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Siddaramaiah praised Urs for his vital efforts in selling social equality.
The choice was introduced at a ceremony held on Tuesday, August 20, to commemorate the 109th beginning anniversary of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah introduced that Digital Metropolis, a well-known tech district in Bengaluru, can be renamed in honor of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs. The choice was introduced at a ceremony held on the Parliament Buildings on Tuesday, August 20, to mark Urs’ 109th birthday, the Information Minute reported.
Siddaramaiah lauded Urs for his vital efforts in selling social equality and bettering the lives of marginalized teams, together with Dalits, backward courses, minorities and ladies.
In keeping with reviews, on the occasion, Siddaramaiah additionally recalled the important thing function performed by Urs within the renaming of Karnataka to Karnataka in 1973 after the unification of Karnataka in 1956. The chief minister added that the year-long renaming celebrations will culminate within the unveiling of Kannada Bhuvaneshwari’s statue on the Meeting Home in November.
On the occasion, Siddaramaiah emphasised the significance of constructing a simply society by eradicating poverty and casteism. He recommended Devaraj Urs for his efforts for the betterment of deprived teams together with Dalits, backward courses, minorities and ladies. “Thanks additionally to Urs, the state was renamed Karnataka in 1973, an vital step because the state’s unification in 1956. The year-long celebrations of Karnataka’s renaming can be held in November Ending, a statue of Kannada Bhuvaneshwari can be unveiled.
The report added that the idea of Electronics Metropolis was first conceived by RK Baliga, founder and chairman and managing director of Karnataka Electronics Improvement Company Restricted (Keonics). Urs supported Baliga’s imaginative and prescient and in 1976 appointed him head of Keonics, which led to the founding of Digital Metropolis.
Urs can also be recognized for laying the inspiration stone of a expertise middle in 1978 on a 332-acre land at Konappana Agrahara and Doddathogur on the Bangalore-Hosur highway. It rapidly attracted personal firms, particularly in the course of the IT growth of the Nineteen Nineties.
At the moment, the Digital Metropolis is house to greater than 200 IT/ITES firms, contributing considerably to Bangalore’s repute because the “Silicon Valley of India”, with main expertise giants comparable to Infosys and Wipro having their presence right here.
