January 17, 2015

Karnapex - 16.01.2015 - 1

Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri. Siddaramaiah inaugurated Karnapex-2015,Philatelic Exhibition organized by Karnataka Postal Circle with the active support of Karnataka Philatelic Society on 16th January 2015 at Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Ex-Chairman, ISRO was the Guest of  Honor of function. The day was celebrated as Vigyan Diwas. Exhibits in over 600 frames are on display. There was good response from the general public and students from various schools were also seen.



On the first day 12 Special Covers on Renaming of the 12 cities of Karnataka. They are Bengaluru (Bangalore), Belagavi (Belgaum), Ballari (Bellary), Viajyapura (Bijapur), Chikkamagaluru (Chikmanglur), Kalaburagi (Gulbarga), Hosapete (Hospet), Hubballi (Hubli), Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Tumakuru (Tumkur)]. All 12 cities names were changed with effect from 1st November 2014 vide special gazette notification issued on eve of the 59th Karnataka Rajyotsava.








Courtesy: Sri. Suresh Rao and Jagannath Mani, Bengaluru.

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