Mangalore, Jan 26: The district-level 65th Republic Day celebrations were marked with a march-past by various contingents followed by a colourful dance-and-song presentation by students from Delhi Public School at Nehru Maidan in the city on Sunday, showcasing India's rich cultural diversity.
Dakshina Kannada district-in-charge minister B Ramanath Rai unfurled the tricolour flag and inspected the parade. He received the guard of honour and took the salute of marching contingents.
Delivering the Republic Day address, Mr Rai said that the government stressed on the need for unity of all citizens and giving equal status to people from all communities and classes.
Along with respecting all religions, priority will be given to ensure that no evil force surfaces in the country or to prevent any peace-disrupting activities from occurring in the society, thereby building unity and integration among various religions, he said.
"The citizens of this country should try to retain and enrich the vast heritage and culture that belongs to India. We should strive to rise above our boundaries such as caste, language and creed and live in unity and harmony with others," he proclaimed.
Mr Rai also briefed on few developmental schemes and projects undertaken by the district administration.
IGP (Western Range) Pratap Reddy, DK Superintendent of Police Shantanu Sinha, Mangalore city police commissioner R Hithendra, DK deputy commissioner A B Ibrahim and a host of political leaders witnessed the march past.
The vintage and classic car show captivated the attention of onlookers as about 38 vintage cars and motor-bikes were displayed as part of the celebrations.
On the occasion, six government employees from various departments in the district were conferred with district-level awards at the programme – Kulle Gowda, Tahsildar of Puttur, Subbarao Agali, Shirastedar of DK district court, U D Shekhar, Ivaranadu gram panchayat development officer, Sullia taluk, Hemalatha, warden of Integrated Tribal Development Agency, Belthangady taluk, Malathi from Navoor primary health centre and P K Krishna, library attendant at district library, Mangalore.
Three agriculturists were awarded district-level agriculture awards - Elias D'souza from Mangalore taluk, Purushottam Poojary from Sarapady gram, Bantwal taluk and Sundari Shetty from Mangalore taluk.
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