Singapore based international industry and foreign investment publication, fDi Magazine, recognizes World’s Best Free Zones in their industry report each year. Aequs SEZ is ranked in the Top 10 Global Free Zones of the Year 2018 in their report this year along with DMCC in UAE, Amata City in Thailand and Lodz Special Economic Zone in Poland.

Specialism Award-Global

The magazine has recognised Aequs SEZ as winner of “Specialism Awards” globally for attracting investments from some major companies from the aerospace sector. Premium AeroTech, which is a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Airbus, and Sweden-based aeronautics and industrial solutions company Saab, have their presence in the zone, besides companies like All Metal Services (AMS), Latecoere and Purosil.

Editor’s Choice Award

Aequs SEZ has won the “Editor’s Choice Award” for manufacturing. According to fDi, “As a part of an integrated manufacturing ecosystem, Aequs Special Economic Zone provides its tenants with inventory and servicing on machining tools, meaning they can respond to companies’ needs in a timely and efficient manner. The zone is the country’s first to be specialised in precision engineering and manufacturing. The recent addition of a flexible manufacturing system, which manufactures complex parts for the aviation industry, will help attract these companies to the zone.”

SME Winner-Asia Pacific

Aequs SEZ has been named best zone in Asia-Pacific for SME companies. The zone offers incubation facilities for SME and new start-up companies, which companies can use until units are ready in the zone. These companies can also take advantage of incentives such as duty-free imports, tax benefits on exports and custom exemptions.

Aequs Special Economic Zone, India

As part of an integrated manufacturing ecosystem, Aequs Special Economic Zone provides its tenants with inventory and servicing on machining tools, meaning they can respond to companies’ needs in a timely and efficient manner. The zone is the country’s first to be specialised in precision engineering and manufacturing. The recent addition of a flexible manufacturing system, which manufactures complex parts for the aviation industry, will help attract these companies to the zone.

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In all 67 persons, filed nominations for Belagavi Parliamentary constituency. On the last day, 42 nominations were filed.

In all 67 persons filed 72 nominations.

Full list not yet uploaded by Election Commission

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Inox Chandan

Majili (UA) Telugu

09:51 AM 06:46 PM

Shazam! (UA) English, 2D

9:55 AM 12:45 PM 04:00 PM 06:50 PM 09:40 PM

Romeo Akbar Walter (UA) Hindi

10:00 AM 01:00 PM 04:00 PM 07:00 PM 10:00 PM

Kavacha (UA) Kannada

12:50 PM 03:35 PM

Kesari (UA) Hindi

09:50 PM

Carnival Cinemas

Romeo Akbar Walter (UA) Hindi

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

Kesari (UA) Hindi

12:45 PM

Shazam! (UA) English, 2D

03:45 PM 09:45 PM

Kavacha (UA) Kannada

06:45 PM

Swaroop-Nartaki

Romeo Akbar Walter (UA) Hindi

12:15 PM 03:15 PM  06:15 PM 09:30 PM

GLOBE CINEMA

Romeo Akbar Walter (UA) Hindi

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

NIRMAL

Kannada

12.00. PM  3.00.PM, 6 PM,  9.00.PM.

CHITRA–

Kavacha (UA) Kannada

11:45 AM 02:45 PM 05:45 PM 08:45 PM

HIRA
Closed

Junglee – Hindi

12:15 PM 03:15 PM 06:15 PM 09:30 PM

– Kannada

12.00 PM  3.00.PM  6 PM, 9.00.PM.

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Maybe for the first time in the country, a section of voters, although small in number, are considering to opt NOTA as a mark of protest against gross negligence of their long pending problems by the local authorities.

Hitherto, voters have been boycotting for similar issues while NOTA remained an individual’s prerogative. But the voters in the present case of P&T Colony of Hanuman Nagar in the city want to exercise their right to franchise instead of boycotting and register their protest as well through NOTA. It is for the government to change their views, says a hapless resident of the colony.

Following is the memorandum they have sent to the Deputy Commissioner, Karnataka State Election Commissioner and Belagavi City Corporation, which is self explanatory as to what compelled the residents to look for NOTA.

Underground Drainage facility for P & T colony and adjoining areas in Hanuman Nagar II stage.

This is to bring to your kind information and immediate response towards a burning problem, which has been kept alive for over 4 decades, unfortunately by no other than the responsible Belagavi City Corporation. The problem which started due to gross negligence and failure of BCC to provide drainage lines to the P & T colony(Society formed in 1967) and the adjoining areas for more than 40 years, has manifested into a nauseating, stinking and intolerable nuisance in the form of a lagoon of highly contaminated sewage(kindly view the picture). What is most hurting and most incomprehensible that the BCC has turned a blind eye and deaf ear to the woes of the hapless taxpaying residents. This sewage filled lagoon has become a serious health hazard which could cause communicable diseases like Dengue, Malaria, Cholera, respiratory problems and other health problems due to wide spread of highly polluted air and water affecting more than 200 families of the locality.

Though the residents of the colony submitted several memoranda to the BCC and lodged complaints with Janahita portal during last 4 years besides KSPCB Belagavi, neither the BCC nor the KSPCB bothered to take corrective measures and construct the much needed drainage lines. The residents have paid development charges but stand denied the basic amenities for the reasons best known to BCC. Not only the residents but the even the health of the domestic and stray cattle and animals has also been threatened.

Having failed to elicit any due response from the BCC, we the residents of this colony are seriously considering to exercise our right to vote by opting to NOTA in protest against gross negligence of our long pending problem, instead of boycotting the upcoming polling for Loksabha constituency of Belagavi, unless the concerned authority commits to respond to our long pending grievances immediately and resolve the issue in a time-bound manner.

We earnestly request your kind-self to take serious note of the matter and issue directions to the BCC to respond and take immediate measures to resolve the matter.

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As many as 64 candidates are in the fray after 2 nominations were rejected during scrutiny.

4 Women Candidates

Complete List of Candidates —

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The Supreme court of India, in 2013 ruled that the right to register a “none of the above” vote in elections should apply while ordering the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide a button for the same in the electronic voting machines. 

NOTA means “None of the Above” option which enables the voter to officially register a vote of rejection for all candidates who are contesting. If a voter chooses to press NOTA on the EVM, it indicates that the voter has not chosen to vote for any of the party. 

In the 2014 Loksabha Elections as many 1.07% of the votes were as NOTA and the highest were polled in Belagavi Dakshin – 1.43%, followed by Ramdurg – 1.3%.

1. WHAT IS NOTA?

NOTA or ‘None of the above’ is a ballot option that a voter can choose to apply instead of giving their vote to any of the contesting candidates.

The main objective of the ‘NOTA’ option is to enable electors who do not wish to vote for any of the candidates to exercise their right to reject without violation of the secrecy of their decision. The voter must be eligible to register a vote of rejection if they feel that the contesting candidates do not deserve to be voted for. The Right to vote granted to all citizens must allow the vote of disapproval. 

2. DOES NOTA WORK AS A ‘REJECT TO ALL CANDIDATES’ OPTION?

It has been argued that NOTA is not ‘the right to reject’ all candidates standing in the election, but instead ‘the right to register a negative opinion’.

This option is based on the principle that “consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election”.

3. DOES NOTA VOTE COUNT?

The Election Commission clarified that votes caste as NOTA are counted, but are considered ‘invalid votes’. Therefore, votes made to NOTA will not change the outcome of the election.

For example, as former Chief Election Commissioner pointed out: “Even if there are 99 NOTA votes out of a total of 100, and candidate X gets just one vote, X is the winner, having obtained the only valid vote. The rest will be treated as invalid or no votes.”

4. THEN, WHAT IS THE USE OF NOTA?

NOTA gives people dissatisfied with contesting candidates an opportunity to express their disapproval. This, in turn, increases the chances of more people turning up to cast their votes, even if they do not support any candidate, and decreases the count of bogus votes.

Also, a bench headed by then Chief Justice of India, P Sathasivam said negative voting could bring about “a systemic change in polls and political parties will be forced to project clean candidates”.

5. ALL IN ALL, HOW DOES ONE CAST THEIR VOTE AS NOTA?

Simple. Electronic voting machines (EVM) have the ‘None Of The Above’ button at the bottom of the list of candidates.

Before the introduction of EVMs, when voting was done through ballot papers, voters had the choice to put the ballot paper without marking against any candidate thus rejecting all candidates. This vote was counted as NOTA. All contesting candidates for a constituency had the option of filing Form 49-O at a voting booth but this compromised the secrecy of the ballot. 

The oft-stated argument against NOTA is that does not make any difference to electoral outcomes, and in a first-past-the-post system, it only benefits specific candidates at the expense of others.

It’s also a question of voter participation. What’s worse than frustration against political parties is disinterest and non-participation in the electoral process. In exercising the NOTA option, the voter is participating in the electoral process, and thus, democracy itself.

There are no rules framed under the Representation of Peoples Act to decide what happens if NOTA gets the majority of votes. If NOTA votes polled are higher than the leading candidate, the latter still prevails under current rules.

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After the last day for withdrawals, as many as 57 candidates remain the fray of the Belagavi Loksabha Constituency as 7 persons withdrew their candidature.

Ashok Hanaji, Mohan More, Ashok Chougule, Guruputra Kullura, Sangamesh, Sanjeev Ganachari and Sanjay Patil withdrew their nominations today.

In all 67 had filed 3 were rejected and now after 7 withdrawals, 57 candidates will battle it out.

However, the main battle will between Suresh Angadi (BJP) and Dr.Virupakshappa Sadhunavar (INC).

In 2014 as well the fight was between BJP and Congress only and this time also it is no different.

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Now that the battle lines have been drawn, the 57 candidates contesting for elections have some interesting data that needs to analyzed.

Youngest Candidate with age of 25 years – Shubham Vikrant Shelke

Eldest Candidate with Age of 85 years – Lakshmanarav Melage

Three women Candidates
Nanda Maruti Kodachwadkar
Dilshaad Sikandar Tahashildar
Laxmi Sunil Mutagekar

Education:

Least 4^th Std – 1
7 to 9^th Std – 3
SSLC – 26
PUC 2 – 5
Graduate – 17
Post Graduate – 2
Diploma – 3

Profession
Advocate – 1
Agriculture – 16
Business – 16
Social Service – 9
Employed – 11
Self Employed – 3
Pensioner – 1

Not even one candidate has any cases registered against his name.

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“Live the moment”, many motivational speakers say, but Abhay Kanvinde says don’t just live the moment but capture and treasure them forever. Many of us commute on public transportation and wish that the minutes would fly by. Abhay makes the most of this typically boring experience with his creative pursuits. He spends plenty of time riding buses or autos to get to work and during these trips, he pulls out his Huawei phone and captures compelling moments in the everyday lives of strangers.

An interior designer by profession, Abhay Kanvinde started clicking photographs since 2014 with a basic model of Nexus mobile. He walked through the streets of Belagavi and started capturing pictures. He then moved to Pune and continued with his passion for clicking.

Today Abhay has redefined mobile photography as has a huge follower base on social media. There are many things to learn from his photographs and they are nothing less than notes for any photography classes and has inspired thousands to start using their mobiles in a creative way.

According to Abhay, mobile photography is very convenient, especially when you are capturing moments. It is handy, it doesn’t catch the eye of the subject, it doesn’t make the subject conscious and lets you click a natural casual moment with the ease of setting the angle and the frame.

Abhay says it’s not the camera but the vision that is important. If the subject and composition are good, the camera doesn’t matter. He learned photography all by himself by clicking more and more photos until he got the perfect click. He observed and studied photographs of professional photographers and followed pictures of Mangesh Bhayde from Mumbai whom he considers as his inspiration.

Abhay’s photographs are known as talking photos as he captures moments that speak by itself. Hence he has no caption or minimum description for his cellshots as he leaves it to the people to look at it from their own perception and imagination. His every click has some moment captured in them that will leave you mesmerized.

Abhay has participated in photography exhibitions and is also a part of the organizing team of Drishtikon, a very prestigious photography exhibition in Pune. He is a co-admin of the group Cellshots Belgaum which has around 25000 members who are posting their cellshots on a daily basis. Abhay is soon going to launch his photography book which will have loads of moments captured and a treat to all our eyes.

Belagavi is developing and changing very rapidly. Abhay urges Belgaumites to explore the streets of Belagavi and click more and more pictures of the heritage structures, food, landscapes, people, festivals, culture, etc and treasure them for you and generations to come.

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President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has announced the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings 2019 on April 8, 2019. This year, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras topped the overall ranking.

The rankings were announced under nine categories – Overall, Universities, Engineering, Colleges, Management, Pharmacy, Medical, Architecture, and Law.

The ranking is done on the basis of teaching, learning and resources, research and professional practices, graduation outcomes, outreach and inclusivity, and perception.

The list includes 3 institutes from Belagavi.

Top 75 in Pharmacy

KLE College of Pharmacy, Belagavi Rank 22

Top 100 in Overall
KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belagavi – Rank 98

Top 100 Universities

KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research, Belagavi – Rank 69

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The Belagavi Loksabha has 57 candidates, the highest number in Karnataka and hence each polling booth will have FOUR Ballot Units (or commonly called EVM).

The current set consists of a Ballot Unit, VSDU, Control Unit and a VVPAT unit each.
Each EVM can accommodate names of only 16 candidates (or 15 candidates plus NOTA) and as here we have 57+ NOTA to be accommodated 4 Ballot units will have to interconnect to the control unit and VVPAT unit.

The constituency has 2,064 polling stations and 8,256 EVMs are needed excluding additional EVMs needed for emergency use in case of technical issues.

The polling officers are been trained to handle 4 Ballot units at once and also this would require more space during the counting process.

The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti has fielded 48 independent candidates to get the nation’s attention to the Karnataka Maharashtra border dispute.

Belagavi will vote on April 23.

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Here is the list of the 57 candidates contesting for the Loksabha Polls from Belagavi Constituency with their allotted Symbol.

Belagavi will vote on April 23 and 4 Ballot units will be used in each booth.

The names appearing here will be the same as they will appear on the Ballot Unit.

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The Green Saviours team which conducted its first plantation drive on 10th April 2016, completes 3 years of dedicated service to mother nature. Over the past 158 Sundays, the team has been engaged in a series of activities ranging from tree plantation and maintenance to sapling making, roadside sapling harvesting, transplantation of trees and making Mini Forests. The team has planted over 16000 saplings with survival of over 75% across 63 sites including 6 Mini Forests.

Started with the objective of restoring the greenery in and around Belagavi, the team has evolved from avenue plantation to dense plantation using the Miyawaki Method. In this method the team plants and nurtures around 1000+ trees in a plot of 3500 sqft which creates a self-sustaining forest in a span of 2 years. They have received technical support from Mr. Shubhendu Sharma of Afforestt, Bengaluru.

The team with around 40 members has been ably assisted by volunteers from various educational institutions in the city. Green Saviours initiatives are funded by social organizations like the Rotary and Lions Club. Local industrialists who have contributed to their cause include Shanti Iron and Steel, Pragati Engineering and Enerzi Microwave Systems. CSR funding from EuroMonitor has also provided impetus to the cause. The saplings are provided by the Department of Forestry. Local educational institutions including Bharatesh Group of Institutions, KLE Society and IMER have provided logistical support in the form of buses for travel. Green Saviours have also set up a sapling nursery at Shivaji Colony where they nurture 7000+ saplings and they have also set up a maintenance team to take care of the planted trees.

Green Saviours have successfully completed the first phase of the Eco-Soldier initiative under which they educated students at KLS Public School regarding tree plantation and climate change. The students also made saplings which are being nurtured at the school to support the Green Saviours effort.

Having acquired the fundamental skills for afforestation, the Green Saviours now seek to take the plantation initiatives to the villages in the Western Ghats from the upcoming monsoon season.

Commemorating 3 years of dedicated work and togetherness, the Green Saviours extend an invitation to all Belgaumites to join the cause. For details contact: 96113 13919

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Income tax department continued raids in areas where they suspect cash flow in the backdrop of the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Income tax sleuths are carrying out searches at the residence of Class-one contractor of Chikkodi, Prakash Vantamutte. He is a strong supporter of Congress candidate of Chikkodi parliamentary constituency Prakash Hukkeri, reports the New Indian Express.

The I-T officials are still verifying papers and documents at his residence in Indira Nagar gate in Chikkodi. The department also raided another class one contractor RS Patil in Shirguppi village of Athani and are verifying the documents.

It is also said that the residence of Contractor Jayasheela Shetty, who identifies among close associates of Jarkiholi brothers was raided at Ghataprabha in Gokak taluk.

Source: The New Indian Express

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It was the day of April 12, 1818 Brigadier General Munro captured the Belgaum fort and placed it under the Military Command of Madras. Some books refer to the date as even April 10. On 20th March 1818, Gen Munro surrounded the Belgaum Fort with the British Army troops who marched from Madras.

Much blood has been split on its strong rampart walls. Munro could not pierce these walls for 22 days from 20th March 1818 to 12th April 1818, and had to lay a siege to the Fort.

The Belgaum fort built in 13 century (Originally built by the Ratta dynasty, later fortified by Yakub Ali Khan of the Bijapur Sultanate) was well known for its unique building structure and its huge moat surrounding the fort, which made it inaccessible to the enemies. The Belgaum fort served as a bulwark against the attacks of invading armies. It steadfastly held fort as Belgaum played host to a multitude of dynasties, from the Rattas, the Vijayanagar emperors, Bijapur Sultans, Marathas and finally the British. During the freedom movement of India, Mahatma Gandhi was imprisoned here. The inside of the fort is stretched about 1000 yards long and 800 yards broad. The fort was well built as a Military store.

With Herculean effort the British constructed breach batteries of heavy artillery and only after almost three weeks of constant bombardment, after which the fort was severely damaged, did its killedar surrender. The fall of Belgaum allowed Munro to resume his campaign. In 1818, Gen. Munro British Officer took over the fort & built houses inside the Fort for Residence of Army Officers.

One year after the battle of Kirhee, the English, under General Munro, marched against it. He encamped near Shahpur, on the morning of March 11th, 1818, with a comparatively insignificant force of native soldiers, and three troops of His Majesty’s twenty-second Light Dragoons, a force so weak that it tended to confirm the garrison, and the inhabitants of Belgaum and Shahpur (who had a high opinion of the strength of the fort), in the belief that it could not be taken.

The English were unable to obtain accurate intelligence as to the state of the ditch, which was the great defense of the place; otherwise the attack would not have been made from the points selected.

On the fifteenth, the fort was invested, but nothing particular occurred until the twentieth, when the force marched to the north of the fort, and encamped about two miles and a half from it. On the twenty-second, the first battery opened on the defences, and on the following day the pioneers broke ground, and began opening trenches. On the thirty-first, the magazine belonging to one of the batteries, in which there was a considerable amount of ammunition, blew up.

The garrison took immediate advantage of this misfortune, and making a sally, succeeded in passing over the battery, but was immediately repulsed. During the following days such steady progress was made by the English that on or about April 9th, the Kiledar (acting governor) sent out a flag of truce to propose terms, but General Munro did not accept them. Next day all the batteries kept up a heavy fire on the fort, and the breach, though not exactly practicable, began to have a more favorable appearance, in consequence of which the Kiledar found himself under the necessity of accepting the condition offered by General Munro, which was that he should give up possession of the gateway, the garrison being allowed to march out with their arms and private property. By the capture of the fort, General Munro obtained possession of thirty-six guns of large calibre, sixty smaller guns, and numerous wall pieces, besides stores of every sort.

Source: Bombay Presidency Gazette

Book titled on ” Memoirs of the operations of the British Army in India during The Mahratta War of 1817, 1818, and 1819″, Valentine Blacker, London, 1821.

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Inox Chandan

Kavaludaari (UA) Kannada

10:01 AM 04:21 PM

Hellboy (A) English, 2D

10:30 AM 04:10 PM 06:50 PM 09:30 PM

Pet Sematary (A) English, 2D

10:55 AM 07:20 PM

Majili (UA) Telugu

01:00 PM

Romeo Akbar Walter (UA) Hindi

01:10 PM 09:40 PM

Kesari (UA) Hindi

01:15 PM

Wedding Cha Shinema (U) Marathi

04:10 PM

Chitralahari (U) Telugu

07:05 PM

Shazam! (UA) English,

09:50 PM

Carnival Cinemas

Pet Sematary (A) English

09:45 AM 07:30 PM

Hellboy (A) English

10:00 AM 12:00 PM 05:00 PM 09:45 PM

Kesari (UA) Hindi

12:30 PM

Shazam! (UA) English

02:30 PM

Romeo Akbar Walter (UA)Hindi

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

Swaroop-Nartaki

Kavaludaari (UA) Kannada

12:15 PM 03:15 PM 06:15 PM 09:30 PM

GLOBE CINEMA

Majili (UA) Telugu

12:30 PM 03:30 PM

Wedding Cha Shinema (U) Marathi

06:30 PM 09:30 PM

NIRMAL

Kannada
12.00. PM  3.00.PM, 6 PM,  9.00.PM.

CHITRA–

Kavacha (UA) Kannada

11:45 AM 02:45 PM 05:45 PM 08:45 PM

HIRA
Closed

Junglee – Hindi

12:15 PM 03:15 PM 06:15 PM 09:30 PM

SANTOSH

– Kannada

12.00 PM  3.00.PM  6 PM, 9.00.PM.

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UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath — will take the stage next week to address a public rally in Shahpur, Belagavi on April 17.

PM Narendra Modi will address a rally in Chikkodi on April 18  at 3.30 pm.

Yogi Adityanath’s rally is scheduled to be held at Malini Parisar near NH 4 under Shahpur Police station limits.

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Seeking repose and asking pardon for their trespasses, scores of pilgrims from across three states of Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra on Friday thronged to the Miraculous Cross atop Nandgad Hill, about 35 kms from Belagavi. Taking part in the day-long Lenten pilgrimage, observed as the “ Day of Reparation,” by the Diocese of Belagavi, about 15,000 pilgrims offered their prayers and petitions seeking special blessings of the Miraculous Cross. Archbishop Emeritus of Bengaluru Diocese Rev Dr. Bernard Moras accompanied by the Administrator of the Diocese Rev Fr Eusebio Fernandes offered special mass and prayers.

The day commenced from Immaculate Conception Church, Nandgad, with the live Way of the Cross, where the youth from Tumarikoppa village presented the live scenes of Jesus Christ’s agony till the Crucifixion. Offering prayers, the pilgrims walked till the Nandgad Cross for over two kilometres after which two special prayers services in Kannada, by Fr Freddy Raj and English by Fr Philip Kutty were held. During the main celebration that was held at the huge pandal set at the foothills, a mass in Konkani was offered.

In his homily, Archbishop Bernard Moras urged people to repent for their sins and seek forgiveness on those who have offended them. “ Praying, offering mass and taking part in religious rituals is not enough, we have to go beyond this and if we have done something wrong or evil of others, we must go to the Lord and repair ourselves, seeking pardon,” he said. Quoting from the Holy Bible the archbishop also urged not seek ‘an eye for an eye ‘ or ‘ tooth for a tooth’ and forgive those who offenders.

Speaking on the occasion Parish Priest Fr Vijay Mendith and Administrator Fr Eusebio Fernandes urged people to come forward and support the developments at Nandgad Hill where the Diocese of Belagavi is developing the place as a pilgrimage Center setting up a religious infrastructure like a retreat house and a special prayer cum spiritual centre.

A large number of priests, nuns was also present of the day-long prayer services that culminated at 5 pm.

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Belagavi will vote on April 23.

It is essential for you to know if your name is on the voters’ list if your name is not there you won’t be able to vote even if u hold the Voters ID Card with you.

The Election Commission of India had recently published the voters’ list for 2018 on its official website.

How to check/search the name in voter list:

Search Your Name in Lok Sabha Election Roll – 23-4-19
Search Your Name in Lok Sabha Election Roll – 23-4-19 – Mirror Site 1

Here you have options to search by EPIC number (your Voter ID card Number) or name.

Searching with EPIC number is very easy

You can also see the PDF file of the actual Voters list but this will be Polling booth wise and with no search option this is a tedious job.

Go here- http://ceo.karnataka.gov.in/pdfsearch_pcwise_2019ph2/ac_List.aspx?pc_no=2

Click on your Constituency

——> click your Polling booth which will open a PDF file search your name in that

Note bearing the above ECI website have become slow due to traffic since the announcement of the elections and they are frequently changing the links, hence some of the above links could be bad. 

Arabhavi
Gokak
Belagavi Uttar
Belagavi Dakshin
Belagavi Rural
Bailahongal
Saundatti Yellamma
Ramdurg

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On 26 December 1939 Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar visited Belgaum (now Belagavi) and in the Municipality then the First citizen Mr.Bhimrao Potdar honored Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar with a Momento.

Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar had resided at Kangral Galli for a day on 26 December 1939 and he was the guest of a family named Vastvadkar in Kangral Galli. Currently someone else resides in the same place and various organizations have asked the same to be converted into a museum.

Rs. 51 were spent for the function organised by the Municipality then where he was honored with a bronze momento. Dr. Ambedkar was here to address the Bar association here.

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