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Exuberant, colourful programmes mark Rajyotsava

With the State government announcing grand celebrations of the silver jubilee of renaming the State as Karnataka under the banner ‘Karnataka-50’, the 68th Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in the districts of Dharwd, Haveri, Gadag, and Uttar Kannada were more vibrant this time.

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Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations held across north Karnataka

Karnataka Rajyotsava was celebrated with joy across northern Karnataka on Wednesday. Cultural programmes, lectures, and sports events were held at various places. District in charge Ministers unfurled the national flag and addressed crowds. Rajyotsava celebrations were held in schools, colleges, offices, industries, and various associations across the region.

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Major streets, circles will be named after Karnataka unification fighters, says Minister B. Nagendra

B. Nagendra, Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports and Tribal Welfare and in-charge for Ballari, said that major circles and streets in Ballari would be named after the great personalities who had fought for the unification of Karnataka.

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Role of Dharwad in unification movement remembered

Labour Minister and district in-charge for Dharwad Santosh Lad has said that steps had been taken for ensuring adequate drinking water, fodder to cattle, and employment for job card-holders in the drought-hit Dharwad district and a proposal worth ₹212 crore had been submitted to the State government for drought relief.

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October signs off with a rain bounty for Kerala

Kerala has received 1% excess rainfall during October at a time when Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together experienced the sixth driest October in the past 123 years.

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Gadag played important role in renaming State as Karnataka: H.K. Patil

“Gadag district played a prominent role in the renaming of the State as Karnataka and just like the history of unification of the State, the renaming too has an interesting and long history,” Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Legislation, and Tourism H.K. Patil said.

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Karnataka High Court quashes 2005-06 land acquisition for beautification of national monuments at Hampi

HC Karnataka quashed acquisition of 7 acres near protected monuments at Hampi. Court held State govt's action in dispensing with Section 5A of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, invoking urgency provision, was tainted with mala fides, hence illegal. Petitioners entitled to be heard as land being acquired for beautification of national…

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Mandya celebrates Rajyotsava, 50th anniversary of renaming the State

Karnataka's rich history, culture, and heritage of thousands of years recalled at Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in Mandya. Minister Cheluvarayaswamy highlighted State govt's welfare schemes, recalled contributions of many poets, litterateurs, and dynasties. Govt to mark golden jubilee of renaming of State and launch ratha at Hampi. Welfare schemes empower socially…

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High Court declines to discharge former RGUHS registrar from 2006 PG entrance test malpractices case

The High Court of Karnataka has declined to quash the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against V.I. Hukkeri, the then registrar of the he Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), in the case of illegality in conduct of entrance exam for the postgraduate medical courses…

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Love for Kannada should not be confined to Rajyotsav but internalised to be part of our life: Priyank Kharge

Towns and cities across the Kalyana Karnataka region wore a festive look with yellow-red flags, colourful processions, and cultural programmes to celebrate the 68th Kannada Rajyotsav on Wednesday.

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Grand Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in Mysuru

Kannada Rajyotsava celebrated in Mysuru with Minister H.C. Mahadevappa hoisting the Kannada flag. Year-long celebration planned to mark golden jubilee of State's renaming as Karnataka. Minister spoke of efforts for Kannada language development & use in admin. Awards presented to 67 achievers. #KannadaRajyotsava #Karnataka@50 #KannadaLanguageDevelopment #AdminUse #Awards #Achievers

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It’s 50 for Karnataka and celebrations take off

Celebrating 50 yrs of renaming Mysore State to Karnataka, govt has planned various programmes till Nov 2024. Campaign ‘Hesarayithu Karnataka Usiragali Kannada’ launched to mark the golden jubilee. Efforts to educate people on State’s history, art, culture & literature. Special drive to engage youth on ‘Kannada, Kannadiga & Karnataka’. Participants…

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Yadgir DC remembers sacrifice of Kannada fighters

Deputy Commissioner B. Susheela remembered the richest culture, tradition, and history of Karnataka State during the 68th Kannada Rajyotsava celebration in Yadgir on Wednesday and said that it is everybody’s duty to take this glory to the next generation.

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Kannada Rajyotsava 2023 | CM Siddaramaiah reiterates that Kannada be made administrative language across State, to write to PM Modi

Reiterating that Kannada should be the administrative language to take the administration and government programmes to the majority of Kannada people across the State, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on November 1, said that he would write to the Centre expressing opposition to conduct of examinations in English and Hindi.

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Udupi district played key role in building Kannada Nadu: Laxmi Hebbalkar

Udupi district in-charge Minister Laxmi R Hebbalkar lauded the district’s key role in building Kannada Nadu while reminiscing the contributions of veterans writers and activists who struggled for the unification of Karnataka.

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Karnataka Rajyotsava 2023 | This day, that year...

In candid conversations with The Hindu, veteran political leaders go down the memory lane and narrate their memories of November 1, 1973 when Mysore State was renamed as Karnataka.

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Belagavi police stop Shiv Sena leaders at Karnataka border

Belagavi police stopped several Shiv Sena members from Maharashtra, who were planning to enter the district on November 1 morning and participate in the Black Day observations.

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Top news developments in Karnataka on November 1, 2023

Key news stories to watch out for from Karnataka and Bengaluru on November 1, 2023

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‘A stereotypical Kannadiga image that submerges other worlds of Karnataka hasn’t emerged yet’: Chandan Gowda

Deities that get chastised by people, anthropomorphic animals and syncretic cultures, tales that almost transform Sir M. Visvesvaraya into a modern myth, Kuvempu’s disagreements with Nehru... Another India by Chandan Gowda is a collection of essays that gently nudges the reader to take notice of the rich cultural vision we…

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Karnataka Rajyotsava | Push for ‘correcting’ of name began early in North Karnataka

Karnataka, formed after a long struggle, has been living up to the expectations of its people.Karnataka, formed after a long struggle, was named Mysore State despite disappointment of non-Mysoreans. After Devaraj Urs became CM, the proposal gained political strength and was passed unanimously.

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Karnataka Rajyotsava | A name lost and found over millennia

Karnataka Rajyotsava: Name of State dates back to Before Common Era; references to it found in Mahabharata, Mricchakatika, Kathasaritsagara; word a compound of ‘Kar’ or ‘Kal’ and ‘Nadu’ or ‘Natu’; Vijayanagara Empire, called Karnataka Samrajya, played emotional role in State’s unification struggle.

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Karnataka Rajyotsava | Plaque marking the renaming of Karnataka missing for decades

Karnataka Rajyotsava: Govt urged to probe lost commemoration stone. History enthusiast Suresh Moona calls for investigation to track down granite plaque unveiled by former CM Devaraj Urs at Kanteerava Stadium in 1973. Stone may have been lost during mid-90s renovation.

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Kannada Rajyotsava 2023 | Fifty years of ‘Karnataka’

On the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava, The Hindu delves into archival material, historical records, anecdotes as well as first-person accounts from senior State leaders to trace the journey of Karnataka’s formation and fifty years of its renaming

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CM calls BJP’s drought study tour a ‘farce’ for petty political gains

Terming Karnataka BJP’s drought study tour as ‘farce’, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused the saffron party of using the drought situation for “petty political gain.”

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