The 68th Kannada Rajyotsava was celebrated impressively in Mysuru on Wednesday. This year’s celebrations are a special and memorable since it’s the golden jubilee of State’s renaming as Karnataka with the State government planning a year-long celebration to make Karnataka@50 a remarkable commemoration.
Minister in-charge of Mysuru district H.C. Mahadevappa hoisted the Kannada flag to mark the celebrations and offered flowers to the statue of goddess Bhuvaneshwari, at the Oval Grounds here. He was accompanied by many dignitaries including MLAs, MLCs, senior officials, and others.
He later inspected the parade and witnessed an attractive march past by around 18 teams.