it an end to weekly vegetable markets in Hubli-Dharwad? Is the HDMC trying to end all weekly markets to support large retail chains? On Saturday last, farmers who sell their ware every week at the market in Keshwapur and homemakers who bought there regularly were shocked to find that the market had disappeared. HDMC authorities had forced the sellers and buyers to move to Gandhiwada grounds, 2 km away.
Since most people did not know about the new arrangement, few buyers and sellers went to the grounds. The weekly fair was thus a failure. Both the sellers and buyers suffered due to this sudden shift. Sellers suffered losses as they operate by taking daily loans while buyers suffered as they could not get fresh vegetables for a week. Many of them decided to join in a protest rally against the HDMC's decision in Hubli on Thursday.

Vegetable vendors who had arrived to sell their ware in the weekly market in Heggeri Road left their baskets and walked to the HDMC office to join the rally. Homemakers from around Keshwapur also joined them.

HDMC member Nirmala Khandekar, who regularly shops at the weekly market, was understandably outraged. "HDMC officials have acted without consulting us. This mindless decision has affected every household in the northern and eastern parts of Hubli. Similarly, hundreds of villagers who travel to Hubli to sell their produce have nowhere to go now," she said.

She suspected a conspiracy to destroy the weekly markets, only to help the large retail outlets. "I am sure the HDMC officials have been bribed. Their decision is bound to destroy the livelihood of small farmers," she said.

HDMC commissioner P S Vastrad and others called for an emergency meeting to discuss the issue on Thursday. "We succeeded in convincing officials not to shift the weekly market to far-off places," Khandekar said after the meeting. She has suggested the market could be arranged in the horticulture garden in nearby Shantinagar.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Sudden-change-in-shandy-venue-spells-doom/articleshow/5378809.cms

How can the HDMC do that without consulting the public??:bash:

YASH PLAZA, BELGAUM

An ambitious commercial project at Belgam for Mr. Mavlankar, the one lakh sq ft block is planned on a triangular plot. While maximizing the shopping line on ground with mezzanine floor, offices are provided on upper floors. Parking facilities are carefully planned out. A corner feature highlights the elevation of the building. The corner of the plot houses a restaurant.

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Krishnamoorthy,Shrikanth (Roverspattern) saw this plaza during his visit to Belgaum, there are many such projects in belgaum of which we are unaware of.
It is almost completed only final touches remaining it seems.

I too had seen this structure but was unaware.

BELGAUM: Tension prevailed at Londa and its surrounding villages when Kundil Sponge Iron Limited recommenced its operations on Saturday.

The villagers of Londa and the surrounding areas have been demanding the closure of the company for many years, for allegedly violating pollution norms. They even organised rallies, agitations, submitted memorandums and filed cases in the court. It is said that a court has ordered for the closure of Kundil. The villagers opine that re-opening of Kundil amounts to contempt of court.

The villagers of Londa alleged that the factory had presented a wrong picture before the local court at Khanapur after filing false cases against 20 of them.

It may be recalled that Kundil, a Goa-based company, was served a show cause notice by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) for violating the norms.

KSPCB has even filed a criminal case in the court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Khanapur, against the factory.


Source: EB (http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Tension+in+Belgaum+as+Kundil+factory+re-opens&artid=QFUYcJPDYbE=&SectionID=7GUA38txp3s=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=zkvyRoWGpmWSxZV2TGM5XQ==&SEO=)

^^ Akash, good finding, even in Mangalore, Bangalore many buildings are U/C without our knowledge itself.

Belgaum junction

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Professor sets up pet planetarium in Belgaum

Ravi Uppar, TNN 27 December 2009, 11:05pm IST

BELGAUM: Stars and astronomy are a passion with Professor C G Hukkeri, non-resident external (NRE). And to give it life, he has set up a

The planetarium was inaugurated on Friday by additional DC Vijaykumar Torgal. Hukkeri has named it the Asha Kiran Planetarium, School of Astronomy and Audio-Visual Education Research Centre, and it is the first private planetarium in India.

Setting it up was no mean task: to study the cosmos, Hukkeri designed a 40-ft wide sky dome, built at a tilt of 30 degree, for a wideangle look at wonders of the galaxy -- the stars, sun, moon, and eclipses. It is fashioned after the Birla Planetarium in Kolkata, for the comfort of the viewer.

Spread over the top two floors of his four-storey building in Ganeshpur, the planetarium needed some extraordinary architecture. The sky observatory is on the terrace, with space for research work too.

Hukkeri's planetarium is a boon for students from North Karnataka, South Maharashtra and Goa, who have difficulty visiting the Jawaharlal Nehru planetariums in Bangalore and Mumbai. The planetarium has the capacity for an audience of 120 persons.

How the dream began

Just after my wedding, I visited the Nehru Planetarium in Mumbai with my wife Mrunalini, in 1977, and ever since, we have dreamt of having our own such planetarium, Hukkeri told The Times of India.

Hukkeri was then serving as a lecturer in Belgaum. Later, he shifted to the US as geography lecturer, and also become a guest lecturer on physics and space. He invested all his life earning for this novel project, which took 12 years to complete. His son Anand, an electrical engineer, also took it upon himself to make his parents' dream true.

Dubbing programmes

Programmes for planetariums are not produced in India, and need to be brought from foreign shores and dubbed into English. "We have been planning to dub these programmes in regional languages, so that our students can easily access information," Anand said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Professor-sets-up-pet-planetarium-in-Belgaum/articleshow/5385432.cms

I really respect such people :cheers:

It will be on the itenary next time I visit Belgaum.

^^ Wish that Science Museums to be set up in Hubballi, Kalaburgi, Shimoga, Mangaluru and Mysuru includes Planetorium.

Belgaum city

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Ajantha Hotel,RPD Cross

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Camp circle

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Bauxite mines,near Guruprasad colony

Danger area :nuts:

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The site next to big bazaar will host another nucleus mall apart from the one at kapil.

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Ganpat galli ......play football,cricket wat ever u wish ;)

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Belgaum city

Shrikanth or Manoj can u plz identify these buildings??

The one within red circle has been taken by me shown in the pic below,all I want to know is whether it is a residential building or a commercial one??

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Belgaum KLE college

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Cultural shows every Sunday at Nrupatunga Hill

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Initiative taken jointly by Hubli district administration and the Kannada and Culture Department

Rs. 1 crore has been spent on developing the hill as a tourist spot

Steps to be taken to improve Indira Glass House, Sanjivini Park and Chandramouleshwar temple

HUBLI: Visitors to Nrupatunga Hill from now onwards will get to enjoy cultural programmes there every Sunday.

This initiative has been planned by the district administration in association with the Department of Kannada and Culture. The celebrations were inaugurated by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jagadish Shettar on Sunday. A sum of Rs. 1 crore has been spent on beautifying the hill.

The Minister said steps were being taken to develop Indira Glass House, Sanjivini Park, Chandramouleshwar Temple and Navaluru Hill, as picnic spots.

Chairman of the Karnataka Border Areas Development Authority and MLA Chandrakanth Bellad said steps had been taken to develop the Kelageri tank in Dharwad and the Neerasagar reservoir at Dummawada.

Deputy Commissioner Darpan Jain and Chairman of the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Mallikarjun Savakar were present.

Music shows

A performance by Shehnai artiste Basavaraj Hediggonda was staged. Later, “Sugam Sangeet” artiste Y. Kashanna Gawai performed.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/29/stories/2009122950910200.htm

Belgaum

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Kali river project gets a green signal

29 December 2009, 10:39pm IST


KARWAR: The much-awaited Kali river project in which the lakes of the Haliyal taluks would be filled and the river water used for irrigation project of taluk was approved by the minor irrigation department of state government, said Suneel Hegade, an MLA from Haliyal.

In a hurriedly-convened press meet at his residence on Sunday, Hegade said with this the water problems of Haliyal and Joida taluks will also be solved. He said the excess water from Kali river which joins the Arabian Sea would be used to fill the ponds and the lakes of the taluk, at the cost of Rs 117 crores.

The technical advisory committee of the minor irrigation department in its meeting had approved the project in principle, Hegade said. The committee had discussed about the equipments to be used for water supply and the technology to be used to store the water in lakes, he said. The committee has requested the finance department to release the amount required for the project he said. It would be included in the next budget he said.

He further said that the drinking water project to Haliyal, Joida and Dandeli towns too was approved.

Accepting the challenge of newly elected MLC Shrikant Ghotnekar, Hegade said he would prove his popularity in next Vidhan Sabha election. He criticized Ghotnekar for spreading the politics of hatred and said there were more than 1,800 elected representatives belonging to Congress party in local bodies of Uttar Kannda district. Ghotnekar should have secured minimum 1,500 first preference votes. But he couldn't secure even that in the last MLC election, he criticized. Local JDS leaders were present in the meeting.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Kali-river-project-gets-a-green-signal/articleshow/5392799.cms

TOI Hubli edition

Belgaum city which is sitting amidst lush greenery on the leeward side of the western Ghats boasts of two turf for golf lovers.

Golf course 1:BGA Belgaum golf Association (http://www.belgaumgolf.com/index.html)


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Golf Course 2: Hanuman Nagar


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Traffic signals in twin cities to be manned by private firms

Staff Correspondent

HUBLI: The Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissionerate has decided to handover maintenance of traffic signals to private companies on an experimental basis.

Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar told presspersons here on Tuesday that there were 28 traffic junctions in the twin cities and the signal system at these junctions would be maintained by private companies, including BEL, for one year.

Mr. Auradkar said that steps were being taken to ensure smooth traffic at four important circles in the twin cities, including Rani Channamma Circle in Hubli.

Referring to the increasing instances of violation of traffic regulations, the Commissioner said that the Commissionerate would install cameras at six circles in the twin cities to detect traffic rule violations by motorists.
Tenders

He said that tenders for installation of cameras at these circles had been called and the process would be completed by March 2010.

Mr. Auradkar said that the Commissionerate had submitted a Rs. 42-lakh proposal to the State Government for using Black Berry handsets for booking the offenders on the lines of the Bangalore police. The Hubli-Dharwad police had asked liquor shops, and bar and restaurants to down shutters by 11.30 p.m. on December 31.

Referring to the call given by some organisations that they would not allow New Year celebrations at some venues, he said the police would take action in this regard.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/31/stories/2009123156700300.htm

Rs. 80 crore for 223 new tanks

Staff Correspondent

Belgaum: Minister for Minor Irrigation Govind Karjol said that the Government had sanctioned Rs. 80 crore to take up 223 new minor irrigation works in the district. Of this, Rs. 5 crore had been already provided to start works on eight schemes during the current financial year 2009-10.

The Minister, who performed “bhoomi puja” to set in motion construction works on the minor irrigation tank at Atwad village of Belgaum taluk on Friday, said the construction work on the tank will be completed with in a year to irrigate 272 acres of agricultural land.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/02/stories/2010010252530500.htm

CFC for Bidar

Bidar: A Common Facility Centre (CFC) funded by the Union Government under the micro and medium enterprises under the Cluster Development Programme (CDP) has been sanctioned to Bidar district. Official sources said here on Friday that the proposed Rs. 10-crore CFC in Bidar district will be established on a two-acre land in the Auto Nagar on the outskirts of Bidar. Besides providing machinery to establish industries, training will be provided to workers. The Centre has sanctioned similar CFCs in Gulbarga and Hubli. In all, the Centre has approved 411 CFCs in the country.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/02/stories/2010010252020300.htm

DHARWAD: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jagadish Shettar has asked officials of the Public Works Department to complete the work on a 35-km road stretch between Dharwad and Savadatti before February 15.

Addressing presspersons after inspecting the Dharwad-Savadatti road on Friday, he said while Rs. 8.7 crore had been released to develop the 20-km stretch in Dharwad district, Rs. 7 crore had been sanctioned for the 15-km stretch in Belgaum district. The Minister said that he conducted an inspection following complaints of poor quality work and delay in the execution of work.

Funds were released to repair Dharwad-Savadatti Road after he along with MP Pralhad Joshi met the Chief Minister and the Public Works Minister and apprised them of the poor state of road that connected various districts, the Minister said.

He said that there would be no compromise on the quality of work. Work on Hebasur-Sulla Road and Dharwad-Yadwad Road was in progress.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/02/stories/2010010256000300.htm)

Precision moves for engineers
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Byline: By HENRYK ZIENTEK Business Reporter

A PRECISION engineering company is expanding into markets worldwide - with the opening of new factories in the USA and India.

VTL Group, which supplies components for the automotive and Industrial sectors has two sites in St Thomas Road, Huddersfield and one site at Luddenden Foot in Halifax, has just commissioned a new production facility in Charleston, South Carolina, to serve its American customers.

The 20,000sq ft US facility, part of VTL's Precision business, began operations last November and was officially opened last month by the Mayor of Charleston. It now employs about 35 staff which will increase to 70 by the end of 2009.

VTL is also in the early stages of developing another factory at Dharwad, Karnataka, southern India, to manufacture items such as automotive transmission components and precision machined industrial components for clients in the Far East and in Europe.

To this end VTL acquired a five-acre site in, where it is currently building a 35,000sq ft factory to begin operations in July, 2009, as Uni-VTL Engineering PVT Ltd. The site will have enough space for a further 35,000sq ft production unit to be added when needed.

VTL Group was formed in November, 2001, by joint owners David Clegg, Chris Elliott and Bruno Jouan when they completed a management buy-out of French-owned Valeo Transmissions Ltd in Halifax.

The business expanded with the 2006 acquisition of precision engineering firm Taylor & Whiteley Ltd - which now provides the TWL name.

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India

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2010
A new 35,000 square foot purpose built manufacturing facility based in India will be fully operational. Uni-VTL Engineering PVT Ltd, will be located in Dharwad, Karnataka province in the south west of India. The company will supply the rapidly growing passenger vehicle and motorcycle markets in Asia as well as Europe. The company will also produce precision machined components for diverse applications to a wide range of industrial sectors.

http://www.vtl-group.com/company_history.php

^^ Dharwad emerging as strong auto hub of the state.

TATA marcopolo on stream,TELCON,TATA nano almost decided on Dharwad for its second plant,Volvo owns huge chunk of land,number of ancillary vendors.

wow.....!! thats great news akash..another automobile company comin to dharawad....dharwad should be made d auto hub of karnataka...a mini pune in al aspects.....wat bout volvo...does it own land here..?i don hav any idea....bharat khimji has once said that they had plans of setting up an auto manufacturing unit here....til now no clue......

Manoj hi!

I guess your VTU exams are over ;)

You missed alot of activity here I posted quite a lot of photos....Turn a few pages back to check them :)

Yes Volvo does own land banks,JMT auto and timmkens also have their plant at Dharwad.

ya akash... exams r over...i hav seen al ur pics..they r simply awesome...i guess u travel a lot...wats ur job..i mean wat u do....

akash..wat bout volvo..do they hav any projects here.....n regarding aryabhatta tech park, visnaya had asked..development activity is very slow....

Uni-VTL Engineering PVT Ltd
Dharwad Growth Centre Industrial Area
Dharwad
Karnataka
India

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^^ Dharwad emerging as strong auto hub of the state.

TATA marcopolo on stream,TELCON,TATA nano almost decided on Dharwad for its second plant,Volvo owns huge chunk of land,number of ancillary vendors.

Manoj can just check whther thier plant is in ganagmatti??

If possible also find out the exact location of JMT auto and timmkens.



ya akash... exams r over...i hav seen al ur pics..they r simply awesome...i guess u travel a lot...wats ur job..i mean wat u do....

Check ur inbox message :happy:

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Some residential road

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Concrete road U/C from the jubliee circle to KCD

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Railway station road

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Road leading to the karnatak university

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Residential area road

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Hubli-Dharwad cities are seeing major road works its great to see such things happening before JNNURM grants are granted.

I am happy that Hubli-Dharwad are getting closer to Mangalore.

Hubli-Dharwad rocks

KalaMandir to be rebuilt as a Shopping complex

7:10 PM Posted by ukmad


KalaMandir in Shukurwar Peth Tilakwadi which was built by the city corporation and is also maintained by them have decided to rebuilt it as a 4 storeyed shopping complex.
To increase the income of the corporation it has been decided that 7 sites will be converted into shopping complexes or will be used for commercial use hence getting in some money.

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KalaMandir will be rebuilt as a shopping complex under the Built Operate and Transfer model. For the work to begin the proposal will have to be passed in form of a resolution in the City corporation and then the work will commence.
Recently there was a demand that KalaMandir be renamed after the Late Dr.Vishnuvardhan but it seems this has taken a back seat as the same will be broken down in time to come.


Ukmad-A concerned citizen of belgaum,All about belgaum.

Hubli raathri jagmug

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Krishnamoorthy,Ajay this is the Kamat hotel I was talking about full Hubli famous udupi style hotel :happy:

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Manoj can u plz help in identifying the places/??

Kittur (Belgaum district): The Divani (Junior Division) Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court was inaugurated here on Saturday thus fulfilling the long-standing demand of the people of the town.

K. Sridhar Rao, judge, Karnataka High Court and Belgaum district administrative judge, inaugurated the court.

District in-charge and Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation Basavaraj Bommai, Suresh Marihal, MLA, Principal District & Sessions Judge Vishwanath Angadi, and Deputy Commissioner G. Ravishankar were present.

Mr. Rao said on the occasion that efforts would be made to establish a full court in the town.

The establishment of Divani (or Junior Division) Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) court will provide relief to the litigants who had to otherwise travel to Bailhongal town.

The building to house the court will be constructed in the next 18 months, he said.

He also paid rich tributes to the Rani Channamma of Kittur who fought against injustice under the British rule.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/10/stories/2010011051390300.htm)

Kittur is located midway between Dharwad and Belgaum. An ideal location for Automobile industries.

Dharwad city

Krishnamoorthy,most of the main roads in the city were clean free from dust but I found this main road to be dusty,Plz look at the dust/sand/mud strewn around the road sides.I hate such roads.Why can;t they give us dust free roads??? :ohno:

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Another road

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wel akash..hubli is d place where d kamat chain of hotels were started... i guess its koppikar road in hubli...n in dharawd its d P.B road....

wel akash..hubli is d place where d kamat chain of hotels were started... i guess its koppikar road in hubli...n in dharawd its d P.B road....

Thanx manoj,Plz identify the two roads I have posted.

I guess one of them is PB road towards jubliee circle?????

Thanx manoj,Plz identify the two roads I have posted.

I guess one of them is PB road towards jubliee circle?????

ya akash thats wat i told..its d P.B road...ya its jubliee circle..another is towards belgaum its also d p.b road...

which city these steel giants r goin to make d functional headquarters....any guess akash..?

ya akash thats wat i told..its d P.B road...ya its jubliee circle..another is towards belgaum its also d p.b road...

which city these steel giants r goin to make d functional headquarters....any guess akash..?

Bijapur,Bagalkot and Ofcourse our Hubli-Dharwad,Not to forget Bellary the capital. :)

Cement is totally monopolized by the Gulbarga,next comes bijapur,bagalkot and bellary again.

Another 100 crore for city

9:53 AM Posted by ukmad
District minister Basavraj Bommai was here yesterday to review all the works taken under the special grant from the CM and also other works going on in the city to make it Mega city.

The minister this time said that he will urge the CM to give another 100 crore for the development of the city.
100 core Special grant usage:
Rs.78 crore 59 lakhs 318 have been allocated for work
Belgaum North Constituency – works worth 25 crore are being undertaken
Belgaum South constituency - works worth 39 crore are being undertaken

Minister urged the starting of the Ring road project and said he will follow the matter with the CM. He also said that there was need for a hall where Kannada Programs could be held and for the same he will inspect Kalamandir so that a hi-tech hall could be made.

source: Uday,Ukmad,All About Belgaum.

These jack asses are lethargic in executing projects and I wonder when the ring road dream will really take off???? :?

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Hubli EMD shed


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Samskrutik Bhavan for Belgaum

Staff Correspondent

Belgaum: Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation and district in charge Basavaraj Bommai has promised to construct a new Samskrutik Bhavan in the city.

At a meeting here on Monday, he said the building would be constructed with the funds available under the special grant of Rs. 100 crore provided to the Belgaum City Corporation by the Government. The construction would facilitate organising national and international level events.

He said the Government had accorded approval to development works, including roads and drainage lines in the city worth Rs. 86.08 crore.

Earlier, Kannada Rakshana Vedike activists led by district president Rajeev Topannavar met the Minister pointing out that a majority of works planned under the special grants pertained to roads and drainage lines at the cost of other development/improvement works.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/13/stories/2010011351610300.htm

:happy:

Mangalore, Dharwad gets regional science centres


BANGALORE, January 13, 2009: The UPA government at the Centre has sanctioned two Regional Science Centres to Karnataka, which would be established in Mangalore and Dharwad.

As per existing scheme of Science Centres and Museums, new centres/museums are taken up where the State Government provides unencumbered land at a mutually acceptable location and agrees to bear 50 percent share of the capital cost.

According to a notification issued by the Central government, Regional Science Centre would be established at Pilikuka in Mangalore taluk. The location is just 10 km from the Mangalore city.

Both centres would be established with the contribution of funds by the Central and State governments. The cost of each centre would be Rs. 6.5 crore, according to an official press communication. Work on both centres would be completed in another two years (2011).

Another centre would be established in Dharwar, north Karnataka. Both centres would add fuel to the growth of science activities in the State. The centre at Mangalore would help a lot of students studying private and government first grade colleges in the district.

The proposal for setting up the science centres in the State was mooted by the former Chief Minister S M Krishna in 2003. The proposal could concretised for long time due to various reasons.

The Centre has decided to commence working on nine regional science centres and the list is as follows.

Our Correspondent

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=164363

:happy:

Hi,

this is my first post in this community although i have been browsing this forum for over a year.Recently i am thinking to take active participation in this forum.

I just posted a new thread on karnataka Auto industry.I am not sure its still not visible.

Thanks.
Nrupatunga

Hi,

this is my first post in this community although i have been browsing this forum for over a year.Recently i am thinking to take active participation in this forum.

I just posted a new thread on karnataka Auto industry.I am not sure its still not visible.

Thanks.
Nrupatunga

Welcome Nrupatunga,Nice profile name,I guess its the name of a hill in Hubli city :happy:

Dharwad city

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Manoj plz identify this lake is it Kellagiri lake or Nugikere???

SDMCET

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The beautiful Karnatak Arts college,Dharwad

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hi akash..its nuggikeri lake.....

hi akash..its nuggikeri lake.....

Hi manoj my friend Pratyaksh shetty told me its someshwar lake??

Indoor stadium to come up in Dharwad soon

TNN, 13 January 2010, 10:13pm IST

HUBLI: A modern indoor stadium proposed by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Dharwad may become a reality soon. The Karnatak University,which has agreed to provide the required land for the Rs 4-crore project, is awaiting clearance for the same from the higher education department.

Dharwad MP Pralhad Joshi has promised to get the sanction from the department. The project was pending for the past few years for want of suitable land and the funds sanctioned for the project was about to lapse.

It was then the Dharwad MP pursued the matter and managed to get the five acre land adjacent to Rani Chennamma Stadium and available with Karnatak University. The matter was brought before the university syndicate which agreed to hand over the property.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Indoor-stadium-to-come-up-in-Dharwad-soon/articleshow/5441835.cms

:happy:

Synthetic track for Belgaum athletes

11:30 AM Posted by ukmad

To encourage sports and create international athletes a new Synthetic track of international standards will be built at the district stadium. A sum of Rs.2.75 crores will be required for this and it has been approved by the govt.

The synthetic track will be of international standards and will have eight tracks. The work will begin in a few days and contract has been awarded to an American company, which will finish the work in 135 days.

The new track will encourage young athletes to prepare themselves for global sports and by having such facilities in Belgaum local talent can be well groomed.

All about belgaum

:happy:

Citys second multiplex getting ready

10:50 AM Posted by ukmad

Cine goers of Belgaum are having a good time, as another multiplex is getting itself ready to welcome the cine goers.

This will be a THREE-screen multiplex and place is not new to cine goers, it is the CHANDAN cinema near head post office.

The work is currently on for modernizing the said old Chandan theatre and majority of the work is complete.

Sources told this blog that, INOX is setting up shop here, but when this blog officially contacted INOX, we did not get any reply.

INOX in its press statement earlier this month had said that in FY 2010 multiplex of Belgaum would be operational and keeping that in mind, this should be INOX.

INOX will be coming up next to Big Bazaar but due reasons unknown work did not begin there.

Therefore, Chandan would be an ideal place for people to come in as there is ample parking space and very easily accessible to all.

All about belgaum

I would like to know if there are any proposed/under construction infrastastructure projects are going on...

I would like to know if there are any proposed/under construction infrastastructure projects are going on...

hi amit,are u from thane??? :)

projects have been posted in karnataka projects thread :)

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Oswal tower 4 floors U/C,Dharwad city

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Manoj can u identify the building just to the right of the oswal tower which is also U/C???

its a small hospital complex besides oswal towers...

its a small hospital complex besides oswal towers...

Manoj has the work on golden heights started???

ya its in d very initial stage...

ya its in d very initial stage...

How many floors up??? Is it a 12 storied building?? :)

Hubli-Dharwad to be brought under JNNURM

Staff Correspondent

Delegation meets Jaipal Reddy

29 cities to be developed under JNNURM

Cities with five-lakh population eligible

Hubli: Union Minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy has said that Hubli-Dharwad would be included under the Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the second phase.

Hubli Dharwad Mayor Viranna Savadi told presspersons here on Saturday that he along with Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jagadish Shettar and MP Pralhad Joshi had met Mr. Jaipal Reddy in New Delhi on January 13. Mr. Savadi said the Union Urban Development Minister had said that it had been decided to include cities with five-lakh population as per the 2001 census under the JNNURM and there were 29 such cities in the country. There were three such cities in Karnataka and Mr. Reddy had assured them that the twin cities would be given priority.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/17/stories/2010011752610300.htm

:happy:

Belgaum has missed it 4 lakh Population.What an irritating criterion for selecting JNNURM cities???

:cry:

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/17/stories/2010011752610300.htm

:happy:

Belgaum has missed it 4 lakh Population.What an irritating criterion for selecting JNNURM cities???

:cry:

Hubli,Mangalore and Belgaum as per today's Decan Herald

Hubli,Mangalore and Belgaum as per today's Decan Herald

Ajay I still doubt the news article date,coz i remember reading the same few months ago.

Krishnamoorthy can u recall such a news being posted earlier.

Alsio you can see yedurappa was asked to expedite works faster that is when Yeddi met PM for more funds for Bangalore under JNNURM.

Lets hope Ajay for the best,Mangalore and Hubli must be included no matter what their population is,What a stupid criterion for selecting cities?? :gaah:

Twin cities to come under the ambit of JnNURM

TNN, 17 January 2010, 09:29pm IST


HUBLI: Union minister S Jaipal Reddy has assured a delegation led by the mayor of Hubli Dharwad, Veeranna Savadi that the twin cities will be included in the JnNURM project in the next financial year.

"Reddy has assured us that all cities that have a population of five lakh or more will be brought under the scheme by next year. Mangalore, Hubli Dharwad and Belgaum have a population of more than five lakhs and we are hopeful these cities will be included,'' Savadi told reporters here on Saturday. The union minister said they will consider including 29 cities under the scheme next year.

Bangalore and Mysore are already covered under the scheme. HDMC will construct a large super market in Dharwad at the cost of around Rs 5 crore. This will have around 1,000 shops. These will be rented out to petty shop owners and to farmers who sell fresh vegetables. "If successful, we will construct similar markets in Hubli,'' Savadi said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Twin-cities-to-come-under-the-ambit-of-JnNURM/articleshow/5456867.cms

^^ Next financial year starting from April, 2010?

Ajay I still doubt the news article date,coz i remember reading the same few months ago.

Krishnamoorthy can u recall such a news being posted earlier.

Alsio you can see yedurappa was asked to expedite works faster that is when Yeddi met PM for more funds for Bangalore under JNNURM.

Lets hope Ajay for the best,Mangalore and Hubli must be included no matter what their population is,What a stupid criterion for selecting cities?? :gaah:

Akash ,I remember having posted a similar article in the Mangalore thread. But in that there was no mention of Belaum I think.

Hubli-Dharwad police commissionerate discriminated

Gururaj Jamkhandi, 18 January 2010, 10:22pm IST

DHARWAD: The much-talked-about concept, correcting regional imbalance, does not seem to be applicable to the police department. The successive
governments in the state have been talking of implementing the recommendations of Dr Nanjundappa Committee report to correct regional imbalance, but the disparities in the police set-up of northern and southern parts of the state continue.

Hubli-Dharwad, acclaimed as second capital of the state, is facing acute shortage of police personnel and repeated pleas by the successive police commissioners to the higher-ups for additional staff and other facilities have failed to yield results.

Hubli-Dharwad police commissionerate was established along with Mysore city police commissionerate on October 17, 1989. But when it came to sanctioning men and material, there was glaring disparity right from the beginning. A comparative study of the number of personnel provided to both the commissionerates prove this point.

Hubli-Dharwad city has an area of 188.71 sqkm and a population of 10 lakh whereas Mysore city has an area of 124 sqkm and a population of 8 lakh.

Hubli-Dharwad has a total sanctioned strength of 1,474 civil police personnel while Mysore has 1,611.

As far as the number of police personnel in City Armed Reserve (CAR) is concerned, Hubli-Dharwad has 399, while in Mysore the number is 710.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/-Hubli-Dharwad-police-commissionerate-discriminated/articleshow/5456874.cms

Seriously, Mysore has just got too much attention from the state govt,Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum have been neglected.
Mysore is seriously just a cultural capital and nothing more than that but yet any person holding Mysore district in-charge position acts more or less next to CM.

Funds released for Belgaum stadium

Staff Correspondent

Belgaum: Minister for Youth Services and Sports Gulihatti D. Shekhar handed over a cheque for Rs. 3 crore towards construction of a synthetic track in the district stadium here on Monday.

However, the Minister parried questions on why the Government was spending such a huge amount on a leased property instead of investing same money to build a new stadium.

The Minister said the lease term would expire only after 10 years from now and the track could be used at the site till then.
Report to be sought

Mr. Shekhar said he would seek a detailed report from the Deputy Commissioner on the details of the property on which the stadium was constructed.

It is said that the land in question belonged to the KLE Society and had been leased to the Government for 50 years.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/19/stories/2010011952240300.htm

hi amit,are u from thane??? :)

projects have been posted in karnataka projects thread :)

no i m not from thane i am from bijapur itself presently living in Blore
i saw Bpur projects in karnataka page but there i found not more than 15 projects so i asked

no i m not from thane i am from bijapur itself presently living in Blore
i saw Bpur projects in karnataka page but there i found not more than 15 projects so i asked

amit, you can find news on Bijapur airport on GF airports thread (greenfield airports). We dont have separate thread for Hyderabad Karnataka cities as there are not many projects. Most of the projects of Steel, Cement, Energy or Tourism projects are covered in separate threads of each industry category. Wish that Bijapur will have enough projects to have a separate thread soon.

no i m not from thane i am from bijapur itself presently living in Blore
i saw Bpur projects in karnataka page but there i found not more than 15 projects so i asked

hi! we dont have a strong local forumer from bijapur to update here :( we are unaware of the infrastructural projects underway there in bijapur

Clarks Inn Hubli (Gokul road) (http://www.clarkshubli.com/)

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cc Uday,All about Belgaum

Belgaum,BIMS staff quarters U/C

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clark's hotel looks beatiful.Hubli and Dharwad in between Road should be widened to 4 lane soon. Nowdays traffic is increased

clark's hotel looks beatiful.Hubli and Dharwad in between Road should be widened to 4 lane soon. Nowdays traffic is increased

I heard they have installed cameras to check the speed limit??

AC Auditorium at ICAI Belgaum Branch to be inaugurated

On Republic day, 26 January 2010 at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Belgaum branch, a “Renovated and Air Conditioned Shivangi- Marathe Auditorium” will be inaugurated at the hands of CA. Uttam Prakash Agarwal President, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

CA. Uttam Prakash Agarwal

The inauguration will be held at 1.15 pm at the ICAI branch Swaroop Plaza, Tlakwadi.

CA. K Raghu (Central Council Member) & CA. M.Devaraja Reddy (Chairman SIRC of ICAI) will be the Guests of honor for this inauguration.

All about belgaum

they hav not installed the cameras but d traffic police wil be standing anywhere on d stretch of H-D roadwith their device....they wil catch u surely if u cross 50 speed limit...:banana:

ya H-D road should be doubled...d existing road cant take any more...d traffic is too heavy...our local representatives hav givin us simply assurances but til now it has not materialized.....

come on at least spend some 5% on H-D on what u people spend on banglore....i mean govt......:bash:

they hav not installed the cameras but d traffic police wil be standing anywhere on d stretch of H-D roadwith their device....they wil catch u surely if u cross 50 speed limit...:banana:

ya H-D road should be doubled...d existing road cant take any more...d traffic is too heavy...our local representatives hav givin us simply assurances but til now it has not materialized.....

come on at least spend some 5% on H-D on what u people spend on banglore....i mean govt......:bash:

True the state govt's attitude has left our cities backward by about 10 years compared to the average tier two Indian cities.sad to say that :cry:

Rs. 1,200 crore earmarked for overall development of small, medium towns

Staff Correspondent

Foundation stones laid for development projects worth Rs. 5 crore

‘Government has agreed to release Rs. 50 crore for NWKRTC’

Belgaum: The Government has earmarked Rs. 1,200 crore for the overall development of small and medium towns in the State, said Minister for Water Resources and district in-charge Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday.

Addressing a function organised to lay foundation stones for various development programmes worth Rs. 5 crore in Hukkeri, he said no government in the past had facilitated as much funds for development of small and medium towns in the State as being done by the Yeddyurappa Government. The Government has earmarked Rs. 5 crore each for a town having municipality, Rs. 15 crore each for city municipalities and Rs. 2 crore each for town panchayats. The allocation of funds would ensure expeditious development and improvement of infrastructure in these towns.

“Thus, contractors and officials should make proper utilisation of these funds,” he said.

Mr. Bommai also set in process the improvement of the bus stand in Hukkeri town (taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 50.26 lakh), development work worth Rs. 2 crore in Sankeshwar town and released five new buses.

Later, Minister for Cooperation Lakshman Savadi unveiled a stone plaque to mark the foundation stone laying for the construction of a Rani Channamma Residential School in Hukkeri town.

Chairman of North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation Mallikarjun Savarkar said the Government had agreed to release Rs. 50 crore to the corporation for improving its services in the region. The Government had provided Rs. 25 crore as per the recommendations of the Nanjundappa Committee on Redressal of Regional Imbalances.

He said the corporation had introduced 455 new buses. Another 150 buses would be introduced by the end of March, he said. Steps have been taken to cut down losses by 50 per cent this year, he added. Sri Shivalingeshwar Swamiji of Nidasoshi Siddha Samsthan Math attend the function. Minister for Horticulture Umesh V. Katti present.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/28/stories/2010012850910300.htm

Rs. 300 cr. to be sought for soil reclamation work

Staff Correspondent

Land damaged in parts of Raibag, Chikkodi, Athani taluks

Belgaum: The Government would be requested to provide Rs. 300 crore towards soil reclamation in parts of Raibag, Chikkodi and Athani taluks of Belgaum district which are affected by backwaters of Hippargi barrage, said R.B. Agwane, Principal Secretary, Public Works Department and Secretary in-charge of the Belgaum district.

Mr. Agwane was speaking here on Thursday after reviewing the reports on degradation of soil fertility in these taluks caused by the backwaters of Hippargi barrage with officials concerned here on Thursday. About 7,127 hectares of land under the Command Area Development Authority (Ghataprabha - Malaprabha projects) and another 27,426 hectares of land in the three taluks have been damaged due to water logging. The soil reclamation in these areas would help in taking up cultivation of commercially important agricultural and horticultural crops, he said. Soil reclamation has been taken up on large tracts of land in Bennihalla of Gadag district and Doni of Bijapur taluk at a cost of Rs. 2,5000 crore, he added.

A meeting of senior officials of irrigation and agriculture departments will be convened shortly to discuss various aspects of the problem so as to evolve proper measures to reclaim soil fertility.

In the meanwhile, Mr. Agwane informed that steps have been taken to avail Rs. 25 crore of the Rs. 53 crore required to construct 71 km stretch of Athani-Harugeri-Gurlapur-Gokak road. Also, measures are being taken to upgrade Jat-Jamboti Road.

Deputy Commissioner J. Ravishankar was present.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/29/stories/2010012952340300.htm

Walls of twin cities will turn aesthetic

TNN, 29 January 2010, 09:03pm IST

HUBLI: The residents of Hubli-Dharwad will get to see tourist places of Karnataka, its rich temple architecture, cultural heritage and traditions on the walls of the cities.

Taking a cue from the Bruhat Bangalore Municipal Corporation, the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation has decided to smarten up the cities by painting its walls. The intention is to curb defacement, promote state's tourist destinations and highlight its rich and vibrant culture, according to civic officials.

However, the beautification project will not cost too much for the HDMC. It will sell the space for advertisers who will get about 80% of the upper portion of the wall painted free of cost. In turn, they will get the remaining space for advertising their products. The advertisers themselves will see that no posters/ bills will be glued on the paintings.

HDMC special officer N H Naregal said the beautification project has already started in Hubli and Dharwad. "We have begun by painting the walls of HDMC-owned Lamington School in Hubli and Azad Park in Dharwad. Tenders will be invited in a few days to reflect the same elsewhere," he added.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Walls-of-twin-cities-will-turn-aesthetic/articleshow/5514445.cms)

After Bengaluru now its the turn of the second biggest corporation in the state.

Hubli city roads to follow the foot steps of Bengaluru in road wall arts

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/01/30/20100130c_016109010.jpg

Dinakaran

^^ Thanks Arul can u plz translate wats written in Tamil?? :) :banana:

cc all about belgaum

Military mahadev renovated

Before

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After

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Here is the video of a stretch of Lammington road and Kopikkar road,Hubli

Namma hubli-Dharwad rocks,I love the traffic noise and the NWKRTC bus braking sound i.e. TATA buses

Video courtesy GEETHA T R

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The video of the wall paintings

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Mega ‘Auto Expo’ in March

Staff Correspondent

Belgaum: The Lions Club of Belgaum along with Yash Communication, an event management company, will organise a mega “Auto Expo” here in March this year.

It is for the first time that such a event is being organised in north Karnataka. The event is being supported by the District Industries Centre, Belgaum.

The “Auto Expo” will be a biennial trade fair of automobile and auto component manufacturers.

It will focus on the theme “Mobility for All” with special emphasis on the need for environment-friendly fuels/ vehicles, technological advancements, innovative designs and provide an ideal platform for joint ventures, generating enquiries, one to one interaction, sales and brand promotion, industry surveys, promoting exports, and most importantly contribute to growth and opportunity to the local automobile component and related industry.

The Lions Club also aims to raise funds for its programme on eradication of “reversible blindness”, according to event chairman Ram Mohan Naik. For details and to book space, interested persons may contact Ph: 9341109635, 9242350197.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/02/stories/2010020251320300.htm

HUBLI: In a measure aimed at preventing ore-laden trucks from entering the city limits, the Dharwad district administration has worked out an alternative route.

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jagadish Shettar along with MP Pralhad Joshi, Hubli-Dharwad Mayor Viranna Savadi, Deputy Commissioner Darpan Jain, zilla panchayat Chief Executive Officer C. Shikha, HDMC Commissioner P.S. Vastrad, Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner Raghavendra Auradkar and officials of various departments inspected the alternative route here on Wednesday. The alternative route passes through Mantur and Bhandiwad villages and connects Hubli-Sollapur Road to Pune-Bangalore National Highway (No. 4) at Bidnal from where the trucks can reach Ankola Gutti National Highway (No. 63) via Gabbur bypass and Karwar Road intersection.

Speaking to press persons after the inspection of the alternative route and the proposed bypass road that connects three national highways, Mr. Shettar said the existing road had to be strengthened and for the purpose Rs. 1 crore which had been sanctioned by the Public Works Department would be utilised. The Minister said the still more funds were required for widening and strengthening the existing road and he had asked the zilla panchayat chief executive officer submit a proposal to his department in this regard within another week. He said it would take at least six months for the road to be strengthened and then only the road would be opened for the ore laden trucks.

Bypass

Mr. Shettar said with regard to the earlier proposal of bypass road connecting three highways Rs. 8.5 crore had been sanctioned by the Centre for land acquisition following efforts by MP Pralhad Joshi.

Mr. Joshi said the 12-km bypass would be constructed by the National Highway Authority of India. He said the work would be taken up after completion of the acquisition process, which had begun. He said around 200 acres of land had to be acquired for the bypass road.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/04/stories/2010020452160300.htm)

New Hubli railway station to be ready by year-end

Staff Correspondent

Number of platforms to be increased to six

Multifunctional complex to come up next to the station

HUBLI: Divisional Railway Manager of Hubli Division Adesh Sharma has said that the new building of Hubli Railway Station will be ready by December.

Speaking to presspersons on Thursday, on the sidelines of a function organised to mark the arrival of Red Ribbon Express at Hubli railway station, Mr. Sharma said that the new station building would be an architectural beauty once completed.

He said the work had been undertaken at a cost of Rs. 14 crore and Rs. 3 crore was being spent for the circulating area with adequate parking space. The new building would be built in an area of roughly around 8,500 sq. metres, he said.

Subway

He said the number of platforms in the railway station would be increased to six and there would be a subway connecting all platforms. Escalators would be provided at the station, he said.

The Divisional Railway Manager said that provision would be made for bus shelters at the entrance of the subway.

Multifunctional complex

Mr. Sharma said that a “multifunctional complex” had been sanctioned at the Hubli railway station, which would come up next to the new building.

The complex would have budget hotel arrangement, catering and other facilities and the work had been entrusted to Indian Railways Construction Company (IRCON) by the Railway Land Development Authority (RLDA).

The complex would be constructed on PPP model and the process was likely to start in three months, he said.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/05/stories/2010020552090300.htm)

Contract on garbage clearance not finalized: mayor

TNN, 5 February 2010, 10:12pm IST

HUBLI: Hubli-Dhawrad mayor Veeranna Savadi on Friday tried to dispel fears among the people with respect to the cleaning contract. He said the corporation, deciding to take up integrated solid waste management, had only invited Expression of Interest and the contract has not been finalized as "alleged" by the Congress.

Speaking to reporters, he said e-tendering process will start only after the approval by the department of municipal administration and the cabinet. He said they are planning to provide the cleaning contract of all the 67 wards to a single agency as it would be easy to fix the responsibility. The agency should be able to invest around Rs 100 crore for the waste-processing unit.

The agency will take care of door-to-door garbage collection, cleaning of gutters and streets, transportation and processing of garbage in a scientific manner. Sixty-seven acres of land will be provided to set up the unit at Shivalli on the outskirts of the city, where bio mass and power generation facilities would also come up. The HDMC will invest 10% of the total cost for the unit. With no extra charges, the facility will not be a burden on the citizens.

Savadi hoped that twin cities will be much cleaner as the agency will be paid on the basis of the amount of garbage that it lifts. He said the decision of adopting integrated solid waste management is in lieu of the ministry of environment and forests' notification in view of Supreme Court order.

However, he said the decision will not go against the present civic workers as the new agency would be recruiting the same people for the job. The number of cleaning labourers will not be minimized. "We will also fix strict guidelines to them with regard to labour laws and safety," the mayor added.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Contract-on-garbage-clearance-not-finalized-mayor/articleshow/5537215.cms)

Bhimgarh now wildlife sanctuary

Vinay Madhav, TNN, 6 February 2010, 06:44am IST


BANGALORE: A decade’s struggle has paid off. The ministry of environment and forests gave its consent to declare Bhimgadh in Belgaum district as a wildlife sanctuary. Goa is probably heaving a sigh of relief as it had locked horns with Karnataka over the Mahadayi river valley diversion project.

Bhimgadh was in the eye of a storm for two reasons. While it was a political issue between Goa and Karnataka over sharing of Mahadayi water, wildlife enthusiasts were keen on saving this unique habitat. Chief wildlife warden B K Singh confirmed that the Centre had given its consent for declaring 138 sqkm of forest as a wildlife sanctuary and the government issued the order three days ago.

UNIQUE HABITAT
Bhimgadh shelters two rare bat species — Wroughton free-tailed bats and Tomb bats. In India, Barapidi in Bhimgadh has the only colony of Wroughton free-tailed bats. Their only other habitat in the world is Brazil. Tomb bats are found in West Bengal. B K Singh said the Barapidi caves were part of the sanctuary. Wildlife enthusiast Ajay Desai said the forest was also a triangular corridor for tigers and elephants, which migrate between Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra.

MAHADAYI RIVER

State wanted water share

Bangalore: Bhimgarh, a unique habitat for two rare bat species, had been caught in a political wrangle with Goa even as wildlife enthusiasts fought to save it.
Karnataka wanted to build two check dams at Kalasa and Banduri to tap 7.5 tmcft water for supplying drinking water to Hubli-Dharwad. The project involved submerging 323 hectares of forest and the issue had been referred to the forest advisory committee for clearance.

The main Mahadayi project involved three dams at Potli, Alsara and Harinala. Karnataka argued that its catchment contributed 45 tmcft water to the Mahadayi river and over 200 tmcft of river water flowed into the sea.

Karnataka wanted a share of this water, to which Goa objected. The Goa government even favoured forming a tribunal to settle the dispute.

The issue was politically hot till 2004 during Congress rule. Subsequent coalition governments didn’t show much interest in this issue. Now, if the government wants to take it up, it has to obtain clearance under Wildlife Protection Act (1972).


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Bhimgarh-now-wildlife-sanctuary-/articleshow/5541334.cms)

A big Big loss to Karnataka.Also a big F to the Center.

INOX Belgaum will have 3 screens

The INOX Belgaum will have THREE SCREEN and total capacity of 897 persons.

Source:Allabout belgaum.com

The present one is the road widening of the Angol Road (from Big Bazaar to Shambhaji Chowk Raghunath Peth). The road will be widened to 50 feet as per the CDP(city development plan).

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Uday-A Concerned citizen of Belgaum

Hope they replace those trees :(

Hope they replace those trees :(

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Dont make me senti,I love green but at the same time we need wide roads.............can't help situation.

New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) A unique gurukul named in memory of the doyen of Indian classical music Gangubai Hangal is likely to see the light of the day in her hometown Hubli this April.

"Almost 85 per cent of the construction work of the five-acre complex has been completed," says the late Gangubai's grandson Manoj Hangal.

The gurukul will train students under the ancient 'guru-shishya parampara'. It will also provide stipend, boarding and lodging to the students.

"The project is funded by the Karnataka government which had sanctioned Rs 5 crore for the first phase. Now the second phase of work, including an air-conditioned auditorium and museum, is in the final stage," Manoj told PTI.

According to Dharwad district commissioner Darpan Jain, a March-end deadline have been given to the authorities concerned.


PTI (http://www.ptinews.com/news/509938_Gangubai-Hangal-Gurukul-to-be-ready-by-April)

HUBLI: General Manager of Dharwad Telecom District S.S. Sindagi has said that the entire mobile network in the telecom district would transfer to a new technology aimed at enhancing the network strength and area.

He was addressing presspersons after the formal launch of the “Any Time Payment” (ATP) facility for the customers of BSNL postpaid and landline services.

The ATP facility, set up at “Sanchar Sadan” near the railway station, would be available to customers round the clock.

Mr. Sindagi pointed out that although the telecom district had received the advanced equipment a few months ago, technical problems at Bangalore had delayed the shifting of the technology platform of the network in the region.

Mr. Sindagi said that the process of shifting of the technology platform would begin from Friday and it would take around 15 days to complete.

Once the shifting was complete, there would be an increase of one and half to two times in the coverage area and signal strength would also increase.

3G service

Mr. Sindagi said that 3G service would be launched in the telecom district by March-end and 72 towers in the telecom district would be upgraded to provide the 3G service.

He said there were already 177 mobile towers in the telecom district and 86 more towers would be set up by March 31.

Towers

Mr. Sindagi said that as many as 106 towers had been planned in the district of which 20 had already been commissioned.

He said in the next financial year, 82 more towers would be set up in the telecom district comprising Dharwad, Haveri and Gadag districts.

While 29 towers would be set up in Haveri district, 46 more would be in Gadag district and seven in Dharwad district.

Broadband Prepaid

Mr. Sindagi pointed out that BSNL had launched Broadband Prepaid services in the telecom district on Thursday.

The telecom district had also provided a computer system at the Customer Service Centre at Sanchar Sadan in Hubli from where Broadband Prepaid customers could browse the net using their login IDs.

He said the telecom district had the third highest Broadband customers (16,230 on January 31) in the State and was adding 10,000 to 15,000 new mobile customers every month.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/12/stories/2010021255540500.htm)

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Dont make me senti,I love green but at the same time we need wide roads.............can't help situation.

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I love Belgaum for its cool climate and green cover. It is one of the clean cities in the North Karnataka region. No doubt that the developmental works must go on to benefit the common folks. However, I hope the city corporation will make alternatives for eroding green cover. :)

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Dont make me senti,I love green but at the same time we need wide roads.............can't help situation.

We can have wide roads an trees. Just leave a tiny bit of space to plant them on both sides.

hey guys can anyone tel me y there r no multistoryed buildings in H-D.....?everyday u wil get to c one new layout.....instead of goin for these...multistoryed is good wat i think...thereby u can also give d land for d industries....
farmers r protesting so much for hubli airport...i don understand how these realtors get d land so easily...y is HDMC not goin for multistories..?

plz everyone share ur view..

Manoj I don't think H-D needs to go vertical,vertical growth is actually not a good urban lifestyle,You all must be happy that ur gifted a new layout everyday.:)


You see Mysore is well planned with broad parallel roads and is almost flat with great across winds over the city which keeps the city clean from dust and smog.

Structures are heat trap,more veritcal you go then more (surface area)heat gets trapped and is released during the nights.

Town planners insist on flat growth rather than vertical when enough land is available,H-D has enough land.

Go vertical when you have feel the space crunch.

You must be happy that you are indeed being gifted a new layout everyday,that is what I love about Hubli-Dharwad spacious layouts which is hard to see in Indian cities,Take it you all are lucky.

We can have wide roads an trees. Just leave a tiny bit of space to plant them on both sides.

I understood what you meant India101...........:cheers:

in mysore they are adopting that

some more works left like reinforcement of tree banks.

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I love Belgaum for its cool climate and green cover. It is one of the clean cities in the North Karnataka region. No doubt that the developmental works must go on to benefit the common folks. However, I hope the city corporation will make alternatives for eroding green cover. :)

Plz don't remind me of Belgaum I am missing it badly,such a beautiful city it is,total green and clean,Ananda if you walk in the gullies of belgaum you will notice the civic sense which prevails in the city,clean damn clean.:cheers:

I understood what you meant India101...........:cheers:

in mysore they are adopting that

Thats nice :cheers:

Guess what ???

Belgaum means some serious business and this time BCC has proven it.

Angol road is being widened and many many tress have sacrificed for us

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This road too was green, see now how barren the road looks :(
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thay hav started paintin al d roads..wat u cal i don no...even al d interior roads which were recently laid..

thay hav started paintin al d roads..wat u cal i don no...even al d interior roads which were recently laid..

Hubli is the 2 fastest growing city of karnataka after Mangalore.:cheers:

hey guys can anyone tel me y there r no multistoryed buildings in H-D.....?everyday u wil get to c one new layout.....instead of goin for these...multistoryed is good wat i think...thereby u can also give d land for d industries....
farmers r protesting so much for hubli airport...i don understand how these realtors get d land so easily...y is HDMC not goin for multistories..?

plz everyone share ur view..

I appreciate your points. I always prefer multistoreyed buildings instead of wasting lands for independent houses.

I appreciate your points. I always prefer multistoreyed buildings instead of wasting lands for independent houses.

But Krishnamoorthy,Hubli has enough land (dry lands) My only fear is the land rates will shoot if builders and real estate markets foray into Hubli,I want it to be known for huge layouts. :cheers:

Comman man will find it tough to buy land and build a house if those builders/real estate walas venture into this city.

^^ Common man will be happy if he gets a house near the city at around Rs. 6 lakhs instead of just a piece of land at the same cost. Independent houses are costly compared to flats. I prefer buildings with 6 to 7 storeys instead of independent houses. The lowrise/midrise buildings are not much prone to seismic activities. The rest of land can be used for industries.

^^ Common man will be happy if he gets a house near the city at around Rs. 6 lakhs instead of just a piece of land at the same cost. Independent houses are costly compared to flats. I prefer buildings with 6 to 7 storeys instead of independent houses. The lowrise/midrise buildings are not much prone to seismic activities. The rest of land can be used for industries.

But what I have noticed is that normally real estate rates shoots up once we have those mid rises,anyways its up to the people to accept mid/high rise or independent homes.
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Plz don't remind me of Belgaum I am missing it badly,such a beautiful city it is,total green and clean,Ananda if you walk in the gullies of belgaum you will notice the civic sense which prevails in the city,clean damn clean.:cheers:


Akash,

In Fact after my native place, I love Belgaum as the best place to stay. I had been to Belgaum on several ocassions in the past and also I am planning few visits in future.

Linguistic war has hindered its growth so far else H-D would have had very tough competetor in the form of Belgaum when it comes to growth.

However, it looks like the time is changing. Belgaum is really pulling up its sox and making up for lost time.

Well Done Belgaum. You are Jewel of North Karnataka.

Akash,

In Fact after my native place, I love Belgaum as the best place to stay. I had been to Belgaum on several ocassions in the past and also I am planning few visits in future.

Linguistic war has hindered its growth so far else H-D would have had very tough competetor in the form of Belgaum when it comes to growth.

However, it looks like the time is changing. Belgaum is rellay pulling up its sox and making up for lost time.

Well Done Belgaum. You are Jewel of North Karnataka.

Yes Ananda I too love belgaum it is a beautiful city with forward looking people,love its green climate,I hope you are aware of that "camp" area and the military mahadev area,I cannot find more green place than that.:banana:

Belgaum is my native place and love it to the core.

Have you eaten belgaum kunda??

Yes Ananda I too love belgaum it is a beautiful city with forward looking people,love its green climate,I hope you are aware of that "camp" area and the military mahadev area,I cannot find more green place than that.:banana:

Belgaum is my native place and love it to the core.

Have you eaten belgaum kunda??


Belgaum Kunda is one of the most delicious sweets I have ever ate. Military Mahadev Mandir and further on the same route if you go, you will find Tilakwadi, which is one of most peaceful residential localities in a buzzing city like Belgaum.

I also like Mahanteshnagar, on the way to Sambhra Airport. I like the entire areas in Belguam particularly the places like Bailhongal, Nesargi, Gokak.... so many places in and around Belgaum, where we feel we are close to the nature.
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Belgaum Kunda is one of the most delicious sweets I have ever ate. Military Mahadev Mandir and further on the same route if you go, you will find Tilakwadi, which is one of most peaceful residential localities in a buzzing city like Belgaum.

I also like Mahanteshnagar, on the way to Sambhra Airport. I like the entire areas in Belguam particularly the places like Bailhongal, Nesargi, Gokak.... so many places in and around Belgaum, where we feel we are close to the nature.
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Amazing you have traveled quite a lot in belgaum district.My home is in mantheshnagar,close to the 80 feet road.

But I love rani chennamma nagar area and yes govaves and tilak wadi area rock.

Amazing you have traveled quite a lot in belgaum district.My home is in mantheshnagar,close to the 80 feet road.

But I love rani chennamma nagar area and yes govaves and tilak wadi area rock.


You are right. I served for a renowned Bank at Mahalingpur (Bagalkot Dt.). I was travelling to Sangli and Belgaum during weekends mostly. I have relatives owning Hotels in both the places.
:banana:

City roads get a fresh lease of life

TNN, Feb 18, 2010, 09.43pm IST


HUBLI: The pathetic condition of city roads had been a matter of concern for the residents of Hubli-Dharwad for years. The potholed and dusty roads had brought enough disrepute to the twin cities. But all that is going to change now. With funds flowing in from different quarters, a significant number of city's main and interior roads have already got a facelift while the work on some others is underway.

Residents are heaving a sigh relief as a majority of the roads are being relaid after a gap of more than a decade. Hitherto, those living in areas close to main roads such as Gokul Road, Indi-Pump Road, etc, were keeping their windows shut, owing to the unbearable dust the pavements generated with the movement of vehicles.

The pathetic condition of the roads was even forcing the motorists take alternative routes to reach their destinations, thus putting extra pressure on good roads. People were also hesitant to settle down in residential areas like Vijayanagar, Visweshwaranagar, Adarshnagar, etc, because of the bad roads there.

Residents in extension areas were frequently staging protests demanding road repair. The authorities customarily used filled potholes as part of post-monsoon exercise, but in many cases, it did not last even for a few months.

Meanwhile, a majority of road works is taken up with the Rs 100-crore grant the HDMC has received from the government. The roads in Toravihakkal, Green Garden, Rajdhani Colony, Indi Pump-Shirur Park, Arvindnagar, Chennapet, Hosur and others in Hubli have been given a fresh lease of life. Dajibanpet, Kamaripet and Gavali Adde have got cement roads.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/City-roads-get-a-fresh-lease-of-life/articleshow/5589441.cms)


Wow Hubli-dharwad is surging ahead well,with 24*7 water supply system planned,International airport to be built,roads tarred and concretized all this much before JNNURM funds,thats great. :happy:

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If they pave these roads then this city would become the cleanest in our state.

CM to open handloom head office

TNN, Feb 20, 2010, 09.28pm IST

Yeddyurappa will inaugurate the head office of Karnataka Handloom Development Corporation here at 10.30am on February 22.

The office has been shifted from Bangalore to Hubli in view of the concentration of handloom-related units in north Karnataka.

Legislative council chairman Veeranna Mattikatti, industries minister Murugesh Nirani, RDPR minister Jagadish Shettar, irrigation minister Basavaraj Bommai, textiles and sports minister Gulihatti Shekar and others will be present.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/CM-to-open-handloom-head-office/articleshow/5597378.cms)

Belgaum Panjim NH4A expansion on its way

1:44 PM Posted by ukmad


Halga Cross to Anmod Goa Border – 84 kms road

Part of connecting Goa with Hyderabad via Belgaum (Halga cross)

Halga cross to Peeranwadi bypass of 11 kms

The most awaited road project which will help Belgaum in a great manner will be the Belgaum Panjim NH4A expansion and widening it to 4 lanes.

The NHAI has issued advertisements ion local papers to all the land owners and farmers on the route and has issued notices to them to get their objections if any, and the objections have to be filed in 21 days.

In total 33lakhs 94 thousand 729 sq mtrs of land will be acquired for the 4 laning of the road.

Out of 547 survey numbers advertised for acquisition 49 as government and remainder belong to private.

Farmers and land owners of Halga, M Vadgaon, Machhe, Mazgaon, Zadshaour, Desur, Angol, Peeranwadi will get affected. The road will also be going through Khanapur and Supa Talukas.

The 4 laning of road from Goa to Karnataka border has already begun and once this other stretch is ready Goa can be reached in a short time may be under two and half hours.(151 kms)

Work to begin will require at least another 3-4 months as compensation will have to paid and all other formalities will have to be completed. But as the process has been started, it should be a sigh of relief.

Source (http://belgaumblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/belgaum-panjim-nh4a-expansion-on-its.html)

BSNL 3G services in Hubli-Dharwad by March-end

Staff correspondent

Any Time Payment facility launched

BSNL ties up with Nokia to provide 3G handsets

Two new million subscribers by by December next

HUBLI: Chief General Manager of Karnataka Telecom Circle of BSNL P. Raghavan has said that 3G services will be launched in Hubli, Dharwad, Mysore and Mangalore by March-end.

He was speaking after inaugurating the 24x7 Any Time Payment (ATP) facility for payment of bills by landline and CellOne subscribers at “Sanchar Sadan” here on Saturday.

Mr. Raghavan said that testing and other work on starting 3G services had begun. “And in the next phase of expansion, 3G services will be extended to 23 other cities in Karnataka,” he added.

He said 2G subscribers could switch over to 3G services by sending an SMS, which would cost Rs. 25. However, others had to buy a 3G compatible handset to avail themselves of the advanced services. “The new services will enable subscribers to access the Internet, view 45 television channels, make video calls and so on,” he said.

Mr. Raghavan said BSNL had tied up with Nokia which would provide 3G handsets for Rs. 4,000. A sum of Rs. 200 crore was being invested in the advanced services.

The Chief General Manager said BSNL was planning to increase the number of its cellphone subscribers. “Two million new subscribers will be added to the existing three million by December next, which will be an increase of almost 70 per cent. Two million new subscribers include 2.3 lakh 3G subscribers,” he said.

He said BSNL would increase the number of mobile towers from 3,000 to 6,000, which would solve congestion and network problems. Funds to the tune of Rs. 900 crore were being spent on the expansion projects. Of the 3,000 new mobile towers, 1,150 would be 3G-enabled.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/22/stories/2010022253280300.htm)

Rs 3 cr KHDC building

TNN, Feb 22, 2010, 09.26pm IST

HUBLI: Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa sanctioned Rs 3 crore for the construction of a building to house Karnataka Handloom Development Corporations head office on a five-acre plot allotted for it.

He was speaking after inaugurating the KHDC office at a private building here on Monday. Yeddyurappa directed the officials to avail of a bank loan to construct a complex to help artisans exhibit/ sell their products.

Responding to a memorandum by KHDC that the government was yet to pay Rs 50 crore for the uniforms it supplied, he said the government will purchase uniforms by making the payment in advance from next year.

KHDC chairman M D Lakshminarayana asked the government to sell the raw materials through co-operative societies to artisans so that they are benefitted. He also demanded a special package for KHDC in the forthcoming budget.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Rs-3-cr-KHDC-building/articleshow/5604411.cms)

Belgaum city corporation is no doubt sending out a signal to the Urban state development minister that for it work means some serious business,but at the cost of what???

No RPD cross has fallen prey to the BCC's ruthless No Green campaign

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Uday-A concerned citizen of Belgaum

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World Kannada meet to attract non-resident Kannadigas

TNN, Feb 23, 2010, 09.22pm IST

GADAG: The Vishwa Kannada Sammelana (VKS) in Belgaum, tentatively fixed for February 2011, will be more than a show of culture.

Apart from discussion sessions on literature, heritage, the status of Kannada and development of the state, the Sammelana will be a meeting place for all non-resident Kannadigas who are successful in various fields.

"We will honour all people of Karnataka origin who have made it big outside the state and abroad. They will also get a chance to meet each other in the sessions on economy, industrial development, technology and IT," industries minister Murugesh Nirani told `The Times of India'.

The Sammelana will also host a Global Investors' Meet of sorts. "We will let delegates explore investment opportunities in the state," Nirani added.

Government sources said they plan to organize the Sammelana on the lines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas organized by the Union government where non-resident achievers are honoured. "PBD was started by the A B Vajpayee government. It has proved to be a success. We will try to replicate it here," a senior officer said, adding states like Kerala, West Bengal and Punjab are planning similar events.

RS 25 CR FOR SAMMELANA

VKS, a cultural fest that has the ambitious target of attracting Kannada speakers from around the world, will be held in Belgaum in February 2011, CM B S Yeddyurappa said in Gadag on Sunday.

He said the government had already set aside Rs 25 crore for the purpose and would provide more funds if need be.

The first VKS was held in Mysore in 1986. It was graced by legends like Kuvempu, Bendre and Masti. It had a blend of serious discussions and entertainment programmes.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/World-Kannada-meet-to-attract-non-resident-Kannadigas/articleshow/5608721.cms)

Wow,it will make Belgaum more cleaner :happy: roads will be made dust free,marked well,pavements will be put in place etc etc,By then even the airport expansion would be close to nearing and civilian flights would have also started.

Rs 2 cr for centenary building

PTI, Feb 23, 2010, 09.20pm IST

HUBLI: Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has announced Rs 2 crore towards the construction of centenary building of Lamington School.

Speaking after laying the foundation stone for the building here on Monday, Yeddyurappa hailed the school, being run by the municipal corporation, for its contribution to the field of education.

Its students should take inspiration from its alumni like former chief minister S R Bommai, former Union minister Anant Kumar, T K Tukol, Dr Shirodkar and others who have made big in their respective fields.

On the occasion, Yeddyurappa felicitated Siddojirao D Katkar, L N Hiregowda, S S Shettar, Dr K H Jitoori, Dr Noorjahan Sheik and US-based businessman Aravind Melligeri, the alumni of the school.

RDPR minister Jagadish Shettar released the souvenir of the school in the presence of legislative council chairman Veeranna Mattikatti, district minister Murugesh Nirani, irrigation minister Basavaraj Bommai, former minister Basavaraj Horatti, MP Prahlad Joshi, mayor Veeranna Savadi and others.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Rs-2-cr-for-centenary-building/articleshow/5608718.cms)

Belgaum: Belgaum will be considered on priority for the establishment of an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) when the Centre takes a decision on the location of the institute in Karnataka, Abhay Kumar Patil, MLA (Belgaum South), has said.

Mr. Patil, who led a delegation and submitted a memorandum signed by 128 legislators in support of the establishment of an IIT in Belgaum to Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal in New Delhi on Tuesday, told presspersons here that the Minister had promised to look into the demand of the MLAs’ delegation.

Suresh C. Angadi, MP, Ashok Pattan, MLA, and Sanjay Patil, MLA, were part of the delegation.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/24/stories/2010022451600300.htm)

Hi, everybody,
i just joined this vibrant group that has been discussing about the developments in the twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum. In fact, what made me aware of this site was a YouTube video of colourful murals being painted on the wall of Lamington High School, Hubli. i had visited skyscrapercity once in a while but never knew that a group existed for Hubli-Dharwad-Belgaum. Let's thread a good future.

To start with, two main developments come to my mind.

1. I read recently, that the long lost Dharwad - Goa Road via Alnavar is being reconstructed by two Hyderabad based construction companies. It is said it will be a 9 metre road, i.e a two lane road with some side space from Dharwad to Ramnagar. The road from Karnataka-Border to Goa has been taken up for four laning under the National Highway Development Programme, as is the road from Ramngar to Belgaum (NH4A). This is a crucial infrastructure development, in the sense that this road will give a direct access for Dharwad to Marmgaon Port. And who knows, it may have a favourable bearing on Dharwad emerging as the secondary auto hub.

2. There was a DNA newspaper report that Hero-Honda has zeroed in on Dharwad for setting up of their new Rs 2000 cr automobile plant in South India. Though, the Karnataka Government is saying yes, there is no confirmation yet from Hero Honda, but it looks very likely.

(And BTW, mandesa31 is Manish Desai. My home town is Dharwad, but am currently based in Mumbai.)

^^^^ welcome to SSCI Maish:cheers:
There is also a thread for Hubli -Dharwad citycapes.check Indian ciyscapes section. :)

Hubli-Dharwad Cityscapes (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1044787)

Belgaum Cityscapes (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1035683)

Neev nam hubli-dharwad basha mathad thae'er en?

Minister gives earful to BCC officials again

TNN, Feb 25, 2010, 09.25pm IST

BELGAUM: Urban development minister Suresh Kumar on Tuesday gave another round of earful to Belgaum City Corporation (BCC) officials over slow pace and substandard quality work in executing projects taken up under Rs 100-crore special development grant.

While the latest reprimand was made through a video conference from Bangalore, the earlier one - over the same issue - was given during his visit to the city two months ago.

The officials, who have not openly explained to the minister their problems in executing the works, say Kumar was intentionally targetting them. According to them, the minister is aware of the fact that the works were delayed due to political intervention.

During video conference, the minister took exception to the laxity of officials in completing only 18 of the 277 works by spending only Rs 10 crore. They had also not submitted an action plan for the remaining amount of Rs 19.29 crore even after a year.

According to a senior officer, the work was under progress with normal pace. "But the project commenced after a delay of nearly a year due to political hiccups. The work did not commence for two months after the project was handed over to contractor in October 2009 due to rain, and hence the delay," he said.

The officer said in the last two-and-a-half months, 18 works have been completed while 90 other works worth Rs 44.88 croe are under progress. The remaining 169 works are small and the contractor has time till July to complete them, he added.

While the ministry is putting pressure on officials to submit an action plan for the remaining Rs 19.29 crore, the latter are facing political hurdles to do the same. Minister and chairman of grant monitoring committee Basavaraj, Bommai, has put on hold a decision on submitting the plan after Belgaum rural MLA Sanjay Patil demanded Rs 7-crore grant for three wards coming under his constituency.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Minister-gives-earful-to-BCC-officials-again/articleshow/5616674.cms)

BCC is the worst

HDMC presents surplus budget

TNN, Feb 25, 2010, 09.32pm IST

HUBLI: The Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) on Thursday presented Rs 115.91 lakh surplus budget for 2010-11.

The estimated revenue of the corporation for the current year is Rs 15,989.85 lakh, while the expenditure is put at Rs 13,615.85 lakh. Likewise, the income and expenditure through capital receipts are Rs 1,995 lakh and Rs 5,614 lakh, respectively. The figures from extraordinary accounts stand at Rs 10,664 lakh and Rs 11,194 lakh, respectively.

Presenting the budget, finance committee chairman Panduranga Patil said no fresh tax has been imposed or hiked while the existent tax and cess will be continued. Efforts will be made for 100% tax collection, he added.

Patil proposed that the allocation for hospital services will be hiked by Rs 50 lakh, burial and cremation by Rs 20 lakh, civic amenities by Rs 1 crore, parks and gardens by Rs 1.10 crore, bridges, subways and flyover by Rs 50 lakh, sewerage by Rs 1 crore. He also proposed a hike of Rs 1 crore for the construction of UGD lines in slums with public participation.

Besides, the HDMC would submit a Rs 350-crore proposal to the government to extend the 24x7 water supply to all wards of the twin cities by the end of 2013. Dr B R Ambedkar Play Ground in Old Hubli area will be developed and commercial stalls will be built around it.

The budget also requested the respective MP and legislators to allocate their local area development funds in the next three years exclusively for the development of roads, gutters and street lights in twin cities.

Patil proposed to build a hi-tech multi-storey parking complex in the vacant land available in front of Court Complex in Hubli. This would be taken up under build-operate-transfer (BoT) basis. It has proposed to construct flyovers and underpasses at Chennamma Circle with the assistance of the government. The MG Market, Old Hubli market and Supermarket in Dharwad will be given a facelift at a cost of Rs 1 crore.

The wholesale fish market in Ganeshpet will be shifted to a suitable place while the retail one will be given a facelift. A hospital will come up in Dharwad on a site given by donors at a cost of Rs 50 lakh. The commercial complexes in Ganeshpet area and PB Road will be given a facelift at a cost of Rs 25 lakh.

An electric crematorium has been proposed at Dharwad at Rs 20 lakh. A total of Rs 50 lakh has been set aside towards building a hi-tech swimming pool in Dharwad, Town Hall renovation and yoga and meditation centre in Glass House.

Rs 1.10 crore has been given to develop Unkal, Navalur, Attikolla, Kelageri and Nuggikeri lakes. A centuries-old bridge near Old English High School will be renovated at a cost of Rs 50 lakh.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/HDMC-presents-surplus-budget/articleshow/5616699.cms)

Hubli-Dharwad rocks

Another version:


* Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Commissioner’s fund created; Rs. 6 cr. to be raised from solid waste management
* Tax officer to help increase revenue collection
* Opposition partiers term budget unrealistic

HUBLI: Chairman of the Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation’s (HDMC) Standing Committee of Tax, Finance and Appeals Pandurang Patil presented an annual budget (2010-2011) with a surplus of Rs. 1.15 crore here on Thursday.

While the corporation is expecting a revenue of Rs. 305.39 crore from various sources, its expenditure estimate has been put at Rs. 304.23 crore resulting in a surplus of Rs. 1.15 crore.

Proposals

A Mayor’s fund of Rs. 1 crore, Deputy Mayor’s fund of Rs. 75 lakh and Commissioner’s fund of Rs. 2 crore, decision to levy fees for door-to-door collection of solid waste, revision of building permission fees, introduction of parking fees at important junctions, development of small playgrounds in various residential areas, setting up of two mobile clinics in twin cities and setting up of a planning cell are some of the budget proposals.

Dr. Pandurang Patil said that the corporation was expecting a revenue of Rs. 24.50 crore from property tax, Rs. 1 crore from advertisement tax, Rs. 1.78 crore from various fines and Rs. 15 lakh from cess on motor vehicles.

He said the corporation was also expecting a revenue of Rs. 1 crore from fees towards building permission and completion certificates and Rs. 6 crore as development fee and Rs. 85 lakh as regularisation fee.

Grants

Dr. Patil said that the corporation was expecting grants of Rs. 6.50 crore for maintenance of streetlights and Rs. 18.72 crore towards power charges for drinking water supply.

Similarly, a grant of Rs. 1.80 crore was expected from the State Finance Commission. While Rs. 1 crore had been released for the development of Aryabhata IT Park in Hubli, another additional grant of Rs. 1 crore was being expected, he said.

Tax

Dr. Patil said that an official of Assistant Commissioner cadre would be deputed to the office of Revenue Officer as tax officer mainly to help increase revenue collection in the twin cities especially with regard to property tax.

He said the objective was to bring all buildings in the twin cities under the tax net, by updating the property tax registers regularly. It would be verified by the Commissioner on a monthly basis.

Repair, maintenance

He said Rs. 5.08 crore had been set aside for the repair of main roads in the twin cities, Rs. 1.51 crore for the maintenance of drains and Rs. 1.20 crore for underground drainage system. Apart from these, Rs. 23 crore had been set aside for development of roads, Rs. 2.85 crore for the construction of public buildings and Rs. 1.10 crore for the construction of pavements.

Dr. Patil said that Rs. 4.60 crore would be utilised for implementing a comprehensive underground drainage system during the financial year 2010-11. A grant of Rs. 160.75 crore was expected from the assistance extended under the North Karnataka Infrastructure Development Programme, he said.

He said the corporation had to planned to repay loan and interest of Rs. 1.88 crore during the financial year and thereby it would be clearing the loan taken for road development under the “Rs. 30-crore Road Development Project”.

Unrealistic

Leader of the Opposition in the council Deepak Chinchore termed the budget a “numbers game” which was unrealistic. He told presspersons that the budget had not taken into consideration the actual position with regard to revenue collection.

“Although there has been no direct mention of increase in tax, the corporation plans to raise Rs. 6 crore as charges for solid waste management, which is nothing but another cess,” he said.

Janata Dal (Secular) councillor Rajanna Koravi concurred with Mr. Chinchore saying that the budget was not realistic. He said there had been no mention about providing drinking water to new residential layouts.


Source: The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/26/stories/2010022652660300.htm)

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HDMC presents surplus budget



Hubli-Dharwad rocks

Multistoried car park for Hubli. Great news. Going the Mangalore way. The Mangalore Multistoried car park has taken years to get the permission and at last tenders have been invited for the 1000 car parking complex. Hope Hubli doesnt have to wait that long.

Queens court 6 floors Tilakwadi,Belgaum

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Through this project, the creators are to take the idea of luxurious lifestyle to a whole new level. QueensCourt is located at Tilakwadi, which is one of the most lavish locale in Belgaum.

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Vimal Plaza ,Belgaum

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VIMAL PLAZA conveniently situated in the Heart Of The City, 1 km away from Central Busses Stand and 1km from Rail Stand. The other places of conveniences like, educational institutions, Theaters, Hotels, Shopping complexes, Market are in close proximity.

Link (http://www.panchmukhiconstructions.com/Vimal%20Plaza.html)

Hubli city-Airport road

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Ajay and Krishnamoorthy I was referring to this type of median where you can allow some space on the medians for the shrubs.

Lets wait for the Mangalore airport road to be completed,then we can compare the two.

Hope HDMC lays the footpath as early as possible,then this would look ultimate as most of the land around the airport road is owned by the commercial estate owners.

courtesy Bharath Bommangoudar

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Some complex

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Hubli city-Airport road

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Ajay and Krishnamoorthy I was referring to this type of median where you can allow some space on the medians for the shrubs.

Lets wait for the Mangalore airport road to be completed,then we can compare the two.

Hope HDMC lays the footpath as early as possible,then this would look ultimate as most of the land around the airport road is owned by the commercial estate owners.

Roads without median is fine. But roads without footpath is not tolerable. Poor old lady walking on dirt & stones.:bash:

Roads without median is fine. But roads without footpath is not tolerable. Poor old lady walking on dirt & stones.:bash:

krishnamoorthy its a six lane road which has been completed recently and I am sure that footpaths would soon be in place then this road would look awesome.

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Mango Meadows Villas,Belgaum Completed


Link (http://www.mangomeadowsbelgaum.com/)


Can some plz post some pics from the above link?

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Hubli city

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That building is ISKCON's Akshaya patra Hi-Tech Kitchen at Rayapur (Dharwad), on NH4.

That is in the G book of records right,for having the largest kitchen in the world??

That is in the G book of records right,for having the largest kitchen in the world??

I heard something about it, but I am not sure. You know, before you know it some one else claims that title :)

I heard something about it, but I am not sure. You know, before you know it some one else claims that title :)

True,Jt any idea about the 12 floored golden heights project at Hubli??

Karnataka Budget

What Belgaum gets:

An amount of Rs.10 crore will be provided for establishing new chilling plants in Gulbarga and Belgaum divisions.

An amount of Rs.5 crore will be provided for establishing a veterinary college in the name of Shri Bhaurao Deshpande at Athani in Belgaum district.

Infrastructure facilities of the Karnataka Sugar Institute at Belgaum will be improved. This institute will be named after the late Sri S. Nijalingappa.

Necessary action has been initiated for developing airports with private participation in tier-two cities of the State, like Belgaum, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Bellary and Shimoga.

The World Kannada Conference scheduled to be held during the last year was postponed due to various Budget 2010 – 11. It is proposed to hold the same on a grand scale in Belgaum during 2010-11. An amount of Rs.10 crore will be provided for this purpose.

Rs.2 crore will be provided for construction of Kannada Samskruthi Bhavana at Belgaum.

To complete the Suvarna Soudha construction work in Belgaum, which is progressing fast, Rs.150 crore is being provided during 2010-11.

All about belgaum

Hubli,Kasugal road.

This was just a barren land in the city of Hubli,which lies in the north western part of the city and forms the outskirts the sheer development on this road speaks about the growing Hubli-Dharwad cities.

I am thankful to Geetha for posting this video on my request.

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At 2:20 you can see a shopping mall almost completed.

yeppi....the govt has sanctioned 50 crores for four laning of d road between H-D.....thanks a lot to al ppl who hav worked towards this...:banana:

Awesome I know that particular 23 KM road houses most of the govt buildings and would look really awesome once four laned.......:banana:

Farmers opposing land acquisition arrested

TNN, Mar 5, 2010, 10.47pm IST

DHARWAD: Over 100 farmers from Bellary district were arrested at Hubli railway station on Friday morning for violating the prohibitory orders clamped in the city.

The farmers had come from Bellary to protest the acquisition of their lands at Sirwar for the construction of airport. They wanted to stage a demonstration in front of the regional office of Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) here.

After arriving at Hubli railway station, the farmers started raising slogans, and the police arrested them while they were getting ready to move in a procession towards KIADB office. They were later taken to District Armed Reserve headquarters in Dharwad.
Meanwhile, police continued to patrol the twin cities intensively on Friday, a day after Hubli-Dharwad celebrated Holi. Though there were tense moments during Holi, the police managed to pacify the youths and let the celebrations go on. Police commissioner Raghavendra Auradker told `The Times of India' that co-operation from the leaders of all communities and efficient handling of the situation by an alert police force ensured peaceful Holi.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Farmers-opposing-land-acquisition-arrested/articleshow/5648722.cms)

Windfall for Bellary dist

Vincent D'Souza, TNN, Mar 5, 2010, 10.49pm IST

HUBLI: Barring Rs 50 crore for upgrading the road between Hubli-Dharwad and a few small projects, no big announcements have been made for twin cities in state budget 2010-11 presented on Friday.

The people of Hubli-Dharwad were demanding a ring road to keep the iron ore-laden trucks off the city limits, flyovers and underpasses in congested areas, a special grant of Rs 100 crore for developing interior roads among others.

But chief minister B S Yeddyurappa seems to have overlooked these demands in spite of his promising to look into them, during the recent pre-budget meeting held here.

Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) chairman M C Hiremath said the budget has been disappointing for NK region. Bangalore has been rained with funds for improving infrastructure while Hubli-Dharwad continue to be neglected even this time, he added.

However, Yeddyurappa has been kind enough to provide Rs 10 crore towards developing infrastructure in the newly started Karnataka State Law University in Hubli. Apart from this, he has announced the setting up of a branch of Kidwai Institute of Oncology here at a cost of Rs 5 crore. The staff-starved Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissionerate will get Rs 2 crore.

The loss-making North West Road Transport Corporation and North East Road Transport Corporation will each get Rs 25 crore for infrastructure development. Rs 3 crore has been given for the construction of Artisans' Bhavan in Hubli.

BELLARY GETS LION'S SHARE IN NK
True to the influence they wield in the corridors of power, the Reddy brothers have managed to get much for their home district of Bellary. Projects worth close to Rs 100 crore has been announced for the district. Building a theme park at the world heritage site of Hampi tops the list with the allocation of Rs 50 crore for it.

With private participation, a super-speciality hospital will come up on the premises of Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences in Bellary. It has been given Rs 10 crore.

This apart, Vijayanagara University will be established in Bellary and the same has been given Rs 10 crore. The Kannanda University at Hampi will get Rs 5 crore for the development of infrastructure. Rs 5 crore has also been allocated for the upgradation of Ayurveda hospital in Bellary.

HI-TECH RICE PARK IN KOPPAL
A hi-tech rice technology park will come up at Karatagi in Gangavathi taluk. State Marketing Federation will invest Rs 10 crore for the purpose. Rs 5 crore each has been given towards the establishment of horticulture colleges in Sirsi and Koppal. A veterinary college will come up at Athani, for which Rs 5 crore has been set aside.

BRIDGES ACROSS 2 RIVERS
Bridges will be constructed at Harihar and Honnali taluks across Tungabhadra River at a cost of Rs 30 crore. Rs 15 crore will also be provided for the construction of a bridge across Krishna River in Bijapur district.

Belgaum, Dharwad, Haveri, Gadag, Gulbarga and Bidar districts will be benefited by the Rs 40 crore project provided for construction of 37 tanks under Centrally assisted Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme.

FUNDS FOR YADGIR
The newly carved district of Yadgir will get Rs 25 crore for the improvement of infrastructure facilities in its headquarters. Rs 2 crore will be provided for the construction of a stadium at Yadgir. Funds have also been allocated for district office complexes in Yadgir and Bellary districts.

RS 10 CR FOR WORLD KANNADA MEET
Rs 10 crore will be provided for the World Kannada Conference to be held in Belgaum during 2010-11. The construction of Kannada Samskruthi Bhavan at Belgaum will get Rs 2 crore. Cold storage units will come up at Gulbarga and Belgaum.

KUMARAVYASA MEMORIAL
Rs 3 crore will be provided for the construction of Sahitya Bhavan at Gadag and Rs 1 crore will be provided for the constructing a memorial at Koliwada, the birthplace of poet Kumaravyasa.

FUNDS FOR AUTHORITIES
Kaginele Development Authority will get Rs 10 crore while Kudalasangama Development Authority and Basava Kalyana Development Authority will each get Rs 5 crore for the completion of development works undertaken there. Rs 2 crore will be provided for the development of Dattatreya Peetha of Devalagangapura in Gulbarga.

SHIFTING OF PRISONS
The budget has proposed for the shifting of district prisons from the city limits in Dharwad, Raichur, Bidar, Bellary and Davanagere among others.

Rs 5 CR FOR PALI STUDY CENTRE
Rs 5 crore has been given to set up a study centre for Pali language in Gulbarga University. Women's University at Bijapur and Davanagere University will each get Rs 10 crore for their development. Gulbarga will get a synthetic track for holding athletic meets along with Mysore and Shimoga at a cost of Rs 5 crore.

FLIGHTS FOR BIDAR AIRPORT
Yeddyurappa has promised to take steps towards making Bidar airport operational with domestic flights. Central and north parts of the state will be benefited largely with the budget providing Rs 600 crore towards various projects of the railway department.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Windfall-for-Bellary-dist/articleshow/5648718.cms)


Disappointing budget for Hubli-Dharwad cities. :(

<<Jt any idea about the 12 floored golden heights project at Hubli??>>

I don't know much about Golden heights project.

About the budget :

IMHO, the entire North Karanataka (apart from Bellary/Koppal, which I think they deserve), got nothing worth thanking the BJP govt.

The Hubli-Dharwad four-laning is a 140 cr project. The amount sanctioned 50 cr is okay, only if the remaining amount is going to be released in phases. Otherwise it is a big let down.

HD people have been begging (yes, begging) for additional 100 cr for development, as it has a population of close to 10 lakhs (almost double of Belgaum, Mangalore and more than double of Shimoga, Bellary etc...) But nothing was done...

I may be wrong here, the facade of 50% sharing of railway projects is mainly to facilitate projects in/around Shimoga. Three critical Railway projects for the state are

(1) Bangalore/hassan - Mangalore route
(2) Tumkur-Davangere route
(3) Belgaum-Dharwad route...

Rest all are are pandering to the local constituencies... Again, IMO

When it comes to Hubli-Dharwad-Belgaum, a lot of projects announced earlier are yet to take off. What is the point in announcing the projects, when even half of them never start... My only hope now is JNNURM project for the Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum cities.

:mad: :mad: :mad:

^^:ohno:

I have always dreamt of seeing Hubli-Dharwad & Belgaum as the next growth engine of karnataka,but the govt does not seem to bother and has not marketed these cities well.

Belgaum once was the backbone of pune's auto industry,after recession it has hit the industry hard,govt must ensure to develop an Auto hub along Hubli-Dharwad-Belgaum.

After all H-D is poised to become the centre for the worlds largest bus manufacturing plant once TATA Marco polo second unit goes on stream.

You didn't like my previous rant?? :shocked:



After all H-D is poised to become the centre for the worlds largest bus manufacturing plant once TATA Marco polo second unit goes on stream.

IMO, these new units like TATA-Marco Polo in Dharwad or Quest aero space SEZ in Belgaum, don't really add much to the cities.

Projects like

(a) establishment of institutes like a new IIT and/or IISc second campus

(b) 4 laning of entire Hubli-Dharwad NH4 stretch, till it reaches bypass on both ends (It comes to about 30 km)

(c) 4 laning Belgaum-Khanapur road, (Work has already started on this?)

(d) Drinking water supply on a daily basis, reliable electricity supply round the year, proper city-wide drainage etc.. plus many more like this

(e) IMO, Belgaum would have benefited more if the new Assembly hall was at Vaccine depot?? ((I am ready to change my opinion, due to factors like congestion, if Belgaum people feel so) etc...

Got-2-go. more later...

You didn't like my previous rant?? :shocked:





I was like agreeing to ur points :)

<<Jt any idea about the 12 floored golden heights project at Hubli??>>

I don't know much about Golden heights project.

About the budget :

IMHO, the entire North Karanataka (apart from Bellary/Koppal, which I think they deserve), got nothing worth thanking the BJP govt.

The Hubli-Dharwad four-laning is a 140 cr project. The amount sanctioned 50 cr is okay, only if the remaining amount is going to be released in phases. Otherwise it is a big let down.

HD people have been begging (yes, begging) for additional 100 cr for development, as it has a population of close to 10 lakhs (almost double of Belgaum, Mangalore and more than double of Shimoga, Bellary etc...) But nothing was done...

I may be wrong here, the facade of 50% sharing of railway projects is mainly to facilitate projects in/around Shimoga. Three critical Railway projects for the state are

(1) Bangalore/hassan - Mangalore route
(2) Tumkur-Davangere route
(3) Belgaum-Dharwad route...

Rest all are are pandering to the local constituencies... Again, IMO

When it comes to Hubli-Dharwad-Belgaum, a lot of projects announced earlier are yet to take off. What is the point in announcing the projects, when even half of them never start... My only hope now is JNNURM project for the Hubli-Dharwad and Belgaum cities.

:mad: :mad: :mad:
ya Jt n akash i agree with u guys..this is a very disappointing budget for H-D n also for other regions of NK...once again neglected....wat Mr shettar is doin i don no...he really has no power to influence i guess..he is like good for nothin...i was happy to hear that road has been granted...but u tellin its a 150crore project..i don think d govt wil be allocting d amount in another phase..receiving 50crore only wil be only face several hurdles i tel u...
Banglore has been alloted 5000crores....man come on atleast 200crores for H-D..i would be very happy..
yeddi has to take it from British envoy...Karnataka is not only Banglore..

ya Jt n akash i agree with u guys..this is a very disappointing budget for H-D n also for other regions of NK...once again neglected....wat Mr shettar is doin i don no...he really has no power to influence i guess..he is like good for nothin...i was happy to hear that road has been granted...but u tellin its a 150crore project..i don think d govt wil be allocting d amount in another phase..receiving 50crore only wil be only face several hurdles i tel u...
Banglore has been alloted 5000crores....man come on atleast 200crores for H-D..i would be very happy..
yeddi has to take it from British envoy...Karnataka is not only Banglore..

True man Yeddi I thought was pro NK CM but he also proved to be like SM Krishna,Hubli-Dhawrad is our second biggest U/A after Bangalore and we need atleast 500 crores allocated for H-D,Shettar is useless.

Make me the CM of the state, I will shift the capital to Belgaum.

We have seen enough of Bangalore,enough is enough.

Hubli-Dharwad really deserves more and more.

CC bharath bommangoudar

Hubli by pass road

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Hubli city bypass road and sunset :happy: thanks to Bharath Bommangoudar

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:hilarious:

Curfewed in the old city market area :ohno:

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RC circle,Hubli deserted look

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Source (http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=171909)

You didn't like my previous rant?? :shocked:



IMO, these new units like TATA-Marco Polo in Dharwad or Quest aero space SEZ in Belgaum, don't really add much to the cities.

Projects like

(a) establishment of institutes like a new IIT and/or IISc second campus

(b) 4 laning of entire Hubli-Dharwad NH4 stretch, till it reaches bypass on both ends (It comes to about 30 km)

(c) 4 laning Belgaum-Khanapur road, (Work has already started on this?)

(d) Drinking water supply on a daily basis, reliable electricity supply round the year, proper city-wide drainage etc.. plus many more like this

(e) IMO, Belgaum would have benefited more if the new Assembly hall was at Vaccine depot?? ((I am ready to change my opinion, due to factors like congestion, if Belgaum people feel so) etc...

Got-2-go. more later...

Item (d) is of prime importance. For the cities to be sustainable, hygiene factors should be taken care first. Economic growth follows. Manish Desai

http://mangalorean.com/images/newstemp24/20100306hubli1.jpg

:hilarious:


Thanks Akash. This particular picture is really hilarious.


I think the policeman is an aerobics guru. Being careful, he is making sure he spanks the auto driver's knee portion, and not damage the auto!!!!!!!

Hero-Honda apparently has not yet taken a final decision about locating their new two-wheeler plant in Karantaka. The Government has been pitching for its location in Hubli-Dharwad area offering one 500 acre site near Hubli and another 1000 acre site near Dharwad. Hero-Honda has some issues regarding fiscal incentives being offered. A final decision is expected sometime next month. Till then, let's keep our fingers crossed. Manish Desai

Hero-Honda apparently has not yet taken a final decision about locating their new two-wheeler plant in Karantaka. The Government has been pitching for its location in Hubli-Dharwad area offering one 500 acre site near Hubli and another 1000 acre site near Dharwad. Hero-Honda has some issues regarding fiscal incentives being offered. A final decision is expected sometime next month. Till then, let's keep our fingers crossed. Manish Desai

Hubli-Dharwad is located ideally on the NH4 mid way between Pune and Bangalore the two Auto hubs of India.

Vimal Plaza ,Belgaum


VIMAL PLAZA conveniently situated in the Heart Of The City, 1 km away from Central Busses Stand and 1km from Rail Stand. The other places of conveniences like, educational institutions, Theaters, Hotels, Shopping complexes, Market are in close proximity.

Link (http://www.panchmukhiconstructions.com/Vimal%20Plaza.html)

Akash,

I think, interms of number of Residential apartments, Bengaluru stands 1st, Mangaluru 2nd and Hubli stands 3rd. Am I right?:bash:

Akash,

I think, interms of number of Residential apartments, Bengaluru stands 1st, Mangaluru 2nd and Hubli stands 3rd. Am I right?:bash:

Ananda Yes ur right bangalore stands first, then mangalore and then Hubli-Dharwad.

I just joined skyscrapercity.
From past few days I was going through most of the posts about Hubli-Dharwad-Belgaum and several developments in Karnataka.

Willing to involve myself in discussing and posting on developments in N-K region.

Regards,
Prashant

Does anyone know the status of the Hubli Airport Expansion?

Does anyone know the status of the Hubli Airport Expansion?

Welcome Prashant :)

There is a separate thread for Hubli Airport (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=908280&page=2)


Land acquisition/compensation is going on.

Welcome Prashant :)

There is a separate thread for Hubli Airport (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=908280&page=2)


Land acquisition/compensation is going on.

Thanks for the link... :) Hope it completes soon.

BVB Engg College
Old building
http://www.educationinfoindia.com/engg/images/b_bvbmain.jpg

New building
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/BVB.jpg

Thanks for the link... :) Hope it completes soon.

Prashant, any idea about the golden heights 12 storeyed apartment U/C??

Prashant, any idea about the golden heights 12 storeyed apartment U/C??

I am also waiting for someone to give the updates on that... :(

I am also waiting for someone to give the updates on that... :(

nice pic of the BVB college.

So you are not staying in hubli??

nice pic of the BVB college.

So you are not staying in hubli??

Yes right now I am working in Singapore. I really want to settle in Hubli as it is my native place.
You are from Belgaum right? Its a cool place to stay.

Yes right now I am working in Singapore. I really want to settle in Hubli as it is my native place.
You are from Belgaum right? Its a cool place to stay.

Yes prashant I am a native of belgaum,but a resident of mysore. :banana:

Yes prashant I am a native of belgaum,but a resident of mysore. :banana:


Akash,

Belgaum is far cooler than Mysore.

:banana:

Akash,

Belgaum is far cooler than Mysore.

:banana:

No doubt it is the coolest place. :cheers:As you mentioned earlier, its true the NH4 near nippani is really beautiful.

GOK has not marketed the city well.

HUBLI: There has been overwhelming response to the adventure water sports festival organised for the first time in Hubli. Braving scorching heat, hundreds of people including children and women are thronging the Unkal lake to take part in the thrilling events.

The five-day festival is organised by State Youth Affairs and Sports Department in association with General Timmaiah National Academy of Adventure Sports and the district administration.

According to organisers over 1200 people were being trained in water sports as part of the festival. About 30 instructors from the academy and the Sports Department have been training and guiding people taking part in adventure water sports in the lake.

Facilities and equipment have been made available for taking part in sports like rafting, water scooter, canoeing, carole ride, kayaking, water-skiing and wind surfing.

Before taking up an exhilarating ride on water, life-saving jackets will be given to the each person as a precautionary measure.

Shabbir, the team leader of trainers at the festival told Express that allaying fear about water among people, particularly the youths, is the aim behind organising the event. We have already organised the adventure water sports festival in Karwar, Mangalore, Davangere, Manglore, Udupi and Hassan. We are also planning to organise it in other cities where there are lakes, he said.

Many youths at the venue said that they were thrilled to take part in water sports for the first time.

EB (http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Water+sports+catches+up+in+Hubli&artid=jh0ZT5pyGSE=&SectionID=7GUA38txp3s=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=zkvyRoWGpmWSxZV2TGM5XQ==&SEO=)

Make PG center as university gaining ground

4:24 PM Posted by ukmad

Kannada Rakshana Vedike activists and members of other Kannada organizations staged a demonstration in front of Vidhana Soudha on Monday in support of the demand to upgrade the centre to an independent university, and submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister.
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Meanwhile in Belgaum in a meeting of prominent leaders of different political parties and representatives of social and Kannada organizations was held at the Kannada Sahitya Bhavan on Tuesday on the same issue.

AllaboutBelgaum

Hope yeddi does the bit

Make PG center as university gaining ground



AllaboutBelgaum

Hope yeddi does the bit

i seriously don feel that another university should come up... waste of money...there was also no need of one in bellary..n now in belgaum..its of no use..already we hav around 11..apart from VTU,RGHU n agri...universities wil loose prominance n importance...i don support this..:bash:

Any positive step taken for education must be welcomed,Manoj. :banana:

Any positive step taken for education must be welcomed,Manoj. :banana:
they r not making any reforms...just establishing another one for their selfish ends...it wont yield anything...m not sensing any good in this step...there is really no need of more universities..they hav to improve d existing ones,their syllabus etc..theres loads of improvements to be made..:ohno:

they r not making any reforms...just establishing another one for their selfish ends...it wont yield anything...m not sensing any good in this step...there is really no need of more universities..they hav to improve d existing ones,their syllabus etc..theres loads of improvements to be made..:ohno:


Hmm true your point is strong...........

Hmm true your point is strong...........

Akash,


I remember, when I was studying, there were very few universities. There was a huge requirement for more univerisities. People were blaming Government for not establishing more universities. When it is happening, people blame these steps too.

:ohno:

Bhutramatti PG center will be university

6:42 PM Posted by ukmad

After several protests and rallies done by KRV and other Kanada organizations, CM BSY today announced this on the floor of the assembly that Veer Rani Kittur Channama PG center at Bhutrammarti will be converted into a independent university which will serve Belgaum district.


http://allaboutbelgaum.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DSCN9446.jpg

This is a welcome step for Belgaumites as another university in the city, VTU already exists.
Speaking to the blog, Rajeev Toppannavar of KRV said that this is victory of Belgaum and once this university starts all students of Belgaum district will be benefited.

Allabout belgaum

:banana:

A dream come true

Staff Correspondent

Belgaum: The announcement by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa in the Assembly on Thursday declaring Kittur Rani Channamma Post Graduate Centre of Karnatak University as independent university has come as dream come true for those involved in the struggle for upgrading the PG centre into a university.

For students, teaching and non-teaching staff of the centre, which is nestled in the greens of Bhootaramanahatti, off Pune-Bangalore Express Highway (National Highway 4) and about 20 km from the city, it was a great day to share what was a happiest movement indeed.

Thanked

A function was held to mark the occasion and thank Mr. Yeddyurappa and his Government, the legislators and Members of Parliament from the district, the Syndicate of Karnatak University and social and Kannada organisations and their leaders who supported the movement.

On Thursday, the KRV members celebrated the day by bursting crackers at Rani Channamma Circle.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/20/stories/2010032051800300.htm)

Thank you Yeddi

112 acres purchased for sugar factory

Staff Correspondent

It will come up near B Gudihala village

HUBLI: Kalghatgi MLA Santosh Lad has said that his company has purchased 112 acres of land for setting up a sugar factory in Kalghatgi taluk of Dharwad district.

Mr. Lad told presspersons here on Friday that the company had planned to begin construction work after May on the land purchased from farmers directly near B Gudihala village in the taluk.

He said that the investment would be anywhere between Rs. 200 crore and Rs. 300 crore depending on the capacity of the plant.

To a query, he said the plan to set up a dairy had been put off as it was found unviable in the region.

To another query, he said some villages in his constituency still lacked bus service as there was reserve forest through which road cannot be laid.

However, the problems were likely to be solved once the Kalghatgi Depot of the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation was set up, and the Minister concerned had promised take steps to expedite it, Mr. Lad said.

Mass marriage

Hollywood, Bollywood and Sandalwood film stars will take part in a free mass marriage on March 22 at Dharwad Cross near Kalghatgi organised by S. Lad Educational and Charitable Trust.

The guest list includes Hollywood star Lisa Lazarus, Bollywood stars Jackie Shroff, Neha Dhupia, Hamsa, Rima Patel, Aneez Basmi, Director Subhash Ghai, and Sandalwood stars Anu Prabhakar and Sharmila Mandre.

Mr. Lad said that more than 500 couples had registered for the mass marriage and the number was likely to go up in the next few days. He said precautions had been taken to check for minor girls and boys getting married at the mass marriage.

“We have cancelled around 100 applications following directions from the Woman and Child Development Officer who found the documents pertaining to age were not valid,” he said.

He said the film stars were coming as guests.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/20/stories/2010032052090300.htm)

Mass marriage :?

Hubli Division records rise in passenger traffic

Staff Correspondent


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South Western Railway Divisional Railway Manager of Hubli Division Adesh Sharma (centre) addressing the 16th Divisional Railway Users' Consultative Committee (DRUCC) meeting

HUBLI: Hubli Division of the South Western Railway has registered an increase of 19.06 per cent in the passenger traffic till February-end when compared to the corresponding period during the previous financial year.

Speaking at the 16th Divisional Railway Users' Consultative Committee (DRUCC) meeting of the Hubli Division in Hubli on Friday, Divisional Railway Manager Adesh Sharma said that Hubli Division had carried 3.31 crore passengers up to the end of February and it was 2.78 crore during the corresponding period of the last year. He said the total earnings of Hubli Division till the end of February was Rs. 2,655.01 crore.

Congratulating the new members of DRUCC, Mr. Sharma briefed about the recent achievements in respect of improved passenger amenities and facilities provided at various railway stations in the Hubli Division till the end of February.

He said that two new trains between Yeshwanthpur and Bijapur had been introduced and for these trains, stoppages had been provided at Annigeri, Hole-Alur, Guledgudda Road, Alamatti and Basavana Bagewadi Road stations. He listed out the stoppage facilities, extension of services and other facilities extended to railway passengers.

Damodhardas R. Rathi, member of DRUCC from Bagalkot, requested the administration to extend Solapur-Gadag-Solapur Inter-City Express up to Hubli; to extend Dharwad-Gadag-Dharwad Passenger trains up to Solapur as it was announced in the Railway Budget; to change the timings of the Bagalkot-Solapur Passenger train; to provide a foot overbridge at Alamatti, Badami and Hole-Alur stations apart from an underpass facility at Alamatti station.

S. Brahmaiah of Bellary Chamber of Commerce and Industry sought the introduction of a daily Intercity Express between Hubli and Guntakal; Intercity Express between Hubli and Bangalore via Gadag, Hospet and Bellary.

Srikant S. Gureddi demanded a night express train between Solapur and Vasco-da-Gama initially as a holiday special via Gadag and Hubli.

S. Srinivas suggested the introduction of a superfast express between Bangalore and Mumbai via Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum and Pune.

V.B. Desai sought stoppage at Khanapur for the Chalukya and the Haripriya express trains.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/20/stories/2010032053270300.htm)

Aryabhata Tech Park Status

Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation has published a report on the status of development activities in the Aryabhata Tech Park, situated between Hubli and Dharwad. The report states that out of 7 IT companies which were allotted land in the park, 3 of them have obtained building permission for their projects. The status of their building work is as shown below.

N. S. I. Ltd. - Completed
M/S Sankalp Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. - Started
Mahaveer Infoway Ltd. - Yet to start

The other 4 companies have not yet obtained building permission, as per the report.

Follow here (http://www.hdmc.gov.in/Aryabhata_Tech_Park_Status_Report.pdf)

Multiplexes may invest Rs 400 crore in 2010

Pradipta Mukherjee / Kolkata December 23, 2009, 0:49 IST

The country’s multiplex industry is likely to invest Rs 400 crore in setting up new properties, new genre movies (3D being one) and in at least two big-budget Bollywood releases lined up every month over the next one year.

At present, there are about 250 multiplexes in India and close to 900 screens. The industry is expected to see an addition of 40-50 new properties and 150-200 new screens in 2010 due to the fading recession, point out multiplex chains. Multiplexes invest Rs 2 crore per screen on an average. Thus, according to experts, the total investment next year on additional screens is estimated at Rs 400 crore.

But, 2009 was a far different story. Over 100 films were released in the year, but hits were few and far between. In addition, multiplex chains slowed down expansion too. Recession, producer-multiplex strike, and a string of box office flops led to 2009 being one of the worst years for the multiplex industry. The two-month-long stand-off between producers-distributors and multiplex owners over revenue sharing, which was resolved on June 5, led to a whopping Rs 300-crore loss to the Hindi film industry alone.

“The industry went through a few glitches at the beginning of this year. But, after June, there has been an upsurge in consumer spending and overall sentiment. The outlook for next year, too, is positive and, with recession fading, more properties would be able to open on time,” said Rishi Negi, CEO, Fame Cinemas.

Fame Cinemas would add six new multiplexes in 2010 and 24-30 new screens. The company spends Rs 70,000-Rs 1 lakh per seat. Each screen has around 300-350 seats. Currently, the company has 23 multiplexes and 93 screens.

Inox Leisure, on the other hand, has 29 multiplexes and 105 screens across 20 cities in India. “In 2010, we will add another 15 multiplexes and 70 screens. We will open new properties in places where we already have a presence like Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, as well as enter into new towns like Visakhapatnam, Belgaum, Hubli, Kanpur, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Bhubaneswar, among other locations,” said Alok Tandon, CEO, Inox. The company, which added four multiplexes and 20 screens till date in 2009, invests between Rs 2-2.5 crore per screen.

Tushar Dhingra, COO, Big Cinemas, is of the opinion that 3D movies would be the biggest draw for 2010. “Already, Hollywood has lined up 18 movies in 3D for release in 2010. Although, this technology would see another seven to eight years to mature, movie-goers have already accepted it,” Dhingra said.

Big Cinemas added 80 screens and around 26 properties since April 2009 till date. It currently has a total of 84 properties in India, with 12 screens showing 3D movies. Altogether, India has over 50 3D screens.


Business Standard (http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/multiplexes-may-invest-rs-400-crore-in-2010/380459/)

No Mysore and Mangalore??

Monday, March 22, 2010 2:19:59 PM (IST)

Dharwad: Permanent High Court Benches in City, Gulbarga Soon - Moily



Daijiworld Media Network – Dharwad (SP)

Dharwad, Mar 22: Union law and justice minister, M Veerappa Moily, said that permanent benches of the state High Court will begin functioning in the city as well Dharwad, soon. He was speaking after unveiling the statue of the late Dr G M Patil, installed in the premises of KPES Law College premises, on Sunday March 21.

“The process of appointing judges to the permanent benches has already been set into motion. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has been requested to take steps to set up permanent benches in Dharwad and Gulbarga. Notification in this respect will be released soon, and the appointment of judges to these benches will also be finalized at the earliest,” Moily enumerated.

The minister also said that the government wants to pave way for quick delivery of justice, by setting up one village court for every two to three villages all over the country, within the next three years. He also revealed that training is being imparted to the judges and lawyers, towards executing the ambitious plan of the government to dispose off long-pending suits within the next three years.

Moily also stated that the central government is seriously contemplating reformation of the law education in the country, so that it becomes a model for other countries to emulate.

Daijiworld (http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=74293&n_tit=Dharwad%3A+Permanent+High+Court+Benches+in+City%2C+Gulbarga+Soon+-+Moily)

Belgaum will have 2 subways and one indoor stadium

1:18 PM Posted by ukmad

Under the 100 crore plan Belgaum will get TWO subways for pedestrians and one indoor stadium. The plan has been sent for approval and once the same is approved the work will commence.
The two subways planned are at: DC office to court and another one at fish market to Anthony school. On the empty land of the corporation in Malmaruti an indoor stadium will be built.
Rs.75 lakhs each for the subway and Rs.5 crore is the cost estimated for the indoor stadium. The said project were finalized yesterday at a meet held in Bangalore by district minister Bsavraj Bommai.

Source: Pudhari/All about belgaum

PAGES FROM HISTORY: GANDHIJI IN BELGAUM CONGRESS SESSION

By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore.

Belgaum, the corrupt form of the name Belagamvi, ancient Venugrama is often in the news for political reasons. It is not our intention here to discuss this vexed problem. From the excavations conducted here and hundreds of Kannada stone records found here, it has been established beyond doubt that Belgaum was a part of Karnataka ruled by Kannada dynasties like Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Devagiri Yadavas, Vijayanagara kings and the Bahamani Sultans.

Subsequently it became the headquarters of the chiefs of Desai family. Kittur Rani Chennamma who heralded the flag of revolt against the British with associates like Sangolli Rayanna, is still in the memory of Kannada speaking people. The British made it a district under Maharashtra State. As per the re-organisation of States, the district became a part of Karnataka. Thus except for a short period of less than 100 years when it was under the Marathas, remaining 1,900 years it was under the direct control of Karnataka Kings. This fact cannot be ignored or erased out of the minds of Kannadigas. With the idea of pleasing the people of Belgaum, the government of Karnataka has been spending crores of rupees for the development activities there. This is politics. Thus Belgaum is in news.

Congress session

But Belagum made news in 1924 for a worthy and laudable reason and that is Gandhiji presided over the Congress session held at Belgaum. In fact this is the only Congress session Gandhiji presided in its long history. The entire country was burning with the idea of Indian independence from the yoke of the British. At this time, a group of people enthused by the ideals of Congress decided to hold a session at the town of Belgaum. Gangadhara Rao Deshpande was the real force under this move and he had ability to collect funds for this session, and make proper arrangements for Tilak, Gandhiji and others.

'Congress well'

Arrangements were going on in full swing at Belgaum. Roads were repaired. As there was scarcity of water, the Municipality excavated a huge well for good drinking water. It was called Pampa Sarovara. In course of time it came to be called 'Congress Well.' The venue of the Congress was named Vijayanagara.

Khadi hut

Thousands of people assembled at Belgaum to have a glimpse of Mahatma Gandhi. Most of the houses carried a name plate requesting the visitors to stay in their houses as free guests. That was the enthusiasm of the local people. All rich people and the members of Desai royal family requested Gangadhar Rao Deshpande to permit any one of the them to have Mahat-maji as their guest. But Desh-pande did not accept their offer.

Gandhiji had made a special request for a hut made of Khadi cloth. Actually when Gandhi arrived at this Khadi hut, he was surprised and he told in a firm voice, 'I had asked for a simple Khadi hut but you have insulted me by giving a Khadi palace wasting lot of money which could have been donated to the Congress fund.' Then Gangadhar Rao explained that the cost of the Khadi hut was just Rs. 350 and the same has been auctioned for Rs. 250 and naturally the expense for the hut is just Rs. 100. Gandhiji felt happy at this.

New Railway Station

The Belgaum Railway Station was a bit far away from the venue of the session. This was a disadvantage to the delegates. Then the Southern Maratha Railway company made a temporary Railway Station near the venue and Gandhiji who came by train got down at this station.

Udayavagali

The most important day (24-12-1924) arrived. Gandhiji was shown the programme list. He observed that welcome address by Gangadhar Rao Deshpande had been given 15 minutes' time. Gandhiji said, 'Your speech is good; it has already been printed. You distribute this in advance either free of cost or at a small price. I want you to give its summary in Kannada language in just five minutes. Gandhiji did not suggest Marathi or English or Hindi but Kannada.

Gandhiji's speech was also sold to the audience and this fetched Rs. 1000. Gandhiji then spoke in Hindi for just ten minutes. Gandhiji's message was not to waste time on formal speeches. Before he left his hut for the function, he prayed for 15 minutes. Then Gandhiji was brought to the dais. The programme started with an invocation by no less a person than Huyilagol Narayana Rao who sang the famous song Udayavagali Cheluva Kannadanadu' for the first time. This enthralled not only the audience but inspired lakhs of people all over Kannada speaking areas, for the past one hundred years.

10 minutes speech

Gangadhar Rao Desp-hande finished his welcome address in 5 minutes. Gandhiji spoke in Hindi for ten minutes. He said 'I do not want to waste your and my time by making a long speech. I want you to follow the weaving through Charaka (wheel). Charaka is a means to go closer to independence. That can mitigate our poverty. Gandhiji referred to the misunderstanding between the reactionaries and progressives and said as our goals are same, both should work in unison. He also called upon the Hindus and Muslims to live together harmoniously.

Finally he praised Basavanna's teachings and referred to him as a great savant and a good reformer. Gandhiji said that he would be happy to follow Basavanna's teachings. Thus ended the Belgaum Congress session and it attracted the attention at the all India level. It gave a great boost to the freedom movement in Karnataka.

Gandhiji preached the unity of the country irrespective of the religion, province, language and other considerations. But unfortunately we have forgotten all these moral values and Belagum has become a place for linguistic disharmony.

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This is the NEW TEST TRACK on which you will have to drive to get your Driving License.

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This is being made at the new RTO office at Kanbargi Road (Ramteerth Nagar) it is opposite the Horticultural university at Kanbargi.

All about Belgaum

IBM opens Center of Excellence at GIT



A “Center of Excellence” was launched by IBM at the Gogte Institute of Technology to foster innovation.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the college and IBM to give a concrete shape to the collaboration between the two institutions with the objective of imparting training to build skilled human resource base on leading software technologies.

Earlier, the IBM organized “Develothon 2010”, a IBM programme aimed at helping the software developer community in India develop skills in newer technology areas at GIT.

The company is organizing a 32-city road show and integrates with its developer works forum, known for extensive skill coverage and software evangelisation. During Develothon 2010, resource persons from IBM briefed the students and faculty about cloud computing and web 2.0, smarter planet.


Source: The Hindu

hi, i am from dharwad. currently doing M tech in chennai. does anybody know the status of the construction of two major concrete roads that has been under construction since 1 year?? has it been completed??

^^ welcome Pratyaksh shetty to SSCI :cheers:

^^ welcome Pratyaksh shetty to SSCI :cheers:

Thanks. engineer.akash:)

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Old CBT of Hubli being demolished to pave way for a new one

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Karnataka okays Rs 735-cr drinking water project

Nagesh Prabhu

Bangalore, March 25

The Karnataka Government has decided to extend the 24x7 water supply scheme from a few select wards to the entire city corporations of Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum and Gulbarga.

After the successful execution of the continuous water supply project in 27 wards of three city corporations, the Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) has prepared a proposal to scale up the project to all wards of three civic bodies, at an estimated cost of Rs 735 crore.

A pilot 24x7 water supply scheme project, which was aided by the World Bank, was executed in 27 wards of three city corporations at a cost of Rs 237 crore.

Private funding

Mr Arvind Shrivastava, Managing Director, KUIDFC, said that the State Government had approved the Rs 735 crore project, which will be implemented on a public-private partnership (PPP) model in three city corporations.

The investment by a private operator in the project would be 50 per cent (Rs 367 crore), Central Government funds under the Viability Gap Funding would be 20 per cent (Rs 147 crore), State Government contribution would be 20 per cent (Rs 147 crore), and urban local body contribution would be 10 per cent (Rs 73 crore).

“The selection of a consultant for preparation of detailed project reports and transaction support is in process,” Mr Shrivastava said.

The consultant will suggest names of private operators best suited to invest in the project. The project is expected to be commenced within the next one year, he said.

On the lines of a Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), a Water Council would be set up to provide recommendations for improving the water supply system in the project as well as non-project areas, Mr Shrivastava said.

KUIDFC officials said water supply will be augmented in Hubli-Dharwad City Corporation by drawing water from Malaprabha river, while water to Belgaum city will be drawn from Ghataprabha river.

Water will be supplied from Bheema and Bennethora rivers to residents of the Gulbarga City Corporation. At present, water is available for one to two hours, every three or four days, in these cities. The project will focus on physical investments in the system, and strengthening of institutions for service delivery.

The latter, which is crucial, is aimed at improving information systems, benchmarking services, pricing services to recover the cost of operations and management, and putting in place other measures designed to improve the performance of the public sector.

French firm involved

The reforms covered the municipal corporations, the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB) and KUIDFC.

Under the project, meters will be installed in households and tariffs will be fixed based on the consumption of water.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/03/26/stories/2010032652621900.htm)

BANAGALORE: Karnataka government is alloting 500 acres near the northern district headquarters town of Dharwad to Hero Honda to set up a Rs 2,000 crore two wheeler manufacturing plant with annual capacity of one lakh units, Large and Medium Industries Minister Murugesh R Nirani said.

"Hero Honda is coming.We are going to give them 500 acres near Hubli airport near Dharwad.They are investing Rs 2,000 crore. They need 1,000 skilled workers. It will have annual capacity to manufacture one lakh two-wheelers", he told PTI.

He also said he would hold second round of discussions with South Korean steel major Posco in Seoul in April first week regarding the company's plans to establish a six-million tonne annual capacity steel plant with an investment of Rs 32,000 crore in Karnataka.

Nirani said discussions would also be held with the TVS group in the next few days on the possibility of the latter putting up an engine manufacturing unit in the State.

Source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/auto/two-wheelers/Hero-Honda-to-set-up-Rs-2000-cr-manufacturing-plant-in-Karna/articleshow/5734917.cms

BANAGALORE: Karnataka government is alloting 500 acres near the northern district headquarters town of Dharwad to Hero Honda to set up a Rs 2,000 crore two wheeler manufacturing plant with annual capacity of one lakh units, Large and Medium Industries Minister Murugesh R Nirani said.

"Hero Honda is coming.We are going to give them 500 acres near Hubli airport near Dharwad.They are investing Rs 2,000 crore. They need 1,000 skilled workers. It will have annual capacity to manufacture one lakh two-wheelers", he told PTI.

He also said he would hold second round of discussions with South Korean steel major Posco in Seoul in April first week regarding the company's plans to establish a six-million tonne annual capacity steel plant with an investment of Rs 32,000 crore in Karnataka.

Nirani said discussions would also be held with the TVS group in the next few days on the possibility of the latter putting up an engine manufacturing unit in the State.

Source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/auto/two-wheelers/Hero-Honda-to-set-up-Rs-2000-cr-manufacturing-plant-in-Karna/articleshow/5734917.cms


Great News! hope other states won't hijack these projects.

TNN, Mar 27, 2010, 10.21pm IST

HUBLI: Minister of state for railways, K H Muniyappa, on Saturday said the catering services of the railways is in for a major overhaul.

Speaking after inaugurating Cell Kitchen at Hubli railway station, he said a survey conducted by IRCTC revealed that over 50% of passengers were not happy with the quality of food being supplied in trains while 15.09% and 13.73% passengers were upset with bedroll and overcharging, respectively.

Muniyappa said IRCTC has taken steps by introducing hamper system in base kitchen, conducting food and hygiene audit, centralized rate contract for reputed branded quality product, signed MoU with HPCL for smooth supply of LPG and adoption of fuel-efficient practices in kitchens.

He said IRCTC is taking up the challenge of improving the quality of catering services, spreading awareness among the passengers to curb overcharging, and ensuring cleanliness in compartments, etc.
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Cell kitchen

The Cell Kitchen launched in Hubli railway station is the first state-of-the-art kitchen in South Western Railway zone and 20th in Indian Railways. Built at a cost of Rs 45 lakh, the kitchen has modern equipment like steam cooking, cold storage room, dish washing system, etc.

The food prepared in Cell Kitchen will be supplied to pantry cars and stalls. Cell Kitchen is mandated to provide quality coffee, tea, breakfast, meals at regulated prices.



TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/State-of-the-art-kitchen-opens-at-Hubli-railway-station/articleshow/5732936.cms)

BANGALORE March 28, 2010: Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is on a mission to improve quality in research in diverse areas of technology and find place among the top research universities in the world. In an attempt of enhancement of research aspect, VTU has launched an exclusive portal to reflect its diverse research activities.

The portal developed by VTU E-Learning Centre has been launched by the Prof. V. Rajaraman, an eminent Professor of Computer Science, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore on 27th March 2010 at New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore.

The portal fulfills the needs of large number of research scholars by providing relevant data and information on vast Research topics which are ongoing and on large pool of research guides who are active in their own research segments. VTU has over 1000 research scholars who are carrying research at more than 200 research centers which are spread across the state.

There is a need to provide information about the various research activities of each center and help students to find out the faculty who are working on different topics. This necessitated the design of an exclusive portal.

The portal has rich contents and serves as useful platform for both research scholars and
faculty. The main features of the portal include Research Centers, Research Area, Course
Materials, Circulars and Notification, Degree Conferred, Latex Template, External Research Funding, Research Grants, Funded Projects etc.

The portal server has a single point of access for the entire course material on Research
Methodologies. With this exclusive research portal the VTU research community will have world wide recognition on their research accomplishments. In addition, VTU has been encouraging research by extending

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VRL Group - HUBLI

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Overview

Over the last three decades, VRL's activities have evolved from cargo and transport to courier service and wind power. This evolution would not have been possible without vision, a willingness to embrace change, a strong capacity for innovation and acute awareness for customers growing requirements.

VRL General Cargo - A reputation for quality and reliability

VRL was founded in 1976 by Mr Vijay Sankeshwar in Hubli with a single lorry and a vision that was way ahead of its time. Starting with local transportation between Hubli and Gadag, VRL soon expanded its services to Bangalore, Hubli, Belgaum and Gadag. From this humble beginning VRL has grown into a nationally renowned logistics and transport company which is currently the largest fleet owner in India with a fleet of over 2500 trucks, light commercial vehicles and over 250 buses.

Over the years VRL has devoted itself to providing a safe and reliable delivery network in the field of parcel services. It has now expanded its operations into Courier Services and Express Cargo to meet the growing demand for quicker and speedier deliveries of parcels. Today VRL handles over 6000 MT of parcels every day adding up to a staggering 216,000,000 MT of cargo per annum.

VRL offers its customers a range of transport services optimised to their specific requirements. With the largest network in India, the VRL parcel services is indispensable for large number of corporates. This network spans 12 states in India and is supported by around 1000 branches, 40 hubs cum transport yards and about 5000 customers. With its own trans-shipment yard commencing operation at Gurgaon-Delhi in the near future, VRL is now expanding its services to cover location in other North Indian State.

VRL Express Cargo - Anywhere, Anytime

Delivery on time. Zero excuses. This mantra is the driving force behind the success of VRL Express Cargo. VRL Express Cargo provides its customers with an entire bouquet of value-added services that comprises of road transportation, express cargo, warehousing , re-distribution and courier services. Services now connect customers in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Pondicherry, Western Maharashtra and Gujarat. This network will soon stretch to the other parts of North and East India.

VRL Courier - On Time Every Time

Capitalising on the synergy of its transport network that connects most of Southern and Western India, VRL has now forayed into courier services focusing on delivering documents and small parcels in a time bound manner.

Centralised Operations at Hubli

At the core of the groups transport business is its 40 acre transport cum warehouse complex in Varur, Hubli. This unique facility has all the essential back up services under one roof. The total built up area of complex is 25,00,000 sq. ft. with an additional 1,00,000 sq. ft. of land utilized for sheds and vehicle parking. This complex contains the Head Office Building, Transhipment Godown, Workshop, Canteen, Drivers Rest Room, own Petrol Bunk allotted by Indian Oil Corporation, Effluent Treatment Plant with capacity of 1,75,000 ltrs., and a Rainwater harvesting plant. The complex has an all inclusive state-of-the-art garage cum service complex. Every truck in the fleet passes through this master service facility at least once every 2 weeks.

Vijayanand Travels - At the forefront of passenger transport

Vijayanand Travels, the tour operation division of VRL, is the market leader among tourist bus operators in Karnataka and Maharashtra. It operates a fleet of 250 buses on more than 200 routes across the two states and is supported by a network of 60 branches and 1000agents.

It has pioneered the introduction of Hi-Tech Air conditioned buses including the Volvo B7R on routes leading to remote parts of Karnataka, separate seating arrangements for women on board, a choice of buses from ordinary buses to super luxury A/C buses, cloak room facilities in branches, check point to monitor vehicle movement, two drivers on the buses to prevent driver fatigue and enhance passenger safety and an E-Ticketing facility.

ISO 9001-2000 Certification

Vijayanand Travels is committed to quality and safety. In recognition of its efforts to conform its services to the highest standards regarding time-management, passenger conveniences, facilities safety precautions, it was awarded the ISO 9001-2000 Certification for its Quality Management System in June 2005.

Quality Policy

Our commitment is to provide Quality Logistics Services consistently, at a reasonable price and to continually improve the same to achieve customer's delight on a sustainable basis.

Limca Book of Records

VRL enjoys the distinction of being the single largest fleet owner in the private sector in India with more than 2500 vehicles.

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HUBLI: Work on Mahatma Gandhi Garden — where the Indira Glass House is located — will be completed in 8 to 10 months, Jagadish Shettar, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister, has said.

The total cost of the project was Rs. 5 crore, he said, after inspecting the work along with Deputy Commissioner Darpan Jain on Sunday.

The Minister said that to ensure proper maintenance of the park, an entrance fee would be charged. The Minister said the survey for the development of a four-lane road between Hubli and Dharwad was complete.

Project fund

While the Union Government had sanctioned Rs. 100 crore for the project, the State had allocated only Rs. 50 crore in its recent budget. Work would begin once the modalities were completed, he said.

Mr. Shettar also inspected work on the Link road between Indi Pump and Unakal that was taken up with the assistance of the Union Government under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns.

Delays

He said that because of encroachment, work had been delayed on certain stretches.

The Minister said that three acres were available with the Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation at Heggeri and this would be utilised to develop an indoor stadium.TheHindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/30/stories/2010033054510300.htm)

Hubli, March 29: Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation has strictly banned the use and sales of plastic carry bags, which are thin less than 20 microns as per the rule.

Municipal Corporation along with State Environment Pollution Control Board has taken up this decision in order to preserve the environment. And if the rule is violated then criminal case will be registered.
SRC (http://www.udayavani.com/showstory.asp?news=0&contentid=752478&lang=1)

hi, i am from dharwad. currently doing M tech in chennai. does anybody know the status of the construction of two major concrete roads that has been under construction since 1 year?? has it been completed??

ya the KCD road is almost complete.....d other at malmaddi is still in progress...from shusruta hospital til station....^^

ya the KCD road is almost complete.....d other at malmaddi is still in progress...from shusruta hospital til station....^^

Manoj,I heard that two more roads in Hubli are getting concreted,Can u plz throw more light on their status......

TNN, Mar 29, 2010, 10.20pm IST

HUBLI: In an effort to streamline the traffic and remove bottlenecks, the Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissionerate had declared several important and busy junctions in the twin cities as `no-parking' zones.

But strangely, the situation is back to square one, just a few months after enforcing the new rule. For example, no-parking signs were erected on both sides of PB Road, stretching from Hosur Circle to Basava Vana Circle. Also, a police constable was posted on the spot to ensure that the rule was followed.

Things were fine, but only in the beginning. Now, with the police withdrawing the cop posted there, the situation has just turned worse. Traffic jams have become order of the day on the stretch leading KC Circle, the heart of the city. Two- and four-wheelers are parked on both sides of the road, making it completely difficulty for the passers-by. The presence of large number of automobile spare parts shops there has added to the mess.

The situation is no different in front of HDFC Bank near Court Circle. The presence of a number of banks and offices on the narrow stretch makes it difficult for motorists to pass through from the junction. Many motorists park their vehicles, blissfully ignoring the `no-parking' signs put up there. Because of a bus stop there, many vehicles pile up, up to the traffic signal near Court Circle. The unauthorized autorickshaw stand at the busy junction is another impediment for the free flow of traffic.

The situation is no different in other downtown areas like Circuit House Road, Dajibanpet, Kamaripet and Old Hubli areas, through which the Pune-Bangalore Road passes. Some of the streets in Dajibanpet and Kamaripet are so narrow that it is difficult for four-wheelers moving in opposite directions to pass through together. In spite of such a situation, people don't mind parking their vehicles in a haphazard manner.

M K Patil, a resident of Deshpandenagar, blames the police for this. "The police introduce one rule or the other whenever some problem arises. But within a few weeks or months of monitoring, they completely forget it, which makes the problem bounce back," he adds.

However, DCP Batakurki said they are strictly implementing the rule by slapping fines on violators. TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Traffic-problems-worsen-in-Hubli/articleshow/5739983.cms)

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TNN, Mar 31, 2010, 09.35pm IST

DHARWAD: Dharwad will have a Block Education Office exclusively for the city. The new office, located on PUE department premises, opposite RN Shetty stadium complex, will be functional from April 2. Education officer Girish Padaki will be the Block Education Officer (BEO) for Dharwad city.

With this, the long-pending demand for a separate Block Education Office in Dharwad will be fulfilled. Hitherto, there was only one BEO for the twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad while the office was in Hubli. The primary and high schools in Dharwad were to approach the BEO office in Hubli for their administrative works like getting the salary bills of the staff passed. Primary schoolteachers, in the absence of a clerk, were forced to double up as clerks and visit Hubli office for such works. This was affecting the academic activities in the schools besides being a financial burden on the teachers.

Responding to the plea by teachers and parents, primary and secondary education minister Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri had promised a separate BEO for Dharwad.

The BEO in Hubli will look after 281 schools coming under Hubli division of HDMC, while the Dharwad one will have 161 schools functioning in Dharwad division of HDMC.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Dharwad-gets-BEO/articleshow/5748065.cms)

TNN, Mar 31, 2010, 09.38pm IST

HAVERI: Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa said the central government has agreed to provide Rs 4,600 crore to the state for implementing National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) during 2010-11. This would enable farmers to build check-dams, canals and bunds to their fields.

Addressing mediapersons at Mannur village near Haveri on Wednesday, the CM said the state government has spent Rs 2.350 crore in 2009-10 and Rs 357 crore in 2008-09 under the scheme.

The state has witnessed the worst-ever floods last year, because of which 305 villages were badly affected and five lakh houses were inundated. "The government will construct 70,000 houses for the flood victims," he added.

Ruling out the formation of Saint Sarvajna Development Authority, Yeddyurappa said the government will develop Abalur, the birthplace of saint-poet Sarvajna, without forming an authority for the purpose.

The CM said he will participate in Global Investors' Roadshow scheduled for April 1 in Mumbai to invite the participants for the Global Investors' Meet to be held in Bangalore on June 6 and 7.

Replying to a question on the steps being taken by the government to arrest the culprits who attacked miner Tappan Ganesh on Monday, the CM said he has directed the DGP to arrest the attackers within 24 hours. "The police have seized one car and investigations are on," he added.


TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/State-to-get-Rs-4600cr-for-NREGS-CM-Yeddyurappa/articleshow/5748074.cms)

HUBLI: The Mayor of Hubli-Dharwad, Venkatesh Mestri, has warned contractors against poor quality work.

After making his first speech in the council meeting of the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation as Mayor, Mr. Mestri was reacting to comments from the council members on his maiden speech.

He said that he had begun inspecting the various development works in the twin cities. Any contractor found turning out substandard work would be dealt with severely, he said.

The Mayor assured that at least another 18 wards would be brought under the 24 x 7 water supply project within a year's time. Subsequently, the project would be extended to all the wards. Also, measures would be taken to streamline the existing water supply cycle, he said.

Responding to the concerns of the council members, especially those belonging to the Opposition parties, he promised them that the grants for development works would be distributed evenly among all the wards.

Earlier, , Mr. Mestri listed out his priorities as Mayor.

He said the corporation had received Rs. 152 crore for the Rs. 350-crore round-the-clock water supply project in all the wards of Hubli-Dharwad. He would initiate measures with the help of the council members to get the remaining amount released and implement the work in a phased manner.

Making comments on the speech of the Mayor, council members of the Opposition parties, including Leader of the Opposition Ganesh Tagargunti, Hazrat Ali Doddmani, Rajannava Koravi, Deepak Chinchore, Altaf Kittur, Vijayalakshmi Luthimath and Ashok Jadhav expressed displeasure over the functioning of the officials of the water board.

They urged the Mayor to focus mainly on streamlining the existing water supply cycle especially in areas where the frequency was once in 10 days.

At one point of time there was a heated discussion between the members of the ruling party and the Opposition members when Mr. Deepak Chinchore termed the Mayor's speech as just a repetition of the budget speech.

The former Mayor, Viranna Savadi, defended Mr. Mestri's speech and said that there was progress with regard to improving the water distribution network and suggested that an immediate meeting of the water board officials and council members was convened to address the problem.Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/01/stories/2010040150880300.htm)

DHARWAD: SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, has obtained permission from the Union Government to start postgraduate medical courses from the next academic year.

Speaking to The Hindu, after the inauguration of the Faculty Practice (Special Clinic) at the SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital in Dharwad, Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Sri Veerendra Heggade said that based on the recommendation of the Medical Council of India, the Union Government had given permission to set up a superspeciality hospital in Dharwad.

Mr. Heggade said that the superspeciality hospital would help patients from the region to get advanced treatment for various ailments which was hitherto not available in these parts.

Medical Director of SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital Niranjankumar said that initially the postgraduate courses would be launched in seven pre-clinical and para-clinical subjects with an intake of 21 seats each. He said the admissions would be through the PGCET as per government norms. He said the advantage of the new facility was that the services of the experienced teaching faculty would be available at the superspeciality hospital.

Health insurance

To a query, Mr. Heggade said that health insurance was the only solution for the health problems of middle class families.

He said the Dharmasthala Gramabhivruddhi Yojane had launched “Sampoorna Suraksha” health insurance scheme for members of below poverty line families and above poverty line families.TheHindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/01/stories/2010040151150300.htm)

Sarjoo Katkar
First Published : 31 Mar 2010 03:34:00 AM IST
Last Updated : 31 Mar 2010 08:27:41 AM IST

BELGAUM: Fresh survey is underway in Belgaum, Bagalkot and Bijapur districts for uranium deposits.

An aerial survey in Belgaum has been started for the last two days, in addition to the field survey that has been going on in Deshanur village, Bailhongal taluk, Belgaum district and the ongoing process to acquire land for uranium extraction in Gogi village, Shahapur taluk, Yadgir district.

In fact, the helicopter, which has been flying low over the city, had caused panic among the people as it is fitted with electromagnetic equipment and has a loop of 15 - metre radius dropped down by a 45-metre long cable.

Offices of this newspaper, the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police received a host of calls from the people enquiring about the chopper.

They heaved a sigh of relief after they came to know that the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research of the Department of Atomic Energy (AMDER) has been surveying the area with prior permission from the district authorities for a possible availability of uranium in this region.

Office of Department of Atomic Energy, Hyderabad, confirmed to the Belgaum district administration that the helicopter was engaged in geophysical surveys in parts of Belgaum, Bagalkot and Bijapur districts of Karnataka and parts of Kolhapur district of Maharashtra.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Vijay Torgal told Express that A S Chawla of Department of Atomic Energy had clarified that the AMDER had identified this region, particularly the geological domain of Kaladagi basin in Bagalkot district, for carrying out low-altitude heliborne geophysical surveys.

The chopper contains equipment like the Time Domain Electro- Magnetic sensor, Magnetometer and Gamma Ray spectrometer.

Other instruments housed inside the helicopter are computer-based data acquisition system and DGPS Navigation system.

The helicopter is flying at a height of 75 metres, said Chawla.

Torgal asked the people to not panic as the aerial survey is being carried out with the prior information to the district authorities, Ministry of Defence and Director General of Civil Aviation. The survey covers a large an area of 12,000 sq.km covering four districts.

The Department of Atomic Energy said that similar surveys were also carried out in Chhattarpur (Madhya Pradesh), Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Miryalguda (Andhra Pradesh), and in parts of Gulburga and Bijapur districts between February and April 2009

Express Buzz (http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Fresh+survey+for+uranium+in+N-K&artid=dDK0b8fMHI0=&SectionID=7GUA38txp3s=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=zkvyRoWGpmWSxZV2TGM5XQ==&SEO=)

Which road in Dharwad?Taken on march 13 during the kannada sahitya sammelana

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akash:

i think it's PB road. not sure though.

Our Bureau

Mangalore, April 2

The Dharwad-headquartered Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB), a regional rural bank sponsored by Syndicate Bank, reached a business level of Rs 7,537 crore during 2009-10 as against Rs 6,084 crore in 2008-09, registering a growth of 23.88 per cent.

The total deposits of the bank reached Rs 4,456 crore (Rs 3,458 crore) and advances Rs 3,081 crore (Rs 2626 crore).

The deposits recorded a growth of 28.86 per cent and advances 17.32 per cent during the year.

The credit-deposit ratio of the bank during 2009-10 stood at 70 per cent.

Quoting Mr K.P. Muralidharan, Chairman, KVGB, a press release said here that the bank was catering to the needs of around 39 lakh customers and registering good growth every year, effectively discharging its social obligations with the usual banking business.

Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank, which has 425 branches, planned to bring at least 150 branches into its core banking solution (CBS) network by September 2010, Mr Muralidharan said.

The bank's 425th branch was opened at Station Road, Hubli, on March 31.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/04/03/stories/2010040351221100.htm)

Which road in Dharwad?Taken on march 13 during the kannada sahitya sammelana

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this is not P.B road...it is d newly laid k.c.d road..near joseph school..:)

Manoj I have few queries for you :)

1) Have they concreted the CBT road in Hubli??

2) Heard that renovation works are underway in the old bus stand in Hubli city

3) Any idea about the satus of the Golden heights towers in hubli ?

4) What is the status of the mall which is to come up in Hubli on Gokul road heard its U/C.

5) How much more left for the completion of Oswal towers in Dharwad.

6) Cultural programs being held on Nrupathunga Hill?

7) Works expedited in Unkal lake??

8) Status of Aryabhatta IT park?

9) ANy plans to renovate old Dharwad bus stand?

10) List out all the concrete roads being laid in Hubli-Dharwad

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Manoj I have few queries for you :)

1) Have they concreted the CBT road in Hubli??

2) Heard that renovation works are underway in the old bus stand in Hubli city

3) Any idea about the satus of the Golden heights towers in hubli ?

4) What is the status of the mall which is to come up in Hubli on Gokul road heard its U/C.

5) How much more left for the completion of Oswal towers in Dharwad.

6) Cultural programs being held on Nrupathunga Hill?

7) Works expedited in Unkal lake??

8) Status of Aryabhatta IT park?

9) ANy plans to renovate old Dharwad bus stand?

10) List out all the concrete roads being laid in Hubli-Dharwad


hi akash...
as far as hubli CBT is concerned i don no..havn been there its too far...n also same bout Golden heights it is entirely on other side which is again too far..it would be nice if v hav someone in this forum from hubli who can update us d ground reality...

1) yup i had been to Nrupathunga Hill recently ya cultural programs r conducted there..n its maintained nicely...

2)regarding unkal lake...no great progress..in some parts of d garden there grass has grown to bout 8feet...hope they start d work very soon..

3)some three companies which r based in hubli n a company from banglore hav built there buildings n they would soon start functionin there..

4)regarding dharwad bustand last year only they built shopping complex in its premises..nothing new to c...

5)don no bout d concrete roads in hubli....here 2 main roads i.e K.C.D n STATION road r concretized..

6)the mall on gokul road it stil U/C only...don no when they wil complete it...
they r building it at very slow pace....

7)oswal towers in dharwad i guess bout 50% of work is stil it be done....

^^

hi akash...
as far as hubli CBT is concerned i don no..havn been there its too far...n also same bout Golden heights it is entirely on other side which is again too far..it would be nice if v hav someone in this forum from hubli who can update us d ground reality...

1) yup i had been to Nrupathunga Hill recently ya cultural programs r conducted there..n its maintained nicely...

2)regarding unkal lake...no great progress..in some parts of d garden there grass has grown to bout 8feet...hope they start d work very soon..

3)some three companies which r based in hubli n a company from banglore hav built there buildings n they would soon start functionin there..

4)regarding dharwad bustand last year only they built shopping complex in its premises..nothing new to c...

5)don no bout d concrete roads in hubli....here 2 main roads i.e K.C.D n STATION road r concretized..

6)the mall on gokul road it stil U/C only...don no when they wil complete it...
they r building it at very slow pace....

7)oswal towers in dharwad i guess bout 50% of work is stil it be done....

^^
Thanx Manoj,quite a lot of progress............

HUBLI: After finding its way into the Limca Book of Records for being the first road in the country to be insured by the citizens, the Timmasagar Temple Main Road in Hubli has added another feather to its cap. It has now entered India Book of Records.

The 385-metre civic road that connects NH-4 shot into fame after a local medical practitioner Dr Mrityunjay C Sindhur insured it for an amount of Rs 2 lakh in August 2007. While Sindhur himself paid the annual premium for the first two years, a group of nine citizens located on the pathway joined him in sharing the premium amount of the third year for an assured sum of Rs 6 lakh.

Sindhur said henceforth the same procedure will be followed to pay the premium. He said that many residents were individually ready to bear the whole insurance premium. "But later, it was decided to distribute the responsibility as it would help spread a strong message about private participation. It will also make the residents treat the road as theirs," he said. This initiative entered Limca Book of records in 2007.

He said the residents' initiative, however small, helps protect the public road. "But it will go a long way in inculcating civic sense among the residents and help reduce some part of financial burden on the government..." he added.

The residents here also want people elsewhere in the city to take a cue from them. "We hope that the HDMC will make efforts in this regard for the well-being of its roads which will save lot of funds. Recognitions such as this (India Book of Records or Limca Book of Records) should encourage people's participation in public work," he said.

"For me it has become a movement and I want this message to go everywhere. All corporations must follow this to save crores on road repairs," Sindhur said, adding the methodology is simple consisting of the insurance company inspecting the quality of the road before signing of papers and the claims going directly to the civic bodies. He has also started a blog www.insuredroad.blogspot.com to propagate the movement. TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Hubli-road-enters-India-Book-of-Records/articleshow/5767947.cms):banana:

HUBLI: A Rs. 1,694.26-crore District Credit Plan, which was released here on Wednesday, is aimed at providing assistance to 1.70 lakh people in Dharwad district.

Compared to the District Credit Plan of the previous financial year (Rs. 1,375.15 crore) there has been an increase of 23 per cent in the credit plan. There has been an increase of 28 per cent in the credit plan for the priority sector with an allocation of Rs. 1,409.49 crore. A sum of Rs. 482.85 crore has been allocated for crop loan, while Rs. 193.29 crore is for agricultural term loans.

According to the credit plan, Rs. 143.73 crore is earmarked for small-scale industries and the remaining Rs. 589.62 crore for other priority sector. A sum of Rs. 284.76 crore has been set aside for the non-priority sector.

Under the credit plan, Rs. 679.77 crore has been allocated to Hubli taluk followed by Dharwad taluk (Rs. 338.40 crore), Navalgund taluk (Rs. 203.28 crore), Kundgol taluk (Rs. 121.92 crore) and Kalghatgi taluk (Rs. 66.09 crore).

When compared to the credit plan for the last year there has been an increase of 48 per cent in the allocation to the agriculture sector which stands at Rs. 676.13 crore. It was Rs. 464.87 crore during 2009-10. There has been an increase of 42 per cent in the allocation to the other priority sector, which is Rs. 589.62 crore. During the corresponding year it was Rs. 503.38 crore. Under the District Credit Plan, Rs. 8.02 crore has been set aside for the Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojna, Rs. 13.29 crore for the Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna, Rs. 3.64 crore for the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna, Rs. 5.48 crore for the Chaitanya Scheme, Rs. 4.51 crore for Swavalambane Scheme, Rs. 8.22 crore has been earmarked for the Udyogini Scheme. A sum of Rs. 19.87 crore has been set aside for other schemes. For the Kisan Credit Cards, an allocation of Rs. 120.67 crore has been made.

The Hindu (http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/08/22hdline.htm)

Thank you for all the pictures on this thread. Having spent my entire childhood in Hubli and completed all my education in Hubli it can be safely said that Hubli is still in my heart, though my last trip there was in early 1998.

Hubli during my earlier days there had a nice smal town feel. Roads were lined with trees, we used to have 24 hrs water supply and never faced any power outages. By the time I moved out of Hubli in '92 things were already getting bad. The worst thing I feel about Hubli is the traffic sense, nobody wants to follow the road rules there.

Speaking to a few school friends who have been to Hubli in the near past, they have mentioned that Hubli has lost all it's charm. In the name of development trees are chopped down everywhere, roads are horrible, water supply is bad, electricity is bad. :ohno:

I really wish Hubli can be brought back to its past glory.

Vsit hubli and see your self............................Its transformed for the better...........

here are the latest pics - Hubli-Dharwad cityscapes (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1044787)

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The Ministry of Environment and Forests has so far sanctioned projects for conservation and management of 58 polluted and degraded lakes in urban and semi-urban areas of the country at a cost of Rs.883.94 crore. This is on 70:30 cost sharing basis between the Central Government and the respective State Governments.


Lake Approved cost Funds released during last 3 yrs

Kotekere lake, Belgaum 5.64(in Rs.crore) 0.66(in Rs.crore)



AllaboutBelgaum

April 11th, 2010

DC Correspondent

April 10: Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has assured a delegation headed by new Belgaum mayor N.B. Nirwani that the government will shortly release another Rs 100 crore for the city’s developmental works.
The government had earlier sanctioned Rs 100 crore for Belgaum City Corporation which was utilised for launching developmental projects in the last six months.
Mayor N.B. Nirwani, who was elected as the third pro-Kannada mayor in the history of Belgaum, met Mr Yeddyurappa at Badami late on Friday and briefed him about the works pending for a long time in the city. According to deputy mayor Jyoti Bhavikatti, the CM expressed happiness over the victory of a Kannada-speaking corporator as mayor of Belgaum and said that corporators led by Mr Nirwani should work for the overall development of Belgaum. The delegation briefed the CM on the road and infrastructure development works being carried out in Belgaum, availing the Rs 100 crore funds being released to the corporation in installments.




Deccan Chronicle (http://www.deccanchronicle.com/bengaluru/yeddyurappa-promises-rs-100-cr-belgaum-147)

Posted on12 April 2010.

CM, B S Yedurappa visited the construction sight of ‘Suvarna Soudha’ in Halaga- BastwadVillage in the outskirts of the city. He was accompanied by to the spot by MLAs and MPs of BJP and instructed the officers to complete the first stage of the construction work by November.


Speaking to media he said that this will be a unique building in the entire nation and already Rs.63.65 crore has been spent on this and in the last budget 150 crore has been kept aside for this project. A total of Rs.230 crores have allocated for the project which spans over 177 acres. Rs.17.63 crores have been paid as compensation to the farmers of the land acquired. He said there is no financial crisis in the state. After the first Stage of the construction work is completed then in December Session will be held for 15 days.

The details of structure & accommodation made in the building are as follows:

FLOORS BUILT-UP AREA

(-) 2 Level of Ground Floor 5406 Sqm

Ground Floor 12011 Sqm

First Floor 13438 Sqm

Second floor 97414 Sqm

Third Floor 12055 Sqm

Total 52624 Sqm

Size of building 150.47m x 107.25 m

Central Big dome 01 No

Small Domes 06 Nos

The Government also has constituted a Technical Committee for selection of locally available materials for construction of “ Suvarna Soudha” to provide the granite stone available at Koira/Hesaragatta quarries for ornamental stone works.


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The details of the events of the project are as follows :

1. Technical sanction to the estimate for Rs.230 Crores was accorded on 27.04.2009.

2. Technical bids opened on 11-06-2009.

3. The financial bids opened on 11-06-2009.

4. Cabinet approval to the financial bid was accorded on 25-06-2009.

5. Work awarded to the agency- M/s. B.G. Shirke Construction Technology Pvt. Ltd.,Pune.

6. Date of agreement with the Agency 08-07-2009.

7. Date of work order to Agency 09-07-2009.

8. Date of Handing over of site to the Agency 10-07-2009.

9. Stipulated time period for Construction 18 months

The project has been divided into two Milestones as follows:

First Milestone: Completion of Assembly & Council Halls in first 12 months.

Second Milestone : Completion of the entire project in the stipulated time period of 18 months.


Source (http://allaboutbelgaum.com/infrastructure/suvarna-vidhan-soudha-will-be-ready-for-winter-session/)

Friends Northern part of Belgaum city has been updated on Google Earth. :banana:

Our Bureau

Mangalore, April 12

The Hubli division of South Western Railway (SWR) zone achieved a freight loading of 33.6 million tonnes during 2009-10.

A press release by the Hubli division said here that the division is amongst the top five earning divisions of Indian Railways. During 2009-10, a loading target of 31 million tonnes was fixed for Hubli division and subsequently it was increased to 33.6 million tonnes.

The target was successfully achieved in spite of constraints such as closure of several iron ore mines in Hospet-Bellary area and slack period between April and June 2009 due to lack of demand for iron ore in the international market.

Hubli division loaded 84 per cent of the entire loading target of SWR, the release said.

Mysore division was second with a loading of 5.46 million tonnes and Bangalore division stood third by loading 1 million tonnes only.

The gross earnings of the Hubli division reached Rs 2,968 crore for 2009-10.

Hubli division carried 36.25 million passengers during 2009-10 against 30 million passengers in the previous fiscal.

The release said that Hubli division remained at No. 1 position amongst three divisions of South Western Railway in loading as well as earnings.

The Hindu (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/04/13/stories/2010041351861900.htm)

TNN, Apr 13, 2010, 03.01am IST

BELGAUM: Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said the government is mulling over giving second capital status to Belgaum. He was speaking to reporters after inspecting the ongoing construction work of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here. A decision in this regard will be taken shortly, he added.

Yeddyurappa said most of the government offices working in the city would be shifted to the Soudha once its construction is over.

The first announcement from the government that Belgaum would be the second capital of Karnataka was made during the legislature session in Belgaum in Sept 2006. Under the JD(S)-BJP regime, then chief minister H D Kumaraswamy indicated the government’s intention, which was later not taken forward.

On Monday, the CM’s announcement of Rs 100 crore for the district was also a move to reiterate that claim and hasten the infrastructure development for the winter legislature session to be held there. The government plans to hold the winter session in the yet-to-be-constructed Suvarna Vidhana Soudha.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Decision-on-second-capital-status-for-Belgaum-soon/articleshow/5790637.cms)

Go Yedi Go :horse:

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What gave credence to this thinking of the state government is an appeal made by the seers of various Lingayat mutts, particularly the head of Shivayogamandir, Sri Sanganabasava Swamiji. Addressing a session on ayurvedic medicine and its status in the present context, he said instead of setting up a music university in Mysore the government should select Badami or Shivayogamadir located on the picturesque environs of Malaprabha river.

In 1909 Hanagal Kumaraswamiji realized the importance of music and encouraged seers being trained here in Lingayat philosophy to learn and excel in classical music, he said, recollecting the efforts of Hangal Kumaraswamiji in establishing Punyashrama at Gadag led by late Panchakshri Gavai. It was Hangal Kumarsawamiji who picked up Panchaakshri Gavai, born blind and taught him the nuances of classical music, he pointed out to claim support for shifting the university from Mysore to Shivayogamandir. But for the efforts of Kumarswamiji, Gadag punyashrama would have not come into existence, he said.

In addition to this, the readiness of ministers Jagadish Shettar and Sriramulu to provide land for the proposed university seems to have spurred the seers attending the five-day centenary celebrations of Veerashaiava Mahasabha and Shivayogamandir to demand the government to change its decision.

TOI (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/Music-varsity-may-be-shifted-to-north-Karnataka/articleshow/5785309.cms)

11:10 AM Posted by ukmad

At the Vijay Sankalpa Samavesha held at Mahatma Gandhi Bhavan here, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said that he has asked his officers to get the Suvarna Vidhan Soudha completed by December so that the Winter session could be held in Belgaum.

BSY again said that the city of Belgaum needs more money hence another 100 crore package will be given to the city.
The Vishwa Kannada Sammelan which has been postponed over the years may at last find a “Muhurat” in January 2011.
He also spoke on the power crisis and said that by mid May situation will improve.


AllaboutBelgaum.com (http://belgaumblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/winter-session-in-belgaum.html)

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Many roads are being widened in Namma Belgaum city and the obvious victims are trees,cannot help we need development at any cost.

akash:

cutting trees is unavoidable, but the widening should not be done at the cost footpaths. also, mere widening of the roads doesn't solve the problems. it's only a short term solution. within 4-5 years it ll return to its present condition- congested. but all the political parties are worried about providing only a short term solutions so that the credit is not claimed by the next govt. pity!

akash:

cutting trees is unavoidable, but the widening should not be done at the cost footpaths. also, mere widening of the roads doesn't solve the problems. it's only a short term solution. within 4-5 years it ll return to its present condition- congested. but all the political parties are worried about providing only a short term solutions so that the credit is not claimed by the next govt. pity!

I think traffic regulation also has its part to play.If you see Delhi corporation (NDMC) they have come up with an innovative idea of having a Tree Ambulance while here we are bent upon axing them in the name of road widening.
I do agree that cutting trees is inevitable if one wants Road infrastructure,but here what does development (road) exactly mean to us?? Widening roads by conveniently forgetting pedestrians??

Our city officials must work on the lines NDMC.

I think traffic regulation also has its part to play.If you see Delhi corporation (NDMC) they have come up with an innovative idea of having a Tree Ambulance while here we are bent upon axing them in the name of road widening.
I do agree that cutting trees is inevitable if one wants Road infrastructure,but here what does development (road) exactly mean to us?? Widening roads by conveniently forgetting pedestrians??

Our city officials must work on the lines NDMC.


The only long term solution to the traffic chaos is promoting public transport and discouraging private ones. sooner we realise this, the better.