The 71st Rajyotsava was celebrated in a grand manner in Dharwad by the district administration and various organisations on Sunday.
Main roads and traffic circles in the city were decorated with flowers and Kannada flags and illuminated.
District in-charge Minister Santosh Lad unfurled the Kannada flag and offered a pooja to Goddess Bhuvaneshwari at the R.N. Shetty District Stadium.
Mr. Lad said that the State government is committed to ensuring the comprehensive development of the district and sought people’s co-operation.
He said that the people of the district are suffering loss due to drought. But, the State government’s development works and welfare schemes will continue, he added.
He recalled the history of the movement for unification of Karnataka. The Minister said that undivided Dharwad district played a major role in realising the dream of unification of Kannada-speaking areas into Karnataka.
He called upon the youths to remember the work and sacrifice of eminent Kannada personalities who fought for the formation of the State.
Rajya Sabha member M. Nagaraj, MLC Lingaraj Patil, Deputy Commissioner Snehal R., Police Commissioner Bhushan Borse, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Bhuvanesh Patil and others were present.
Various cultural troupes, including Jaggalige Tanda, enthralled the gathering at the Rajyotsava celebrations.
Students presented a cultural programme at the celebrations at the R.N. Shetty District Stadium and other places.
Institutions, including the Alur Venkatrao Memorial Trust, the Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha, the Karnatak University, JSS and KLE Board’s schools and colleges, Vanita Seva Samaj, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vidya P. Hanchinamani College, D.G. Shetty College, Rastrotthana Vidya Kendra, SDM College of Engineering and Technology, SDM University, NWKRTC Employees Association, and others celebrated the occasion.
Published – November 01, 2026 08:24 pm IST
