The Belgaum parliamentary constituency, where polling had to be postponed by a month in 1996 due to a record number of independent candidates, 452 and a total of 456. Shri Shivanand Hemappa Koujalgi of Janta Dal won the elections then. The huge number of Independents was part of a political strategy planned by the Maharashtra […]
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23 New cases on Tuesday
Tuesday saw the addition of 23 other new cases to the COVID-19 tally in Belagavi district. Active – 611 Confirmed – 1102 Recovered – 461 (22 discharged today) Deceased – 30 Deaths Today – 4 ICU: 9 Samples Collected to date: 35430 Negative: 31533 Results yet to come: 2152 Single Day highest spike […]
PARSI Fire Temple Agiyari Belagavi
PARSI TEMPLE (Agiyari), opposite Benyon Smith High School, Camp Belagavi The Parsi Fire Temple in Belagavi was consecrated a December 9th, 1891. The temple was built by Kurseji Pestonji Boyce. There is a Dharamshala, a guest house for Parsi travellers and also residences for the priest. In the year 1920, the temple was handed over […]
Bird watching in Belagavi from Ram Mallyas camera
There are so many nature lovers in Belgaum and Belgaum and its surroundings have numerous flora and fauna. Birds are very common and Ram Mallya is one amongst the many nature lovers of Belgaum who has captured many images of various kinds of birds in and around Belgaum. Ram has captured all these images from […]
Yearning for “Old Belgaum”: By Shobhan Bantwal
First published Dec 14, 2008 By Shobhan Bantwal The author was showcased as Stars of Belgaum earlier on this blog. As an ex-Belgaum resident, it is both heartening and heartrending to see how my hometown has changed from a sleepy, rural town to a teeming city over the past three decades. When I pay those […]