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Vijay Sankeshwar
Vijay Sankeshwar is an Indian businessman from Dharwad, Karnataka. He along with Anand Sankeshwar (managing director) is the chairman of India's largest logistics firm VRL Group. He is also known for being the owner of the largest fleet of commercial vehicles in India. He left BJP and founded the Kannada Nadu Party. Later he joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha of BJP outcast Yeddyurappa; the party eventually merged back with BJP. Sankeshwar was also a former Member of Parliament from North Dharwad constituency as a BJP member. Sankeshwar previously owned Karnataka's largest circulating newspaper, ''Vijaya Karnataka'', until it was sold to Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. (The Times Group) for an undisclosed sum in 2007. After the expiry of a five-year non-compete clause he launched '' Vijaya Vani'' in 2012. ''Vijaya Vani'' is now the #1 Kannada daily newspaper, with 8 lakh+ sold copies every day. Sankeshwar launched a new Kannada channel, Digvijay 24X7, on April 4, 2017. In 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadag-Betageri
Gadag-Betageri is a city municipal council in Gadag district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Gadag District. The original city of Gadag and its sister city Betageri (or ''Betgeri'') have a combined city administration. The municipality of Gadag-Betageri has a population of 172,813 and an area of . Kanaginahal of Gadag is the birthplace of the first co-operative society in Asia. The temples of Veera Narayana and Trikuteshwara are places of religious and historic importance. The twin city municipality is situated from Dharwad and from Hubballi, and lies on the Gutti-Vasco National Highway. Gadag style of architecture The ''Gadag style of Architecture'', marked by ''Ornate pillars with intricate sculpture'', originated during the period of the Western Chalukya (or Kalyani Chalukyas) king ''Someswara I'', and it flourished for a period of 150 years (During to ) during which period some 50 temples were built; some examples being: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padma Shri
Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs". It is awarded by the Government of India every year on India's Republic Day. History Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts, education, industry, literature, science, acting, medicine, social service and public affairs. It has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but did contribute in various ways to India. The selection criteria have been criticised in some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lok Sabha Members From Karnataka
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21st-century Indian Politicians
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1950 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar The Julian calendar, proposed by Roman consul Julius Caesar in 46 BC, was a reform of the Roman calendar. It took effect on , by edict. It was designed with the aid of Greek mathematicians and astronomers such as Sosigenes of Alexandr .... At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Gadag-Betageri
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Living People
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Vijayanand
Vijayanand is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language biographical film directed by Rishika Sharma, produced by Dr. Anand Sankeshwar under the banner of VRL Film productions a unit of VRL Media Pvt Ltd.The film is a based on the life of Indian businessman , Vijay Sankeshwar. The film stars Nihal, Bharat Bopanna, Anant Nag, Ravichandran, Prakash Belawadi, Anish Kuruvilla, Vinaya Prasad, Siri Prahlad. The music is composed by Gopi Sundar. Cast * Nihal as Vijay Sankeshwar * Bharat Bopanna as Anand Sankeshwar * Anant Nag as BG Sankeshwar * Ravichandran as Ganesh Dada * Prakash Belawadi * Anish Kuruvilla as AJ * Vinaya Prasad as Chandramma * Siri Prahlad as Lalitha Sankeshwar * Archana Kottige as Vani Sankeshwar Production Film was shot at various locations like Hubli, Dharwad, Gadag, Agadi Thota Konnur, RFC Hyderabad, Bangalore, Udupi, Kudremukh, BabaBudangiri, Halebidu, Melkote.The shooting began on October,2021. The movie's theatrical release is planned in November 2022 in Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th Lok Sabha
The 13th Lok Sabha (10 October 1999 – 6 February 2004) is the thirteenth session of the Lok Sabha (House of the People, or lower house in the Parliament of India). It was convened after 1999 Indian general election held during September–October 1999. This majority group in the Lok Sabha during this period was the National Democratic Alliance, a nationalist group led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 270 seats, 16 more than 12th Lok Sabha. The NDA, under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee completed its term until the next general elections of May 2004 for the next 14th Lok Sabha. This was the first non-INC government to complete the full term. Four sitting members from Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Indian Parliament, were elected to 13th Lok Sabha after the 1999 Indian general election. Important members * Speaker: ** G. M. C. Balayogi from 22 October 1999 to 3 March 2002 ** Manohar Joshi from 10 May 2002 to 2 June 2004 * Deputy Speaker: ** P M Sayeed from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Lok Sabha
This is the list of members of the 12th Lok Sabha, (10 March 1998 – 26 April 1999) after the 1998 Indian general election held during February–March 1998. This was the second consecutive Lok Sabha, like the 11th Lok Sabha elections that did not provide the country with a stable government. Atal Bihari Vajpayee became the 16th Prime Minister of India but the government lasted for only about thirteen months due to no clear mandate. Also, the party was not able to get support from other parties, after the withdrawal of support by AIADMK. After his resignation, then President K. R. Narayanan asked Sonia Gandhi, the leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha to form the government; however, Gandhi responded that the UPA would not be able to form a government at the center, following which President Narayanan dissolved the House. The next General elections of 1999 for 13th Lok Sabha provided India a stable government that lasted for full five years. Nine sitting members from Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Lok Sabha
General elections were held in India in April–May 1996 to elect the members of the 11th Lok Sabha. The result of the election was a hung parliament, which would see three Prime Ministers in two years and force the country back to the polls in 1998. Atal Bihari Vajpayee of Bharatiya Janata Party, the single largest party to win this election, winning 67 more seats than previous 10th Lok Sabha, formed the government which lasted for only 13 days. The United Front was created and got support from 332 members out of the 545 seats in the Lok Sabha, resulting in H. D. Deve Gowda from the Janata Dal being the 11th Prime Minister of India. Later I. K. Gujral, took the command of the country but when Lalu Prasad Yadav left Janta Dal and formed his own party, 11th Lok Sabha was dissolved to get a fresh mandate from the voters for next 12th Lok Sabha in the 1998 Indian general election. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. 4 sitting membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Sankeshwar (5)
Vijay Sankeshwar is an Indian businessman from Dharwad, Karnataka. He along with Anand Sankeshwar (managing director) is the chairman of India's largest logistics firm VRL Group. He is also known for being the owner of the largest fleet of commercial vehicles in India. He left BJP and founded the Kannada Nadu Party. Later he joined the Karnataka Janata Paksha of BJP outcast Yeddyurappa; the party eventually merged back with BJP. Sankeshwar was also a former Member of Parliament from North Dharwad constituency as a BJP member. Sankeshwar previously owned Karnataka's largest circulating newspaper, ''Vijaya Karnataka'', until it was sold to Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. (The Times Group) for an undisclosed sum in 2007. After the expiry of a five-year non-compete clause he launched ''Vijaya Vani'' in 2012. ''Vijaya Vani'' is now the #1 Kannada daily newspaper, with 8 lakh+ sold copies every day. Sankeshwar launched a new Kannada channel, Digvijay 24X7, on April 4, 2017. In 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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