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Karnataka Cabinet Grants Tulu Official Status in Two Districts

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC · How we work

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Shivakumar Grants Tulu

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s cabinet granted Tulu official language status in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.
The cabinet allocated INR82 lakh annually for Tulu translation, training and usage.
Cabinet approved renaming Dakshina Kannada district to Mangaluru, with a one-month public comment period.
It sanctioned development of 12 islands in Mangaluru, Udupi and Karwar to create a global tourism hub.

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Shivakumar Leads Parade

Ministers rode an open-top double-decker bus from Pumpwell Circle to Praja Soudha.
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar ate breakfast with social-media influencers before the procession.
Ministers planted saplings at the Praja Soudha complex as thousands cheered.
Major roads received fresh paint, new medians and traffic bans to ease the event.
Ministers began the day with a puja at Kadri Manjunatha Temple.

History

Historical Context

The 1956 States Reorganisation Act, driven by Justice Fazal Ali’s commission and passed under Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, reorganised Indian boundaries on linguistic lines, creating the Kannada-speaking Mysore State. That precedent underpins Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s 2024 decision to give Tulu official status in Mangalore and Udupi, echoing the SRC’s original INR1.5 billion language-preservation allocation.

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Shivakumar Grants Tulu

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s cabinet granted Tulu official language status in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.
The cabinet allocated INR82 lakh annually for Tulu translation, training and usage.
Cabinet approved renaming Dakshina Kannada district to Mangaluru, with a one-month public comment period.
It sanctioned development of 12 islands in Mangaluru, Udupi and Karwar to create a global tourism hub.

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