A three-day-long decennial event to mark formation of Chickballapur district will be held from Friday at Sir M. Visveswaraya Stadium. The district was carved out from undivided Kolar district in 2007.

MP representing Chickballapur Lok Sabha constituency M. Veerappa Moily will flag off a procession. Home Minister and district in-charge Minister Ramalinga Reddy will inaugurate the programme. Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly N.H. Shivashankar Reddy will inaugurate a flower show organised as part of the celebrations.

Watersports have been organised at Srinivasasagar tank and Kandavara tank. A seminar on education and culture is also being conducted at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan. Retired professor B. Gangadharmurthy will preside over the seminar.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Karnataka / by Staff Reporter / Kolar – February 01st, 2018