Targets for Traffic Cops too!
Traffic police, particularly officers, are literally living their life on roads these days. With a monthly fine collection target fixed per head, the officers are spending most part of the day and even...
View ArticleBapu & Bitto – Helmet rule: Charity seldom begins at home?
Bittoo: Bapu. Bapu: Yes Bittoo? Bittoo: I was reading a book and came across the proverb ‘charity begins at home’. Bapu: Yeah, that’s a wonderful and inspiring phrase worthy of inculcating in our...
View ArticleIndia vs South Africa A match could be shifted from Belagavi due to rain
Two matches were planned to be played between president XI and South Africa A on july 30 and then India A vs South Africa A from August 4, but now this looks very bleak as due to heavy rain pitches for...
View ArticleBus stand opposite Railway Station to have parking space for private buses
The Bus stand opposite the Railway Station (known popularly as Goa Bus stand) which is in dire straits will now get a makeover under the smart city project and it will also house private buses along...
View ArticleDevelopment of Heritage park Phase 2 at Vaccine Depot
The Vaccine depot which has a long history to it came into the limelight when there were rumors that it will be a good site for building the Suvarna Vidhan Soudha in August 2007. Environmentalists and...
View ArticleWomen more likely to get kidney disease
While kidney disease has no gender, race, or creed – there are some differences between males and females in the way CKD manifests, progresses, and impacts the body. This year, we’re taking a look at a...
View ArticleBapu & Bitto – Last date for tax payers, not for collectors?
Bittoo: Bapu. Bapu: Yes Bittoo? Bittoo: The Income Tax department has set July 31 as last day to file annual returns for the salaried class. Bapu: Yeah, else you will have to pay penalty. Bittoo:...
View ArticleHosiery industry was started at Shahpur in 1920
In 1920 the hosiery industry was started at Shahpur (Belagavi ) by Shanta Beerapa Belur who was inspired by an exhibition in Bombay (now Mumbai). The modest beginning was done with socks. The needs of...
View ArticleBelgaum city Municipal Corporation was established in 1851
The Belgaum city Municipal Corporation Committee was established on 1 st December 1851. Now the same is called as Belagavi City corporation under the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976. Belgaum...
View ArticleBelgaum showed the way of voluntary subscriptions of road repairs in 1848
“The example of Belgaum thus followed in several towns and villages of the district. “ says the Thornton’s Gazetteer, 66. In 1848 the leading men of Belgaum (now renamed as Belagavi) formed a committee...
View ArticleBapu & Bitto – MLA responds; will authorities act
Bittoo: Bapu. Bapu: Yes Bittoo. Bittoo: Abhay Patil, MLA (Belagavi South) has finally responded and woke up to public anguish and media reports on nightmareish condition on the Congress road and now...
View ArticleBelagavi Airport demands 37.40 acres more land for overall development
In a meeting held at the Deputy Commissioner’s office, the authorities discussed the need raised by the AAI for 37.40 acres of land for the overall development of Sambra(Belagavi) airport. A complete...
View ArticleMeat seizure from cold storage case now in Supreme court
The High Court of Karnataka passed the order on June 28 allowing cold storage owners Shakeer Inayat Barafwala and Mohammad Hussein Inayatwala to seek the release of the seized material from the local...
View ArticleBapu & Bitto- Strange coordinations
Bittoo: Bapu! Bapu: Yes Bittoo. Bittoo: Very often, may it be development works or those related to operation and maintenance, there is no proper coordination between the elected representatives, the...
View ArticleShilpa Shetty to donate her earnings from Dus ka Dum to Belagavi Orphanage
The Mid-Day reports, Shilpa Shetty Kundra won Rs 10 lakh on Salman Khan’s Dus Ka Dum 3 over the weekend and taking her philanthropic work ahead, the actor has donated her earnings to the Shilpa Shetty...
View ArticleMovies as on 27-07-2018
Inox Chandan Mission: Impossible – Fallout (UA) English, 2D 09:40 AM 11:45 AM 12:45 PM 03:50 PM 06:55 PM 09:00 PM 10:00 PM Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 3 (A) Hindi 10:10 AM 02:50 PM 09:45 PM Dhadak (UA)...
View ArticleWhich orphanage in Belagavi is funded by Shilpa Shetty Foundation ?
We had made story after the media in Mumbai published that, Shilpa Shetty to donate her earnings from Dus ka Dum to Belagavi Orphanage, but the New Indian Express has reported that when inquired, none...
View ArticleLeena Bokil-A Stellar Journey
by Sameer Majli Space Advocate, a science enthusiast and a hard-core Science Communicator, emerging to become a future space leader! She is a multifaceted, young and a dynamic achiever! She is a role...
View ArticleOfficial- contractor nexus behind Roads – MLA
Abhay Patil and Anil Benake MLA from Belagavi south and north receptively held a joint press meet on Thursday and said that, the tenders issued do not have any clause which provides a guarantee of the...
View ArticleGold necklace stolen from Shani Temple
A gold necklace placed on the idol of Lord Shani in the Shani Temple at Patil Galli was robbed by thieves. The incident came to light this morning when the priest of the temple opened the door on...
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