Standing Committee Chairman stages dharna for removal of Encroachment of MLA

Vinayak Gunjatkar, Chairman of Standing Committee for Town Planning & City Improvements is protesting at RPD on the issue of removal of encroachment by Sanjay Patil’s Gomatesh Vidyapeeth.

On may 12 he had met District incharge minister to look into the matter, but no one has been interested in removing this encroachment, he said. For road widening even boards on the shops were removed but here this is a comp0lete illegal structure then why it cant be removed or is the LAW different for the poor in this country.

EE R S Naik, met Gunjatkar before the he began the protest saying as Commissioner is not in town he should wait to come back and he will take the decision on the same.

This issued was raised at the general body meeting held in April as well and then MLA Sanjay Patil spoke up and said that there are many encroachments in the city first remove them and then come to remove mine.

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Two more sharp shooters of Malbari gang arrested

The Belagavi police have been successful in nabbing another 2 alleged sharp shooters of the Rashid Malbari gang an aide of Chota Shakeel.

Bilal Khan of Mumbai who was been arrested was wanted in many cases including murder, extortion.

Another arrested is Sayed Ali from Bengaluru.

Police are investigating both the arrested persons throughly as they expect to get more information on the under world and its link in Belagavi.

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Belagavi not smart enough, says govt study

Many of the top 20 cities that got selected last January under the government’s ambitious smart city project lag in basic infrastructure, governance and socio-economic indicators, a government study has found.

These cities competed with 98 other “potential” smart cities and got selected based on the score they got for carrying out urban reforms in areas including sanitation, good governance and financial sustainability of the proposals they submitted.

According to the analysis by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) many cities have a small percentage share of households with basic civic amenities. Drainage connectivity was low in Belagavi

Based on the analysis, the 20 cities were ranked on the levels of development and access to basic amenities. New Delhi Municipal Council was ranked first followed by Pune and Chennai.

Belagavi was ranked the lowest.

Source: HT, NIUA

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Movies as on 26-05-2017

Inox Chandan
Closed for technical reason

Swaroop-Nartaki

Half Girlfriend (UA) Hindi
12:15 PM 03:15 PM

Sachin: A Billion Dreams (U) Hindi
06:15 PM 09:30 PM

 Big Cinemas – Carnival Cinemas

Pataki (UA) Kannada
12:30 PM

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (UA) English, 3D
12:45 PM 09:30 PM

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (UA) Hindi
03:30 PM

Sachin: A Billion Dreams (U) Hindi
03:30 PM 06:30 PM 09:30 PM

Half Girlfriend (UA) Hindi
06:45 PM

GLOBE CINEMA Closed for Maintainence

NIRMAL

Maasthi Gudi (UA) Kannada
12.00. PM 3.00.PM,  6 PM,  9.00.PM.

CHITRA–

Raajakumara (UA) Kannada
12.00 PM  3.00.PM  6 PM, 9.00.PM.

HIRA

Bangara s/o Bangaradha Manushya (UA) Kannada

12  PM 03  PM 06  PM 09  PM

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (UA) Hindi

12:15 PM  03:15 PM  06:15 PM 09:30 PM

Pataki (UA) 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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G Radhika transferred as SP Bidar

G. Radhika, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law & Order, Belagavi City has been transferred as Superintendent of Police, Bidar district.

She had took over the charge as Deputy Commissioner of Police, Law & Order Belagavi on Oct 7, 2016 and now she has been transferred.

No new name has yet been declared as her replacement.

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Engineering exhibition showcases innovation at its best

A coming generations need some out of the box mind thinking and innovative designs, and we could just all this at the exhibition of the projects by final year students of KLS Gogte Institute of Technology (GIT). The projects included Agriculture, renewable energy, water management and various other sectors. 200 various projects were on display at the exhibition.

Vishal Kamat, Vinayak Basgod, Vedant Boob and Shubham Teware prepared the the smart waste management system which can help in smart disposal of garbage. Normally garbage containers kept at residential areas, But many a times it is common complaint from residents that corporation won’t lift the garbage. These four have prepared special kit using ultra sonic censor, GSM module and adruino board. When the container is full, this kit sends SMS to corporation that the container is full and need to be emptied. Vishal kamat said this kit made in just Rs 1200 can be very smart solutions to city so that authorities time will be saved and garbage can be disposed in time he said.

Vehicle system management tool is another innovative project prepared by Radhika Bulbule, Manjunath Gulgule, Mallikarjun Khyadi, Mayura Patil E and C students which makes a safer ride for motorists. These have prepared a special helmet. The bike can start only when this helmet is worn and it also detects if the person is drunk and the bike won’t start if the person is drink. They have also used air quality censors for the bike which checks the level of carbon di-oxide emitted by the bike. If the level is high, an SMS is sent to RTO and also if the bike is met with an accident, an SMS is also sent to police control room with location information. Radhika Gulgule said all this kit is made spending only just Rs 3000. If this technology adapted by automobile companies, the number of accidents can be reduced and we can also reduce air pollution he said.

Similarly projects of nano technology based cost effective quantum dot solar cell, solar Concentrator, integrated all in one solar street light, solar based grass cutter fabrication of solar appreciated multi purpose Agriculture equipment and many innovative projects have been displayed in exhibition.

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HESCOM enables bill payment by Paytm

There is some good news for the citizens as they can now pay their electricity bills of HESCOM via Paytm as well.

The Any time payment machines of HESCOM were disabled since a month and it has been a nightmare for the citizens to stand in long queues to pay their bills.

The online payment facility on Hescom.co is available but not all make use of it and also there is a payment fee of min Rs.5.75 per transaction.

Now with the bill payment enabled via Paytm, there would be no extra charges to be paid hence it will be very beneficial for all, just you will need to have a Paytm account.

The process is very simple, log on to Paytm.com or use the App and select the Electricity icon, select HESCOM, enter your consumer code and it will retrieve your bill with name and other details.

Go ahead and make the payment. Remember to make the payment atleast 2 days before the due date as HESCOM will take two working days to consider bill paid in their accounts.

And yes of course select the coupons on Paytm before u make the payment.

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Bangladeshi infiltrators case handed over to Internal security dept

The Belagavi police commissionerate will hand over the case details of the recently arrested Bangladeshi infiltrators to the Internal security department (ISD).

DGP R K Dutta has instructed that a through investigation of the matter is needed and hence the case has been now transferred to the ISD who will look into all the details of the case.

Sources say the ISD will arrive here and collect all the details and may also again conduct thorough investigation of the arrested.

As many as 12 people were arrested who were mostly working in Butcher houses in Auto Nagar and had managed to get Aadhar, Ration card and even Passports.

The agents managed to open a private hospital on paper and used to issue birth certificates on the letter head and after that they would apply for Ration card, aadhar card and even a passport. All the 12 arrested in this case have birth certificates issued from the same private hospital. How ever the police have not disclosed the name of the hospital as they believe the roots of this case may be to long and discourse could hamper the investigations.

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Lab technician makes a excavator from waste

“Necessity is the mother of invention” and a passion to do something is the essence of life and it has truly been lived by Girish Basappa Dodagoudar of Ammanagi,Taluka Hukkeri.

A B.Sc. From Karnataka University works as a Lab Technician in Engineering Physics Department at Hirasugar Institute of Technology, but he is always fascinated by machines especially the excavator (JCB type)and the cranes.

While helping his parents in agriculture he saw that there were many things which could be done at a faster pace and in a better manner, but lack of funds was the biggest constraint. So he decided to make a few instruments which would help farming.

Water being the most important resource for farming, storing and getting water was the key and digging a well would cost about 7 lakhs.

So Girish thought of making an excavator and a supporting crane so that the well could be dug up early. He used all the easily available material in the village which was basically scrap and turned into a working mechanical device.

He began to work on it from 2014 and now he is reaping the fruits. He designed Drilling machine, Welding Transformer, Cutting machines & also generated the electrical power supply and bought some old hydraulics from nearby vendor.

After spending 3 years and about 2.5 lakhs he is now using the excavator and the crane at his farm and even nearby fields.

Truly an example of Make in India, and what India can really make.

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Diinesh, Belagavi’s first K11-certified Master Trainer

Most of us look to advice from others on how to get the best workout in, but this can sometimes backfire. Not every exercise tip is actually useful, and some might even end up hurting you. There is some fitness advice that you should just never follow, no matter how many people said it or where you read it. Knowing how to workout properly can help you not only get the results you want, but prevent you from getting an injury, and Diinesh Vernekar from Belagavi is here to help you take the right workouts for your body.

Meet Diinesh pursued one of the highest certification in fitness science – from the prestigious K11 Academy Of Fitness Sciences and is a K11-certified Master Trainer. He was trained at the academy under the guidance of Indian fitness industry stalwart, Kaizzad Capadia.

He aims to spread knowledge and awareness about fitness science, as he feels the field is the most misunderstood. He says that people practice a lot of unscientific methods in fitness, which can be harmful.

Speaking to AAB, Diinesh said

I want people to follow fitness scientifically, keeping ‘bro science’ aside, and achieve their desired goals easily and in the right way.

He is also a K11-certified sports nutritionist, and possesses in-depth knowledge about nutrition and as to how scientific nutrition can make people’s goals easy- right from fat loss, weight gain to contest preparation and getting healthy.

In his capacity as a K11-certified personal trainer for special population, he is a fitness professional who, using an individualized approach, assess, motivate, educate, and train special population clients of all ages, regarding their health and fitness needs, preventively, and in collaboration with healthcare professionals. Special populations include those with chronic and temporary health conditions.

You can follow him on Facebook and Instagram to get future updates on health, nutrition and fitness – https://www.facebook.com/MasterTrainerDiinesh/

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Now Go Goa in BharatBenz AC bus by Perista Transline

Going to Goa to see the pristine beaches will be easier from Belagavi as Perista Transline, a Goa based bus operator is starting a new Bus service to Goa Panjim,  (Vasco) via Chorla.

The Perista Transline has bought BharatBenz AC Tourist Luxury Bus 2+2 seater for this service. The fare has been fixed at 250 currently.

Service has commenced 

From Belagavi it will depart at 7 AM & 5 PM
From Vasco it will depart at 7 AM & 5 PM

The timings from Goa is still unkown as of now.

This will definitely a boost for the commuters who come and go to Goa as earlier one had to reply on Kadamba and NWKRTC only and both operators were only plying NO AC buses. Kadamba had started AC buses but were withdrawn.

If this service can be permanent, the shoppers from Goa come to Belagavi and also those who come for Medical treatment it will be boon as they could finish their work on the same day and head back home.

For the tourists heading to Goa from Belagavi it will be a pleasant AC journey via the beautiful Chorla Ghats.

Booking Office: Belagavi – C/o Manish Tours, Shree Sagar Complex, Near Ramdev. Phone: 4206066

Goa- Atmaram Tour and Travels, Apna Bazar, Vasco. Phone: 9890219773
http://peristatransline.in/ 

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Two suicides on Railway track within 6 hours

Sunday was not so good for Belagavi as 2 suicides were reported. A girl allegedly jumped infornt of the railway around 11 AM near Paratha Corner and then around 4 pm another mid aged man again came infront of the railway near First gate.

Nisha Patil (20) resident of Macche who was a B.Com 2 student of Gogte college of commerce allegedly jumped infront of the train near Paratha Corner and was killed on the spot.

The reason for this harsh step is yet to be ascertained according to the police.

In the second incident a man aged about 40-45 was found dead on the Track opposite the Yamaha showroom near First gate around 4 PM.

Police are still trying to ascertain the identity of the deceased.

But this has been a shocking sunday with two suicides in a span of 6 hours and about half a kilometer away.

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Rohan Kokane balances a 30.20 feet Stick on his Chin in Belagavi

Rohan Kokane balances a 30.20 feet Stick on his Chin in Belagavi

Noted Skater from Belagavi Rohan Kokane today successfully completed the challenge of balancing a 30.2 feet stick on his chin for over 2 minutes.

The stick when 30.2 feet weighed 4.2 kgs.    He began with a 10 feet stick and then gradually increased the height to 30.20 feet. The event was organsied in association with the Giants Group.
G Radhika, SP Bidar, Mayor Sanjyot Bandekar and hundreds of supporters were there to cheer Rohan.

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In search of Belagavi Biryani

Biryani is an evergreen classic that really needs no introduction. With local and hyperlocal variations having evolved into distinctive styles of Biryani’s, one is spoilt for options when it comes to experiencing this melting pot of flavours.

Biryani is derived from the Persian word Birian, which means ‘fried before cooking’ and Birinj, the Persian word for rice. While there are multiple theories about how Biryani made its way to India, it is generally accepted that it originated in West Asia.

In general, there are two types the Kutchi (raw) Biryani and the Pukki (cooked) Biryani. In Kutchi Biryani, the meat is layered with raw rice in a handi (a thick bottomed pot) and cooked, while in Pukki Biryani cooked meat and rice are layered in the handi, where they come together in a marriage of flavours.

With many Unique’s to its name, Belagavi has it unique flavors of Briyani served at almost all the hotels and each one has its own unique taste of its own and mostly a bestseller. Not two Biryani’s from different hotels will taste the same. It may not have a name of its own but the blending of creamy milk with roasted nuts and aromatic spices results in a dish that is subtle, refined, and delicately flavored.

When we began the search for the Belagavi Biryani, we came across various restaurants small and big who make lip smacking Biryani in their own style since ages. 

Karim & Tinwale were the pioneers of Biryani in the city in a commercial way. Wahab could also be added to that list who used to sell only in bulk.

There are several household which preserve their untraditional recipes, every Belagavite must have come across a Muslim friend who’s mom has sent him Biryani on Eid and she always gets is right. Biryani is not a recipe which can be adapted out of a book but requires experience acquired over years. The amount of saffron, the measures of condiments, the proportion of rice and meat is to be perfected by practice.

They say a good Biryani has few features, the aroma is appetizing, the rice grains do not stick to each other nor to your hands, the meat must absorb all the flavours and should melt in your mouth, it should not leave you bloated after eating.

A unique element in the Belagavi Biryani is the Belgaum Basmati rice, it’s unique flavor is appetizing, sadly the rice is being fast replaced by the Delhi rice.

Each hotel has its unique marination technique and we guess is this must be the important element in the making of the Biryani.

The accompaniment of the Biryani also needs perfection, the chatni and the sherwa are as important as the main dish itself.

What’s adds to the taste of Belgaum Biryani which distinguishes it from the Biryani’s at other places is the taste of Belgaum water which naturally is believed to be tasty comparatively.

We have Different choices in Biryani, some like Mutton Biryani of Khyber(College Road), others prefer the Chicken Biryani of Niyaz or the Prawns Biryani of La Camp(Picket road Camp) or Biryani from Bawarchi (Off College road in the alley after Khyber) or the Zuber’s Biryani (Kaktives).We also have the Bamboo Biryani (High Street, Congress Road) cooked up in a Bamboo. The Hyderabadi Biryani(Congress Road) its a franchisee of the famous Hyderabd Paradise Kitchen.

Vegetarians are not too far away from being Biryani Fans. They too have their own Flavour in Veg Biryani of Saffron or Madhuvan. It all ends up in what one likes to have in which way Spicy, Sweetish, Mild.

Not only the big hotels small eateries as well have their own recipe of the Biryani which is unique to its self. Yeshwant Boarding(Kelkar Bag) makes the Biryani which is more like a Mutton Pulao. There was Mahadev (Kaktives) has its unique taste of its own. The Savji Biryani is another new flavor to the Biryani stable. The marination is unique which gives it a very distinct taste. We also many small Biryani corners which make Biryani.

The Biryani from Charminar(Khade Bazar), or may be from Zuber, Khyber, Paraat wali, Donne, Bawarchi all have a distinct taste and fan following.

The ParatWali Biryani made in Sun n Sand & Habba is also a favorite amongst many which is cooked on the Tava. The Bhori Biryani made by Barafwala which is very mild in flavours but has a very distinct taste of its own due to the spices.

There are also the Home Made Biryani which are made to order only by Tinwala, Shafi Attar, Katal to name a few.

In Belagavi, Biryani is not merely food, it is a bond between friends, it’s a memory for some and an adventure for many, where a lot can happen over coffee, Belagavi is a place where a lot can happen over Biryani as well.

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Automatic Patchwork machine to fill potholes

Potholes can be fixed in minutes ! Yes Kam Avida is Pune based company made a demonstration of its new machine the Kam-Patch to the officers of City corporation today. The machine can uses very less man power and does a lot of work swiftly.

A few patches on the SP office road were patched up using this machine.

The machine firstly heats the surface of pothole, then takes out scrapping of and fills in the binding gel with premix bitumen. The final process of machine is it compresses the surface making it perfect patch work.

The machine performance is very nice on the quality front and already the same is being used in Gulburga.

The machine costs Rs.80 lakhs and now the corporation will beat its head whether to buy it or give regular contracts to contractor to fill the potholes.

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Now you can pay water bills online

The KARNATAKA URBAN WATER SUPPLY AND DRAINAGE BOARD, BELAGAVI has started the online facility for paying water bills and the same has been activated now.

To pay your water bills just log on to

http://belagaviwaterboard.org/

The website also allows you to apply for a new connection. Payment can be done using net banking or by cards.

The official said that on one side of the portal, there would be a user search option where people could search their names while on the other side the department’s information would also be visible so that they could log into it and get information about their bills which would also be available online.

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Monsoon Musings

by Sameer Majli

It is that time of the year when the anxiety is quite high. With predictability having become a thing of the past, its often a common occurrence each year that the seasonal transition rarely happens in advance or in time. The period of an uncertain spell of waiting is as agonizing for me as it is for my citizens. After all, as I have said earlier, what happens to them is what happens to me.

Welcome to Belagavi aka Belgaum, erstwhile Venugram. My story continues.

The warmth of my yesterday’s summers has been replaced by the searing heat of the scorching sun and as the mercury sores for the good old early thirties to the late thirties, its painful for me and the flora and fauna that are an integral part of my self. They say its global warming, an eventuality of the excesses of deforestation that make barren land out of lush green forests. The parched soil with its cracked surface and fissures, says it all. While I continue to harp on the need to decorate the cleared spaces with a well planned sequence of trees, I am internally sure and scared that the pleas will fall to deaf ears lost in the drudgery of routine.

The MET department has made its official announcement about a good monsoon. Not that I wish the said fate for by kith and kin spread across the expanse of this wonderful country but then like its for humans, its always tempting for me to say Not on Me.

There have been intermittent showers accompanied by the rumble but now its high time that the rain bearing clouds do their act. As I join my citizens in praying for respite, I will the El Nino or whatever phenomenon of nature that rules the roost, be kind to the human folk and relieve them from the scorching inconvenience. Rain often soothes my spaces around the 7th June and this is the tradition and promise which I hope they live up to, even this year. I also am hopeful that the initial spell is not succeeded by a dry one.

As I continue my hopeful glances towards wet blessings quite literally from the heavens above, lets hope that we have a wonderful spell of cool showers to last a few months. May the citizens find enough sense and commitment to make more than a formality of planting trees to restore what has been taken away. May the air conditioners and fans cease their duties for a long long time and may we all be lucky enough to experience the biting cold of the monsoons that makes me a unique habitat.

Here’s wishing everyone a happy and really wet Monsoon…..

Oh Monsoon….. come soon……

About the Author: Sameer Majli is Chief Mentor at Stratmen -Strategic Mentoring Solutions, an initiative engaged in facilitating near perfect education and learning.

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Sewage treatment plant to be delayed

The issue of the Sewage treatment plant (STP) to be built near Halga was raised at the Council meeting of the city corporation today. At the same time hundreds of farmers were protesting outside the Corporation demanding that the STP be shifted to another area which is barren land.

MLA Belagavi Rural Sanjay Patil raised this issue at the begining of the meeting itself.

MLA Sanjay Patil said the people of of Halga have have already given up their land for various projects including the Suvarna Soudha, but when it comes to safeguard the farmers the corporation never comes ahead to solve their issues.

The villagers who are gave up the land for Rakaskop dam, are not getting NOC from corporation for drinking water supply from dam. Corporation should consider the plea of farmers and asked to pass a resolution to shift the STP project to Alarwad.

Corporation commissioner Shashidhar Kurer said Belagavi has 53% of UGD lines but there is no STP. Hence it is very essential to develop the plant in Belagavi immediately. The sewage water is being released to Ballari Nala and Markandey river due to which various health hazards are on the rise.

Corporation has given as affidavit to the Court for construction of STP and hence the revenue department acquired 19.20 acre land at Halga after the committee approved the location which comprised of Sanjay Patil, Sambhaji Patil and Feroz Saith.

MLA Sanjay Patil said that as there is a lot of resentment from the farmers to give up their fertile lands, we must all honor them by shifting the STP to Alarwad by passing a new resolution to that effect.

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Vijay More felicitated for his humanitarian services

Bishop of Belagavi Rev Dr Peter Machado has lauded the role played by social activist and former Belagavi mayor Vijay More in rendering selfless humanitarian services to the down trodden, marginalised and the needy in the society.

Stating that St Mother Teresa saw Gods image among the destitute and marginalised, he also lauded the role of Uzvaad Parivaar in felicitating More and others for their contribution to the society stating that such felicitations would encourage more and more youngsters in coming forward to strive for the welfare and well being of the society. He was speaking at a felicitation function that was organised by Uzvaad Pariwaar at the Bishops House on Tuesday. Apart from his daily social work, More was instrumental in getting financial and medical support for patients suffering from G B Syndorme which requires expensive treatment.

“Services to the community are like services to God. Humanity and services to the society is the prime teaching of every society. Hence, every person irrespective of caste, creed, religion or language rendering selfless humanitarian services must be felicitated so that more people are encouraged to come forward,” bishop Peter said lauding role played by Vijay More and members of Atharva foundation.

Speaking on the occasion editor of Uzwaad Louis Rodrigues appreciated More’s services in rendering the yeoman services to the society terming his services as true prayers. Social activist George D’souza was also felicitated on the occasion.

Replying to the felicitation Vijay More urged people to come forward to support the patients suffering from GB Syndrome, the dreaded disease which is curable only after treatment which is highly expensive. “This is not only my felicitation, but the felicitation of the people who have been working with me for the betterment of the society. However, I urge government to come forward and take a serious note of the G B Syndrome cases that are rising every day and come out with some scheme,” More said sensing the need for cheaper medicines and treatment facilities.

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The delicious nights of Ramzan now in centre of Darbar Galli

Come the holy month of Ramazan and the picture changes to more picturesque nightly scenes. It is the time of the year when harmony and acceptance beyond the sectarian define descends onto the streets. The streets are suddenly more alive to the occasion rather than the clock and the silence of the night translates into the hustle bustle of friends on the street.

Darbar Galli turns itself into a food street since the evening and remains so until the morning. The only difference this is the location of the various stalls that are put up during this month of Ramzan will now be in the centre of Darbar Galli after its widening.

Every time the stall used to be put on the each side of the street and the vendors had to pay a hefty rentals to the house and shop owners. But this time sources say, MLA Saith said why not put all the stalls on the centre of the road by which there will be room on each side for citizens to pass and it will be more convenient for both the foodies and vendors.

Smoking hot barbecues with sizzling Kebabs, stuffed patties, enticing Biryanis sweetmeats and savouries and all of a sudden it’s like right out of a cook and eat television channel. For those with a sweet tooth, there is the sensational falooda, the delicately made phirni, sevaiyyan, biscuits decked with dry fruit and the special Badam and Kesar milk all are awaiting your arrival.

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