Karnataka pays rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahaddur Shastri

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October 2, 2018

Bengaluru, Oct 2: Rich tributes were paid to Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi and late Prime Minister Lal Bahaddur Shastri on their birth anniversaries across Karnataka on Tuesday.

Functions to remember the great personalities were held in different districts as part of 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and 114th Birth Anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Chief Minsiter H D Kumaraswamy paid tributes by garlanding Mahatma Gandhi Statue in Vidhana Soudha and paid his respects to the two leaders at Gandhi Bhavan in the city today.

Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwara joined Chief Minister during paying tributes to the two great leaders of the country in Bengaluru.

BJP also paid rich tributes to the two leaders with former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa performing ‘Swatch Bharath Andolan’ as propagated by Mahatma Gandhi across India before independence.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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