Belagavi is set to host India’s first miniature airport on the lines of Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany, mentions the TOI.

Miniatur Wunderland is a model railway and miniature airport attraction in Hamburg, Germany, and the largest of its kind in the world. The railway is located in the historic Speicherstadt district of the city.

ToI quotes Shashidhar Kurer MD of Belagavi Smart city ltd, “ The decision on a miniature airport was taken a fortnight ago. The deputy commissioner will head the planning committee, which will have a member from the Indian Air Force”.

The estimated project cost is Rs. 6 crore and would be implemented under the smart city project.

“The miniature airport will showcase all operations – check-in, boarding, takeoff, landing, and parking of aircraft. Children can learn about the functioning of the airports. Aviation enthusiasts will enjoy this experience as the Belagavi facility will also have a runway,” TOI mentions.

The land near Vaccine Depot has been tentatively identified land near Vaccine Depot Grounds in the city for the project. “Apart from the commercial airport model, the facility will also host miniatures of combat aircraft like MiG fighter jets and Sukhois used by the IAF. This will help students as it will have specific details of the aircraft,” Kurer said. Art gallery too “We are also planning an art gallery at a cost of Rs 12 crore to display India’s village culture,” the official said.

In the month of October, we had posted Aviation and Space Science Gallery envisaged in Belagavi.

The location was then the un utilized Glasshouse and the open area ahead of it.

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Disclaimer: Though every effort is made to ensure the appropriateness of the movies information, we suggest that you check with the theatre for the exact timings. As the screening of movies and their timings are subject to change.

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Belagavi based agency Joy Planet Holidays (JPH) has been appointed to coordinate for developing strong relations between India and Japan through the Sano Cricket Challenge (SCC) project of Japan.

The Sano Cricket Challenge (SCC) project of Japan, set up to manage Sano City’s local revitalization project using Cricket (funded by the  Japan National Government),

A Japanese government delegation led by Project General Manager Yoshio Akiyama and Head of Cricket in Japan – Kushal Kamat visited Belagavi recently.
Parth Kamat, Managing Director of JPH welcomed the delegation.

Kushal said that Sano, is about 70 km from Tokyo, is known as the `Home of cricket in Japan’. It is the only city in Japan to have an International Cricket ground approved by International Cricket Council (ICC). He said that Japan government wants to attract tourists, cricket clubs, investors and others from across the world to Sano for making it popularise in cricket. The agency JPH is appointed to attract Indians to Sano in Japan, he added.

Kushal informed that Sano like many other cities in Japan, is facing a serious problem of a year-on-year decline in the local population. He said that this has resulted in the economy of Sano city dropping down every year. With serious concerns regarding its future, the Japan and the Sano city’s local government has commenced this SCC project in 2018 and decided to use cricket, Sano’s biggest asset, in order to revitalize the local economy, he said.

“As India is undoubtedly the biggest market for cricket in the world with an increasing population, the primary goal of this project is to build strong connections between India and Sano,” said Kushal. He said that the aim of the project is not only to increase the number of Indian tourists but to attract Indian companies and educational institutions to Sano. Japan will be offering an excellent opportunity for them to experience the true traditional Japanese lifestyle, he added.
Courtesy: TNIE

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The National tricolor measuring 120 ft by 80 ft on the 110 Mtrs (from the base plate to Top umbrella) Flag was unfurled on March 12, 2018, at Fort Lake near BUDA office which will be the tallest flag pole in India.
The city made it to the news a the tallest but after a while, as the flag tore due to strong winds the joy was short-lived.

The flag could not even withstand the wind for a week and had to be brought down and new one hoisted back. But later due to the cost, it was decided that Flag would be hoisted on Independence Day and Republic day.

From this Republic day the 9600 sq ft flag has been shrunken to 5400 sq feet. As many as four flags at a cost of Rs.75,000 each made by a Mumbai based company have been ordered and received by City Corporation.

On 26 January the flag would be hoisted and if it can withstand the winds the same would be continued officials say.

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The Belagavi smart city limited had floated tenders for the development of Kote Kere (Fort Lake) in Phase 1 and 2. Now the tender has been allocated SAMEER P SHIRAGUPPI ( CLASSIQUE TRADERS) for Phase 1 (Rs. 25794647.13) and BELLIBATLU HENJA REDDY KRISHNA REDDY ( SOUHARDHA INFRA-TECH PRIVATE LIMITED )for Phase 2. (Rs.45003303.1)

DEVELOPMENT OF KOTE KERE IN BELAGAVI CITY-Phase-I
MS Gate, Guard And Store Room, Gazebo, Kiosk, Ghat, Jetty, Hardscape Works, Under Ground Sump Works, Tubular Truss Works, Benches, Dust Bins, Retroreflective Sign Boards, Irrigation System And External Electrification, Internal Electrification For Kiosks, Store And Guard Room Etc

DEVELOPMENT OF KOTE KERE IN BELAGAVI CITY-Phase-II

Water Fall And Cascade, Toilet Block, Landscape/Horticulture Works, Public Health Engineering Works And Lighting & Electrical Works For Water Fall And Cascade, Lighting & Electrical Works For Toilet Block, Etc

Time Frame: 9 Months from the issue of work order

The work order has been issued and work should commence this week.

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The NHAI and Land acquisition officer has submitted a written statement to the High court where they have said, no land would be acquired for the Belagavi Ring Road now.

Already the High court had granted a stay to various farmers who had opposed the acquisition of the fertile lands for the Belagavi Ring road.

NHAI said no further action would be taken for the land acquisition.

The NHAI has issued a notification for the acquisition of land for the construction of the 4/6 lane (A) Belagavi Bypass (Western) tentatively from Km 9.500 (NH 4A) to Km 515.000 (NH 4) (22 Km) and (B) Belagavi Bypass (Eastern) from Km 515.000 (NH 4) to Km 492.000 (NH 4) (New NH 48) (33 Km) in the state of Karnataka.

The Belagavi Ring Road would require 675 hectares to be acquired which includes Fertile land where farmers are taking multiple crops.

The farmers were up in arms against the NHAI since day one of the notification.

Bhutaramanahatti, Ramdurg, Halabhavi, Heggere, Bambarge, Handiganur, Mahalenahatti, Chalvenahatti, Kedanur, Mannikeri, Agasage, Kadoli, Jafarwadi, Devagiri, Alatage, Goundawad (Part), Honaga, Bendi, Sonatti, Dharanatti, Kenchanatti, Hudali, Otamadu,(Kabalapur), Kabalapur (Bharmyanatti), Karvinkumpi, Kalakhamb, Muchandi, Aste, Chandgad, Bekkinakeri, Attiwad, Maranhol, Gojage, Mannur, Ambewadi, Sulge (Uchagaon), Kallehol, Uchagaon, Basurte, Turamari, Bachi, Kudremani, Belgundi, Bokanur, Savagaon, Mandoli, Bijagarni, Kavlewadi, Rakaskop, Kiniye,Karle,Navage,Janewadi, Kuttalawadi,Santibastawad,Bahadarwadi,Ranakunde,Waghawade,Desur,Sulge (Yellur),Rajahansagad,Nandihalli,Nagenahatti,Zad -Shahapur,Dhamane S. Belgaum,Yaramale,Khanagaon (K.H.),Khanagaon (B.K),Balekundri (B.K),Balekundri (K.H),Nilaji,Shindoli (Part),Basarikatti,Mavinakatti,Chandanhosur,Tarihal,Mastamardi,Halaga,Bastawad,Shagana,atti, Kondaskoppa, Kamakarahatti, Kolikopp,Kakati (CT), Sambra (CT), Mutga, (CT),Benakanahalli, Kakati,Macche,Peeranwadi, Belagavi,Jumnal,Shindoli (CT), Gokulnagar, Thammanayakanahatti (Dhamane), Dhamane, Yellur (CT), Kanbargi.

Still no land has been acquired.

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Our beloved Belagavi has been declared a Smart City long ago and Projects/developments are on, to make it a Smart City – a joy indeed for all Belgaumites. Let us go a little deeper into the ground reality, to see what /whether the really changes are noticeable.

Yes definitely changes are visible, all major roads have been scrapped or are closed for white topping. Still, it is unclear as to why not even one single road is 100% ready.
I all began with the KPTCL and Mandoli road but KPTCL shows some progress about 90% but it still has Electric poles.
Mandoli road, better not speak about it. Only God knows what is hampering the completion of that road. In a meeting with the MLA it was said it will be completed in 3 months but no progress on that at all.

Belagavi city was selected in the first phase of smart cities but if you compare us with the cities selected in the 2nd and 3rd phase we are far behind. Maybe, for this reason, we now see all the works of the roads have been taken up at once.
See Mahatma Phule road work is going on for 6 months but is not completed. Congress road it had to get over by 20-01-2020 but still work is in progress.

Above this, the major issues coming up are the laying of utility cables in those gutters.

In many places the water pipes have been now placed under the bed of concrete of the gutter, the same is with the Gas pipelines and electric cables.

They just crisscross at any height in the gutter. Somewhere its is beneath the gutter concrete bed sometimes over it or sometimes a side of it.

No standards have been maintained which had to be as we call it Smart city. The only project which is nearing inauguration is the command and control center which is awaiting inauguration and after that only we would be able to see if it’s working.

The lack of coordination is the key here, the contractor earth mover comes and starts to dig and breaks the drainage, water pipes, electric cables.
The height of all the roads have increased by a minimum of 6 inches after the white topping and already this year low lying areas have faced the brunt of it with heavy waterlogging, but there has been no reminiscence taken of that by the Smart city and nothing has been planned for it.

Roads which have been half completed have no correct slopes connectivity at the junctions, one has to jump at the junctions, so where is the smartness. The regular contractor earlier used to do a better job with these things.

The Smart city officials play only one tune, citizens will have to bear with us for a while, once the roads are done then they don’t have to worry at all.
Oh yes, surely all the citizens are ready to bear with but with the least inconvenience, here the smart city guys are causing most inconvenience.

Complaints have been made to Smart city about the manner in which the works are been undertaken but the response has been lukewarm.

I hope we don’t see any major calamity or accident due to utility cables. How will the maintenance be done of these cables, pipes after they go underground the concrete road or gutter is a million-dollar question?
God Bless us.

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With an intention to nurture art and creativity, a Bengaluru based production house – United India Films has come down to the city with its initiative of ROSTRUM DIARIES under their banner.

A venture to hunt the talent from every potential nook of Tier 2 cities like Belagavi and represent this potentially blessed and talented City to a higher level. The United India Film’s ROSTRUM DIARIES has been making some noise around by organizing an open mic forum for poetry & storytelling sessions This March 2020 United India Films marks its 10th anniversary and the startup idea was originally curated in Belagavi by Abhishek Bendigeri, a belgaumite in the late 2000s.

The production house has bagged many national and international awards. It’s recent production B-Tweets which was shot at Lokmanya Granthalaya earlier in 2015 bagged the best film at Barcelona International Film festival, Spain, Ranked amongst the top 20 films at Los Angeles International Film festival, U.S.A and many other national and international festivals. Rostrum Diaries a stage where art finds its way.

Rostrum community aims to bring all the artists, storytellers and poets of Belagavi together and mark Belagavi on the big maps of the contemporary world of creativity. The idea of Rostrum Diaries was curated in the year 2018 by two techies – Abhishek Bendigeri and Parinita Alagudekar.

The team conducted the Season 8 of Poetry & Story Telling Session on January 25th at Le – Espresso Café, Belagavi. The event was open for all languages with age 16 and above.

A total of 30 Participants participated and recited their poetries & Story Telling in English, Hindi, Kannada & Marathi languages respectively. Season 8 on Jan 25th highlighted the successful completion of 2 years for this venture.

The event was charmed by the supportive presence of Ex MLA, Shri. Sanjay Patil. The event was presided over by Dr. Madhav Prabhu, Associate Professor JNMC and Mrs. Yogita Patil, Principal Bhartesh English Medium School as judges of the event.

Also, the event was graced with the special presence of Mr. Raghu (Manager – Sapna Book House), Mr. Kiran Nippanikar, Mr. Rajesh Desurkar, Mr. Akshay the Chef (Le Espresso Cafe) & Mrs.Swatee Jog.

The event was driven successfully by the team of Rostrum Diaries – Pramod Jadhav, Chinmay Arya, Sushant Patil, Namrata Purohit (Left Brain Art), Nehal Raikar, Pranav Adhyapak, Nikita Mastiholimath, Parinita Alagudekar & Abhishek Bendigeri. Band Performance by Piyush Majli & Pratik Karibhimagol, Omkar Shreyakar & Akshay Hosamani.

The event also had students from Bhartesh Global Business School as Interns namely – Asadulla Herekar, Gururaj Patil, Keerthi Joshi & Zulekha Tebhla.

The awards for Season 8 was bagged by Ms. Amruta Mathdhikari – 1st place, Mr. Adarsh Teli – 2nd Place. Special Recognition Awards were given to Ms.Unnati Kadam, Ms.Roshini Hundre, Mr.Anmol.Mittal. The Audience Choice Award was bagged by Mr. Jayadeep Rout and Online Voting Award was bagged by Ms.Kirthi Hulloli. To know more about Rostrum Diaries visit www.rostrumdiaries.in or follow us on instagram or Facebook @rostrumdiaries. You can also download their mobile application found on google play store as ROSTRUM DIARIES. Team Rostrum being a Non Profit Organsiation, appeal people around in Art community to come forward and lend support in terms of Lending Space, Logistics, Volunteers for their upcoming Seasons & innovations. For further details contact 7760878656 or email us at rostrumdiaries@gmail.com

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by Dr. Manjeet Jain

School Education is the most important phase of a person’s life. Everything they are as mature and adults have their roots in their schools. Selecting the right school in accordance with your child’s learning skills, aptitude, creativity, and emotions can make all the difference to their academics and the overall success in life. The right school for your child can make all the difference in his or her successful academic career.

The good news is that there are many options in Belagavi and the bad news is that the abundance of options often leaves parents in a dilemma over how to choose the best school for their children. It is important to know what to look for in a school to ensure your child receives the best possible education for his specific needs. As an educator, I would like the parents to focus on a few of the following areas.

Infrastructure – School infrastructure with good spaces makes it a good place for the students to study. It makes it interesting and gets the children motivated to come to school, this, in turn, improve the attendance and interest of students in learning. The school should have a balanced infrastructure in terms of academics and sports. Few schools have well set academic infra but poor sports facilities. Library and Labs are commonly seen in every school but a separate section for sports facilities like Swimming, TT, Skating, Football, Badminton, Basketball and indigenous sports will give a positive and life long impact on physical as well as mental fitness.

Solution: Please visit the school personally and get the details of the infrastructure.

Check the Affiliation related Documents: There are many schools mushrooming in town having names of internationally known universities. They do marketing as if they are affiliated to these international organizations and parents are not informed about the fact that they are nowhere affiliated to any international board only thing they have done to keep the name on these bodies. Even there are one or two recently opened schools operating in a rented buildings without any infrastructure to claim that they are associated to known international university and school but trust me they are not. If they ask you that they are affiliated to the international board or CBSE then please request to provide a Letter of Affiliation or Association. It’s a matter of your child’s life. You can’t afford a fake name with a false identity. Even you can verify online too.

Solution: The online links to verify the affiliated schools in Belagavi are [ https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/why-choose-us/find-a-cambridge-school/ and http://cbseaff.nic.in/cbse_aff/schdir_Report/userview.aspx]

Classroom Teaching Practices: The classroom should have an active environment, having together students from different backgrounds with various abilities and personalities. Being an effective teacher, therefore, requires the implementation of creative and innovative teaching strategies in order to meet students’ individual needs. There are very few schools in the town that have Child Centric Teaching practices in the classroom.

Solution : Have interaction with existing parents and find out the teaching strategies in the school.

Balance Curriculum – Academic & Activities: A healthy balance of academics and extracurricular activities is of utmost importance in every student’s life,. Activities not only have a very good impact on the personalities of students but also helps in better grades in the examination. There are few schools in the city of Belagavi that emphasize on both Academics and Activities. They have a perfect blend of curriculum focusing on both.

Solution : The parents need to visit the websites and Facebook pages of the school to get more knowledge.

Teacher – Student Ratio or per class strength: Apart from the infrastructure and the quality of teaching, the strength of the class is an important factor to be considered while selecting a school. The attention that a student gets to a large extent depends on the student-teacher ratio, which in any ideal class should be 35:1, it means that a standard classroom should not have more than 35 students. the formative years of learning. There are few schools in the city which have 25: 1 ratio that is very good for students. The above 35 students per class are not at all favorable for students.

Solution : The parents should check the school brochure, a website to know the Teacher-Student Ratio or per class strength. Even they can ask the school at the time of inquiry.

Results and achievements: What defines a student’s progress academically are the exams and the results. The school plays an important role in preparing the students for exams. The efforts to be put by schools are Designed Revision Schedule, Extra Classes for slow learners, Expert Sessions for Board Exams and making students able to face the exams confidently. There are hardly 1 or 2 CBSE schools in the town where grade 10th results are 100% in CBSE Board Examinations.

By assessing information, talking to other parents, visiting schools, and exercising your right to choose, you can now take the step in making sure your son or daughter gets the best possible education. However, this is only the beginning. By staying involved in your child’s education, encouraging your child to work hard, and providing additional opportunities to learn at home and in the community, you can help your child go further still. Remember it is your right, as well as your responsibility, to seek the very best education for your son or daughter.

About the Author: Dr. Manjeet Jain is the Principal – Jain Heritage School, Belagavi and City Coordinator – National Testing Agency.

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This is the first major project under the Belagavi Smart city the Command & Control centre will be inaugurated by Chief Minister B S Yediurappa on 29-01-2020.

Bharat Electronics limited which was awarded the contract to build the Command center for the Belagavi smart city for Rs.46 crore is making good progress at CTS No. 3933/A3, Visvesvaraya Nagar in Belagavi City.

The command center will be one place from where traffic, CCTV, Power, street lights and other services would be integrated into a single command room.

Master System Integrator (MSI)/System Integrator (SI) to implement the said ICT interventions.

City Surveillance & Ambulance & Fire

Integrate, Command and Control

1. E-governance (Property Tax, Automatic Building Permission Approval System, birth and death registration, public grievance redressal system, fund-based accounting system (etc)-Present integration 2. Smart Parking (for future integration)

3. Smart Lighting (for future integration)

4. Smart UGD (for future integration)

5. Smart Energy Management (for future integration)

6. Geospatial Database Management (including Land Management System and Utilities Mapping )-Present Integration

7. Fire &Ambulance

Level 3: Implement, Command, Control and Fully Operate

1. Smart Water

2. ICT based solid waste management with RF at household and community level

3. Intelligent Traffic Management System (Adaptive Traffic Control System)

4. Intelligent Transport System (ITS)

5. Intelligent Pole (with environmental sensors, public address system, variable messaging system, digital billboard, panic button).

After establishing the above said solutions, the bidder is expected to Operate and Maintain the said ICT interventions for a period of 5 years

Main objective of the project is to break silos in the city with in the departments and across the departments. Also to install appropriate check points for solutions implemented, so that the services delivered to the public are to the at most satisfaction of public. SI shall be responsible to carry out the detailed survey prior to submission of bid for the complete solution component requirement in order to finalize infrastructure requirement, network bandwidth requirement, operational & administrative challenges etc. The subsequent sections detail out the solution and scope with respect to each of the solution component. MSI shall note that the activities defined within scope of work mentioned are indicative and may not be exhaustive. MSI is expected to perform independent analysis of any additional work that may be required to be carried out to fulfil the requirements as mentioned in this RFP and factor the same in its response

More specifically, the following will be the activities to be carried out by the MSI:

1. Project Planning, execution and Management

2. Assessment and Gap analysis of requirement for all smart city components under scope.

3. Solution Design, System Customization and development for all components mentioned in this volume.

4. ICT items Procurement, deployment and commissioning

5. Site Preparation including required civil work, LAN Networking

6. Application and general awareness Training

7. Business Process Reengineering for the selected applications/ services, if required

8. STQC Certification

9. UAT & Go live

10. Capacity Building

11. Technical Support

12. Operation & Maintenance (O&M) for 5 Years after complete system go Live date.

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Dr. APJ quotes that “Children are future bone to the country”. Gandhiji said anything should start from children “If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we try to care on a Real War against War, we shall have to begin with the children”.

Drug peddlers are now using minor kids as drug mules to avoid suspicion and identification. This is nothing new, but the use of minors has seen a significant increase in the recent past in Belagavi as well.

Drug peddlers, who supply drugs use minor kids as drug mules. These minors are targetted for a Cake or a pastry or good food or cash as low as Rs.30. And the children used as mules are really not aware of what they are delivering.

The police do nab drug peddlers periodically but this business is on the upward trajectory which is a cause of concern. Also sometimes these children who act as mules fall prey to drug abuse and turn into drug addicts.

Drug peddlers are targeting youth, particularly teenagers in schools and colleges. More victims are from schools and colleges and professional institutions.

Peddlers are developing a network with senior students in schools and colleges. Their modus operandi begins with luring students at pan shops located in busy junctions, wine shops, and bars through agents and sell the same by packing in small sachets to students, who are smoking it through cigarette sources said.

There has been a drastic change in the pattern of consumption from natural psychotropic substances to chemical compounds as is evident from recent cases.

It is precise because of the police’s alleged apathy and the peddlers’ temerity now each one must turn the anti-drugs campaign into a movement.

There are many locations in the city where the drugs are sold and consumed. The peddlers keep on changing their locations each day for the sales but many consumption zones remain the same such as Sardar Ground, Angol, Fort near Bhartesh and Bhaji market, Old PB road after Old Belagavi, College Road, Small lane Opposite Gogte college, Camp, Khanjar Galli to name a few.

Children who at times don’t have access to high-quality drugs will use volatile substances easily found in corner stores such as cough syrups, pain relief ointments, glue, paint, gasoline and cleaning fluids. Glue and correction fluid, available legally at all stationery shops, are being used by children as young as 12, who inhale these substances to experience the rush of drugs.

Doctors attribute the cause of changing cultural values, increasing economic stress, and dwindling supporting bonds.

It is a fact that many students are addicted to drugs and alcohol due to mental stress, family problems and poor love and affection from the parents, at the tender age. We request the parents to spend some time with their children and keep a tab on their movements.

The Police also must be proactive and nab such drug peddlers at the earliest as we don’t want to see a Udta Belagavi, do we?

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In January 2019, a meeting which was chaired by Anantkumar Hegde, then MoS for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, it was decided that Air Cargo handling facilities would be launched at Belagavi airport soon by utilizing the old Airport terminal.

Hence we field a RTI to know the current status of the same.

The RTI reply says –

In this regard, it is to inform you that the Security Inspection Committee has inspected the Old Terminal Building (OTB) for a feasibility study to convert the OTB to Cargo Facility. The action will be taken accordingly on receipt of the report of the said Committee.

This means the feasibility report of conversion of the Old Terminal building to a Cargo facility is yet to be received by AAI Cargo Logistics & Allied Services Company Ltd (An Aai Subsidiary).

Hence even after a year, the feasibility report is awaited.

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Thanks to UDAN and the growing trends of Belagavi with 300%+ growth year on year in passenger traffic, the airport is also gearing up for smooth landings and takeoffs.

he Belagavi airport trending up to the upward growth trajectory, with 3 flights to Bengaluru, 3 to Hyderabad, 2 to Mumbai and 1 each to Pune, Indore, Tirupati, Mysore, and Ahmedabad, in all-around 28 operations a day.

An Instrument Landing System (ILS) is a highly accurate radio signal navigation aid consisting of two antennas that transmit signals to receivers in the aircraft cockpit—a glide path tower located next to the runway at the northern end and a localizer antenna at the southern end. These antennas provide the pilot with vertical and horizontal guidance when landing in low visibility. An ILS is not used by departing aircraft.

In an RTI reply the AAI said

“The work of instrument landing system at Belagavi Airport is in progress. The expected date to make it operational is 31 July 2020”.
However, the Airport officials at Belagavi are leaving no stone unturned to make it operational as early as possible.

An ILS enables airlines and airports to continue operations in low visibility conditions, such as rain and low cloud. This will increase the reliability of landing at the airport. In any weather conditions, pilots must be able to see the runway before landing. An ILS will reduce the decision height, or minima, from 430 feet to 280 feet, improving the chance of landing in poor weather.

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Ashok Dalawai president of the committee of Prime Minister Modi’s dream project of doubling farmers’ income by 2022 speaking at a national level workshop on sugar beet at S. Nijalingappa Sugar Institute Belagavi explained the importance of Sugar beet and how the farmers can make good money. He is also the CEO of the National Rainfed Area Development Authority.

SUGAR BEET is a significant crop within arable rotations in the major growing regions. It has a conical, white, fleshy root (a taproot) with a flat crown; and a rosette of leaves. Sugar is formed by photosynthesis in the leaves and then stored in the root. This comprises approximately 75% water, 20% sugar, and 5% pulp (extractable sugar content can vary between 12 and 21%, depending on the cultivar and growing conditions). Sugar is the primary value of this crop; whilst the pulp, which is insoluble in water and predominantly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and pectin is used successfully in animal feed. The by-products of the sugar beet crop, such as pulp and molasses, add another 10% to the value of the harvest. The leaves can be grazed by sheep.
Sugar beet is commonly grown in conjunction with wheat, barley or pulses, providing a valuable break crop helping to prevent a buildup of disease.

SUGAR BEET PRODUCES SUGAR QUICKLY

25% of the total sugar world production is from sugar beet cultivation, the average sugar recovery is about 15-16%. Sugar beet and sugar cane are complimentary being able to be co-processed or extend the processing period by 90 days. Critically sugar beet has a shorter growing period than cane from planting to maturity in six months compared to two years for the cane.

SUGAR BEET ACTS AS The BEST FEEDSTOCK FOR ETHANOL

Sugar beets have high dry matter and sugar content, meaning they are the best feedstock for ethanol production. Faster fermentation and higher output than other feed-stocks. Sugar beet also delivers energy solutions in a sustainable way, with a far lower water use requirement than cane and saline tolerance, enabling unproductive land to be cropped.

Soil Preparation & sowing

Sugar beet can be grown on a wide range of soils. But a deep soil (> 1 m) is better adapted to its long taproot. The crop grows well between pH 4 and 9 and tolerates saline soils better than Sugar cane Soil preparation is similar to other crops. But extra care should be taken to have a thin seedbed: harrowing is needed after plowing in order to break the clods. The ideal sowing depth is 2.5cm (maximum 3 cm) Optimum plant population is +100.000 plants/ha (42.000 plants/a). This requires an initial sowing density of +1.2 unit/ha In India sugar beet can be sown by hand or mechanically, one seed per hole, either on a flatbed (50 cm between rows and 20 cm between plants or with ridges (on a single side of the ridge: 75 cm x 13 cm; on both sides: 75 cm x 26 cm). Ridges are very practical for irrigation Tropical sugar beet is monogerm: a single plant Comes out of each seed and therefore thinning is not needed. The ideal sowing period in Maharashtra and Karnataka states in October or November, but it can be extended until January.

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Inox Chandan

Jawaani Jaaneman (UA) Hindi

09:10 AM 02:10 PM 07:25 PM 09:30 PM

Bad Boys for Life (A) English

09:35 AM 11:30 AM 04:45 PM 10:00 PM

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (UA) Hindi, 3D

09:50 AM 12:40 PM 06:30 PM 09:20 PM

Choricha Mamla (UA) Marathi

12:15 PM

Love Mocktail (UA) Kannada

03:05 PM

Street Dancer 3 (UA) Hindi, 3D

03:30 PM

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (UA) Telugu

06:10 PM

Carnival Cinemas

Bad Boys for Life (A) Hindi

10:00 AM

Bad Boys for Life (A)English

03:45 PM 09:30 PM

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (UA) Hindi, 3D

10:00 AM 03:30 PM

Street Dancer 3 (UA) Hindi, 3D

12:30 PM 06:30 PM

Jawaani Jaaneman (UA) Hindi, 2D

12:45 PM 09:45 PM

Aswathama (UA) Telugu

06:45 PM

Swaroop-Nartaki

Bad Boys for Life (A) Hindi, 2D

12:30 PM 03:30 PM

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (UA) Hindi, 3D

06:15 PM 09:30 PM

GLOBE CINEMA

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (UA) Hindi, 3D

12:30 PM 03:30 PM 06:30 PM 09:30 PM

NIRMAL
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (UA) Telugu
12.00 PM  3.00.PM  6 PM, 9.00.PM

CHITRA–

Kaanadante Maayavadanu (UA) Kannada

12:15 PM 03:15 PM

Aswathama (UA) Telugu

06:15 PM 09:15 PM

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (UA) Hindi, 3D

12:15 PM 03:15 PM

Choricha Mamla (UA) Marathi

06:15 PM

Street Dancer 3 (UA) Hindi, 3D

09:30 PM

Love Mocktail- Kannada

12.00 PM  3.00.PM  6 PM, 9.00.PM.

Disclaimer: Though every effort is made to ensure the appropriateness of the movies information, we suggest that you check with the theatre for the exact timings. As the screening of movies and their timings are subject to change.

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Being crowned as Miss Belagavi in 1998, today she would have been in the fashion industry endorsing some brand or walking the red carpet as a chief guest, cutting ribbons at inauguration ceremonies or would have been in the glamour world. But some people write their own destiny and Dr. Anupama Joshi is one among them.

Being born in a highly educated family with her parents having served in the field of education for over 40 years, Anupama was very bright and active right from her childhood. She was awarded with Rotary Youth Leadership Award in 1997 (MISS RYLA) followed by WINTER QUEEN at All India Youth Festival – Winter Carnival, Manali (HP) in 1997. Then came the big title of “MISS BELGAUM” in 1998. She was just unstoppable. She was adjudged the BEST GIRL of Gogte College of Commerce in 2001. Soon after graduation, she got married to Dr Suraj Joshi. Marriage did not put an end to her education nor her enthusiasm. She completed her MBA and was also crowned MRS BELGAUM in 2003. In 2008 she appeared on the television as a contestant of ETV Marathi reality show SUPER WOMAN. Putting behind a total of 400 contestants, she bagged the 1st runners up title. She was selected as a team member for the Rotary Group Study Exchange 2009, to represent India at Perth (Australia).

Speaking about art, Anupama has been a theatre artist and an active member of Natyankur Belagavi since childhood. Her lead role as CHAMPA in Shri Vijay Tendulkar’s Marathi play “SHKHARAM BINDER”, was critically acclaimed. She has also enacted the male lead in “Akhercha Sawal” written by Shri Vasant Kanatker.

She started her teaching career in 2006 from VTU MBA department. She is also a trained Beautician, Cosmetologist, Bharatnatyam dancer and Harmonium player. In 2016, Anupama was awarded Ph.D from Rani Channamma University. Her thesis titled, “ECOTOURISM IN KARNATAKA – MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND POLICIES”, has been approved for publication. She is a freelance Corporate Trainer and has conducted a number of motivational, personality development, time management, skill development, problem solving and creative thinking training programs for companies like TCS Mumbai, Lokmanya Multi Purpose Co-op Credit Society Ltd, RICM Bangalore and more.

Everything went on well just like a neatly scripted destiny. With so much of knowledge, talent and experience, so many achievements, Anupama thought why just restrict the growth to herself, why just build my own self and why not many others? Being an empowered woman herself, she decided to help other women become self reliant and empowered. With this vision she founded UTSAV SAKHI, a platform to empower women in 2006. Utsav Sakhi undertakes training program for women and encourages them in becoming entrepreneurs. 

UTSAV SAKHI annually organizes its landmark events, FEMME FIESTA – celebrating womanhood and CHILDS WORLD around children’s day. Anupama single handily organizes these events. In 12 years, Femme Fiesta has carved its own identity in the world of events. It is looked up to as one of the most professionally organized events and has become one of the most awaited events in Belagavi. It’s this time of the year that ladies in Belgaum look forward to. It’s not just an event; it’s a celebration of womanhood.

Femme Fiesta has given a wonderful platform to ladies to display their products, services, art, talent and innovation. Women from different fields are felicitated at the event for their achievements and contributions. There are competitions, loads of games, lots of fun, dance, and entertainment. Isn’t that all women love under one roof? Femme Fiesta is a complete women’s world.

The 13th season of Femme Fiesta will be held on Sunday, 2nd Feb 2020 at Ramnath Mangal Karyalaya, opp Big Bazaar, Belagavi. Entry for the event is only for ladies, college girls and kids.

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The landscape of Belagavi is changing or we would rather put it as ‘Developing’ with one Five star and one Four-star hotel according to the Classification, Approval, and Occupancy of Hotels approved by the Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India.

Fairfield Marriott, Belagavi is classified as a 4 Star With Alcohol while The Fern – UK27 is classified as a 5 Star With Alcohol.

Tourists and others visiting Belagavi in the olden days would recollect that a good lodge was then Saraswati Lodge (Nana Shankar Sheth Marg) where the Who’s who of politics used to come. Then there were other few and then there was the birth of Ramdev, Satkar, Milan, Sanman, Anupam all almost opened at the same time or maybe a couple of years in between them.

From the common toilet/bathrooms to the luxurious bathtubs(one needs to be however careful using them), the entire landscape of the hospitality industry in Belagavi is seeing a vast change.

Maybe the needs of the tourists or the business travelers have changed, attribute it to anything the new two hotels will add around 130 + rooms to the existing 1700+ rooms capacity including all types – small and big.

So the choices are many, this little cozy town is now opening up its feathers to fly high.

E-Classification, Approval, and Occupancy of Hotels is an online application that allows Hotelier to get classification and approval of their Hotel. This Web Application permits you to fill up the Application form online with few general details and apply for Hotel Project Approval or Hotel Classification in the selected category. All classified hotels will also have to submit their monthly occupancy. This website facilitates every user to check their monthly reports and application submission details with just a single click after successful login with the self-created user-id and password. Proper Guidelines and User Manuals are also linked here!!

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Krishnaji Bhimarao Kulkarni (1920 – 2007) popularly known to most as KB or KB Sir was born on 4 February 1920 in Hindalga. He completed his schooling from Benyon Smith High School in 1937. He started his profession as a teacher in St. Pauls High school, Belgaum 1949 and continued till he retired in 1997.

The birth centenary of Shri. K. B. Kulkarni is being celebrated in Belagavi on 4, 5, 6 February at Lokmanya Rangmandir and also at the Sankalp Bhumi.

Actor, artist and dramatist Nana Patekar will inaugurate the event on 4 February at 10.30 am.
A painting exhibition is also organized as a part of the celebrations, at Varerkar Natya Sabah Griha, Vaccine Depot Road, near the second gate on 4 Feb, from 9.30 am onwards

About KB –

The great legendary artist, Shri. K B Kulkarni is a highly respected, admired and held in very high regard, especially for his solitude, publicity-averse, silent and trance-like lifestyle. This monastic, sagely personality lived and spent his entire life for and in the pursuit of art, especially drawing and painting. Belagavi has etched a permanent name in the art world and K.B. Kulkarni’s work and contribution in that cause are unparalleled. KB started an Art Institute called there in 1951, in Khade Bazar and conducted regular classes till 1977.

He was a student of Haldankar’s Art Institute and later became an Art Teacher. He got the Drawing Art Teacher certificate course from Sir J.J. School of Art, 1945. He was also on the Advisory board for the Art Education of Karnataka. He was also a member of Karnataka State Lalit Kala Academy.

KB had devoted himself to art and teaching of art and also in painting. A whole generation of artists has been trained and nurtured by him. His own works truly represented his mastery over oil, watercolor and nature, as well as the human figure. For him, the art of paintings was a mysterious activity. In his words –“ Though it is often said that art is visual poetry, I think it is also music, where harmony, balance, rhythm are very important.”

KB spent all his life in Hindalga and Belagavi and was a staunch artist in the world of oil paints and canvas, where there was no wind of art and art education. He worked in mediums such as pencils, pastels and crayons. From his countless nature portraits, figures, portraits and nudes made in the studio he displayed amazing skill of painting which has to be adored. KB etched a permanent name on the art map. . . For himself, for Belgaum and for India!!

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Around 300 Kg silver bricks and silver ornaments were seized from two persons from Salem near Dadabanahatti cross in Belagavi district.

District crime Investigation Branch (DCIB) and Yamakanamaradi police station in a joint operation apprehended the accused from Salem who were transporting the silver from Maharashtra to Salem, Tamil Nadu.

VijayKumar A Shinde and Riyaz Mulani the accused have been arrested.

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Heavy stone pelting was seen in the Angol area on Tuesday night after a fight between two groups belonging to two different streets.

The fight between the two groups went violent and heavy stone pelting happened around 9.30 PM on Tuesday night in which one police and 4 youths were injured.

The cause of the fight was over the use of Dolby sources said.

There was a function near the Margai devi temple in which these two groups clashed.

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