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.
Colourful processions and cultural programmes marked the silver jubilee with people from all walks of life participating in the celebration of ‘Kannada Habba’ enthusiastically.