NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah announced on Thursday that government residential schools in Karnataka will be renamed as Maharishi Valmiki Residential Schools.
"All government residential schools in Karnataka will be renamed as Maharishi Valmiki Residential Schools. Raichur University will be renamed as Maharishi Valmiki University, " Siddaramaiah was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The announcement came on the day of Valmiki Jayanti , celebrated to honour Maharishi Valmiki, the author of Ramayana.
Earlier in the day, Karnataka CM paid tributes to Valmiki in a series of posts on X.
"On the occasion of Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti, a garland was placed and floral tributes were offered to the statue of Valmiki in front of Vidhana Soudha today," Karnataka CM said in a post.
"All government residential schools in Karnataka will be renamed as Maharishi Valmiki Residential Schools. Raichur University will be renamed as Maharishi Valmiki University, " Siddaramaiah was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
The announcement came on the day of Valmiki Jayanti , celebrated to honour Maharishi Valmiki, the author of Ramayana.
Earlier in the day, Karnataka CM paid tributes to Valmiki in a series of posts on X.
ಮಹರ್ಷಿ ಶ್ರೀ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿ ಜಯಂತಿಯ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಇಂದು ವಿಧಾನಸೌಧದ ಮುಂಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಾಲ್ಮೀಕಿಯವರ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆಗೆ ಮಾಲಾರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡಿ, ಪುಷ್ಪ ನಮನ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದೆ. pic.twitter.com/q59Pd2Plnr
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) October 17, 2024
"On the occasion of Maharshi Valmiki Jayanti, a garland was placed and floral tributes were offered to the statue of Valmiki in front of Vidhana Soudha today," Karnataka CM said in a post.
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