2010, Karnatak University KRCPG Centre of Karnatak University, Dharwad was functioning at Belgaum. The Karnatak University PG Centre was established at Belgaum in the year 1982, to provide an opportunity to develop access to the students for higher education hailing from North Karnataka Region. In 1994 the PG centre was shifted to the present campus of 172 acres of land at Bhutramanahatti adjacent to the Pune-Bangalore National Highway – 4 NH 4, about 18 km from Belgaum. Karnatak University PG Centre has been declared as Rani Channamma University in the month of July 2010 with the jurisdiction of Belgaum, Vijaypur, and Bagalkot districts. Media Newspapers include Vijaya Karnataka, Vijay Vani, Kannada Prabha, Samyukta Karnataka, Prajavani, and Kannadamma in Kannada; The Times of India and Deccan Herald in English, and Tarun Bharat,Sakaal, Pudhari in Marathi. Notable people Phadeppa Dareppa Chaugule, India's first Olympic marathon runner Raosaheb Gogte, industrialist of the Gogte Group. Namesake of the Gogte Institute of Technology, Gogte College of Commerce and Science, and the Gogte Circle in Belgaum. Atul Kulkarni, actor Raai Laxmi, actor Ronit More, Indian Cricket Player Bandu Patil, Indian hockey player Nima Poovaya-Smith, museum curator, art historian and writer Alice Maude Sorabji Pennell, Doctor and writer Charan Raj, actor Pavani Reddy, actor Cornelia Sorabji, lawyer and writer. Notably the first woman to practice law in India and Britain. Shri Thanedar, American politician See also North Karnataka Jainism in North Karnataka Jainism in Karnataka Suvarna Vidhana Soudha References External links Municipal Corporation of Belgaum Government website for Belgaum district Directorate of Industries & Commerce Cities in Karnataka Forts in Karnataka Tourism in Karnataka Former capital cities in India Cities and towns in Belagavi district Smart cities in India