BPL Update- The one ball game

by Chaitanya Halgekar
When Darshan Kadam, playing on 28, offered a simple catch at long off on the bowling of Parikshit Shetty, everyone at Union Gymkhana were stunned. So far he looked untroubled and his 28 runs included some eye pleasing strokes.

But on the third ball of the 8th over, he came down the track and lofted a good length delivery straight in the throat of long off fielder. That was a shot which a batsman would generally play when he is not getting runs and is desperate to score.

However, this was not the case with Patil. He played a beautiful punch off the back foot in the covers on the very first ball of the innings. That shot although yielded four runs, was worth a million dollars. Then in the next couple of overs he scored two more fours by hitting a tremendously powerful cover drive which went past three fielders and a splendid stroke on the leg side.

Then in the 6th over he took the attack to the opposition by belting a colossal six over commentary box. That ball easily traveled about 90 meters. After watching all these magnificent strokes, it was a clear Patil was on a rampage today. It was his day. He couldn’t do anything wrong.

But in the 8th over Parikshit Shetty did something which looked impossible. He unsettled Patil. And it took him just two balls to do that. The first ball went past the outside edge and Patil looked stunned. The next ball too posed tremendous questions as it beat the bat again.

By the time the third ball pitched on the wicket, Patil was out of his crease to smash hit without even thinking about the consequences. The result- a simple catch. It took mere two dot balls to break the concentration of Patil who it seemed to be invincible today.

Cricket is a high quality game for this same reason. A player can never get relaxed as every ball has the potential to destroy him. It takes only one six to spoil the figures of a bowler and on the other hand, one good ball can undone all the hard work of the batsmen.

This is Cricket. The one ball game. The one ball battle. You either go back or you stay there to continue the battle

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Cantonment Board Belagavi General Election’s results

The results of the General Elections of the Cantonment Board Belagavi are as follows:

Ward No. 1- Vickram Purohit

Ward No. 2 – Niranjana Ashtekar

Ward No. 3 – Sajid Shaikh

Ward No.4 – Rizwan Bepari

Ward No. 5 – Aribiya Mohd Gous

Ward No. 6 – Aladin Killedar

Ward No. 7 –Madan Dongre

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Gandigwad Pencil artist sculpts Swami Vivekananda

Belagavi based Pencil artist Vinod Chandrakant Gandigwad has sculpted two images of Swami Vivekananda as his artistic tribute to the great wandering monk  and icon of Indian youth on the occasion of latter’s 152nd birth anniversary to be celebrated all over the country on January 12.

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BPL Update – The backfired strategy

by Chaitanya Halgekar
Death bowling has been one of the strong points of Anand’s Cricket Academy in Nitin Shirgurkar’s Belgaum Premier League. They have won more than twice solely on their effective death bowling.

The reason behind their effective death bowling is their strategy of keeping the best bowlers for the final overs. Parappa Morade, the strike bowler is always used after 12 overs by skipper Ketaj Kolhapure. Akshay Juvekar, other prime bowler is also reserved for the final overs.

Today, in the qualifier game, ketaj Kolhapure again resorted to this strategy and brought Parappa in the attack in 14th over. But, the result was different. Although Parappa gave just 6 runs in his first over, he was smashed for 11 and 15 runs in his next overs.

This tremendous attack against Parappa forced Ketaj Kolhapure to choose Nityanand, the spinner over Parappa to bowl the final over. Thus, the strike bowler of Anand’s Cricket Academy, Parappa Morade couldn’t even complete his full bowling quota. The result- the opposition scored a massive total of 191 in 20 overs.

When asked about this backfired strategy Ketaj Kolhapure gave a rather simplified and logical reason, “Every day is not a Sunday. On same day they will bowl well and on some days then won’t. It’s ok.”

It is important to analyze the reason behind the failure of this well-thought out and so far effective game plan. When Parappa came to bowl the score was 120 for 2 wickets and two very experienced batsmen were playing. Plus they had the license to go for the kill as plenty of wickets were in hand.

And this is very it went wrong for Parappa. The batsmen studied him in his first over and went after him in his next overs. Parappa was simply surprised by this attack and offered no challenge.

Of course this one backfired strategy alone cannot be blamed for Anand Cricket Academy’s loss. But at the same time, this tactical error cannot be neglected. Because now in the knock-out stages even one mistake is enough to send teams back home.

Today’s Result

1. Anand’s Cricket Academy vs. Neena Sports Club- Neens Sports Club won by 29 runs.
2. Sairaj Yuvraj Warriors vs. Potdar Vijaya Cricket Academy- Sairaj Yuvraj Warriors won by 04 wickets.

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Cold wave grips city

Belagavi City is in the grip of a cold wave condition with temperature dropping below 8 deg C in the city. The departure from the normal minimum temperature is more than 6 deg C. In the past week the minimum temperature is hovering in between 6-10 Deg C.

On Tuesday Morning a Temperature of 6.30 Deg C was recorded.

As per the IMD forecast maximum & minimum temperatures would be around 28 & 08 deg c respectively for the next 3-4 days.
See current Weather 

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MLIRC the cradle of soldiering

A team of media personnel visited The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre and Junior Leaders Wing at Belgaum Military Station on 13 Jan 2015. On a one day tour, they were exposed to the rich culture, tradition and ethos of Indian Army and training establishment.
As part of the visit to The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre, they were briefed by Brig Santosh Kurup, SM**, the Commandant, The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre. The history of The Maratha Light Infantry dates back to 246 years during which the Maratha battalions participated in various wars & campaigns and earned many laurels for the nation. The media team visited the war memorial which has the inscription of names of Martyrs of the Regiment who sacrificed their life for the “Izzat of the Paltan & Nation.” The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre is the only Regimental Centre in the Indian Army which has participated in 1st World War and earned a Battle Honour & won 36 Gallantry Awards, the highest won by a battalion in a single battle to date.

The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre is the cradle of soldiering where the recruits who come from civilian background are subjected to rigorous combat training spread over nine months. At the end of the training, they emerge as physically fit, mentally robust soldiers, motivated and ready to take on any challenge while serving the Army and Nation. The media team was shown a glimpse of important training events. The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre has innovatively incorporated the latest technologies with the standard military training to prepare the young soldiers to cope with emerging conflict scenarios.

The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre has also been an important Joint Foreign Training Node with foreign armies. USA, UK, China, Mongolia and Maldives are some of the countries who train regularly at the Regimental Centre.

The troops of The Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre have been actively participating in various sports events at the National and International level. The Regimental Centre is also the nominated nodal centre for adventure sports activities to include White Water Rafting and Parasailing.

The Regimental Centre also conducts a “Pre Retirement” capsule for the soldiers proceeding on retirement to prepare them to adjust to life after retirement. With sustained efforts, many pensioners have been reimbursed with the dues out of pensions which were long outstanding due to change in policies. The well-established Placement Cell undertakes placement of soldiers in various jobs after their retirement. The Regimental Centre is in regular touch with its war widows and needy battle casualties, and assists them in all their endeavours.

The media team was given an insight of how one of the oldest well known Regiments of the Indian Army has been actively participating in Nation Building.The battalions of the Regiment have participated in all Major Wars, Internal Conflicts, Counter Insurgency, Counter Terrorist Operations, Aid to Civil Authority and Disaster Management.

Continuing with the visit, the media team also visited Headquarters Junior Leaders Wing. Maj Gen Rajbir Singh, VSM, Commander, Junior Leaders Wing briefed the media about modalities of training being imparted to Junior Leaders.

The Junior Leaders Wing, The Infantry School, Belgaum is one of the premier training establishments of Indian Army located at Belgaum, Karnataka. The institute is instrumental in training Young Officers, Non Commissioned Officers of Indian Army as well as personnel from Para Military Forces and Central Police Organisation of the country. The institute is also training Officers and soldiers from more than 16 Friendly Foreign Countries including the USA and the United Kingdom. The institute has thus carved a niche for itself by being a Global Centre of Excellence for small team Operations.

The Junior Leaders Wing primarily focuses on Tactical Training, Military drills and special skills like Navigation, Endurance, Survival, Unarmed Combat and Demolitions. The Commandos are stretched to their limits during the Commando Course. These activities are designed to put them under extreme physical and mental stress in a controlled environment so as to make them give their best under adverse circumstances. The Commando Course is considered as one of the toughest courses conducted across the world and works on the lines of the motto “The more you sweat in peace, less you bleed in war”.

Importance of handling and catching of snakes was also stressed upon during a demonstration on snake handling which included handling of various types of venomous and non-venomous snakes. There was also a demonstration on various techniques of Rock Craft training and on negotiation of various types of obstacles in Battle Obstacle Course area, thus giving an exposure to the toughness of training and importance of physical fitness required to make Commandos battle worthy.

The Commandos are put through a rigorous schedule during the course in Commando Wing and are made aware of their physical and mental thresholds. This elite institute trains approximately 1500 officers and men every year.

The Platoon Commanders Wing focus on training Junior Commissioned Officers & Non Commissioned Officers of the Indian Army, Friendly Foreign Countries, Para Military Forces and Central Police Organisations in the Platoon level tactics in war & peace thus empowering Junior Leaders to command their subunit in war & peace.

The institute has produced exemplary results in training Officers and Non Commissioned of Indian Army who have then gone on to win many a battle for the Motherland.

Belgaum is thus an important training hub for the Indian Army, housing two of its prestigious training establishments, which in turn, have, over the years formed an integral part of the existence, culture & heritage of the city.

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BPL update – Leading from the front

by Chaitanya Halgekar
As Ketaj kolhapure, captain of Anand Cricket Academy walked at the crease to bat, the scoreboard read 65 for 3 wickets in 11.5 overs. Tension was mounting in Anand Cricket Academy’s dough-out as their last chance of getting in the finals looked obscured.

At the toss, Raju Patil the opposition skipper said he would be more than happy to restrict the batting team under 150. However at the 12th over, reaching 150 looked almost impossible for Anand Cricket Academy.

Ketaj Kolhapure promoted himself at no.5, ahead of Akshay Juvekar who holds the record of scoring the fastest fifty in this tournament. In the previous match Ketaj was out for first ball duck.

Everything was against Ketaj when he faced his first ball. But things changed as he battled and battled hard at the crease. He first rotated the strike and then attacked the bowlers. The run-rate increased and hope was restored in Anand Cricket Academy’s dough-out.

Ketaj first registered a 26 runs vital partnership with Uttam Datta creating the platform and then belted 31 runs with Akshay Juvekar to provide the impetus. He was dismissed when the score was 135 in 18.4 overs.

During his stay at the middle, his team scored 70 runs in 41 balls. In this Ketaj’s contribution was 29 runs of 16 balls. However, the most important stat about his knock was that, in his entire innings he didn’t had a dot ball.

It was due to this unselfish, inspired and determined batting of Ketak Kolhapure, his team managed to score 146 runs in 20 overs.

Perhaps this is what they call, ‘leading from the front.’

Today’s Result

1. Second Qualifier- Anand’s Cricket Academy vs. Sairaj Yuvraj Warriors- Sairaj Yuvraj Warriors won by 05 wickets.

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Eat-be-talk sweet

by Swatee Jog

Sankranti is the only Indian Festival that adheres to the English calendar every year, coming on the 14th or 15th of January. Following the sun’s position and its entry into the Makar Rashi exactly on the same date every year, this day marks the beginning of the Uttarayan. Have you wondered why the sun is rarely seen to the exact East? Half the year it is tilted to the south and from now on up to Diwali it will be tilted North. That is why the year is divided into Dakshinayan and Uttarayan. The cold conditions have peaked right now and what better way to soothe shivering souls than devour the sweets that are made during this time. Til laddoos, barfis made with dried coconut, ghee, sesame seeds(til), poppy seeds ( khaskhas), jaggery, edible gum and dry fruits, the bajra roti- brinjal bhaji-dollops of white butter menu and an array of chutneys shimmer in a laden plate on the day before Sankranti, also called Bhogi in North Karnataka and Maharsahtra. The main day demands the preparation of Gul-polis, with kneaded jaggery, poppy and sesame seeds, eaten with hot milk and ghee.

Belgaum and its adjoining areas continue the Sankranti fervor right upto Rathasaptami. The tilgul that we find today are most of the times made of sugar with some lime for the white effect. Try eating a fistful and you are guaranteed to get mouth ulcers. But try the home-made varieties, the not so white but tasty tilgul is made by coating every seed of sesame/ cashew in sugar syrup early in the morning, in the biting cold which lends it its unique spikes. You can also gorge on the ground nut/ cashew nut varieties of Halwa available at this time as also the jaggery and sesame revadi, so reminiscent of school day indulgences years ago.

Women bring out their shimmering black chandrakalas or any black saree and even tiny tots are draped in black. The colour absorbs the maximum heat and hence the custom. It must be the only time when womenfolk, even the orthodox ones, wear black which is an otherwise shunned colour. Another beautiful custom that comes with Sankranti is the Haldi Kumkum function where womenfolk are invited to each other’s house and served sweets along with a gift! This gift, also called vaan, is a thoughtful one, ranging from combs, kerchieves, peelers, small bags of sugar, coffee pouches, soaps, bowls, bottles of kumkum, bindi packets to the more elaborate dry fruit boxes or even sarees. Care is taken that no two households have the same gift and each time, a novel item makes its entry. If you think deeply, you can imagine the happiness in the minds of the middle-class womenfolk in the bygone era, to look forward and receive small gifts which only she is entitled to. It may not mean monetary profit, but the joy is what matters. It also presented itself as an opportunity to visit neighbours and was a way of networking! Sankranti also calls for the special custom of Bor-nhan or bathing kids of age 1-5 in a mixture of diced sugarcane and carrots, chocolates, green pods of horse-gram (harbhara), tiny pea pods, currency coins, tilgul, puffed rice (churmure) and the like amidst women and kids who gush to collect the delicacies.

Such warm rituals and customs makes Sankranti all the more endearing. A festival is meant to serve multiple purposes. If it brightens the harried souls, brings people together amidst laughter and spreads warmth, it has served its purpose. And it reminds us that it’s never out of time and place to eat sweet, be sweet, talk sweet.

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Shell out extra for online electricity bill payment of HESCOM

Paying your electricity bill online may be convenient but it does not come cheap. HESCOM website charges an extra amount if one pays through their credit or debit card and residents are not amused.

The total charges we calculated were 1.7% on the total bill amount for Internet banking and 0.839% for paying by debit card.

RBI Circular says –
“Levying fees on debit card transactions by merchants - There are instances where merchant establishments levy fee as a percentage of the transaction value as charges on customers who are making payments for purchase of goods and services through debit cards. Such fee are not justifiable and are not permissible as per the bilateral agreement between the acquiring bank and the merchants and therefore calls for termination of the relationship of the bank with such establishments.”

Merchants not supposed to levy fee on debit card transaction to customers

In fact, it is ironical that although electronic payments work out to be cheaper for banks than cash and cheque, they are inclined to charging merchants and customers for transaction charges on credit cards and debit cards whereas transaction charges involved in cash and cheque are almost nil.

What about credit cards?

For credit cards too, issuing banks do not charge customers any transaction fee, except in case of railway ticket booking through IRCTC and petrol surcharge. Yet, merchants levy transaction charge they face, on customers. You can stand up to them. Try asking them to share with you the bank clause that allows them to levy transaction charge on customers.

In this case as well, HESCOM is a MERCHANT according to the agreement with Billdesk(the payment gateway company) then isn’t this violation of the Rule. Worst part being you wont come to know about the extra charges until you log into your Bank site for payment.

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Roads cannot be closed in Cantonment area

Belagavi is a Category II, split Cantonment, covering vast acreage (1776 acres) on both the Eastern and the Western side of Belagavi city.

Many of the roads are arbitrarily closed from time to time and we have to approach the High Court and the Supreme Court repeatedly to have our Fundamental Right of Movement restored to us. Currently about 6 roads are blocked.

Now the Defence Minister of India, Shri Manohar Parrikar, has taken a strong stand and ordered all the roads that have been closed in Cantonments opened forthwith. There are total of 122 roads covered in our 72 Petitions.
As per Section 258 of the Cantonments Act 2006 which empowers only the Cantonment Board to close a road in Cantonment, and that too only with the prior permission of the G.O.C. or the Principal Director.

The ministry’s order regarding adherence to legal procedure before closing roads in cantonment areas is a beginning towards this effort. The order will not apply to internal roads but to cantonment roads that link civilian areas. This will resolve many issues.

On Cantonment Boards, civilians are in a majority. The District Magistrate is a crucial member and all MPs and MLAs are special invitees to protect the interests of civilians.

There are 62 Cantonments in India and we are liaising with as many as possible to ensure a balance between civilian and military interests.

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REVIEW: Annotsava Belagavi

The ongoing food festival “Annotsava” organised by Rotary club of Belagum is scheduled to end here on January 20, 2015 and is being held at the CPEd Grounds.
This year the taste buds do have various options from the regular ones.
We did go to a few not so professional and Home style stalls to begin our Food Journey-
Fish- The RD’s Fish Corner stall served some amazing Goan Style Home made Prawns curry, Lepo, Fish Fry and also Chicken Xcauti. If you love fish, this is the place to go to. Also the Chicken Xacuti is awesome to taste.
The Belchick- Desi Swad- stall in the Canopy is awesome and this is what a food festoval must be for. Different tastes, like the Maushichya tupatli Kombdi(Chicken gravy in Pure Ghee) served with Hot Bhakri. The taste is authentic and far better than the usual NI masala. They also serve Gavakadchi Kombdi Rassa(chicken Gravy) awesome taste. Konanki Combo is also a good try. Their starters are also good to begin with.

The Bohri Stall at 58 is also a good option with Shami Kabab and Mutton Khicra, Falooda.

The Tambda-Pandha Rassa you have options like Stall no 38 and Kahavvaya and also 39. The Mahila Aaghadi stall is also attracting crowds.

The Missal and More, Sharma Bhel Puri, Famous Pani Puri are good in the Snacks section. The Tans Kitchen Stall No.15 serves Appe of different forms, also Bread Dosa and Indian Crunchy fries made of Rice is a good try.

All well known hotels such as Zara, Zaika, the Village, Saffron, Master Chef, Niyaz, wonder wok have their stalls.

The Hyderabadi Chai at Zara is a nice way to sip some hot tea in the cold.

Home made ice cream, Chocolates and waffle cones are also a good attraction with some unique favors. The sweet tooth also some great tarts, mousse’s to be had from Cake Walk and Wild sugar apart of the regular pastries.

There is also a good display of cars of various brands just incase you decide to take one home after having a hearty meal. 

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My Story Session – Arunachalam Muruganantham & Sachil Kate

My Story Session with the most inspiring entrepreneurs of India” ON 17^th January 2015 at 5.30.p.m. at KLS IMER Auditorium, Hindwadi, Belagavi. 

The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Hubli in association with KLS- IMER Belagavi is organizing an interactive “My Story Session” with the following most inspiring entrepreneurs from India;

1. Mr. Arunachalam Muruganantham, CEO, Jaishree Industries, a Social entrepreneur from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. He is the inventor of a low-cost sanitary pad napkin machine which can manufacture sanitary pads for less than a third of the cost of commercial ones. In 2014, TIME Magazine placed him in its list of “100 Most Influential People in the World”. He spoke at world economic forum in 2013 and TED speaker at as well.

2. Mr. Sachil Kate, CEO, Clear Car Rentals. He is the founder of Clear Car Rentals from Aurangabad, Maharashtra. He was Featured on online websites; Your story, Techcircle and Startup Freak.

This will be great opportunity for Local entrepreneurs, business fraternity and academicians to network and exchange ideas with the above path breaking entrepreneurs.

There is no registration fee. But prior registration through calling the coordinators is must.
The event will be held at Auditoruim of KLS IMER, Hindwadi, Belagavi on 17^th January 2015 From 5.30.p.m. onwards. Co-ordinators for the event are; Dr. Arif Shaikh (Mobile No: 9916044352) and Mr. Mahesh V.K. (Mobile No: 9448154063)

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Wine fest at Belagavi from Jan 16

Karnataka Wine Board (KWB) in association with horticulture department will be organizing the Second edition of ‘Belagavi Wine Fest-2015′ for three days from 16 January at Millennium Garden at Tilakwadi.

As many as nine wineries from Karnataka, three from Maharashtra and six wineries from abroad will be participating in the event showcasing more than 150 brands of grape wine. Wineries from France, Italy, Spain, New Zealand and Australia will be taking part. Along with wineries, there will be food courts, entertainment and cultural programmes have been planned as a part of Wine Fest.

This festival will be focussed on wine education to train and encourage the people for moderate wine consumption.
There is a entry fee for the event.

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33 SKATERS OF SELECTED FOR NATIONALS

Belgaum District Roller Skating Association is proud to inform you that 33 skaters are selected in the Karnataka Team for 52nd National Roller, Inline Hockey and Free Style Championships. The above championship is being held at Ameya Classic Club, Yashwantnagar, Virar, Mumbai from 21st to 30th January 2015. The above championship is organized by Roller Skating Federation of India. 

ROLLER HOCKEY

Sub Junior Boys

Aditya Patil, Maneet Patil and Abhishek Navale

Sub Junior Girls

Ayyan Sayyad

INLINE HOCKEY

Senior Men

Manjunath Mandolkar, Ashish Bhandari, Prakash Patil, Mahesh Desai, Amit Sharma, Vishal Sharma, Srinivas Jadhav, M.D. Siddhiq, Rakesh Govinkop, Manish Sharma.

Senior Women

Gautami Ashtekar, Ridhima Shinde, Sanjana Rabb, Veena Masekar, Rutuja Hande, Bahgyashree Patil, Yojan Sambhuche, Rutvika Singh.

Junior Girls

Samrudhi Gundkal, Vinaya Rajgolkar, Kavya Reshmi, Nischita Mahantashettar, Rutu Chandargimath, Radhika Mallapur, Shefali Kanade.

Free Style

Senior Men

Vishal Sharma – Speed Salom

Bharat Patil- Speed Salom and Classical Free Style

Junior Boys

Pratik Reddy – Speed Salom

Rohan Kokane – Speed Salom

Rutvik Reddy – Classical Free Style

Abhishek Navale – Classical Free Style

Junior Girls

Samrdhi Gundkal – Speed Salom

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The Camera Phone syndrome

by Swatee Jog
Years ago, when we bought our first Nikon from the newly opened Harsha, we felt a sense of achievement. It was digital, had different modes and was compact, though it cost a bomb at that time. It was a revolution from my first Snapper camera bought at Ramannavar studios at Khade Bazar which didn’t even have a flash and hence I took my kid brother out in the sunlight for every click. That camera was bought for mere Rs. 350 in 1988. Often, I borrowed the detachable flash from my cousin. Then came the very famous Kodak KB10 which even had its own share of advertising. That camera, with flash, still remains the most cherished possession in my childhood cupboard till date.

A Crafie – Crazy selfie

Funnily enough, now I don’t use that Nikon anymore, since the time my big 5.5 “ phone can take superb pics. What is it about phone cameras that have made them so endearing? Firstly, perhaps the ease of handling just one device that can click, edit, filter, store, group, send via Bluetooth and even get uploaded on social media within minutes, without ever needing a whimper of a wire. We all experience the magic of the phone camera in our daily lives. At concerts, the phones flash brighter than the lights in the hall, the wedding hall sees enough selfies to fill hard disks, the college trips have different versions of the same and even an accident or a fire finds onlookers casually pulling out their phones and going clickety click.

Terraces, mirrors, the Fort Lake, college gardens and corridors, stairs, plain walls, Mr. Ronald McDonald, bikes, holding the car’s top are all good backdrops for a selfie. It’s all so easy and fun that a new kind of photo revolutions seems imminent. The lady at the clinic’s waiting room merrily shoots her kid frolicking and the college crowd happily uploads the selfie every few days. Just have a look at the Facebook profiles and you’ll find more selfies than actual members. Now there are newer terms, Groufie or group selfie ( which, I read, has been Trademarked by Huawei of China), Helfie (to show how hellish your bad-hair day has been), Belfie( well….), Drelfie ( taken in a drunken state), etc.
What is it about photos and human beings that even a small child smilingly poses for photos? Selfies, perhaps give the young ones a sense of well being when they have their best angle shot by themselves, without depending on a photographer. It’s a little awkward to ask somebody take your pictures all the time or when you look the best, again and again. Better to aim and shoot yourself. Selfies also make a person comfortable and brings out the informal look, at times innocent, at others- naughty. Tongues stuck out, winking eye, smaller chin, best profile forward…Ahhh! The pleasures of a selfie. At first, I’d cringe at the thought of a selfie, but now I realize it is not Narcissism but just a way to feel good. Today’s large screen cameras also allow for a good Groufie with at least 5-6 people easily fitting into the frame. And since no one’s out of the frame, it’s a joy fest literally. I see scores of college students around me especially during college fests or special programs, when the selfie and groufie craze becomes an epidemic. The boys bring on that stylish pose while the girls flatter their eyes and flaunt that pout for the camera. A picnic of the students can be followed minute by minute sitting at campus, what with students posting the selfies and groufies right from the station, to the halts and then at every possible event thereafter. Although the teenagers and the millennials use the phone camera more frequently, don’t discount the adults from this craze. Most of these photos may just get lost in the gust of time, but they give joy while they last and that’s what matters!

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Tradition lives on since 1942 – Paranjanpe’s Tilgul Jewelery

Makar Sankranti is being celebrated today and each one is sending wishes and sweets made of Til. Another highlight of the festival are the goodies made out of tilgul. Tilgul jewellery has become popular amongst newly married women as well as for babies. As per tradition, newly-married women are decorated in very special jewellery called the halwyache daagine’ (ornaments made of halwa’ or sugar coated sesame) and black sarees. Just married men and babies too could adorn with similar ornaments.

Tilgul jewelery made by Paranjape’s in Belagavi

Tilgul jewelery made by Paranjape’s in Belagavi

In Belagavi, there are the Paranjape’s from Deshpande Galli who have been doing this since 1942. Not only do they supply it within the country but also export them to USA, Canda, SriLanka, Dubai, United Kingdom etc.

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Movies in Belagavi as on 16-01-2015

Inox Chandan

I (Hindi) (U/A) – Hindi
09:00 AM 12:00 PM 04:20 PM 08:00 PM

Alone (A) – Hindi
09:15 AM 03:35 PM 06:20 PM0 9:05 PM

Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene (U/A) – Hindi
10:00 AM 09:20 PM

PK (U/A) – Hindi
12:15 PM

I (Telugu) (U/A) – Telugu
12:40 PM

Tevar (U/A) – Hindi
03:15 PM

Classmates (U) – Marathi
06:20 PM

Big Cinemas

Alone (A) – Hindi
09:15 AM 11:45 AM 03:00 PM 09:15 PM

I (Hindi) (U/A) – Hindi
11:30 AM 05:45 PM 08:30 PM

Tevar (U/A) – Hindi
02:30 PM

PK (U/A) – Hindi
05:30 PM

Swaroop-Nartaki

I (Hindi) (U/A) – Hindi

11.15 AM 2.30 PM  5.45 PM  8.45 PM

Globe Cinema

Classmates (U) – Marathi
12 PM,3 PM,  6PM, 9 PM

Nirmal
Kushi Kushiyagi (U) – Kannada
12.00. PM, 3.00.PM,

Paipoti (Kannada)

6 PM,  9.00.PM.

Chitra

Mr and Mrs Ramchari (Kannada)
1130 Pm 2.30 Pm, 5.30 PM,  PM

Hira

PK (Hindi)
12 PM3 PM 6 PM,8.30 PM

Prakash
Alone (Hindi)
12 PM, 3 PM, 6PM, 9PM

Santosh

Jackson (Kannada)
12.00.AM, 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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Tiger sighted again by Youths

Dhanaji Patil and Mashnu Patil, residents of Mendil village of Khanapur taluk, claimed they sighted a tiger at Abanoli, 30 km from Khanapur town, on Wednesday evening.

The Tiger roared at them but did not attack but as soon it roared the duo left the bike and ran away into the village.

Villagers often sight tigers and leopards. As all the tigers and leopard are not man-eaters, they claim they move fearlessly in the forest. 

Dhanaji told he was visiting his sister in Abnoli village in the Khanapur jungle range when the incident happened. He and Mashnu had parked the two-wheeler a few metres  from the road in the jungle and walked to his sister’s residence. When they returned and were starting the bike, they noticed the animal in front of them.

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Car Parking Fee to be hiked after Auction on Jan 30 to Rs.15 for every three hours at Bapat Galli

Do not pay more than what you are supposed to pay. The next time you step into Bapat Galli make sure that you pay the parking fee prescribed on the boards put up by the City Corporation. The contractor who is entrusted with the collection of parking fee is allegedly violating the tender norms by collecting excess fee.

As per the new Auction Tender to be opened on January 30, 2015 the parking fees are as follows:

Cars – Rs.15 for every three hours

Bikes- Rs. 10 for every three hours

The current fee structure is – Rs.5 for two wheelers and Rs.10 for Four wheeler for a duration of THREE hours. After the auction is done the new prices would be Rs.15 for cars from the earlier Rs.10.

We have been pressing on this subject, Are we being looted for Car parking in Bapat Galli, as one has to pay Rs.20 for three hours and there is no one hear. No boards put up even when the City Corporation itself is handling the Car parking currently.

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Spicejet to keep Flying from Belagavi as of now

Spicejet has blamed technical reasons for the delay in resuming flights from Hubballi which a boon for Belagavi, as all the flights would be flying from Belagavi as of now. Earlier Spicejet had planned to shift all its operations from Hubballi.

Photo:Arun

The Spicejet website mentions of cancellation of this Specif flight SG 3318 Belagavi to Bengaluru from 16-Jan-2015 to 31-Jan-2015.

All other Flights will continue to fly as normal.

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