Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at a preliminary meeting on the celebrations of the 516th birth anniversary of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda, in Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on June 2, 2025.
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Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar announced that foundation for the proposed building of the Kempegowda Development Authority will be laid on June 27, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Bengaluru founder Kempegowda.

Briefing media persons after a meeting on the preparations for the Kempegowda Jayanti, Mr. Shivakumar recalled that five acres of land had been allotted for construction of the building near Summanahalli in Bengaluru.

Stating that the government of Karnataka had decided to honour achievers from various fields with the Kempegowda award on the lines of Rajyothsava awards, he said a committee would be formed to choose the persons to be honoured.