7 Karnataka cities to be renamed - Hubli to become HUBBALLI

7 Karnatataka cities to be renamed
TIMES NEWS NETWORK

10 Oct, 2006 0211hrs IST

BANGALORE: It's not just Bengalooru. Seven cities of Karnataka will be officially renamed after a gazette notification on November 1.

The Kannada and culture department has identified seven cities in the state as having "Anglicised" names and suggested new names for them.

Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Hubli, Shimoga, Belgaum and Hospet will become Bengalooru, Mysooru, Mangalooru, Hubballi, Shivamogga, Belagaavi and Hosapete.

"This is the list we've drawn up. We've left out names like Gulbarga, because those are not Anglicised. This list will be put up before the state cabinet and pending any additions that the ministers think of, these seven cities will be renamed on November 1," Kannada and culture secretary I M Vittal Murthy told The Times of India.

The English spellings still have to be finalised.

DC to officials: Make zilla utsav a success

DC to officials: Make zilla utsav a success
The Newindpress.com

Tuesday October 10 2006 13:34 IST

HUBLI: Deputy Commissioner M S Srikar has directed officials to put in concerted efforts to make Dharwad Zilla Utsav to be held here for three days from November 17, a success.

Srikar, who chaired the preliminary meeting of district-level officers in the light of Zilla Utsav, here recently, said that cultural programmes would be held at Srujana Ranga Mandir, R N Shetty Ground, Kalabhavan, Vidyavardhak Sangh, Open Air theatre of Dharwad and Indira Glass House, Savai Gandharava Hall and Revanakar Kalyana Mantap of Hubli.

The meeting decided to invite cultural troupes, tableaux, folk dance groups for public performance during the Utsav. Various sub-committees have been formed under the chairmanship of district officers to supervise the event.

The exhibition of photographs of laureates and artistes will be held at Vidya Vardhak Sangh, exhibition of brief introduction on laureates and artistes at G B Joshi Memorial Trust, exhibition of postal stamps and letters at Head Post Office, ‘Bendre Darshan’ will be held at Bendre Trust, exhibition of musical instruments at the residence of Hindustani vocalist Gangubai Hangal and ‘Bendre Kuteeta Darshan’ will be held at Vishwa Chetana Ashrama of Hubli.

Shettar flayed for giving ‘confusing statements’

Shettar flayed for giving ‘confusing statements’
The Newindpress.com

Tuesday October 10 2006 13:32 IST

HUBLI: Jawaharlal Nehru National Renovation Mission and the Kalasa-Banduri Project Implementation Action Committee has criticised Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar for not putting sincere efforts to include Hubli-Dharwad under JNNURM.

Addressing a press conference here on Monday, Anilkumar Patil, president of the committee said Minister Shettar had issued ‘confusing statement’ on JNNURM on Sunday by saying that the State Government had urged the Union Minister for Urban Development Jaipal Reddy to include twin cities under Jawaharlal Nehru National Renovation Mission.

Earlier, the same minister had clearly stated that inclusion of Hubli-Dharwad under the programme was a ‘closed chapter,’ as it was not possible for the state government to recommend third city for inclusion in addition to Bangalore and Mysore citing the norms of the programme, he added.

He said it was proved that the coalition government in the state was not committed to develop the twin cities, so the committee would lead a delegation to New Delhi to pressurise the Central Government in this regard, he said.