Aniket Halgekar has reached the 1st ever Orkut and MTV Rodies battleground

belgaumblog - 20-AUG-2008

MTV the popular music channel has organized Sony Ericsson MTV Roadies Battleground a reality show and Aniket Halgekar of Belgaum has reached the Finals.

Rohan Kokane makes the limbo skating record

belgaumblog - 17-AUG-2008

The seven-year-old limbo skater from Belgaum city, Rohan Kokane, has staked claim to world record by comfortably skating under a bar with a clearance height of 6.5” in backward direction and 5.7” in forward direction in an auditorium in the city on Friday.

Belgaum is in Maharashtra: Alumnus of IIM-A

belgaumblog - 12-AUG-2008

The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Sunday released a book that deals with stories of 25 of its alumni who chose the less trodden path to make their mark as successful entrepreneurs.

Unaided schools to teach kannada

swamy - 6-AUG-2008

How is everyone seeing this new move from Unaided schools. KUSMA (association of unaided schools) has made kannada teaching mandatory for ICSE/CBSE schools. Quoting from this newindpress article:

7 year old Rohan Ajit Kokane Skating to glory

belgaumblog - 5-AUG-2008

At seven, this boy is looking forward to create a world record in limbo skating.

Rohan, son of Ajit Kokane of Belgaum, is working hard to create a history on Independence Day by skating under bars with a clearance height of 6 inches, not only in the forward direction but also in reverse skating.

Cleaning Up 2008-2009 Lok Sabha Elections: ADR Needs Support

tsubba - 4-AUG-2008

Thampan forwards this important email:

Association for Democratic Reforms
Strengthening Indian Democracy: Proposal for the coming General Elections in 2008-09

Contact:
Trilochan Sastry
Professor, Indian Institute of Management
Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore 560076, India
Phone: 91-80-2699-3285. Fax: 91-80-2658-4050
(ADR: www.adrindia.org)

Arrest made in Belgaum:Plans to blow up revealed

belgaumblog - 3-AUG-2008

The Anti-Terrorist Squad arrested Tanveer Mulla (31), an alleged activist of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), near the district stadium here on Saturday. The police seized from him CDs and VCDs carrying information on Jehadi groups, provocative speeches vis-À-vis anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat, incidents of violence against Muslims in other parts of

Standing of Karnataka cities in deposit & credit base: RBI Report

belgaumblog - 2-AUG-2008

The Reserve Bank of India released its ‘Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled 2008′. The publication contains data relating to deposits and credit of scheduled commercial banks including (RRBs) as on March 31, 2008.

Where do you want the Vidhan Soudha in Belgaum: Poll Results

belgaumblog - 1-AUG-2008

A poll (offline and online) was being conducted by Mr. Rajeev Topannavar. This site also carried the said poll link. Here are the results of the poll.

'Local bodies pocket Rs 151.8 cr ... '

belgaumblog - 30-JUL-2008

Interesting news article from New Indian Express - "Local Bodies pocket Rs 151.8 cr ...":

The latest Comptroller and Auditor General of India report has revealed that of the Rs 174.59 crore collected by the local bodies between 2004 and 2006 towards cess, only Rs 5.33 crore was transferred to the Government.