Foundry Park will be established through KIADB on 500 acres in Macche village of Belgaum district.

 Large and Medium Industries Minister Murugesh R Nirani informed the Legislative Assembly that the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) had initiated action to acquire the land and develop it in a phased manner. 

Artisans engaged in preparation of silver ornaments in Mangur village in Belgaum district would be provided with living-cum-work sheds and other infrastructure facilities on 50 acres.

Source: The Hindu

Belgaum’s football season kicks off with the Royceton Gomes Memorial tournament in the month of July. Now the Royceton Gomes Memorial Sports Organisation undertakes two tournaments on the St.Paul’s hostel grounds, one Invitation Cup and another Memorial Cup. While the matches for ‘Invitation Cup’ will be held from July 18 to 22, the ‘Memorial Cup’ matches will be conducted from July 24 to August 7. Six teams, one from Mumbai, two from Goa and three from Belgaum city will compete for the Invitation Cup, on league-cum-knockout basis. For the Memorial Cup, 19 teams from local schools will be participating. The finals of the tournament will be played on Royceton’s Gomes birthday, August 7.

History

The history that precedes these tournaments dates back to August 25, 1979, when a little boy, Royceton Gomes, aged nine, was studying in standard 3 at St. Paul’s High School in Belgaum city. On that fateful day he went on a picnic with his father to Gokak Falls. Royceton left the house all excited, but never to return.

He met his end in a shallow canal adjoining the dam at the picnic spot near the falls. The hazardous waters swept him away. Later, his body was recovered after a search operation. His parents were in shock.

Royceton had been fond of football. It drove his father, Joe Gomes, to start a football tournament in his memory. In 1981, a few of his father’s close friends started the tournament on St. Paul’s grounds. Over the years it has gained popularity and today, after 27 years, the tournament is one of the most-looked forward to annual event. Participants are not only the local schools but also teams from Mumbai, Pune and Goa.

This tournament has seen one of the most disciplined teams playing each other. The standard of the teams has also increased with time. Out of the 27 years that’s this tournament has been played St.Paul’s have won it 22 times, Phoenix School 4 times and Belgaum Military School once.

Many of those reading this might have just remembered themselves playing or cheering, the atmosphere is thrilling and the under 13 lads just play good football. 

Photo: Santosh Purohit

Belgaum is part of the golden quadrilateral project and the new 4 laned highways have been a great success. The Belgaum to Kolhapur highway was completed before time by Punj Lyod Ltd. is in very good condition and well maintained, where as the Belgaum to Dharwad stretch which   was built Sunway Construction Ltd. - Berhad & R N Shetty & Co. Malaysian - Indian JV was in trouble since the beginning. The project was abandoned for a while and then again the NHAI completed the said project.

Now there are potholes that have occurred on the stretch near ShivabasavaNagar and Shree Nagar on the Halaga to Honga stretch. There are a few more pot holes near Kakti as well.

Regular commuters on the road say that these pot holes can cause accidents as normally all vehicles are on high speeds and suddenly you have to slow down and this causes a lot of hardships.

You can make complaints on http://www.nhai.org/registercomplaint.htm

Or

Sh. V. Chinna Reddy, PD      Dharwad

            dha@nhai.org

9945248039  Second Cross, Vidyagiri,

Dharwad – 580 004

Karnataka       0836-2461244.

Photos: Harish Mahendrakar

Politicians’ worldwide just need a reason to throw mud on others, if something good has happened they want to take credit and if it is otherwise curse the other.

Similar is going on in Belgaum now over the bringing the city under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). 

MP Suresh Angadi said that he had recently met Union urban development minister Jaipal Reddy and requested him to sanction funds for the integrated development of the city. According to him, the city will get Rs 650 crore for projects related to drinking water, roads, beautification, grade separators, drainages, etc. With the projects already mentioned in the budget, Angadi said the works would be completed in a year.  

The Congress MLA from Belgaum North, Feroz Sait, has said that Belgaum was brought under the JNNURM because of the concerted efforts of Congress leaders from the State and Union Minister for Labour Mallikarjun Kharge. He said Mr. Kharge had convinced the Ministry of Urban Development that Belgaum city should be included. 

A sum Rs.650 odd crores are at stake which if utilized in a appropriate approach can change the look of Belgaum. But as Govt schemes work and are implemented nothing great should be expected. The Congress will take credit and the BJP as well, we as citizens need improvements done that’s it, we have nothing to do with Congress or BJP. 

With inputs from Hindu & TOI.

Source: Deccan Herald

Momentum gathered for establishment of Institute of Technology (IIT) at Belgaum. The Union govt. has announced one IIT for the state.

More than 120 MLAs and MLCs signed a memorandum addressed to the Union Human Resources minister demanding the establishment of IIT at Belgaum.
The memorandum stated that, higher technical education is a key element of the emerging knowledge economy and Belgaum known as knowledge city with well connectivity, industrial growth, social and pleasant environment with cosmopolitan culture, was suitable for the establishment of IIT.
Earlier in the week MLA Abhay Patil had a meeting of academicians and industrialists at Belgaum, where the matter was discussed and a need for a IIT in Belgaum was called for and unified efforts will be put in to get the IIT to town was discussed.

At the age of 4 when kids play with toys and when asked, what will you be when you grow up, you can get many a answers and one most common one is a pilot. He also dreamt the same to become a pilot from a place where there was no airport. He studied music as his love, became a Sangeet Visharad but to grow to be a pilot was his only reverie and this dream of his became a reality on July 11, 2009 as he got his FAA [Federal Aviation Administration, Government of USA] approved Commercial Pilot License (CPL).

Cap.Hrishikesh V. Patil

Hrishikesh V. Patil now Cap. Hrishikesh V. Patil aged 21 who was born in Bidar who also studied there and then later came to Belgaum with his father’s transfer to Belgaum 10 years ago who is the Principal Correspondent, THE HINDU, Belgaum. He studied at the Kendriya Vidyalaya No-II, Camp, Belgaum and passed with flying colors.  He then moved on to R.L.S. College for his science course.

Hrishikesh is a unique blend of character and qualities. He is a Sangeet Visharad [B.Music(Tabla)] from  Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahamandal Vidyalaya, Mumbai and disciple of Musicologist Pt.Hayavadan Joshi of Belgaum. He has performed at the State-level competitions, Bangalore; Kittur Utsav, Kittur; Pt.Savai Gandharva Utsav, Kundgol; Stage performances/Jugalbandi in Belgaum, Dharwad, Mysore & Miraj. He has also a Rajya Puraskar in Bharat Scouts.

Flying was his dream and Music is his life. He is a very humble, disciplined, self-confident, hard-working, goal oriented, affectionate and caring with high moral values.

Hrishikesh getting Blessings from padmavibhushan Dr.Gangubai Hangal

He attributes his success to blessings of the GOD the almighty, parents, paternal and maternal grandparents, close relatives in Bidar and moral support from close friends from Belgaum. He is deeply grateful to his grandfather Shri Vishwanath Patil, grandmother Amrit Patil, maternal grandfather late Shri Hanmanthrao Deshmukh and grandmother Gangabai Deshmukh, close relatives – Mr.V.V. Bhushetty and family, Advocate Pradeep Deshmukh, Venkatesh Deshmukh, IPS, Mahesh V. Patil, Bharat V, Patil, Dr.Gayatri Patil. He is highly grateful to his Instructors at Falcon Aviation Academy Cap.Dallas Lowen, Cap.Olamide Iledare and Falcon Aviation Academy’s Chief Administrator Mary Jane, local guardian in Atlanta Commander Mrighendra Kale and his family; besdies close friends of his father in Mysore Mr.A.Laxminarasimaiah, Dr.K.N. Doddamani and Mr.D.B. Patil in Belgaum for their timely support. He is also grateful to the Corporation Bank, Bidar, its Manager Ramanna S. Kalkutagi and his staff for lending Education Loan to support is pilot training programme.

Now, he is looking forward to seek pilot’s job in a good airline, preferably in India. His priority in the flying profession will be safety of the passenger on board and the aircraft, as well. Also, he would continue further education and Indian Classical Music, too…

His family is euphoric over his achievement. ‘My son has made me proud’ his father told this blog. His elder sister is blissful about his brother’s accomplishment and wished him all the best and look forward to fly in the plane he is piloting.  

Indeed a unique mix of persona, all the best Hrishikesh.

Source: Prahaar – Prakash Bilgoji

 Belgaum is home to the MLIRC and the Air force, third part of the Indian Army the Navy is now getting itself geared up to build a Naval Airbase and stock depot at Belgaum. 

The Navy from its Goa head quarters has sent a letter to the district administration on June 17 asking for acquiring of 420 acres of land near the Sambra airport. The project will commence once they get a clearance from the central government.

The naval air base in Goa has weather problems which cause delay in landing and takeoff and as Belgaum is near and already has an established air base with airmen and also a regimental centre, Belgaum was the best choice.

 In the letter to the Belgaum district administration the Navy has asked the authorities to prepare the complete estimate of cost of land and any other costs and submit the same. 

MIG-29 planes cannot land on the Goa naval base hence Belgaum strip will be used, PRO Navy said.
Once the clearances got the project will be undertaken. 

Nanawadi is always a water logging prone area for so many years. Yesterday and today as well the whole area was water logged and the main road leading to Nanawadi was water logged.

Main road to Nanawadi

Commisioner S G Patil, Kakatkar

Mr.Vinayak Kulkarni a resident of the area has sent these pictures. The pictures are self explanatory.  

Commissioner S G Patil visited on 16^th July (morning) the area along with corporator Balasaheb Kakatkar. The Nala which leads from Nanawadi which has overflowed in the pictures also was over flowing last night in Marathi colony. Many residents at mid night were awake and were trying to move their vehicles to a safer place.

Thanks Mr.Vinayak Kulkarni