Private airlines to start operation from Hubli airport

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/14674359.cms

HUBLI: There is good news for the people of Hubli that a few private airlines are keen to operate their flights from Hubli airport. SpiceJet and Pegasus airlines are said to have expressed their desire to start operation from Hubli.

Sources from Hubli airport said, if everything goes well according to plan, in next couple of months, service of SpiceJet and Pegasus may become reality. If it happens, it also give boost to the economy of the city.

According to sources from Hubli airport, SpiceJet airlines and Pegasus airlines which are know for low cost air services have already expressed their willingness to operate their flights from Hubli airport to Bangalore and other metros. Kingfisher airlines has already stopped its operation from Hubli for Hubli to Bangalore since two weeks. So, airport authorities are now waiting for other private airlines to operate from here.

SpiceJet and Pegasus airlines have also sent a letter to the airport authority expressing their interest to start their service. In response to their letter, airport authority said to have given green signal.

Besides, top officials from SpiceJet visited Hubli airport a few days back to check the infrastructure facilities available here and held talk with airport officials. SpiceJet is said to have given its nod to start its operation but waiting for official clearance from the Airport authority of India, said sources.

An airport official, on anonymity said, SpiceJet and Pegasus airlines are ready to commence their flight service. If our elected representatives put a bit pressure on AAI, it will give its nod immediately to SpiceJet and Pegasus, he added.

Talking to TOI, K M Basavaraju, Director, Hubli Airport has confirmed that SpiceJet and Pegasus airlines are keen to operate their flights from Hubli airport. If everything goes well, both these airlines may start their operation here in next couple of months.

Job mela in Hubli on June 28

Source: The Hindu

The Department of Employment and Training, State Information Department, District Employment Exchange and Human Resources Development Centre, Hubli, and Moorusavir Math Industrial Training Institute will organise a job mela in Hubli on June 28.

According to a release issued by Assistant Director of District Employment Exchange Shrikanth Malagatti, the job mela will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Moorusavir Math ITI premises.

The objective of the job mela is to create a common platform for the employers and job-seekers and help trained candidates get suitable employment, Mr. Malagatti has said.

Over 40 companies doing business in sectors such as manufacturing, information technology, BPO, automobile, insurance, finance, garments, health and hospitality are expected to participate in the job mela.

Interested candidates should contact the District Employment Exchange on 0836-2225288/ 89 for registration and other details.

Karnataka approves Rs 1,000-cr investments in logistics - One in Hubli

Source: The Hindu

Bangalore, May 31: 

Ahead of the Global Investors Meet (GIM), the Karnataka Government has cleared investments in logistics and warehouses to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore.

Also on its own, the government plans to build four Logistics Parks with a total investment of Rs 1,800 crore through private partnership route.

To facilitate development across the state, the Infrastructure Development Department has initiated moves to build Logistics Parks in Bangalore, Hassan and Hubli on public-private partnership (PPP) mode. According to a senior Infrastructure Development Department (IDD) official, the government is looking for an integrated approach by providing multi-modal/integrated logistics transport centre, warehouses, inland container depots, domestic rail head, and air cargo centres.

invites registration of interests

Logistics Parks are to come up at Harohalli Industrial Area in Bangalore with an investment of Rs 500 crore, Dabbaspet (Rs 600 crore), Hassan (Rs 350 crore) and Hubli (Rs 350 crore).

The department has invited registration of interests (RoI) from global, national companies and is open to joint ventures and consortia for development of logistics parks.

An industries department official said the projects cleared recently are Vikram Logistics and Maritime Services which is investing Rs 342.59 crore to set up logistics services at Maranaikanahally and Samanduru villages in Anekal.

The project is to come up on 120 acres of land owned by one of the directors of the company.

It is likely to give employment to 675 people. Property developer Gopalan Enterprises is to build a warehouse at Cheelur village Maralvadi hobli in Kanakapura with an investment of Rs 188 crore and offer employment to 5,000 people.

The promoters of the project have sought 104.06 acres of land.

The government has instructed project proponent to obtain consent to an extent of 70 per cent from the land owners for further assistance.

The Gurgaon-based Siddhivinayaka Farm Fresh is to set up a muti-commodity agri-cold chain network and logistic hub at Vishwanathapura near Devanahalli. The project is to come up on 11 acres on a private land at an investment of Rs 160.66 crore.

Magna Warehousing and Distribution Private Ltd with an investment of Rs 381 crore to develop spaces and infrastructure for IT offices, hotel rooms, meeting spaces and convention, shopping including food courts, restaurants, cinema, departmental stores to complement with the location at EPIP industrial areas at Hoodi Village next to Sri Sathya Sai Hospital at Whitefield.

Tune in! FM comes to Hubli

Source: Times of India 

 

HUBLI: Citizens will soon be able to tune into music on FM radio, just like their counterparts in Bangalore. If all goes well, a full-fledged FM radio station will be set up within two months, and will give entertainment a whole new meaning in Hubli.

NWKRTC may shift new Hubli bus-stand

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article3386374.ece


The plan is to move it from Gokul Road to Hosur

Improvement ahead?:Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Jagadish Shettar inaugurating the newly formed Dharwad division of the North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation in Dharwad on Friday.

The North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) is planning to shift the new Hubli bus-stand from Gokul Road to Hosur, according to Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Jagadish Shettar.

Speaking after inaugurating the newly formed NWKRTC Dharwad division here on Friday, Mr. Shettar said if the plan worked out, the new bus-stand would be shifted to the premises of the Hubli depot at Hosur, and the depot to Gokul Road. The Bus Rapid Transport System (BRTS) proposed for Hubli-Dharwad had necessitated this change, which would be convenient for passengers, he added.

Facelift

The Cabinet had given its approval to BRTS, under which bus-stands and terminals would get a facelift. A team of local legislators and others recently visited Ahmedabad to study BRTS, which had been working there for the last three years.

It could be used as a model for Hubli-Dharwad with certain modifications, the Minister said.

Mr. Shettar said efforts were on to convince the Union government to sanction projects under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for Hubli-Dharwad. As the population of Hubli-Dharwad had reached 10 lakh, the city was eligible for it, he said.

NWKRTC chairman Mallikarjun Sawkar said the new division would include Dharwad, Saundatti, Dandeli and Haliyal depots. A new bus depot would also be set up near the new central bus-stand in Dharwad, for which the district administration had provided three acres.

He said the NWKRTC had made profits this year. It would get 700 more buses and improve services to rural and urban areas.

The NWKRTC would introduce 20 additional buses between Hubli and Dharwad, and these buses would start from new points in various layouts and interior areas that had no bus connectivity. Plans were on to improve the city bus terminus, old bus-stand and new bus-stand in Hubli and Dharwad, he said.

‘Improve connectivity'

Chandrakant Bellad, Hubli-Dharwad West MLA, urged the authorities to introduce air-conditioned Volvo buses from Dharwad to Bangalore and to Pune. He demanded that mini-bus terminals be set up in the extension areas, with direct buses to different localities.

NWKRTC Managing Director Hemaraju said there was a need for a workshop for the division, and the NWKRTC was ready to set it up if a minimum of five acres was provided within two or three km of the divisional office.

He said Rs. 5 crore would be released to clear the arrears of retired employees this month.

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Cabinet gives nod for Bus Rapid Transport System: Shettar

Centre urged to sanction projects for Hubli-Dharwad under JNNURM

Clearance for SEZ near Hubli may be given soon

Source: The Hindu

The Union Government is considering giving clearance for the setting up of a special economic zone (SEZ) on information technology and IT-enabled services at Gamanagatti near Hubli.

Assurance given

An assurance in this regard has been given by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma when Dharwad MP Pralhad Joshi met him in New Delhi recently.

In a release issued here, Mr. Joshi said that the Union Minister gave this assurance when they met during the budget session recently.

It might be recalled that the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) is developing 12.15 hectares of land at Gamanagatti for a SEZ.

Mr. Joshi said that the proposal had been pending before the Union Government for the last two years.

He said that the SEZ Board of Approval of the Union Ministry of Commerce had approved the proposal at its meeting held on May 31, 2011. However, the Home Ministry's approval was essential and therefore the final approval was getting delayed.

He said that he had requested Mr. Sharma to exempt the SEZ in Hubli from getting approval from the Home Ministry and Mr. Sharma had assured him that he would issue the notification approving the SEZ soon.

[Hubli] Aayakar Seva Kendra to ease taxpayers' woes

Source: The Hindu

With the Income Tax Department setting up ‘Aayakar Seva Kendra' (ASK) here, the city has become one of 60 cities across the country to have such a facility.

Hubli is the third city in the State after Bangalore and Mangalore to have this facility, which aims to address the grievances of taxpayers at the earliest.

The ASK has been set up on the premises of the Income Tax Office at Navanagar here. It has begun operations and has been catering for the needs of taxpayers since the last few days.

Modernisation

According to B.L. Meena, Commissioner of Income Tax, Hubli, the initiative is part of modernisation programmes nationwide, such as e-filing of returns, e-payment of taxes, centralised processing of returns, online tax accounting system and refund banker scheme, for the convenience of tax payers.

Terming it a “milestone”, Mr. Meena said: “Aayakar Seva Kendra is a computerised, single-window system for taxpayers for delivery of services in a time-bound manner, as promised by the Income Tax Department in its Citizens Charter published in 2007.”

Facilities

The official said the kendra was user friendly.

All applications including income tax returns would be processed here, and system-generated acknowledgement numbers issued for easy monitoring of applications.

“The kendra's ultimate aim is to promote and encourage voluntary compliance through providing better taxpayer services,” Mr. Meena added.

IBM to set up office in Hubli

Source: The Hindu

The city, which is looking forward to inviting new Information Technology companies to improve the employment opportunities for software professional from this part of the country, has a good news in the form of software giant IBM, deciding to open an office in Vijayawada too during current calendar year. According to information the IBM will open 13 new branches in Kanpur, Patna, Ranchi, Nasik, Goa, Mysore, Vadodara, Hubli, Udaipur, Rajkot, Trichy, Vijayawada and Jammu, as part of their geographic expansion initiative of having their presence in 47 cities across India and South Asia.

When contacted the IBM officials did not confirm the news, but also did not deny. In 2011, they had launched 12 new branches. at Coimbatore, Indore, Guwahati, Raipur, Dehradun, Visakhapatnam, Trivandrum, Jamshedpur, Ludhiana, Surat, Nagpur and Mangalore. This will not only enhance IBM's client and partner relationships, but also improve their ability to deliver software solutions, technologies and services close to the client's location.

Firstsource to hire 500 in Hubli unit over 2-3 months

Source: http://www.sify.com/finance/firstsource-to-hire-500-in-hubli-unit-over-2-3-months-news-economy-lesrOseaiib.html


Firstsource Solutions plans to hire 500 employees at its BPO centre in Hubli, Karnataka, over the next two to three months, an official source told Reuters on Monday.
The firm plans to hire staff to service two telecom clients, the source said.
The company started its Hubli centre in 2007 with 200 employees.
Shares of the Mumbai-based firm, which the market values at 8.35 billion rupees, closed down 3.09 percent in a weak Mumbai market.

[Hubli] Work on improving sewerage network to begin soon

Source: The Hindu


HUBLI: The long-pending demand for setting up sewage treatment plants and improvement of the underground drainage network in the twin cities will soon materialise as the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) has received Rs. 144-crore grant for taking up these works.
Corporation Commissioner K.V. Trilok Chandra told presspersons here on Thursday the funds had been sanctioned under the Asian Development Bank-assisted North Karnataka Urban Sector Investment Programme.
Allocation plan
He said Rs. 100 crore would be utilised for works in Hubli and Rs. 44 crore for works in Dharwad. The allocation plan has been approved in the general body meeting of the HDMC council.
Requirement
The Commissioner said that Rs. 700 crore was required for comprehensive development of the sewerage system and setting up sewage treatment plants (STP) in the twin cities. The HDMC had chalked out plans to take up the works in a phased manner depending on the availability of funds.
And for the purpose, Hubli had been divided into three zones, Dharwad into six zones and Navangar would be considered as one zone, he said.
First phase
To begin with, work on setting up an STP at Gabbur near Hubli would be taken up at a cost of Rs. 29.4 crore.
The STP would have a capacity to treat 40 million litres of sewage per day, Mr. Trilok Chandra said. Sewerage network improvement work would be taken up in two packages at a cost of Rs. 48.26 crore and Rs. 35.88 crore respectively.
Under this, development of trunk mains, sub mains and interceptors would be taken up so that sewage could be diverted to the STP that would come up at Gabbur.
The Commissioner said that tenders had been finalised and work orders would be issued within a few days. While Eagle Construction Company of Kolhapur had bagged the contract for the two packages of the sewerage network improvement work, S.N. Enviro-Tech Private Ltd. in joint venture with SFC Environmental Technologies, New Delhi, had bagged the contract for the STP work.
Deadline
Mr. Trilok Chandra said the companies would be given 18 months to complete the works.
To a query, he said the HDMC had decided to take up several works pertaining to underground drainage network improvement in Old Hubli area.
The works had been included in the action plan prepared for utilising the Rs. 100-crore special grant promised by the State Government for 2011-12, Mr. Trilok Chandra said.

Airtel unveils 3G services in North Karnataka

Source: http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/airtel-unveils-3G-services-in-North-Karnataka/5113113082

The North Karnataka region has over 30% of airtel’s customer base having GPRS connectivity. Besides, the region has the second largest number of 3G enabled handsets in Karnataka after the city of Bangalore.

Bharti airtel, India’s largest telecommunications company, announced the launch of its 3G service in the North Karnataka towns of Hubballi, Dharwad & Belagavi today. Home to the largest customer base of airtel mobile customers in Karnataka, these towns today joined the airtel 3G map in India, to offer unparalleled airtel internet experience on 3G. This follows the successful 3G launches in Bengaluru, Mysore, Mangalore, Udupi, Manipal, Shimoga, Davanagere & Tumkur.  The North Karnataka region has over 30% of airtel’s customer base having GPRS connectivity. Besides, the region has the second largest number of 3G enabled handsets in Karnataka after the city of Bangalore. With nearly 50% of retailers in North Karnataka selling airtel GPRS packs, this is a very apt region for the availability of 3G services.    Firmly entrenched as an industrial hub in Karnataka, airtel’s 3G operations are set to change the way North Karnataka functions.  When 3G operations are underway, many customers will get to experience the differentiators that airtel brings to the table.  airtel internet on 3G gives customers the power of higher speeds to enjoy multimedia services, high-speed mobile broadband and internet access with the ability to view videos on your mobile phone, make video calls, watch live TV, access high speed internet and enjoy live streaming at never before speeds.  Speaking at the launch, Mr. Venkatesh V, CEO - Karnataka Circle, Mobile Services, Bharti airtel Ltd said, "The launch of our 3G services is the start of a new era, the beginning of a journey of mobile internet revolution in Karnatak. As we begin our operations in North Karnataka, we believe that it is a transformational shift we are ushering in. We aim to bring to our customers an enriched user experience on the back of a world class delivery. The launch of mobile number portability services is an added bonus for all those seeking 3G services for video calls and enjoy the advantage to the power of mobile internet"  airtel’s 3G services, delivered on a state-of-the-art high speed HSPA network, usher in a new era of unique life enriching services in entertainment, utility, commerce and health – all now on the customer’s mobile phone.  The launch of its 3G services is a key milestone in Bharti airtel’s vision to play a leading role in delivering the power of the mobile internet to an increasing number of people in India. With the mobile industry across the world expecting to connect 2.4 billion people to the internet over the next five years, most for the first time, it is incumbent upon service providers to bring all the ecosystem players together in a cohesive manner – handset manufacturers, equipment vendors, application developers and even consumers – to scale up the penetration for 3G services in the country.  Comparison between 2G and 3G  2G/ 2.5G 3G Speed 10 kbps to 256 kbps Up to 21 Mbps EXPERIENCE Voice plus basic  Data Applications Advanced data applications APPLICATIONS Digital Voice & Circuit switched Digital voice, Packet & Circuit Switched 2G 3G Music download 1 min 6s Blogs 37 s 7s Email ppt 4 min 25s Photo viewing 10s 1s Video clip viewing 2 min 12s PPT viewing 4 min 24 s Latency 100ms 50 ms Keeping the focus on the user experience and relevant services, airtel’s 3G price plans are personalised and simple to understand:  1. PAYG VBC (Pay as you go): For all existing airtel 2G customers who want to experience the power of airtel internet on 3G for a short while, this tariff plan is the solution. The customer will pay the same prevailing data rates as on 2G service, but with the advantage of a faster mobile broadband. 2. Sachet Plans: The objective of these plans is to drive mass trial and adoption of 3G, and will serve as the natural upgrade path to higher rental plans. These plans will have validity of lesser than or equal to 10 days. Name of the plan MRP Free Data Validity Sachet Plan Rs. 9 10 MB 1 day (Same day) Sachet Plan (Time based) Rs. 45  30 minutes 1 day (Same day) Sachet Plan Rs. 60 65 MB 3 day 3. Standard Plans: These plans are best suited for the mid to high-end users of data and will have a validity of 30 days. Name of the plan MRP - Prepaid MRP - Postpaid Free Data Validity Standard Plan Rs. 103 Rs. 100 100MB 30 Days Standard Plan Rs. 200 Rs. 200 250MB 30 Days Standard Plan Rs. 450 Rs. 450 600MB 30 Days Standard Plan Rs. 750 Rs. 750 2GB 30 Days 4. FlexiShield Plan: This plan has a combination of free data usage and a low inbuilt VBC rate. The plan is constructed in a way that it provides the customer, the flexibility to start from a relatively lower initial rental commitment and shields from a bill shock. Name of the plan MRP -Prepaid MRP - Postpaid Plan Details Validity FlexiShield Plan Rs. 675 Rs. 675 Initial Free Data of 1.25GB. After the initial free data is exhausted, VBC rate of 1p/100Kb, will be applicable for data usage at 3G speed, till total Data Bill reaches Rs. 2000. After reaching bill cap, customer can continue to enjoy internet access, at speed of  20Kbps 30 Days Note: Sachet Plans available only on Prepaid, FlexiShield Plan available on both postpaid & prepaid airtel has also introduced a first of its kind internet usage calculator that will help customers monitor and analyse their current internet data usage and choose an airtel 3G plan accordingly.

[Hubli] Proposal to set up ITSEZ

Source: The Hindu

An Information Technology Special Economic Zone (ITSEZ) has been proposed to be set up in Hubli to tap the potential in the IT sector.

Deputy Commissioner Darpan Jain told The Hindu that the proposed ITSEZ has been planned to be set up on 100 acres of land belonging to the Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) at Gamanagatti village near Hubli.

The KIADB possesses around 500 acres of lands of which 100 acres had been proposed to be set apart for the proposed ITSEZ. The process of land acquisition completed a year ago and there would be no hurdles to kick off ITSEZ works once the Government gives a nod to it and the statutory requirements were met, he said.

According to Mr. Jain there a proposal to this effect was pending as it could not be moved forward due to the global economic meltdown that left IT sector in bad shape. Now, as the recession period was over and the IT sector was looking for expansion, it would be in the fitness of things to set up ITSEZ in Hubli.

Besides, the cost factor, improved infrastructure and recreation facilities along with availability of trained human resource makes Hubli an ideal destination for the ITSEZ.

Stakeholders of the IT industry, academicians and several others stressed on the need to set up the ITSEZ at a meeting on IT-related issues convened by the district administration recently. It would also help tap potentials of north Karnataka and promote economic activities in the region.

However, whether the ITSEZ is to be established by the KIADB or by private parties was under contemplation. A majority people at the meeting opined that it would be better if a private party established the ITSEZ.

“In that case, an anchoring IT company has to be identified. I have already sent a communication to some major IT companies in this regard”, Mr. Jain added.

[Hubli-Dharwad] Work on four-lane road to be launched on Saturday

Source: The Hindu

The Rs. 177.73-crore project to link Hubli and Dharwad

Preparatory talks: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Jagadish Shettar speaking in Hubli on Wednesday.

The four-lane road between Hubli and Dharwad, a longstanding demand of the residents of the twin cities, is another step closer to being realised with the bhoomi puja for the project to be performed on Saturday.

Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and in charge of Dharwad district Jagadish Shettar told presspersons here on Wednesday that Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa would perform the bhoomi puja for the Rs. 177.73-crore project.

While the Centre has sanctioned Rs. 100 crore towards the project, the State Government's share is Rs. 77.73 crore. The tender had been finalised and the work order issued to the contractor.

Rapid transit system

As there was a proposal to have a World Bank-funded Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) between the twin cities, the contractor would work in coordination with the officials of the Directorate of Urban Transport; the four-lane road would be laid keeping in mind the requirements of the BRTS, Mr. Shettar said.

Two dedicated lanes would be required for the BRTS, which is a Rs. 500-crore project, making it a six-lane road. “However since the proposal is still in an initial stage, we will be implementing the four-lane project,” he said.

The Minister said a stretch of 19 km between Hosur Circle in Hubli and Jubilee Circle in Dharwad would be developed as part of the project. Of this, 13.75 km of concrete road would be laid between Naveen Hotel near Unakal Tank in Hubli and JSS College at Vidyagiri in Dharwad, he said.

Underpasses would also be constructed at Unakal, Navanagar and Bhairidevarakoppa, and an overbridge at Navalur.

Besides, junction improvement work would be taken up at the Jubilee Circle, Court Circle and NTTF Junction in Dharwad, and Hosur Circle in Hubli, Mr. Shettar said.

Afforestation

The Minister said the Forest Department had completed the survey on the number of trees to be felled to facilitate the road widening. A sum of Rs. 27.27 lakh had been paid to the department for afforestation.

Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Darpan Jain said the administration was also contemplating shifting the trees where possible.

The Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board had also been paid Rs. 2.84 crore to shift existing water supply lines along the route, Mr. Shettar added.

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Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to perform the bhoomi puja

A 19-km stretch to be developed as part of the project

[Hubli] Plans to develop APMC yards

Source: The Hindu

The new Dharwad Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yard was inaugurated here on Wednesday by Minister for Rural Development and Panchayat Raj and in charge of Dharwad district Jagadish Shettar.

Speaking at the inauguration, Mr. Shettar said the district administration had been asked to submit a proposal for the development of the APMC yard in Hubli, which was the biggest in Asia. There were plans to develop infrastructure and build facilities for the merchants and workers, he said.

Similarly, the Assistant Commissioner of Dharwad had been told to submit a plan for developing infrastructure at the Dharwad APMC yard.

The Minister said the State was committed to developing infrastructure for agriculture and had allocated funds in the budget for this. He also appealed to the APMC authorities and senior merchants to take a delegation to Bangalore to hold discussions in this regard with APMC Minister Laxman Savadi.

Earlier, APMC director Deepak Chinchore urged the Minister, and legislators Chandrakant Bellad and Seema Masuti to ensure that necessary infrastructure was provided at the new APMC yard. The yard, he said, was opened without the required infrastructure in place.

Multi-speciality hospital planned in Hubli

Source: Times of India


HUBLI: A group of city-based doctors, who are also specialties, have come together to set up a 150-bed multi-specialty and multi-super specialty hospital behind NWKRTC office off Gokul Road. The ground-breaking ceremony of the hospital will be held on Thursday at 10.30 am.

Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Tatwadarsha Healthcare Solutions Pvt Ltd chairman Dr S P Baligar said the hospital will have CT/ MRI scans, specialized ICU, surgical ICU, paediatric ICU and neonatal ICU among other facilities, "making it the only hospital in north Karnataka to have all such facilities under one roof".

Dr Baligar said the hospital will be equipped to provide emergency treatment to accident victims and other patients within the golden hour. Services like kidney transplant will be added in future.

Tatwadarsha Hospital, which will be ready in one year, is being built with a vision and mission to provide best and affordable healthcare and the doctors involved in this are committed to revolutionize healthcare services in Hubli. Plans are on to set up a trust to provide subsidized treatment to the poor.

Hubli gets a new luxury hotel

Source: The Hindu

HUBLI: “Ananth Executive”, a new hotel to be managed by promoters ‘Ananth Residency' in Hubli will be inaugurated on Friday.

Located in the heart of the city behind St. Mary's School at Keshwapur, Hotel “Ananth Executive” offers 54 air-conditioned rooms, including 13 suites, a coffee shop vegetarian, multi-cuisine restaurant, a banquet hall to accommodate 50 or 100 guests for workshop, interviews, symposium, seminars and so on and a board room to accommodate 20 or 30 people for board meetings. The hotel has a huge parking lot, a release said.

Arvind Kalburgi Enterprises, which owns the property, has designed, developed, and constructed the environment-friendly hotel and it will be managed by “Ananth Residency”.

[Hubli] Sankalp Semiconductor Private Ltd. moved to the Aryabhata Technology Park

Source: The Hindu

Sankalp Semiconductor Private Ltd. moved to the Aryabhata Technology Park on Wednesday.

Sankalp Semiconductor, with an employee base of 140, caters to the top 10 semiconductor companies in the world. It is the second company to begin its operations from the tech park set up at Navanagar between Hubli and Dharwad with the objective of promoting IT companies in the region. ITES company N.S. Infotech was the first to begin its operations from the tech park last year.

Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister and Dharwad district in charge Jagadish Shettar inaugurated the new premises of the company on Wednesday.

The company, which shifted its base from Bangalore to Hubli a few years ago, was hitherto operating from the campus of BVB College of Engineering and Technology.

Lauding the company for involving itself with various initiatives aimed at helping students from the region, Mr. Shettar promised all help for IT companies willing to operate from Hubli. Mr. Shettar said the State Government was making focussed efforts for promoting the IT industry in the Hubli-Dharwad region. The Minister warned that if companies failed to make use of the land for which it was allotted to them at the tech park, it would be taken back by the administration.

Trustee of the Deshpande Foundation Gururaj Deshpande spoke.

Commissioner of the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation K.V. Trilokchandra listed out the steps taken for the development of the twin cities and also for attracting IT companies. Chief executive officer of Sankalp Semiconductor Vivek Pawar was among those present.

Prizes

On the occasion, prizes were given away to the winners of the ‘Aavishkar' science project competition conducted by the company.

Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation to build ‘magic boxes' at two junctions

Source: The Hindu

The Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation plans to build ‘magic boxes' at two junctions in Hubli as part of its initiative to improve traffic management in the twin cities.

Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, HDMC Commissioner K.V. Trilokchandra said the State had given in-principle approval for an additional grant of Rs. 100 crore in the coming financial year 2011-2012. This was in addition to the Rs. 100-crore grant sanctioned earlier.

He said that on the State Government's instruction, the corporation prepared and submitted an action plan for Rs. 100 crore.

Mr. Trilokchandra said that Rs. 5 crore had been set aside for improving traffic management. Of this, Rs. 2 crore would be used for the magic boxes and development of parking lots. The remaining Rs. 3 crore would be used to install surveillance cameras, signages and develop link roads.

Mr. Trilokchandra said that the corporation had earmarked Rs. 35 crore for construction and development of roads, drains, pavements and pedestrian subways. As many as 214 works would be taken up under this.

He said that the corporation would take up expansion of the underground drainage system and lateral works at a cost of Rs. 5 crore to begin with.

“Initially, we plan to take up such works in the Old Hubli area,” he said.

The Commissioner said that keeping in view the problems faced by people living in low-lying areas, Rs. 5.5 crore had been set aside to take up works to strengthen storm-water drains in those areas and also ensure clear passage for overflowing water bodies.

He said Rs. 14.50 crore would be spent to develop Ashraya colonies, graveyards and villages that had been brought under the jurisdiction of the corporation.

He said Rs. 10 crore would be spent on development of parks, tanks and afforestation and another Rs. 10 crore to promote cultural and sports activities.

Mr. Trilokchandra said the corporation had kept aside Rs. 10 crore to asphalt roads that were developed four years ago under the Rs. 30-crore road development plan.

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Rs. 5 crore has been set aside to build magic boxes, install surveillance cameras

Rs. 35 crore earmarked for construction of roads, drains, pavements, subways

Campus interview @ ITI, VidyanagGovernment ar, Hubli at 10 a.m. on January 19

Source: The Hindu


Enercon (India) Ltd. will conduct campus interviews at ITI, VidyanagGovernment ar, Hubli at 10 a.m. on January 19 for candidates who have completed ITI. For details, contact the office of the Government ITI.

Tata Docomo launched its 3G services in the cities of Hubli, Dharwad and Belgaum on Monday

Source: The Hindu

Tata Docomo, the GSM arm of Tata Teleservices Limited, formally launched its 3G services in the cities of Hubli, Dharwad and Belgaum on Monday. District Superintendent of Police R. Dileep inaugurated the services at a function the firm's office in Hubli. Managing Director of VRL Logistics Anand Sankeshwar, and CEO of NS Infotech Santhosh Huralikoppi were present, a release said.