
Vijayanagara district to be inaugurated tomorrow
The Hindu
Vijayanagara district, which was recently formed as the 31st district of the State by carving out six districts from Ballari, will officially be inaugurated at a grand Vijayanagara Utsav in Hospete, t
Vijayanagara district, which was recently formed as the 31st district of the State by carving out six districts from Ballari, will officially be inaugurated at a grand Vijayanagara Utsav in Hospete, the headquarters of the new district, on Saturday on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
Addressing a press conference in Hospete on Thursday, Ecology, Environment, and Tourism Minister B.S. Anand Singh said that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will inaugurate the new district at 6 p.m. on Saturday in the presence of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa.
Apart from a host of people’s representatives from Ballari and Vijayanagara districts, seers of various mutts who had joined Mr. Singh and played a key role in the formation of the new district would grace the occasion. The inauguration programme will be held at the district stadium.

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