Kittur Jyoti to be taken around major towns, cities

Source: The Hindu

The publicity blitzkrieg for the three-day Kittur Utsav-2010 from October 23 at the Rani Chennamma's Fort in Kittur town will be kicked off with a ceremonial puja in Bailhongal town on October 8.

For the first time in the history of Kittur Utsav, ‘Kittur Jyoti' will pass through the major cities and towns of the State, including Bangalore, so as to motivate people to take part in the three-day cultural extravaganza in large numbers. Taking ‘Kittur Jyoti' to many cities is also aimed at creating awareness on the contribution of Kittur Rani Chennamma in fighting the British rule in India. The ‘Kittur Jyoti' will be flagged off at 11 a.m. on October 8 soon after the puja at the Kittur Rani Chennamma's samadhi in Bailhongal. Thereafter, it will be taken to Khanapur, Belgaum, Hukkeri, Chikkodi, Athani, Raibag, Gokak, Ramdurg, Savadatti, Dharwad, Hubli, Shiggaon, Savanoor, Haveri, Davangere, Chitradurga, Tumkur and reach Bangalore on October 20 at 10 a.m.

On its return journey, it will leave Bangalore on October 21 and reach Kittur town on October 23 at 8 a.m. (via Davangere).

Functions to welcome the jyoti will be held at all places it will pass through and cultural programmes will be held to mark its arrival.

On its arrival at Kittur town, a function will be organised to welcome it at the Rani Chennamma Circle. Elected representatives, freedom fighters, prominent members of the society and a large number of people from the town will join the ‘Kala Jatha' that will be taken out from the circle to the Kittur Fort.

On the same evening, an exhibition and cultural programmes will be inaugurated, according to official sources here on Sunday.

100-crore revamp for six heritage cities - Gulbarga, Bidar, Bijapur & kittur among them

Source: http://expressbuzz.com/cities/bangalore/100-crore-revamp-for-six-heritage-cities/211143.html

BANGALORE: The state government will spend Rs100 crore over the next three years to develop six cities that have been identified as important from the heritage point of view.Kannada and Culture Minister Govind Karjol disclosed this on Wednesday. The cities where basic infrastructure will be developed are Gulbarga, Bidar, Srirangapatna, Bijapur, Kittur and Mysore.Karjol said the blueprint and action plan to develop the cities are ready. The cities would get drinking water facilities, approach roads, interior roads, toilets, parking lots, hotels and rest houses of international standards. The work would start in the beginning of financial year 2011. The gazetteer directorate had undertaken the task of computerising more than five lakh historically important documents, he said, adding that the documents include Tipu Sultan’s correspondence with the British. The project would cost `80 lakh. He said Hampi Development Authority's rules and guidelines will be framed in the next Assembly session.

MP urges railway ministers to include proposals for Belgaum in Railway Budget

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubli/MP-urges-railway-ministers-to-include-proposals-/articleshow/5532269.cms

BELGAUM: MP Suresh Angadi has posted letters to the Union railway minister Mamata Banerjee and Union minister of state for railways K H Muniyappa, urging them to include the following proposals in the budget, under his jurisdiction, as the annual railway budget 2010-11 will be tabled during the last week of February.

The proposals are: laying a new railway track along Belgaum-Bailhongal (Kittur)-Dharwad, of which survey work has already been completed long ago. Formation of a new double track along Pune-Belgaum-Bangalore route, to facilitate faster movement of trains.

Some other proposals that Angadi requested are, the upgradation of an existing Gokak Road station, carrying survey work for the creation of new track linking Belgaum-Savantwadi (Maharashtra) to Konkan Railways to cut down distance, introduction of new evening daily Garib Rath Express on Hubli-Dadar (Mumbai) route, diversion of present Bangalore-Hajrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express via Belgaum, construction of under bridge at Paschapur station along Belgaum-Miraj route and shifting of an existing goods shed in Belgaum to Sambra to facilitate expansion of Belgaum Railway Station.

Kittur Utsav in October

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/09/stories/2009090953770500.htm


Belgaum: The State Government has decided to organise Kittur Utsav 2009 in a grand manner at Kittur, the capital of the erstwhile princely state of Kittur, in Belgaum district for three days from October 23. . Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation and in-charge of Belgaum district Basavaraj Bommai visited Kittur and held preliminary discussions with district officials and prominent citizens of the town on Sunday. — Staff Correspondent