‘Deshi’ poet Bendre goes global!
Deccan Herald
From Raju S Vijapur DH News Service
Hubli:Dr Da Ra Bendre National Memorial Trust, formed by the government to promote Bendre’s literature has come out with a website on the life and works of Bendre, who successfully used colloquial language to explore new possibilities in literature during Navodaya period, an important phase in Kannada literature that followed Hosagannada in 1950s.
With this the long felt dream of taking ‘Deshi poet’ global has come true. This is the first full-fledged website on a Kannada poet, who penned some of the best songs Kannadigas ever heard.
Talking to Deccan Herald, President of the Trust Dr M M Kalburgi, former vice-chancellor of Hampi Kannada University said that the site, www.darabendre.org, had been designed and developed by SDM College of Engineering, Dharwad. Dr D Veerendra Heggade, Dharmadhikari of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthal had donated Rs 1 lakh for the project. “Main objective of the site is to introduce complete life and works of Bendre in their original form to Kannadigas worldwide.”
The site, to be formally launched on January 31, has some of the rarest photographs of Bendre’s childhood and his moments with pioneers in the music and literature fields.
A photo of Bendre, in typical farmer attire of North Karnataka, sitting with the Jnan Peeth Award certainly mesmerises viewers when they logon to the first page of the site.
The site has three sections-- Bendre Books, Life and Literature and Bendre News. While the first section houses important and unpublished books of the poet, the second corner shows rare photos, including Bendre conversing with Jawaharlal Nehru, sharing lighter movements with Masti and Mallikarjun Mansur.
The last section deals with news related to Bendre’s works. Another important feature of the website is a column, I and Bendre. Writers and people, who came in contact with the Varakavi, share their experiences with the viewers. The first column has been written by well-known critic G S Amur and the second column will be written by Dr Kalburgi himself.
A video clipping in which Bendre is reading his own poem definitely make netizens feel worth visiting the site, for which famous writers and critics like Chennaveer Kanavi, Giraddi Govindraj and Balanna Shigihalli have also contributed their mite.
Dr Kalburgi and team deserve kudos for taking our very own ‘native poet’ global!
Monday, January 30, 2006
Friday, January 20, 2006
Investors' meet in Hubli put off
Investors' meet in Hubli put off
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent
The event is likely to be held in February The event is likely to be held in February
- Website on the event nearing completion
- Invitations to industrialists to be despatched soon
- Organisers feel that a follow-up is required in Bangalore to ensure maximum participation
HUBLI: The investors' meet in Hubli that was scheduled to take place on January 28, has been put off and is likely to be held in the second week of February.
It is to be organised by the district administration in association with Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation (KEONICS). Preliminary rounds of meetings had taken place regarding preparations for the meet.
Finalising modalities
Several organisations and associations including the Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, heads of the technical institutions have been involved in finalising the modalities of the event. M.S. Srikar, Deputy Commissioner, Dharwad, told The Hindu that Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh who was to inaugurate the meet is busy with other engagements and hence he could not make it to the function.
In full swing
Preparations are in full swing with the work on launching a website for the event on the verge of completion. Invitations for industrialists and potential investors are ready and will be despatched shortly. He said several members of the organising committee felt that after sending invitations, a follow-up is required in Bangalore to see to it that the potential investors attended the meet.
More time required
"We do not want the meet to end up like the earlier attempts to attract software industries to Hubli which failed. All efforts to bring potential investors to Hubli will be made and it requires more time. This is one of the reasons for postponing the event," he said.
During one of the preliminary meetings held with regard to the investors' meet, Commissioner of Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Manivannan had suggested postponing the event, as it was not possible to complete development works of roads in the twin cities before the event.
Seer inaugurates `dharmashala' at SDM Medical College
Seer inaugurates `dharmashala' at SDM Medical College
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent
DHARWAD: Around 100 persons who have volunteered to donate their bodies for research after death were felicitated in a function held at the SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital here on Thursday.
The function was held in the presence of Sri Gurusiddha Rajayogindra Swamiji of Moorusavir Math, who inaugurated the "dharmashala" constructed for the benefit of the people attending to the patients of the hospital.
The "dharmashala" can accommodate 270 persons. A provision has been made for those who want cook their own food.
The seer lauded the efforts of the SDM Education Society and that of its president D. Veerendra Heggade.
He said along with making contributions to the field of education, Mr. Heggade and his team have taken up philanthropic works in several fields. The seer said the "dharmashala" will be benefit those who cannot afford to spend on accommodation.
Presiding over the function, Dr. Heggade thanked the donors for their consent to use their bodies for research work. He hoped their initiative will encourage others to follow them.
He said the Dharmasthala Trust had taken up the renovation of 170 graveyards around Dharmasthala, and several other organisations have followed suit. Dr. Heggade said that more than the disease itself, it is the fear of the disease that prevents quick recovery. Efforts should be made to drive out the fear in the minds of the patients, he said.
N. Vajrakumar, vice-president of SDME Society; secretaries B. Yashovarm, Jinendra Prasad; medical director Niranjan Kumar and dean Y.S. Rai were present.
The Hindu.com
Staff Correspondent
Around 100 persons have volunteered to donate their bodies for research after death
DHARWAD: Around 100 persons who have volunteered to donate their bodies for research after death were felicitated in a function held at the SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital here on Thursday.
The function was held in the presence of Sri Gurusiddha Rajayogindra Swamiji of Moorusavir Math, who inaugurated the "dharmashala" constructed for the benefit of the people attending to the patients of the hospital.
The "dharmashala" can accommodate 270 persons. A provision has been made for those who want cook their own food.
The seer lauded the efforts of the SDM Education Society and that of its president D. Veerendra Heggade.
He said along with making contributions to the field of education, Mr. Heggade and his team have taken up philanthropic works in several fields. The seer said the "dharmashala" will be benefit those who cannot afford to spend on accommodation.
Presiding over the function, Dr. Heggade thanked the donors for their consent to use their bodies for research work. He hoped their initiative will encourage others to follow them.
He said the Dharmasthala Trust had taken up the renovation of 170 graveyards around Dharmasthala, and several other organisations have followed suit. Dr. Heggade said that more than the disease itself, it is the fear of the disease that prevents quick recovery. Efforts should be made to drive out the fear in the minds of the patients, he said.
N. Vajrakumar, vice-president of SDME Society; secretaries B. Yashovarm, Jinendra Prasad; medical director Niranjan Kumar and dean Y.S. Rai were present.
Hubli apartment to have cooking gas on tap
Hubli apartment to have cooking gas on tap
Newindpress.com
Thursday January 19 2006
HUBLI: Bharath Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and M/s Vasavi Builders and Developers, Hubli, have signed an agreement for supplying ‘Gas on Tap’ (GOT) to an apartment being constructed on Gokul road in Hubli.
In a press release issued here on Wednesday, K Govind, Territory Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited said that the ‘Gas on Tap’ was a new concept in North Karnataka region.
‘Use first and pay next’ is new concept of BPCL. Pioneering the provision of ‘Gas on Tap’ facility in India a few years ago, BPCL has revolutionised the way gas was supplied to the kitchens of the houses, he added.
He said that having won over the thousands of customers in the metros like New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, BPCL had entered Bangalore and Mangalore recently.
He said that with the GOT facility, customer would get advantages like enhanced safety, modern look for the kitchen andvalue addition to the flat.
Regarding the safety of GOT system, he said that cylinders were placed in separate room outside the building from where the pipes were connected to individual kitchens. A meter was installed in each kitchen to record the consumption of the fuel.
Besides, the system has an “auto cut-off’ facility which automatically halts the supply of gas immediately in case of leakage in pipes.
A control system is also attached outside all houses so that they can turn off the system during emergency and meters are also tamper proof, he added.
Newindpress.com
Thursday January 19 2006
HUBLI: Bharath Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) and M/s Vasavi Builders and Developers, Hubli, have signed an agreement for supplying ‘Gas on Tap’ (GOT) to an apartment being constructed on Gokul road in Hubli.
In a press release issued here on Wednesday, K Govind, Territory Manager, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited said that the ‘Gas on Tap’ was a new concept in North Karnataka region.
‘Use first and pay next’ is new concept of BPCL. Pioneering the provision of ‘Gas on Tap’ facility in India a few years ago, BPCL has revolutionised the way gas was supplied to the kitchens of the houses, he added.
He said that having won over the thousands of customers in the metros like New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, BPCL had entered Bangalore and Mangalore recently.
He said that with the GOT facility, customer would get advantages like enhanced safety, modern look for the kitchen andvalue addition to the flat.
Regarding the safety of GOT system, he said that cylinders were placed in separate room outside the building from where the pipes were connected to individual kitchens. A meter was installed in each kitchen to record the consumption of the fuel.
Besides, the system has an “auto cut-off’ facility which automatically halts the supply of gas immediately in case of leakage in pipes.
A control system is also attached outside all houses so that they can turn off the system during emergency and meters are also tamper proof, he added.
Disc Nucleoplasty performed first time in NK
Disc Nucleoplasty performed first time in NK
Newindpress.com
Thursday January 19 2006
HUBLI: Dr Sanjeev S Kalsoor, city based neurologist sucessfully performed ‘Disc Nucleoplasty’ (DN), an alternative to major spine surgery on a patient here on Wednesday.
Disclosing this to reporters here on Wednesday, Dr Kalsoor said that DN was successfully performed on Sunil S Halakatte (23) of Chikkodi who had a complaint of severe low back ache for the last three months.
Doctor said that DN was a localised and controllable approach to disc decompression. The surgery was conducted by using bipolar radio frequency energy to remove tissue via plasma molecular dissociation and it had significantly reduced intra discal pressure, he added.
He said that patients having severe low back ache or radicular symptoms like arm or leg pain and having disc lesion either cervical (neckline part) or lumbar spine and other such disc protrusion were earlier recommended for major surgery.
While giving PowerPoint demonstration of surgery, he said that DN was completely a blood less surgery and had least invasive procedure with the help of needle.
DN would be performed under local anaesthesia condition within 20 minutes time and could be performed on an outpatient also, he added.
He said that DN did not require cutting of any tissue and post operation bracing and was also approved by American Medical Association.
Percutaneous needle technology that was must to perform DN was available only in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Hubli in the country, he added.
He said that such operation was the first instance in North Karnataka as people were unaware of this cost-effective surgery.
For details contact: 9342232223.
Newindpress.com
Thursday January 19 2006
HUBLI: Dr Sanjeev S Kalsoor, city based neurologist sucessfully performed ‘Disc Nucleoplasty’ (DN), an alternative to major spine surgery on a patient here on Wednesday.
Disclosing this to reporters here on Wednesday, Dr Kalsoor said that DN was successfully performed on Sunil S Halakatte (23) of Chikkodi who had a complaint of severe low back ache for the last three months.
Doctor said that DN was a localised and controllable approach to disc decompression. The surgery was conducted by using bipolar radio frequency energy to remove tissue via plasma molecular dissociation and it had significantly reduced intra discal pressure, he added.
He said that patients having severe low back ache or radicular symptoms like arm or leg pain and having disc lesion either cervical (neckline part) or lumbar spine and other such disc protrusion were earlier recommended for major surgery.
While giving PowerPoint demonstration of surgery, he said that DN was completely a blood less surgery and had least invasive procedure with the help of needle.
DN would be performed under local anaesthesia condition within 20 minutes time and could be performed on an outpatient also, he added.
He said that DN did not require cutting of any tissue and post operation bracing and was also approved by American Medical Association.
Percutaneous needle technology that was must to perform DN was available only in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Hubli in the country, he added.
He said that such operation was the first instance in North Karnataka as people were unaware of this cost-effective surgery.
For details contact: 9342232223.
‘Dharwad to have Press Club soon’
‘Dharwad to have Press Club soon’
Newindpress.com
Thursday January 19 2006
DHARWAD: A press club on par with Bangalore will be built soon in Dharwad with all necessary infrastructure, said S R Morey, District Minister and Minister for Municipal Administration here on Wednesday.
Speaking after inaugurating the renovated building of the District Information and Publicity Department, he said it was the essential duty of the government to provide a conducive atmosphere for journalists to cope with their work.
The Minister directed the district administration and Public Works Department to specify the suitable site for the construction of the press club.
He said if democracy in India was a success, the credit would certainly go to the media. In the Indian context, the media was always responsive in conveying the grievances of people to the government.
Ganesh Kadam, president of Dharwad Media Club, said the press club was the immediate need of district journalists for bringing out problems of society and at the same time for the relaxation of journalists.
He urged the state government to provide the required grant to the Information and Publicity department in order to safeguard the interests of journalists and public in general.
Speaking on the occasion, Chandrashekharappa, senior engineer of PWD said that construction work of mini-Vidhana Soudha in Dharwad was under progress and would be completed soon.
Deputy commissioner M S Srikar, T S Hiremath, deputy director, District Information and Publicity and A S Janvekar were present.
P S Parvathi welcomed the gathering. C P Mayachari proposed a vote of thanks.
Newindpress.com
Thursday January 19 2006
DHARWAD: A press club on par with Bangalore will be built soon in Dharwad with all necessary infrastructure, said S R Morey, District Minister and Minister for Municipal Administration here on Wednesday.
Speaking after inaugurating the renovated building of the District Information and Publicity Department, he said it was the essential duty of the government to provide a conducive atmosphere for journalists to cope with their work.
The Minister directed the district administration and Public Works Department to specify the suitable site for the construction of the press club.
He said if democracy in India was a success, the credit would certainly go to the media. In the Indian context, the media was always responsive in conveying the grievances of people to the government.
Ganesh Kadam, president of Dharwad Media Club, said the press club was the immediate need of district journalists for bringing out problems of society and at the same time for the relaxation of journalists.
He urged the state government to provide the required grant to the Information and Publicity department in order to safeguard the interests of journalists and public in general.
Speaking on the occasion, Chandrashekharappa, senior engineer of PWD said that construction work of mini-Vidhana Soudha in Dharwad was under progress and would be completed soon.
Deputy commissioner M S Srikar, T S Hiremath, deputy director, District Information and Publicity and A S Janvekar were present.
P S Parvathi welcomed the gathering. C P Mayachari proposed a vote of thanks.
Friday, January 13, 2006
Tata to produce Rs 1 lakh car at Dharwad
Tata to produce Rs 1 lakh car at Dharwad
Financial Express.com
In discussion with TVS, Hero and Kinetic to co-invest in multi-location assembly facilities
RAJEEV DUBEY & RAVI KRISHNAN
Friday, January 13, 2006
NEW DELHI, JAN 12: Tata Motors has shortlisted Dharwad in Karnataka-where the group’s excavators business is located-as one of the 3-4 locations to produce its Rs 1 lakh car, its engines and the powertrain which are being developed in-house. The project is code named Project X3. The choice of Dharwad on the Bangalore-Pune Highway is to make best use of two of India’s largest auto component manufacturing hubs.
For other locations, Tatas are in discussion with the TVS group, Hero group and Kinetic Motor to co-invest in the multi-location assembly facilities for its Rs 1 lakh car, according to senior officials of component suppliers who have participated in discussions with Tata Motors.
When contacted, Tata Motors spokesperson said, “ I cannot commet on the Rs 1 lakh car.”TVS Motor managing director Venu Srinivasan said, “No such proposal has come to me though I can’t say for any other TVS group company.”
Group chairman Ratan Tata has targeted annual sales of 1 million units-nearly equivalent to India’s current size of the passenger vehicle market-for the new vehicle due for launch in 2008. The company has planned multi-location assembly of the car to cater to these volumes.
Tata Motors has also decided to power this car with a Euro IV compliant 700cc petrol engine, rather than a diesel engine. Group chairman Mr Ratan Tata has already declared that it will be a rear-wheel powered car which means that the engine will be at the back of the car. The engine is currently going through validation and the first engine ‘Alpha’ will roll out by June this year, according to sources close to the development.
Sources say Tata Motors has opted for a 700cc petrol engine as it will be a light car and will not be able to withstand the vibrations generated by a diesel engine. Besides, diesel engines are more expensive than petrol engines which would have impacted the pricing of the car. The other reason being that the customer would benchmark the Tata car with the Maruti 800 which delivers 45 bhp at 6,000 rpm. It would require a higher cubic capacity diesel engine to deliver this level of power in the car.
Financial Express.com
In discussion with TVS, Hero and Kinetic to co-invest in multi-location assembly facilities
RAJEEV DUBEY & RAVI KRISHNAN
Friday, January 13, 2006
NEW DELHI, JAN 12: Tata Motors has shortlisted Dharwad in Karnataka-where the group’s excavators business is located-as one of the 3-4 locations to produce its Rs 1 lakh car, its engines and the powertrain which are being developed in-house. The project is code named Project X3. The choice of Dharwad on the Bangalore-Pune Highway is to make best use of two of India’s largest auto component manufacturing hubs.
For other locations, Tatas are in discussion with the TVS group, Hero group and Kinetic Motor to co-invest in the multi-location assembly facilities for its Rs 1 lakh car, according to senior officials of component suppliers who have participated in discussions with Tata Motors.
When contacted, Tata Motors spokesperson said, “ I cannot commet on the Rs 1 lakh car.”TVS Motor managing director Venu Srinivasan said, “No such proposal has come to me though I can’t say for any other TVS group company.”
Group chairman Ratan Tata has targeted annual sales of 1 million units-nearly equivalent to India’s current size of the passenger vehicle market-for the new vehicle due for launch in 2008. The company has planned multi-location assembly of the car to cater to these volumes.
Tata Motors has also decided to power this car with a Euro IV compliant 700cc petrol engine, rather than a diesel engine. Group chairman Mr Ratan Tata has already declared that it will be a rear-wheel powered car which means that the engine will be at the back of the car. The engine is currently going through validation and the first engine ‘Alpha’ will roll out by June this year, according to sources close to the development.
Sources say Tata Motors has opted for a 700cc petrol engine as it will be a light car and will not be able to withstand the vibrations generated by a diesel engine. Besides, diesel engines are more expensive than petrol engines which would have impacted the pricing of the car. The other reason being that the customer would benchmark the Tata car with the Maruti 800 which delivers 45 bhp at 6,000 rpm. It would require a higher cubic capacity diesel engine to deliver this level of power in the car.
Investors meet at Hubli
Investors meet at Hubli
Business Standard
Our Correspondent / Hubli January 13, 2006
In a bid to showcase the available facilities at Hubli Software Technology Park and attract investment in the ITPO and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) sector, the department of information technology and biotechnology is organising an investors’ meet at Hubli on January 28.
Dharwad deputy commissioner M S Srikar said the district administration along with Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KLE Society’s B V B College of Engineering and Technology were hosting the meet jointly.
He said the main objective was to woo the potential IT investors to north Karnataka in the wake of infrastructure bottlenecks faced by the investors in Bangalore.
The state government is likely to announce an attractive package at the meet to woo investors to Hubli STP managed by Keonics.
At a preparatory meeting held at Hubli last week the stakeholders provided necessary inputs to the district administration to make the meet successful. Hubli is getting a facelift with important arterial roads being relaid. To support small IT players and students the IBM has set up an advanced centre for excellence at BVB College of Engineering and Technology.
Meanwhile, the BIC Society launched by former chief secretary B S Patil too has managed to organise a training programme for the IT aspirants in the region.
The College of Business Administration run by KLE Society in Hubli will conduct a screening test to train the final year degree course students for the BPO industry. This is the first time that such a training programme is organised in north Karnatak. Till now the aspirants were required to go to Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore for such training
Business Standard
Our Correspondent / Hubli January 13, 2006
In a bid to showcase the available facilities at Hubli Software Technology Park and attract investment in the ITPO and Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) sector, the department of information technology and biotechnology is organising an investors’ meet at Hubli on January 28.
Dharwad deputy commissioner M S Srikar said the district administration along with Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry and KLE Society’s B V B College of Engineering and Technology were hosting the meet jointly.
He said the main objective was to woo the potential IT investors to north Karnataka in the wake of infrastructure bottlenecks faced by the investors in Bangalore.
The state government is likely to announce an attractive package at the meet to woo investors to Hubli STP managed by Keonics.
At a preparatory meeting held at Hubli last week the stakeholders provided necessary inputs to the district administration to make the meet successful. Hubli is getting a facelift with important arterial roads being relaid. To support small IT players and students the IBM has set up an advanced centre for excellence at BVB College of Engineering and Technology.
Meanwhile, the BIC Society launched by former chief secretary B S Patil too has managed to organise a training programme for the IT aspirants in the region.
The College of Business Administration run by KLE Society in Hubli will conduct a screening test to train the final year degree course students for the BPO industry. This is the first time that such a training programme is organised in north Karnatak. Till now the aspirants were required to go to Pune, Mumbai and Bangalore for such training
Thursday, January 12, 2006
More cities join IT bandwagon
More cities join IT bandwagon
Deccan Herald
By R Krishnakumar DH News Service Bangalore:
After pegging its Information Technology sector to Bangalore for long, Karnataka is opening up to the potential of other cities in a big way. If plans lined up for Mysore and Mangalore are anything to go by, the State looks well on course to spread the Bangalore feel-good elsewhere. And accordingly, the software export target has been revised — to $US 20 billion, by the year 2010.
According to M K Shankaralinge Gowda, Secretary to the Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, while Mysore and Mangalore continue to attract more investors, fledgling IT spaces in Hubli and Belgaum are also slowly gaining in prominence.
Mr Gowda says Mysore has already registered Rs 1,200 crore as investment in the IT sector. With a new airport, expressway and doubled railway track on the cards, he sees Mysore as a key in driving the State’s IT growth for the future.
“It is going to be a major training hub for MNCs. Companies like IBM and I-Flex are going to take space in Mysore. Work on Wipro’s 100-acre development centre is also on,” Mr Gowda says.
The 500-acre SEZ in Mangalore — created exclusively for IT — will further tap on the town’s IT potential. “We are working towards raising the exports from Mangalore to Rs 1,000 crore next year, from the present Rs 587 crore,” he says.
Hubli and Gulbarga are also key parts in the State’s scheme of things. “Adding to the 3,00,000-sq ft technology park at Hubli, we are looking at using the presence of engineering colleges in the region to lure more BPO companies,” says Mr Gowda. Gulbarga’s first earth station will also be set up this year, to be used primarily as a relay station for export of software.
“By the end of this financial year, we’ll be touching the $US 8 billion mark in exports. Even with a 25 per cent growth from here, we will touch the earlier target — of $US 10 billion by 2007. The revised target is $US 20 billion by 2010. The challenge is to ensure that Karnataka’s share of export continues to be 1/3rd of the national output,” he says.
Mr Gowda says manpower requirement is going to play a major role in the State’s future as an IT leader. “The onus is on the State to provide the necessary manpower. The universities have to look at the finishing school concept. For every graduate who passes out, the key question should be ‘Is he IT-enabled’? The focus should be on taking as many candidates for IT training and making them equipped to meet the demands of the industry,” he says.
Deccan Herald
By R Krishnakumar DH News Service Bangalore:
After pegging its Information Technology sector to Bangalore for long, Karnataka is opening up to the potential of other cities in a big way. If plans lined up for Mysore and Mangalore are anything to go by, the State looks well on course to spread the Bangalore feel-good elsewhere. And accordingly, the software export target has been revised — to $US 20 billion, by the year 2010.
According to M K Shankaralinge Gowda, Secretary to the Department of Information Technology, Biotechnology and Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka, while Mysore and Mangalore continue to attract more investors, fledgling IT spaces in Hubli and Belgaum are also slowly gaining in prominence.
Mr Gowda says Mysore has already registered Rs 1,200 crore as investment in the IT sector. With a new airport, expressway and doubled railway track on the cards, he sees Mysore as a key in driving the State’s IT growth for the future.
“It is going to be a major training hub for MNCs. Companies like IBM and I-Flex are going to take space in Mysore. Work on Wipro’s 100-acre development centre is also on,” Mr Gowda says.
The 500-acre SEZ in Mangalore — created exclusively for IT — will further tap on the town’s IT potential. “We are working towards raising the exports from Mangalore to Rs 1,000 crore next year, from the present Rs 587 crore,” he says.
Hubli and Gulbarga are also key parts in the State’s scheme of things. “Adding to the 3,00,000-sq ft technology park at Hubli, we are looking at using the presence of engineering colleges in the region to lure more BPO companies,” says Mr Gowda. Gulbarga’s first earth station will also be set up this year, to be used primarily as a relay station for export of software.
“By the end of this financial year, we’ll be touching the $US 8 billion mark in exports. Even with a 25 per cent growth from here, we will touch the earlier target — of $US 10 billion by 2007. The revised target is $US 20 billion by 2010. The challenge is to ensure that Karnataka’s share of export continues to be 1/3rd of the national output,” he says.
Mr Gowda says manpower requirement is going to play a major role in the State’s future as an IT leader. “The onus is on the State to provide the necessary manpower. The universities have to look at the finishing school concept. For every graduate who passes out, the key question should be ‘Is he IT-enabled’? The focus should be on taking as many candidates for IT training and making them equipped to meet the demands of the industry,” he says.
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Infighting mars Hubli chance to be SEZ
Infighting mars Hubli chance to be SEZ
Business Standard
Our Correspondent / Hubli January 02, 2006
Hubli lost a chance of being declared an export-oriented Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for industrial valves because of the infighting between two groups.
The two groups, one headed by an industrial family of Hubli and another comprising new players vied with each other to get the credit for getting the SEZ status for Hubli and at the end lost out to Hasan.
Hubli is known as centre of production and export of valves. An estimated Rs 100 crore worth of valves with wide-ranging applications in petroleum and chemical industries are exported every year from Hubli.
The Karnatak government had sent a proposal to the Centre to declare some towns in the state as industrial clusters for a particular type of activity.
It had proposed Belgaum as foundry cluster, Bellaryn as garments cluster and Hubli as valves cluster.
While proposals for Belgaum and Bellary were cleared, the Centre rejected the proposal for Hubli and instead declared Hasan as a cluster town for textiles even though the place is not known for export oriented textile units.
Under the SEZ scheme each cluster was to get Rs 50 crore to set up facilities beneficial for selected local industries. What deprived Hubli the chance, according to local industrialists is the difference between the two groups.
While one group had initiated the proposal for getting Hubli the SEZ status the other group hurriedly set up the required special purpose vehicle called the Hubli Walve Cluster Society to deprive the other group the credit for its efforts.
Business Standard
Our Correspondent / Hubli January 02, 2006
Hubli lost a chance of being declared an export-oriented Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for industrial valves because of the infighting between two groups.
The two groups, one headed by an industrial family of Hubli and another comprising new players vied with each other to get the credit for getting the SEZ status for Hubli and at the end lost out to Hasan.
Hubli is known as centre of production and export of valves. An estimated Rs 100 crore worth of valves with wide-ranging applications in petroleum and chemical industries are exported every year from Hubli.
The Karnatak government had sent a proposal to the Centre to declare some towns in the state as industrial clusters for a particular type of activity.
It had proposed Belgaum as foundry cluster, Bellaryn as garments cluster and Hubli as valves cluster.
While proposals for Belgaum and Bellary were cleared, the Centre rejected the proposal for Hubli and instead declared Hasan as a cluster town for textiles even though the place is not known for export oriented textile units.
Under the SEZ scheme each cluster was to get Rs 50 crore to set up facilities beneficial for selected local industries. What deprived Hubli the chance, according to local industrialists is the difference between the two groups.
While one group had initiated the proposal for getting Hubli the SEZ status the other group hurriedly set up the required special purpose vehicle called the Hubli Walve Cluster Society to deprive the other group the credit for its efforts.
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